http://www.news8000.com/healthlink WKBT recent articles. en-US © 2011 WKBT Healthlink Healthlink en-US © 2011 WKBT http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Lyme-Disease-IQ-Answers/-/348/13416668/-/asq31w/-/index.html 1. True or False: Lyme disease is more prevalent in Wisconsin and Minnesota than in other Midwestern states. Wed, 16 May 2012 16:41:49 GMT 13416668 2012-05-16T16:41:49Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Take-Our-Quiz-Test-Your-Lyme-Disease-IQ/-/348/13416666/-/88o2e8/-/index.html Wed, 16 May 2012 16:37:42 GMT 13416666 2012-05-16T16:37:42Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Lyme-Disease/-/348/13055622/-/l2nhtaz/-/index.html Featuring Sanda Cepoi, MD, Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse Thu, 10 May 2012 18:55:03 GMT 13055622 2012-05-10T18:55:03Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Heart-Arrhythmias/-/348/393588/-/il610j/-/index.html Featuring Freddy Del-Carpio, MD, Heart Rhythm Specialist at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse Thu, 10 May 2012 15:09:43 GMT 393588 2012-05-10T15:09:43Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Concussions/-/348/393172/-/10jhvia/-/index.html Featuring Lee Johnson, MD, Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Specialist at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse Thu, 10 May 2012 14:59:43 GMT 393172 2012-05-10T14:59:43Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Prenatal-Care/-/348/10212646/-/9i8bwrz/-/index.html Featuring  Roger Sherman, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology at Mayo Clinic Health System Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:10:27 GMT 10212646 2012-04-05T16:10:27Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Prenatal-Care-IQ-Answers/-/348/10212748/-/14v76y6/-/index.html 1. The following types of health care providers can provide prenatal care and deliver your baby. • Obstetrician • Family physician • Certified Nurse Midwife • All of the above Correct answer: All of the above. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:50:56 GMT 10212748 2012-04-05T15:50:56Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Take-Our-Quiz-Test-Your-Prenatal-Care-IQ/-/348/10212750/-/36rnpg/-/index.html Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:50:56 GMT 10212750 2012-04-05T15:50:56Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Well-Child-Exams/-/348/8281744/-/uj195s/-/index.html Featuring Martha C. Binn, MD, Family Medicine at Mayo Clinic Health System Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:15:00 GMT 8281744 2012-01-18T20:15:00Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Well-Child-Exams-IQ-Answers/-/348/8281870/-/nelvsyz/-/index.html 1. During a well-child exam, the provider will: • Obtain a medical history • Complete a physical exam • Make sure your child’s immunizations are up to date • All of the above Correct answer: All of the above Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:14:59 GMT 8281870 2012-01-18T20:14:59Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Take-Our-Quiz-Test-Your-Well-Child-Exam-IQ/-/348/8281756/-/4ljsnk/-/index.html Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:14:59 GMT 8281756 2012-01-18T20:14:59Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Well-Child-Exams-Shouldn-t-be-Missed/-/348/8281936/-/3msoil/-/index.html To make an appointment for your child's exam, call 800-362-5454. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:59:08 GMT 8281936 2012-01-18T19:59:08Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Mayo-Clinic-Health-System-Mammography-Services/-/348/7802994/-/3rphq1z/-/index.html Mayo Clinic Health System offers mammography services in all our locations, either by a fixed unit or a visiting mobile van. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:04:51 GMT 7802994 2012-01-12T16:04:51Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Take-Our-Quiz-Test-Your-Mammography-IQ/-/348/7790496/-/y296tjz/-/index.html Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:44:06 GMT 7790496 2012-01-11T18:44:06Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Mammogram/-/348/7791026/-/rj72yn/-/index.html A mammogram is a black-and-white image of your breast used to screen for breast cancer. Mammograms play a key role in early breast cancer detection and help decrease breast cancer deaths. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:33:45 GMT 7791026 2012-01-11T18:33:45Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Mammogram-guidelines-What-s-changed/-/348/7791210/-/11ukme5/-/index.html I've heard there are new mammogram guidelines that call for beginning mammograms at age 50 instead of age 40. When should I start getting mammograms and how often should I have one? Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:33:45 GMT 7791210 2012-01-11T18:33:45Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Mobile-Mammography/-/348/7790230/-/csdo6m/-/index.html Featuring M. Kathleen Christian, MD, Breast Surgeon at Mayo Clinic Health System Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:27:22 GMT 7790230 2012-01-11T18:27:22Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Mammography-IQ-Answers/-/348/7790708/-/hmnft7/-/index.html Mammography IQ Answers Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:27:19 GMT 7790708 2012-01-11T18:27:19Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Atrial-fibrillation-from-MayoClinic-com/-/348/395968/-/10iow8c/-/index.html Atrial fibrillation is a common heart rhythm problem. More than 2 million Americans have this condition, which can cause palpitations, shortness of breath, fatigue and stroke. Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:57:57 GMT 395968 2011-08-15T20:57:57Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Heart-arrhythmias-from-MayoClinic-com/-/348/395858/-/7khx7v/-/index.html Heart rhythm problems occur when the electrical impulses in your heart that coordinate your heartbeats don’t function properly, causing your heart to beat too fast, too slow or irregularly. Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:13:21 GMT 395858 2011-08-15T20:13:21Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Heart-palpitations-from-MayoClinic-com/-/348/395850/-/kgga89/-/index.html Heart palpitations are the feelings of having rapid, fluttering or pounding heartbeats. Heart palpitations can be triggered by stress, exercise, medication or, rarely, an underlying medical condition. Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:09:18 GMT 395850 2011-08-15T20:09:18Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Cardiac-Catheter-Ablation-from-MayoClinic-com/-/348/395844/-/rv9h9lz/-/index.html Catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias is a procedure that can correct heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias). Ablation typically uses catheters — long flexible "plastic cables" inserted through a vein in your groin and threaded to your heart — to correct abnormal electrical problems in your heart that cause an arrhythmia. Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:06:30 GMT 395844 2011-08-15T20:06:30Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Atrial-Fibrillation-Catheter-Ablation-procedure-available-at-Mayo-Clinic-Health-System-in-La-Crosse/-/348/395840/-/shx4f2z/-/index.html This minimally invasive procedure is used to treat the most common cardiac abnormal rhythm seen nowadays, and does not require open-heart surgery. Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:55:37 GMT 395840 2011-08-15T19:55:37Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Heart-Arrhythmias-Quiz-Answers/-/348/393614/-/ud59f1z/-/index.html 1. Cardiac ablation is: • A procedure that can correct heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias) • Typically uses catheters, long flexible tubes inserted through a vein in your groin and threaded to your heart • Works by scarring or destroying tissue in the heart • All of the above Correct answer: All of the above Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:14:17 GMT 393614 2011-08-12T21:14:17Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Take-Our-Quiz-Test-Your-Heart-Arrhythmias-IQ/-/348/393612/-/6hy6i5z/-/index.html Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:12:04 GMT 393612 2011-08-12T21:12:04Z