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January 2008

  • The NBC Today Show hosted Dr. Donald Hensrud and Dr. Lynne Shuster as live in-studio guests for a segment regarding the Mayo Clinic Wellness DVDs (1/7/08).
  • FOX News included information about the new wellness DVD’s developed by Gaiam and Mayo Clinic. (1/7/08)
  • Edmonton Sun (Canada) included information about the new wellness DVD’s developed by Gaiam and Mayo Clinic. (1/7/08)
  • The Chicago Daily Herald published an article regarding the wellness DVDs. (1/4/08)
  • CNN Money.com featured information about the agreement between Mayo Clinic Health Solutions and Microsoft to develop consumer health management tools. Similar stories about the agreement were published in Healthcare Informatics, Modern Healthcare, iHealthBeat, vnunet.com, ZDNET Blogs, DavidRothman.net, Healthcare IT News, HealthData Management, Digg.com, Marketintellnow.com, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, Bizjournals.com,HealthNEWS Direct(India), and RTT News,NY, (1/25/08)
  • MSNBC featured information from MayoClinic.com in a story about patellar tendonitis ("jumper’s knee"). (1/18/08)
  • Minneapolis Star Tribune featured information from MayoClinic.com in a story about healthy websites. (1/14/08)
  • Toronto Sun (Canada) featured information from MayoClinic.com in a story about dieters. (1/27/08)
  • Calgary Herald (Canada) featured information from MayoClinic.com in a story about 12 ways to wellness. (1/15/08)
  • U.S. News & World Report featured MayoClinic.com in a list of alternative medicine resources. (1/11/08)
  • The Age(Australia), an online health site, featured information from MayoClinic.com in a story about eating away at cholesterol. (1/15/08)
  • CBC North (Canada) included information from MayoClinic.com in story about stress-related mental illness (1/9/08)
  • Waterloo Record (Canada) included information from MayoClinic.com in story about the relationship between healthy gums and a healthy heart. (1/11/08)
  • KCAL, Los Angeles, ran a story on the need for dietary supplements. MayoClinic.com says you should look for the three D’s. (1/11/08)
  • WTMJ, Milwaukee, went to MayoClinic.com and Dr. Todd Nippoldt for answers regarding what’s normal for a sex drive. (1/11/08)
  • The New York Times ran a story about medical Googlers which included mention of MayoClinic.com. (1/14/08)
  • WRC, Washington, DC, ran a story on interval training, including information from MayoClinic.com. (1/22/08)
  • The Pittsburgh Post Gazette (Pennsylvania) included information from the Mayo Clinic Health Letter in an article about benefits of moderate exercise. (1/22/07)
  • Chicago Daily Herald (Illinois) included information from the Mayo Clinic Health Letter in an article about  some home remedies really do help ease minor illnesses. (1/27/07)
  • The Times Colonist (Canada) included information from the Mayo Clinic Health Letter in an article about avoiding certain foods can help identify causes of embarrassing gas (1/7/07)
  • The Thaindian (Bankok) included information from the Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource in an article about the benefits of moderate exercise. (1/3/08)
  • The Earthtimes (London) reported on the Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource article regarding forgiveness. (1/2/08)
  • The Hindustan Times (India) reported on the Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource article regarding how forgiveness can be good for you. (1/3/08)
  • The New York Times included information from MayoClinic.com in an article regarding Roger Clemens and performance enhancing drugs. (1/2/08)

December 2007

  • The Saskatoon Star Phoenix (Saskatchewan) ran a story about Dr. Richard Ehman and the Magnetic Resonance Elastography research and device, which involves the Mayo Clinic Office of Intellectual Property. (12/18/07)
  • KIMT, Rochester/Mason City/Austin ran a story on the season of giving and joy which can also be the season of holiday stress and depression. MayoClinic.com provided information. (12/10/07)
  • The Daily Press (Newport News, VA) also ran a story on preventing hangovers including information from MayoClinic.com. (12/30/07)
  • The North County Times (Escondido, CA) ran a story on the dangers of drinking and driving including information about alcohol intoxication from MayoClinic.com. (12/30/07)
  • The Holmen Courier (Wisconsin) ran a story about dry skin including information from MayoClinic.com (12/13/07)
  • The Toronto Sun included MayoClinic.com as a resource in an article regarding male breast cancer. (12/16.07)
  • The Daily Camera (Colorado) featured information from MayoClinic.com in a story about the healthy weight pyramid. (12/11/07)
  • The Dekalb Daily Chronicle (Illinois) featured information from MayoClinic.com in a story about winter's lack of sunlight leaves some feeling less than festive. (12/8/07)
  • KMPH-TV in Fresno (California) featured information from MayoClinic.com in a story about holiday stress. (12/23/07)
  • The Boston Globe featured information from MayoClinic.com in a story about humidifiers. (12/10/07)
  • The Excalibur Online(Canada), an online news site, featured information from MayoClinic.com in a story about eating proper foods. (12/31/07)
  • Jerusalem Post(Israel) included information from the Mayo Clinic Health Letter in an article regarding heartburn. (12/20/07)
  • Healthcare IT news featured an item regarding a development licensing agreement that allows the Mayo Clinic to provide genetic and other testing services to patients using Luminex's xMAP technology. (12/3/07)
  • The Orlando Sentinel (Florida) included information from the Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicine in an article on natural methods of health. (12/18/07)
  • The New York Times included information from the Mayo Clinic Health Letter in an article about dark chocolate. (12/21/07)

