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Mayo clinic
The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota is one of our nation's most prestigious medical organizations. The Health Show brings Mayo Clinic experts to you in our ongoing series of interviews with some of Mayo's top docs.
August 21, 2003
The latest ways to stop smoking
Mary Darcy discusses the latest smoking cessation methods with Dr. Richard Hurt, Director of the Nicotine Dependence Center at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
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July 17, 2003
A closer look at mosquitos and disease
One thing we do know about the West Nile virus: it's spread to humans mainly through mosquito bites. Here to talk more about mosquitos and how they spread disease is Dr. Priya Sampathkumar, a consultant in infectious disease at The Mayo Clinic.
July 3, 2003
Making sense of new high blood pressure guidelines
Recent revisions in the guidelines for healthy blood pressure took many people off guard. Many people who believed their blood pressure was in a safe healthy range were upset to learn that their pressure may in fact be on the high side. In today's visit to the Mayo Clinic we're joined by Dr. Sheldon Sheps, Emeritus Professor of Medicine at The Mayo Clinic and former chair of the Division of Hypertension in the Department of Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Dr. Sheps chaired the session that set the old blood pressure standard and served on the committee that drafted the new national guidelines.
June 26, 2003
A new way to think about coronary artery disease
It remains the number one killer of Americans today, but researchers are working hard on new methods to prevent and treat coronary heart disease. In this weeks visit to The Mayo Clinic Dr. Nina Sax speaks with Dr. Noel Caplice, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist and author of a recent study that may be very useful in treating coronary artery disease. The study suggests some of the material that blocks the blood flow in our arteries comes from stem cells produced by bone marrow. Researchers believe this information establishes a new way of thinking about coronary artery disease that could open a whole new set of approaches for the treatment of heart disease and the prevention of heart attacks.
January 30, 2003
Latest cervical cancer test
In today's visit to the Mayo Clinic, The Health Show's Dr. Nina Sax fills us in on the latest screening technique for cervical cancer...
Dr. Nina Sax with Dr. Bobbie Gostout, a gynecologic oncologist at The Mayo Clinic.
January 9, 2003
Winter health - Mayo Clinic
Time for another visit to the Mayo Clinic with The Health Show's own Dr. Nina Sax. Today Dr. Nina looks at getting through the winter with a clean bill of health with Dr. Greg Anderson, a family physician at The Mayo Clinic...
December 19, 2002
Women's heart health - Mayo
MD:This week the health show's Dr. Nina Sax takes us on another visit to The Prestigious Mayo Clinic....Today she's going to shatter one of the myths about heart disease.
NS: That's right Mary...heart disease has long been thought of as a predominantly male disease...my guest today says this is not true...Dr. Sharon Hayes, is Director of the Mayo Clinic's Women's Heart Clinic. Dr. Hayes joins us today for a look at heart disease...and how it affects women. Welcome Dr. Hays ...just how common is heart disease in women?
November 21, 2002
Mayo discussion: hormone therapy
The Health's Show's co-host Dr. Nina Sax discusses The Mayo Clinic's new findings on Hormone Therapy for women with Dr. Lynn Shuster, editor of The Mayo Clinic's Women's Health Source.
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