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++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + ++++++++++++++++++++++++ HOSPITAL ROUNDS +++ +++ WHAT'S NEW IN TWIN CITIES HEALTH CARE ALLINA HEALTH FIRST TO OFFER ROBOTIC FIREFLY IMAGING DURING KIDNEY SURGERY Removing a tumor from a kidney is difficult even for an experienced surgeon. Sometimes the cancerous tissue is difficult to tell from noncancerous tissue. And, the blood ves- sels in the kidneys pose a major danger if accidentally cut. Abbott Northwestern Hospital, part of Allina Health, has a new imaging system that makes it easier for surgeons to spare cancer patients' kidneys during robotic surgeries. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++ +++++++ +++++++ +++++++ +++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ALLINA HEALTH BREAST PROGRAM EARNS NATIONAL AWARD FOR SYSTEM- WIDE BREAST CARE The Allina Health Breast Program was rec- ognized for work that began three years ago to ensure that patients receive consistently exceptional breast cancer care from diagnosis to recovery across the Allina Health system. The Virginia Piper Cancer Institute – Abbott Northwestern Hospital and Unity Hospital; the Mercy Hospital Cancer Program in Coon Rapids, MN; and the United Hospital Cancer Program in St. Paul, MN, have been selected to receive the Association of Community Cancer Centers 2012 Innovator Award. "It takes a long time to change outcome data, but if you concentrate on improving processes, you will improve outcomes," says Dan Dunn, M.D., a surgeon and Chair of the Allina Health Breast Program committee that includes 48 physicians, nurses, hospital sup- port staff and managers. ■ THAT'SNEWS Citrus Statins Could Lower Depression Risk in Cardiovascular Patients May Strike Down Stroke in Women INCORPORATING GRAPEFRUIT AND oranges into a balanced diet could boost women's defenses against ischemic stroke, according to a new study pub- lished in the journal Stroke. Conducted by the Norwich Medical School of the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom and led by Aedin Cassidy, professor of diet and health at Norwich Medical School, the study utilized data from the Nurses' Health Study. With information spanning 14 years and approximately 69,622 participants, the team looked at how differ- ent flavonoids found in fresh foods could positively affect health. Researchers found that women who consume a high amount of citrus fruit have a 19% lower ischemic stroke risk compared with women who eat less citrus. 14 | Twin Cities MD NEWS ■ MDNEWS.COM CHOLESTEROL-LOWERING MEDICATIONS, SUCH as statins, could have a mood-boosting effect for heart patients, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. Previous research by study leader Mary Whooley, M.D., professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, found that cardiovascular patients who are depressed are less likely to participate in healthy lifestyle changes such as exercise and regular medication intake. In the more recent study, of the 965 San Francisco Bay-area patients surveyed in 12 different outpatient clinics, approximately 65% of the patients took statins. Among the 776 patients who did not present depressive symptoms during a baseline period, a 48% reduction in the odds of being depressed during a six-year follow-up period was linked to statin use. This percentage was reduced to 38% after adjustment for potential cofounders. ADVERTISERS' INDEX Chu Vision Institute ......................................................................... 11 Crutchfield Dermatology .............................. Inside Front Cover The Davis Group ............................................................Back Cover Ear, Nose & Throat SpecialtyCare ............................................. 13 HealthPartners ................................................................................. 13 Minnesota Gastroenterology, P.A................................................7 MOFAS ..................................................................................................5 National Dizzy & Balance Center .................................................7 St. Paul Radiology ........................................... Inside Back Cover

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