November 2007

October 2007

September / October 2007

  • Green Bay Press Gazette recently included information from MayoClinic.com in a nutrition column about effects of alcohol.
  • American Medical News featured information regarding the heart disease risk calculator featured on MayoClinic.com in a recent column by AMA President Ronald M. Davis, MD.
  • Orlando Sentinel (Florida) included information regarding Lou Gehrig's disease from MayoClinic.com in a story about a local teacher.
  • Canadian Press included information from MayoClinic.com regarding mitral valve prolapse in an article about Chicago marathon runner Chad Schieber.
  • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ran a story about weight loss recipes, including information from MayoClinic.com.
  • Jay Hoecker, M.D., and MayoClinic.com were featured in an article on temper tantrums for the Canadian Press.
  • Philip Hagen, M.D. and MayoClinic.com were featured in an article regarding online health information for Oakley Press (California).
  • XPRESS newspaper (United Arab Emirates) included information from MayoClinic.com regarding gingivitis in an article about caring for your teeth.
  • Diane Dahm, M.D. and the Mayo Clinic Health Letter were featured in an exercise article in the Fort Worth Star Telegram (Texas).
  • Health information website, SpiritIndia(India), included information from the Mayo Clinic Health Letter in an article on heart disease.
  • The Post-Bulletin included information from the Mayo Clinic Health Letter in an article on stimulating the mind.

August 2007

July 2007

  • The Evening Bulletin (Pennsylvania) recently included information from the Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicine in an article about the top 10 alternative therapies.
  • Dr. Brent Bauer and the Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicine were prominently featured in an article on reducing stress for Better Homes & Gardens’ “Heart Health Living” supplement, Fall 2007 issue (p. 72-75).
  • CNN.com included information regarding colonoscopies from MayoClinic.com in an article about President Bush’s colonoscopy.
  • The Washington Post ran an article about the new centers on MayoClinic.com for information on osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. The Henderson Gleaner (Kentucky) picked up the same story.
  • The Western Queens Gazette (New York) included praise for MayoClinic.com in a recent article about finding reliable information online.
  • The Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul) included advice from MayoClinic.com in an article regarding sunburn treatments.
  • The Marco Island Sun-Times (Florida) included information from MayoClinic.com in an article about high blood pressure.
  • The San Antonio Express included information from MayoClinic.com in an article about job burnout.
  • The Prince George Citizen (Canada) recently included the 10 symptoms not to ignore, from MayoClinic.com. Forbes.com also ran an article on the symptoms not to ignore; as did the Toronto Star.
  • The Wichita Eagle included information from MayoClinic.com in an article about beating the summer heat. The Escanaba Daily Press (Michigan) ran a similar article on heat-related health risks.
  • The Courier News (suburban Chicago) included information from MayoClinic.com in a recent article about brain damage caused by drowning.
  • The Arizona Republic included information from MayoClinic.com in an article about asthma and antibiotics, and in another article about the common cold.
  • The Wall Street Journal ran a story about golf, which included information about target heart rates from MayoClinic.com. The WSJ version is not available online without a subscription, but the article was also picked up by the Orange County Register (California).
  • The Ottawa Citizen included information from MayoClinic.com in an article about taking care of yourself.

