http://www.thenewsroom.com/api/rss/F442.rss en-us Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:00:53 GMTMon, 23 Nov 2009 13:58:07 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3847935http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3847935Cancer of the esophagus is like many other types of cancer. It's often curable if caught early. Treatment for esophagus cancer, even in the early stage, has traditionally been surgery — removal of the entire esophagus. But now, doctors at Mayo Clinic are using minimally invasive endoscopies to treat early cancers. Patients have the procedure and go home the very same day.V3847935Mayo Clinichttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifMayo Clinic© (2009) Mayo Clinic, Inc.http://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/11/23/2009-11-J47-Esophageal-Cancer-Treatment_preview.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/11/23/2009-11-J47-Esophageal-Cancer-Treatment_thumb.jpgMon, 16 Nov 2009 13:54:08 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3841994http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3841994Some people may laugh about it, but snoring is really not that funny. It can disrupt your sleep and that of your spouse. And if you have sleep apnea and you stop breathing during the night, you have an increased risk of cardiovascular problems such as high blood pressure or even heart attack. Doctors at Mayo Clinic are helping many patients with mild to moderate sleep apnea and people who simply snore get a good night's rest. That's thanks to a special dental device.V3841994Mayo Clinichttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifMayo Clinic© (2009) Mayo Clinic, Inc.http://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/11/16/2009-11-J46-Snoring-Device-rev_preview.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/11/16/2009-11-J46-Snoring-Device-rev_thumb.jpgMon, 09 Nov 2009 14:20:07 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3835934http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3835934Every year thousands of people undergo hip replacement surgery to get rid of pain caused by arthritis. The good news is that most hip replacement operations are successful, and people who have them are pain free. But sometimes, after years of wear, those replacement joints can loosen. New technology is making that happen much less often. But for people who do experience pain because of a worn out replacement, doctors at Mayo Clinic have ways to fix the problem.V3835934Mayo Clinichttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifMayo Clinic© (2009) Mayo Clinic, Inc.http://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/11/09/2009-11-J45-Hip-Pain-Replacement-rev_preview.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/11/09/2009-11-J45-Hip-Pain-Replacement-rev_thumb.jpgMon, 02 Nov 2009 14:34:08 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3830083http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3830083Imagine being diagnosed with bladder cancer as a young woman, and also being told that after surgery you might end up having to use an outside bag to collect urine. It would change your life and make some activities difficult. Doctors at Mayo Clinic strive to make this situation better for patients. They're constructing new bladders so people like the cancer survivor you're about to meet can live normal lives.V3830083Mayo Clinichttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifMayo Clinic© (2009) Mayo Clinic, Inc.http://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/11/02/2009-11-J44-Neobladder_preview.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/11/02/2009-11-J44-Neobladder_thumb.jpgWed, 28 Oct 2009 19:28:07 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3826522http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3826522In many high schools across the country there's a growing concern about kids dropping out of sports. Some say it's because pressure to win is just too much. Others say kids are simply burning out. A psychologist at Mayo Clinic has some tips on how to keep kids enjoying and thriving in sports.V3826522Mayo Clinichttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifMayo Clinic© (2009) Mayo Clinic, Inc.http://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/10/28/2009-09-keeping-kids-in-sports_preview.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/10/28/2009-09-keeping-kids-in-sports_thumb.jpgMon, 26 Oct 2009 13:48:13 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3824184http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3824184Every year about 250-thousand women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer. Most of these women were not known to be at high risk. That's why researchers at Mayo Clinic are looking for better ways to identify who's at increased risk in order to enhance early detection and, perhaps some day, help these women prevent the disease. They're finding clues in breast tissue.V3824184Mayo Clinichttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifMayo Clinic© (2009) Mayo Clinic, Inc.http://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/10/26/2009-10-breast-cancer-risk_preview.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/10/26/2009-10-breast-cancer-risk_thumb.jpgMon, 19 Oct 2009 13:18:07 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3818393http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3818393Many men diagnosed with prostate win the battle and are cured. Unfortunately some do not. The little girl you're about to meet lost her dad to prostate cancer. And she turned an event that was extremely tragic into something hopeful. At age 10 she participates in triathlons to raise money for prostate cancer research.V3818393Mayo Clinichttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifMayo Clinic© (2009) Mayo Clinic, Inc.http://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/10/19/2009-10-team-winter_preview.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/10/19/2009-10-team-winter_thumb.jpgMon, 12 Oct 2009 14:18:07 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3812622http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3812622The symptoms came on fast. Within weeks the woman you're about to meet went from being completely healthy to lying in the intensive care unit, unable to move, struggling to breathe. A victim of Guillain-Barre syndrome. Listen to her story of sickness and triumph.V3812622Mayo Clinichttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifMayo Clinic© (2009) Mayo Clinic, Inc.http://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/10/12/2009-10-guillian-barre-syndrome_preview.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/10/12/2009-10-guillian-barre-syndrome_thumb.jpgMon, 05 Oct 2009 13:14:07 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3806767http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/380676725 billion dollars. That's how much money is spent every year in the U.S. on patients with heart failure. Much of that money is used on hospital visits. Clinicians and researchers at Mayo Clinic are hoping to change that. They're testing a new device that can monitor patients at home in hopes of keeping them healthier and out of the hospital longer.V3806767Mayo Clinichttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifMayo Clinic© (2009) Mayo Clinic, Inc.http://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/10/05/2009-10-new-cardio-monitor_preview.