Mayo Clinic - Men's Health PodcastThis is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader, such as GoogleReader, or to display this data on your own website or blog. Subscribe to this data using MyMedWorm.Subscribe to this data using GoogleReader.Subscribe to this data using Bloglines.Subscribe to this data using MyYahoo.

This page shows you the latest items in this publication.

New ALS DeviceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Building a home with his own hands. That was the dream of a man named Ernie Lorenz. But symptoms of ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease, made it difficult for Ernie to hold a hammer. The disease was also making it hard for him to breathe. But a new device being researched at Mayo Clinic may help Ernie and other ALS patients breathe easier longer.
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - August 1, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

Liver Cancer TreatmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Doctors at Mayo Clinic have a new weapon in the fight against liver cancer. It's a type of radiation that directly targets the tumor without typical side effects. What this means for patients is a better quality of life during and after treatment.
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - July 11, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

Wound CareEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
For anyone with diabetes or other conditions that result in circulation problems, a simple cut, scratch, even a bump on the toe can turn into a big problem. Dr. Karen Andrews explains why wound care is so important.
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - July 3, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

Snake Venom StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Vipers, fangs and venom are the stuff of horror movies and nightmares. But in the medical world, snakes are becoming good guys. Doctors are testing snake venom to see if it can help stroke victims by buying them more time.
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - June 26, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

Mayo Podcasts are MovingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This is Vivien Williams, one of your hosts for the Mayo Clinic Podcasts. We wanted to let you, our listeners know that beginning July 15th, we will be moving our subscription address to a new U-R-L. We apologize for any inconvenience, but anticipate the change will result in a better experience for you and future subscribers. That new address is: podcasts.mayoclinic.org. Our podcasts are running concurrently on both sites right now, so there's no need to wait to make the switch. Go there, and you'll see how easy it is to subscribe, hear our podcasts, and how you can see and hear individual segments all in one place. Ag...
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - June 23, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

AmputationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Cancer. Diabetes. Trauma. Many things can result in the need for an amputation. As we hear from Tom Shives, M.D., a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, because of today's advanced prosthetics, amputation is surgery that's really more reconstructive than destructive.
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - June 16, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

Hepatitis C and Liver TransplantEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Hepatitis C is a viral infection that affects the liver. In fact, Hepatitis C play a role in about 40-percent of all liver transplants. In the United States alone, it's thought that about four million people carry the disease. As we hear from Mayo Clinic Dr. Hugo Vargas, half of those may not even know it.
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - May 21, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

Bone Marrow TransplantsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
From leukemia to sickle cell anemia, bone marrow transplants are used to treat many diseases. Mayo Clinic Dr. Shakila Khan talks about one little girl's battle with Aplastic Anemia.
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - May 15, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

Belly Fat and Endothelial DysfunctionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A recent Mayo Clinic study found that packing on even just a few pounds around the middle could pose big problems.
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - May 13, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

Motion SicknessEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It doesn't matter if it happens in a car, a boat or a plane, motion sickness can get any trip off to a bad start. But what causes motion sickness? Who gets it and what can you do about it? Those are questions we ask Mayo Clinic Dr. Abinash Virk.
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - May 7, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

Scleral Contact LensesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Sometimes what's old becomes new again. It happens in music, fashion, even eye care. Mayo Clinic Dr. Muriel Schnornack tells us about a type of lens developed back in the late 1800s for some people who can't wear normal contacts. They're called scleral lenses and they're helping many folks with bad vision see.
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - May 2, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

Herbal Supplement StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Herbal supplements are big business. Millions of people spend billions of dollars on herbs such as ginseng, ginkgo and St. John's wort. Many of these supplements have real health benefits. But many don't and some are downright dangerous. And a Mayo Clinic study shows that most people who take herbal supplements don't know enough about the supplements they're taking.
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - April 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

