Imperial Valley News Center
Can food decrease your risk of Alzheimer's?
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- Written by Vivien Williams
Rochester, Minnesota - Research shows that eating a heart-healthy diet can decrease your risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke. Mayo Clinic experts say the same may hold true for your brain. Eating right may impact the disease process behind Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
Rare kidney disease prompts new treatment options
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- Written by Cynthia Weiss
Rochester, Minnesota - After diabetes and high blood pressure, glomerulonephritis is the third leading cause of kidney failure in the U.S., according to the U.S. Renal Data System.
Facts about menopause
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- Written by Dana Sparks
Rochester, Minnesota - Menopause is defined as occurring 12 months after your last menstrual period and marks the end of menstrual cycles. It can happen in your 40s or 50s and is a natural biological process. Although menopause also ends fertility, you can stay healthy, vital and sexual. Some women feel relieved because they no longer need to worry about pregnancy. Even so, the physical symptoms, such as hot flashes, and emotional symptoms of menopause may disrupt your sleep, lower your energy or - for some women - trigger anxiety or feelings of sadness and loss.
Mannheim Steamroller and ambient therapy
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- Written by Vivien Williams
Rochester, Minnesota - Chip Davis, composer and founder of Mannheim Steamroller, entertains holiday audiences every season. He's mostly known for his Christmas music. But he's also teamed up with experts at Mayo Clinic and other health institutions to bring a new experience to some patients. It's called ambient therapy. Davis uses a recording system to capture nature sounds. He then installs custom-made sound delivery equipment into operating rooms and patient rooms. He describes the sound as being three-dimensional.
Demystifying epilepsy and increasing awareness
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- Written by Deborah Balzer
Scottsdale, Arizona - Epilepsy, also known as a seizure disorder, is a neurological condition affecting the nervous system. Epileptic seizures are caused by disturbances in the electrical activity of the brain. These seizures may be related to a brain injury or a family tendency, but most of the time the cause is unknown. In fact, in two-thirds of patients diagnosed with epilepsy, the cause is unknown.
Testing for the breast cancer gene
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- Written by Dr. Sandhya Pruthi
Rochester, Minnesota - Genetic testing for the gene mutations associated with breast cancer, called BRCA1 and BRCA2, is offered to people who are likely to have inherited one of the mutations, based on their personal and family medical history. There are other newer genetic tests that may be available, too, depending on a person’s family cancer history.
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