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/10/05/2009-10-new-cardio-monitor_thumb.jpgMon, 28 Sep 2009 12:58:07 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3800961http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3800961The U.S. economy is largely based on science and engineering industries. But some experts say many schools don't have the tools to produce the quality scientists our economy needs. A doctor at Mayo Clinic is trying to change that. He's bringing teachers and students into his lab so they can work together to develop new curriculum. And this new line of study is all based on a tiny creature called the zebra fish.V3800961Mayo Clinichttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifMayo Clinic© (2009) Mayo Clinic, Inc.http://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/09/28/2009-09-fishing-for-future-scientists_preview.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/09/28/2009-09-fishing-for-future-scientists_thumb.jpgMon, 14 Sep 2009 13:14:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3789436http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3789436Few words can capture the grief a family feels when they lose a child. The family you're about to meet said good-bye to two-year-old Makayla when she died from a rare genetic disorder. Many genetic disorders can be caught early if babies are screened for them soon after birth. But newborn screening did not include the disorder Makayla had. And while there's no known cure for that condition, her family is passionate about promoting newborn screening in hopes of saving lives.V3789436Mayo Clinichttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifMayo Clinic© (2009) Mayo Clinic, Inc.http://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/09/14/2009-09-newborn-screening_preview.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/09/14/2009-09-newborn-screening_thumb.jpgTue, 08 Sep 2009 14:14:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3785209http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3785209This story is all too common on the soccer field and basketball court. A high school athlete jumps to get the ball, lands and blows out a knee. And most of that time those athletes are girls. Girls are four to six times more likely to suffer a certain kind of knee injury than boys. And that's why sports medicine specialists at Mayo Clinic developed a camp aimed at preventing knee injuries for young female athletes.V3785209Mayo Clinichttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifMayo Clinic© (2009) Mayo Clinic, Inc.http://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/09/08/2009-09-acl-injury-prevention_preview.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/09/08/2009-09-acl-injury-prevention_thumb.jpgMon, 31 Aug 2009 16:54:17 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3778922http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3778922Marathons, 10-K's, bike rides and telethons. Events to raise money for diseases like cancer seem to happen all the time. Many of these fund raisers really do make a difference in the race to find a cure. More on how one marathon is raising money to help researchers learn about cancer genes so they can work towards developing better treatments.V3778922Mayo Clinichttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifMayo Clinic© (2009) Mayo Clinic, Inc.http://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/08/31/2009-08-breast-cancer-marathon_preview.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/08/31/2009-08-breast-cancer-marathon_thumb.jpgMon, 24 Aug 2009 13:34:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3773682http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3773682Over the last decade, medicine has seen great advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Many people with the disease are living longer and many are cured. That's thanks to cancer research and people who are willing to make sacrifices. Sacrifices such as donating bone marrow.V3773682Mayo Clinichttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifMayo Clinic© (2009) Mayo Clinic, Inc.http://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/08/24/2009-08-bone-marrow-transplant_preview.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/08/24/2009-08-bone-marrow-transplant_thumb.jpgMon, 17 Aug 2009 13:12:04 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3768393http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3768393Memory loss, personality changes, a shrinking ability to do daily tasks. It's not easy to watch a loved one suffer from dementia. It's also not easy at times for doctors to know exactly what kind of dementia a person may have. That's because there's not been a test that can differentiate between, say, Alzheimer's disease and Lewy Body Dementia. Now, researchers at Mayo Clinic have developed a way to look at the living brain and more accurately tell what type of dementia a person has. And this may help get patients on the right treatment.V3768393Mayo Clinichttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifMayo Clinic© (2009) Mayo Clinic, Inc.http://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/08/17/2009-08-imaging-dementia_preview.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/08/17/2009-08-imaging-dementia_thumb.jpgMon, 03 Aug 2009 12:54:42 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3758498http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3758498In 2008, six student athletes died on the field because of the heat. Four were in high school and two were in college. Mayo Clinic sports medicine specialists say, while death from heat is rare, getting sick from it isn't. Here are some tips on how to keep your young athletes safe when the mercury rises.V3758498Mayo Clinichttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifMayo Clinic© (2009) Mayo Clinic, Inc.http://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/08/03/2009-08-athletes-in-heat_preview.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/08/03/2009-08-athletes-in-heat_thumb.jpgWed, 29 Jul 2009 12:57:23 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3755664http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3755664Hypothermia can be deadly. Getting too cold from being in icy water or frigid temperatures can cause your body temperature to drop dangerously low. But now, doctors at Mayo Clinic are using hypothermia to help save the lives of stroke patients.V3755664Mayo Clinichttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/Mayo-Clinic_logo_lg.gifMayo Clinic© (2009) Mayo Clinic, Inc.http://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/07/29/2009-07-hypothermia-stroke_preview.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/Mayo_Clinic/2009/07/29/2009-07-hypothermia-stroke_thumb.jpg