Health & Wellness - April 2016 Archives

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is surgery for Dupuytren’s contracture safe? What kind of results can I expect after surgery? Are there any alternatives to surgery? ...

Tastes change during cancer treatment: Try more vegetables Spring heralds the time for fresh vegetables. Here's how to add more of them to your diet ...

A recent study found that bedbugs, like some other insects, have distinct color preferences. Researchers discovered bedbugs are drawn to red and black and repelled ...

A growing number of law and health care agencies are working to make naloxone (Narcan), available without a prescription. The drug is used to treat an opioid emergency, ...

A Mayo Clinic seminar with a surgical twist recently gave high school students a chance to feel what it’s like to be a medical ...

The choice to be fully present. Dear friend, As I am driving to work in the morning, I see a school bus, ...

“Thinking about what is in the bottom of your freezer and what year it was frozen can be overwhelming,” says Amanda Leisenheimer, registered dietitian ...

Zika virus is a growing public health concern in the U.S. Zika virus disease is especially dangerous to pregnant women, because of its link to ...

Some of us have a hard time deciding what we want to be when we grow up. Bobbi Pritt, M.D., director of Mayo Clinic's ...

Oftentimes, food items can expire in the refrigerator or may get stuck in the far back corner, resulting in forgotten, potentially expired items. Sometimes, ...

With spring often comes spring cleaning. You may have a chance to clean your house inside and out. However, what about your pantry? How often ...

The opioid epidemic in the U.S. has lawmakers working on legislation to tackle the growing problem —  one the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says has quadrupled, ...