June 2007

  • The Post-Bulletin ran several stories involving the work of the Mayo Clinic Office of Intellectual Property, including our work with Kardia, Cardio3, Hylas, and a second article regarding Hylas.
  • The College of American Pathologists included Mayo Clinic Office of Intellectual Property in an article about RFID technology.
  • The National Review of Medicine (Montreal) ran a story "Best of the Medical Net" which was very complimentary of MayoClinic.com.
  • KTAR TV (Arizona) ran a story about "cyberchondriacs", and recommended visiting reputable sites like MayoClinic.com for medical information. The Kennebec Journal (Maine) ran a similar story.
  • The Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX) ran a story about organic foods, mentioning MayoClinic.com.
  • CNN.com included a tidbit of information from MayoClinic.com regarding type 1 diabetes.
  • KMBC TV (Kansas City) ran a story on their website about little things that can ruin your diet, including information from an "Ask a Specialist" column on MayoClinic.com. KSAT TV (San Antonio, TX) ran the same story on their website.
  • The Philippine News ran a story about an alleged botched blood transfusion, including helpful information from MayoClinic.com.
  • WOWT-TV (Nebraska) ran a story about the new over-the-counter weight loss pill, Alli, including information from MayoClinic.com. PhillyBurbs.com, the Arizona Republic and the Kingsport Times News (Tennessee) ran similar stories, and a blogger from Florida had quite a bit to say about the same issue.
  • KOMO TV (Seattle) ran a story about varicose veins, including information from MayoClinic.com.
  • Medical News Today ran an article about three new disease and condition centers on MayoClinic.com. DigitalHealth&Productivity.com ran a similar article.
  • The Kingsport Times News (Tennesee) ran a story about heat-related illnesses, including information from MayoClinic.com.
  • The New Straits Times (Malaysia) ran an article about blood pressure, including information from MayoClinic.com.
  • The Victorville Daily Press (California) mentioned information from MayoClinic.com in a recent article about drug addiction.
  • The Kingsport Times News (Tennessee) ran a story about superfoods, including information from MayoClinic.com.
  • The Decatur Daily ran a story about rabies vaccinations, including information from MayoClinic.com.
  • NBC 6 of South Florida ran a story about the dangers of tobacco, including information from MayoClinic.com.
  • Medical News Today ran an article about the Mayo Clinic study regarding the effects of ginseng on cancer-related fatigue, mentioning the Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicine. NutritionHorizon.com also ran this story.
  • ABCNews.com ran an article about the new legislation surrounding dietary supplements, including information from Dr. Brent Bauer.
  • Forbes.com ran a story about how to understand the numbers behind managing a healthy weight, featuring Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight for EveryBody and Dr. Donald Hensrud.
  • Dr. Phil Hagen was interviewed by Health magazine for a story about summer health bummers. The article appears in the June issue, page 84.
  • Medical News Today ran an article about how to bounce back after exercise, from a story they saw in Mayo Clinic Health Letter. The Gaffney Ledger ran a similar story.
  • Health News Digest published an article about 10 symptoms not to ignore, from the story in Mayo Clinic Health Letter. ABC Online (Australia) and the Peoria Journal Star ran similar articles. KAAL TV also did a story on this topic, including an interview with Dr. Michele Hanson and a Mayo patient.
  • The Union Sentinel (Georgia) ran an article about personality changes in people as they age, referencing an article from Mayo Clinic Health Letter.
  • UnitedPressInternational.com ran a story about exercise after cancer, from an article they saw in Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource. The same story ran in News-Medical.net (Australia).
  • UnitedPressInternational.com ran a story about how to manage degenerative disk disease, from an article they found in Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource. The same story ran in Medical News Today.

May 2007

  • AM Online ran an article about General Mills and the Campbell Soup Company receiving awards for encouraging healthy lifestyles for their employees, mentioning their affiliation with Mayo Clinic population health management products.
  • Mayo Today magazine (May/June 2007 issue) published a 3-page feature story on Ask Mayo Clinic nurse line, including a sidebar article about the Mayo Clinic Pregnancy Advisor program. The same issue of this publication also included a news brief about the Mayo Clinic InTouch cell phone application (which includes content from MayoClinic.com), as well as a notice that two Mayo Clinic Health Solutions' websites, (www.MayoClinic.com) and the e-Health package for population health management) were awarded a total of seven 2006 eHealthcare Leadership Awards.
  • DailyIndia.com ran a story about how tobacco quitlines can help people kick the smoking habit, including information about research at Mayo Clinic.
  • MedicalDesignOnline.com ran an article about a less invasive aortic heart valve pump, which involves the Mayo Clinic Office of Intellectual Property.
  • The South Asian Women's Forum (India) ran a story about magnetic resonance elastrography research at Mayo Clinic, which involves the Mayo Clinic Office of Intellectual Property. News-Medical.net ran the same story.
  • High praise for the Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicine can be found in St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and this one from the Detroit Free Press.
  • DiabetesHealth.com ran an article about the best kept secret in weight management, featuring the Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid.
  • Real Simple magazine (June 2007) included a 4-page spread on the best search strategies for finding online health information. The article was very complimentary of MayoClinic.com.
  • WATE TV (Knoxville) included advice from MayoClinic.com in a story about when to talk to your children about sex.
  • The BBC News (UK) included advice from MayoClinic.com in a story about sex addiction.
  • The Aurora Beacon News ran a story about heart failure and recommended MayoClinic.com as a credible source for information.
  • The North County Times (CA) ran a story about how to protect your skin from UV rays, including information from MayoClinic.com.
  • The Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier ran a story about Revolution Health which mentioned their affiliation with MayoClinic.com. The Pougkeepsie Journal (NY) and the Sacramento Bee also ran an article on this topic.
  • WCCO-TV in Minneapolis ran an article on their website regarding indoor allergies, including tips from MayoClinic.com.
  • The Toronto Sun ran a story about aortic aneurysms including information from MayoClinic.com.
  • United Press International picked up a story from the Mayo Clinic Health Letter regarding frequent urination.
  • Medical News Today ran a story about osteoporosis treatment without estrogen and a story about drug eluting stents from Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource, and another story about Raynaud's disease from Mayo Clinic Health Letter.
  • The Deseret News (UT) ran an article about Raynaud's disease from Mayo Clinic Health Letter.
  • Savannah Morning News (GA) ran a story about cola and bone density including information from the Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource.

April 2007

March 2007

  • The Washington Post highlighted content on MayoClinic.com regarding how to use an exercise ball. The story was later picked up by the Los Angeles Times, Northwest Herald (Illinois), the Contra Costa Times (California), and the Winston-Salem Journal.
  • Mayo Clinic InTouch, a cell phone application featuring content from MayoClinic.com and Mayo Clinic Medical Edge, continued to appear in the news in March, including High Tech Lounge, Popgadget.net, the Dallas Morning News, and the Northwest Airlines WorldTraveler magazine (page. 76).
  • The Robertson County Times (TN) mentioned the Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource’s article regarding suggestions for reducing bad cholesterol without medication.
  • FoxNews.com mentioned MayoClinic.com in an article about acne treatment.
  • ABC News mentioned information from MayoClinic.com regarding cancer recurrence in an article about Elizabeth Edwards’ announcement. During a morning news broadcast about this subject, CNN listed MayoClinic.com as the second best Web site for cancer information (American Cancer Society was first).
  • Kansas City Channel.com listed MayoClinic.com as the place to go for information on constipation.
  • The Cinncinnati Enquirer quoted Dr. Brent Bauer in an article about dietary supplements.
  • Forbes.com ran an article about the benefits of optimism, from an article they first saw in a Mayo Clinic newsletter.

February 2007

  • "Mayo Starts Cell-Phone Service for Health Tips, First-Aid Advice" from the Star-Tribune.
  • "Calculator Helps Users Gauge Heart Attack Risk" from HealthDay News features MayoClinic.com tool. Story was also picked up by The Washington Post, Forbes, MedicineNet.com, MyHeartCentral.com, BruneiDirect.com and Healthfinder.gov.
  • The Sun-Sentinel.com mentioned MayoClinic.com in an article about a girl who has had the hiccups for more than a month.

  • A February 19th article in the Los Angeles Times includes an interview with Dr. Brent Bauer regarding the Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicine. The book was also featured in the Baltimore Sun, the Boston Globe, to name a couple. To date, the book has been featured in 81 media placements for an estimated total of 132 million media impressions, plus the estimated 605 million media impressions from the January 16th satellite media tour. Dr. Brent Bauer, Dr. Larry Bergstrom, and Dr. Amit Sood did the bulk of these interviews.

  • The Nigerian Tribune featured information from the Mayo Clinic on Healthy Weight for Everybody book.

  • The Jerusalem Post (Isreal) featured an article from the Mayo Clinic Health Letter on treatment for droopy eyelids.

January 2007

  • "Do Online Diets Work?" from The Wichita Eagle regarding content on MayoClinic.com.
  • "Getting Enough Calcium?" from The Orlando Sentinel regarding content on MayoClinic.com.
  • MayoClinic.com was featured on Voice of America Radio, including an interview with Dr. Brooks Edwards.
  • To date, the Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicine, has been featured in major and regional news outlets for a total of 22.3 million media impressions, with more expected in the coming weeks. Here are a few highlights: Wall Street Journal, Arizona Republic, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Denver Post, Detroit Free Press, Courier-Journal, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Tennessean, KMOX Radio (CBS St. Louis), WSYR Radio (ABC Syracuse, NY). A January satellite media tour resulted in 10 television stations airing interviews with Dr. Brent Bauer., the book's medical editor-in-chief, reaching a combined audience of 605 million. The stations included: News 12 (Norwalk, CT), KARE-11 (Minneapolis, St. Paul), KUSA-TV (Denver, CO), WHKY-TV (Hickory, NC), WTVF-TV (Nashville, TN), WDAF-TV (Kansas City, MO), KCTU TV (Wichita, KS), and WCJB TV (Gainsville, FL).

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