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Author Archives: Carol Lammers
Identification and treatment of eating disorders in the primary care setting
Dr. Leslie Sim discusses a clinical review that surveys recent literature related to the main eating disorders seen in primary care, including anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), binge-eating disorder (BED), night-eating syndrome (NES), and eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS). … Continue reading
By Carol Lammers |
Posted in Pediatric, Psychiatry
Tagged anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, eating disorder, night eating syndrome
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REM sleep behavior disorder preceding other aspects of synucleinopathies by up to half a century
A study of 27 patients with histories of REM sleep behavioral disorder predating onset of clinical Parkinson’s disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), or multiple system atrophy (MSA) by more than 15 years illustrates that the ά-synuclein pathogenic process … Continue reading
By Carol Lammers |
Posted in Neurology
Tagged dementia with Lewy bodies, multiple system atrophy, REM sleep behavior disorder
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Stability of the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment
Amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) is a subtype of MCI that has been associated with a likely progression to Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, some subjects with MCI revert to “normal cognition,” and this raises the question of the stability of … Continue reading
By Carol Lammers |
Posted in Neurology
Tagged Alzheimer’s disease, aMCI, Amnestic mild cognitive impairment, dementia, MCI
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Risk factors, prevention and noninvasive treatments for uterine fibroids
Dr. Shannon Laughlin discusses her research on the non-invasive treatments for uterine fibroids. Her research includes NIH funded Clinical trials. Clinical trial information Mayo Clinic Related research Treatment Information
By Carol Lammers |
Posted in Gynecology
Tagged fibroids, Laprascopic Myomectomies, Myomectomy, uterine artery embolization, uterine fibroid embolization, uterine fibroids
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Adjuvant mFOLFOX6 with or without cetuxiumab (Cmab) in KRAS wild-type (WT) patients (pts) with resected stage III colon cancer (CC): Results from NCCTG Intergroup Phase III Trial N0147
Dr. Steven Alberts discusses how the Mayo Clinic research team was surprised to find that a targeted therapy that provides benefit to patients with metastatic colon cancer failed to help patients with less advanced, stage III cancer. In fact, patients who … Continue reading
By Carol Lammers |
Posted in Cancer
Tagged Adjuvant mFOLFOX6, cetuxiumab, Cmab, KRAS wild-type, Phase III Trial N0147, stage III colon cancer, standard adjuvant therapy
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Comparison of warm ischemia versus no ischemia during partial nephrectomy on a solitary kidney
Dr. R. Houston Thompson discusses a Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic collaborative study that found interrupting the blood flow for more than 20 to 25 minutes during kidney cancer surgery leads to a greater risk for patients developing chronic kidney … Continue reading
By Carol Lammers |
Posted in Urology
Tagged Ischemia, Kidney neoplasms, Nephrectomy, Postoperative complications, Warm ischemia
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PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS): Clinical characteristics, onco-phenotype, and molecular analysis
Patients with the phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS), a rare genetic disorder that increases the risk of benign and malignant tumors, could be at a higher risk for colon cancer than once thought, say researchers at … Continue reading
By Carol Lammers |
Posted in Cancer
Tagged phosphatase, phosphatase and tensin homolog, PTEN, PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome
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Time-dependent patterns of treatment effect and failure help explain the predictive role of deficient mismatch repair (dMMR) in stage II and III colon cancer
Dr. George P. Kim discusses a recent Mayo Clinic study that suggests stage II patients should have a simple, affordable test to check the status of their mismatch repair (MMR) proteins. Those patients with deficient MMR (dMMR) do benefit from … Continue reading
By Carol Lammers |
Posted in Cancer
Tagged 5FU-based adjuvant chemotherapy, ASCO 2010, colon cancer, deficient mismatched repair proteins, dMMR, mismatch repair proteins, MMR, proficient MMR, stage II colon cancer, stage III colon cancer
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Comparison of medical and surgical interventions for benign prostatic hyperplasia in the community setting
A 17-year-long community study looking at symptoms of enlarged prostate in over 2,000 men age 40 to 79 years suggests that surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia offers more relief from incontinence and obstruction symptoms than treatment from drug-based therapy, according … Continue reading
By Carol Lammers |
Posted in Urology
Tagged benign prostatic hyperplasia, incontinence, lower urinary tract symptoms, prostate, surgery
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