Magnetic Resonance Elastography: Part TwoEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Every day, doctors use ultrasound, CT scans and MRIs to see inside the body without making an incision. Those tests are great at showing size and structure, but they don't show important physical properties such as tissue stiffness, which, for example, is a sign of fibrosis in the liver. But researchers at Mayo Clinic have developed technology that uses sound waves to see if a patient's liver is harder than it should be -- if it's developing fibrosis. It's called Magnetic Resonance Elastography, and it offers a non-invasive alternative to liver biopsy. In the second podcast on this topic, we hear from Jayant Talwalkar, M.D...
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - April 23, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

Magnetic Resonance ElastographyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Every day, doctors use ultrasound, CT scans and MRIs to see inside the body without making an incision. Those tests are great at showing size and structure, but they don't show important physical properties such as tissue stiffness, which, for example, is a sign of fibrosis in the liver. But researchers at Mayo Clinic have developed technology that uses sound waves to see if a patient's liver is harder than it should be - if it's developing fibrosis. It's called Magnetic Resonance Elastography, and it offers a noninvasive alternative to liver biopsy. In this, the first of two podcasts on the subject, we talk with Richard E...
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - April 23, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

Alternative MedicineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Herbal supplements, acupuncture, chiropractics and massage. It used to be that alternative therapies like these were ignored by many doctors. But that's changing. Thanks to public demand and an increasing amount of positive research, many doctors are embracing some alternative therapies. So how do you know if the herb you're taking or therapy you're trying is safe?
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - April 23, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

Pets not PillsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Sometimes life just gets to be too much. Millions of people are stressed out from relentless commitments at work or at home. Stress can make you physically ill and it can also cause feelings of loneliness, isolation and depression. But one doctor says that you can ease some of life's troubles by getting a pet.
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - April 8, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

Microwave Treatments for Enlarged Prostate can Cause Blood Pressure SurgesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Research from Mayo Clinic shows that many men who receive microwave therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), or an enlarged prostate gland, experience significant surges in blood pressure that could raise their risk of a heart attack or stroke.
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - March 31, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

Medication ManagementEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
You probably give a lot of thought to money management. Time management is also important. But what about medication management? Drug interactions, side effects and accidental overdoses result in thousands of trips to the E-R every year. Find out how pharmacists at Mayo Clinic are trying to change that.
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - March 19, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

Smoking Cessation StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
If you could help lower a loved ones risk of things like cancer and heart disease you'd do it, right? Researchers at Mayo Clinic are recruiting Minnesotans to participate in a new smoking cessation study, only they're not looking for smokers.
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - February 22, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

Macular Degeneration TreatmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Macular degeneration is an eye disease for which there is no cure. Its victims may become legally blind, unable to read, recognize faces or drive a car. Until recently there hasn't been anything you can do about this disease. But doctors at Mayo Clinic are using a medication that's been proven to delay the progression of macular degeneration and prolong sight for many people.
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - February 4, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

Cancer Fatigue and GinsengEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Fatigue is a common complaint of many cancer patients. Dr. Debra Barton tells us about a recent Mayo Clinic study that found Ginseng may help.
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - December 27, 2007 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

Breath Hold DeviceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Picture this. You're at the doctor's office and he or she tells you there's a tiny spot in your lung. It could be cancer. To find out, your options have been to wait and see if it grows or go to surgery for a biopsy. Now there's another option: an outpatient procedure that can get you a fast, accurate diagnosis with minimal pain.
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - December 27, 2007 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

EndocarditisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
You may be familiar with an ear or sinus infection, but did you know it's possible to get a heart infection? It's called endocarditis.
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - November 21, 2007 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

Hip ReplacmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Putting on your socks, tying your shoes or just getting out of a low chair...things most of us take for granted. But not those with end stage hip disease where bone grinds on bone. The pain can be debilitating. But it's pain that often can be relieved with hip replacement surgery.
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - November 21, 2007 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

Regular CheckupsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Importance of Regular Checkups
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - August 10, 2007 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts

Men's Health Top FiveEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
When it comes to health, they're the topics all men should be tuned in to. So grab a pen and paper because we're talking with Mayo Clinic Dr. Jerry Sayre about the five top causes of death among men. Plus, find out what you can do to help lower your risk.
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - July 11, 2007 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts