Imperial Valley News Center
Mayo’s approach to untangling Alzheimer’s
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- Written by Megan Forliti
Rochester, Minnesota - Families living with Alzheimer's disease woke to devastating newspaper headlines recently: Another highly touted drug failed in clinical trials.
Antibiotics: Misuse puts you and others at risk
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- Written by Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota - Antibiotics are important drugs. It would be difficult to overstate the benefit penicillin and other antibiotics have played in treating bacterial infections, preventing the spread of disease and minimizing serious complications of disease.
Rise in Type 2 diabetes in young people
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- Written by Ian Roth
Scottsdale, Arizona - With more than 30 million Americans and 500 million people worldwide diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, Dr. Robert Rizza, a Mayo Clinic endocrinologist, says it's time to start calling Type 2 diabetes an epidemic. He says the fact that people are being diagnosed at younger ages more commonly than ever only strengthens the argument that the world is facing an epidemic.
Why health officials are concerned about the Madagascar plague outbreak
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- Written by Deborah Balzer
Rochester, Minnesota - A large outbreak of plague, including the rare form known as pneumonic plague, has health officials in Madagascar working to prevent the bacterial infection from spreading to neighboring countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) says there have been more than 1,800 confirmed, probable or suspected cases of plague since August 1, including 127 deaths.
Weekend tasks for healthy eating all week
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- Written by Mayo’s Recipes
Rochester, Minnesota - It isn't easy to prepare home-cooked, healthy meals all week long. But your chances of success are much higher if you're not starting from scratch every night. Realizing this, dedicate a small chunk of your weekend to getting a jump on healthy cooking for the week. Tackle one or two easy, time-consuming cooking tasks while you binge-watch your favorite TV shows. Or simply roast a chicken while you work in your garden or read a novel.
Spice things up to lower salt intake
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- Written by Jeff Olsen
Scottsdale, Arizona - Could a spicy diet reduce your daily salt intake? Yes, according to a study published in Hypertension. It shows eating spicy food may have your brain craving less salt.
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