Health & Wellness - April 2012 Archives

MEDIA ALERT: Experts Discuss Emotional Coping Strategies for Survivors There are more than 11 million cancer survivors in the United States, and during April, which is National ...

Chest pain is the No. 2 reason people seek emergency care at U.S. hospitals and it accounts for about $8 billion in health care costs ...

The Breast Cancer Genome Guided Therapy Study (BEAUTY Project) will help physicians tailor chemotherapy to breast cancer patients based on their individual genomes and the ...

An extensive investigation into hepatitis C infections in three transplant patients led investigators to uncover the route of transmission. Mayo Clinic shares the lessons learned. Findings ...

Excess Vitamin a May Increase Risk of Osteoporosis April 6, 2012 Dear Mayo Clinic: I've read that too much vitamin A can weaken ...

Cough That Lasts May Be Sign of Underlying Problem April 6, 2012 Dear Mayo Clinic: What could cause a cough that lasts for ...

Being in the hospital after major surgery is no fun. On top of dealing with pain, patients have to make sure they gather and retain ...

You can add lower gastrointestinal problems like ulcers, bleeding and perforations to the list of serious complications facing many rheumatoid arthritis patients.  In a recent ...

Tanning seems to be a year-round business but with recent news about melanoma increasing for people under forty, some might think twice before baking in the sun or ...

Mayo Clinic researchers are close to developing a quick noninvasive test that uses a small sample of a patient’s stool to check for specific DNA ...

Cancer cells in mice are reportedly being killed by a dietary supplement.  Mayo Clinic researchers say the supplement gamma-linoleic acid can inhibit the growth of a ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — April 2, 2012.  A study presented today by Mayo Clinic researchers at the American Association for Cancer Research(AACR) Annual Meeting 2012 in ...