Deb Balzer (@DebBalzer)

Many parents and caregivers may be faced with the difficult task of deciding when to keep their children out of day care or school when[...]

CBD has surpassed all other supplements in history in terms of rapid rise in sales and use in the U.S., says Dr. Brent Bauer, director[...]

If you encountered someone who is not breathing and unresponsive, would you know how to give CPR? Even if you are not trained, starting compressions[...]

There is a widespread outbreak of hepatitis A in communities across the U.S. "Hepatitis A is a highly contagious virus that can cause infection and[...]

If you could protect your children now from a potential cancer later in life, would you? Dr. Gregory Poland, director of the Mayo Clinic Vaccine[...]

As children around the nation get ready to return to the classroom, there is one important lesson they should learn at home. It's called cough[...]

As families around the country get ready to send their children off to school — and some for the first time — it's important to[...]

Measles infections are now confirmed in 30 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "We have more measles cases than we have[...]

More than 1 million Americans each year become sick with salmonella infection. Most people get sick from eating foods contaminated with salmonella bacteria including fresh[...]

A better, more effective flu vaccine is a matter of when — not if — says Dr. Gregory Poland, director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research[...]

When it comes to dieting, people tend to go to extremes, says Dr. Donald Hensrud, director of the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program. And that's[...]

An upset stomach can be a result of many things. When symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea and fever, chances are it's a viral infection. "A viral[...]