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Medical Edge from Mayo Clinic
Head and Neck Cancer Treatment Doctors offer patients with head, neck and throat cancers a new surgical option. Trans-oral laser microsurgery allows surgeons to use a microscope and laser to cut away hard-to-reach cancers that would otherwise require splitting the jaw open for access. The technique allows many patients to keep their voice box.
Laser surgery - When is it the right choice?
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL: Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ: Canada toll-free appointments: 888-441-2133 Information and appointments for Turkish patients: 0-312-235-2326
Mayo Hospice program offers tips of how to cope with the holidays after the loss of a loved one.
Hospice care -Finding the right program
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL: Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ: Canada toll-free appointments: 888-441-2133 Information and appointments for Turkish patients: 0-312-235-2326
Inpatient Eating Disorders Treatment Mayo Clinic offers partial hospitalization program for people suffering from eating disorders. Patients in the program spend the day at the hospital, eat all meals there and go home at night. This helps them cope with their illness while at home as well as just in the hospital.
Eating disorders - Widespread and difficult to treat
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL: Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ: Canada toll-free appointments: 888-441-2133 Information and appointments for Turkish patients: 0-312-235-2326
Mayo Clinic unveils a new food pyramid. The bottom tier is fruits and vegetables (unlimited amounts) the next tier is grains and carbohydrates, followed up the pyramid by dairy and protein, fats and oils and finally, sweets. The pyramid also highlights exercise, and doctors say it promotes healthy weight management for life. Mayo Clinic on Healthy Weight, now available in most bookstores (soft-cover $14.95, ISBN 1-893005-4), discusses how weight is an issue of health as well as appearance. This easy-to-understand book can help you determine, achieve and maintain the weight that's healthiest for you physically and emotionally. Mayo Clinic on Healthy Weight is available in most bookstores for $14.95, or by calling 800-291-1128 and mentioning order code 212. Book revenues are used to help support Mayo Clinic programs, including medical education and research.
Weight control - What works and why "My child only eats junk" - Tips for introducing new foods to children
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