Health & Wellness - April 2016 Archives

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 serious birth ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have quite a few patches of skin that are much drier than others, including on my lower legs, knees and ...

The U.S. Transportation Department calls distracted driving a dangerous epidemic. Every day in America, at least eight people are killed and more than 1,100 are ...

Listen: Mayo Clinic Radio 04-23-16 On Mayo Clinic Radio, Dr. Stephanie Faubion offers advice to women going through menopause. Dr. Faubion is director ...

For women, there's no escaping menopause. And, while many women are happy to say goodbye to menstrual periods, menopause often brings with it a host of signs and ...

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Seasonal allergies: Nip them in the bud Spring's blooming flowers may not seem so pretty if you have seasonal allergies. Here's ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Are over-the-counter allergy medications safe to take year-round? I’ve been taking them for a couple of years, and they seem to ...

Zika virus has been reported in Belize, adding to the number of countries where Zika-infected mosquitoes have been found to be spreading the disease. In ...

For women, there's no escaping menopause. And, while many women are happy to say goodbye to menstrual periods, menopause often brings with it a ...

Did Healing Come Before Suffering? Dear friend, In the evolution of the universe, physics preceded chemistry, chemistry preceded biology, and biology—when it became ...

April is National Donate Life Month. On any given day, more than 120,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for lifesaving donor organs to ...

The medical journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings marks its 90th anniversary today. What began on April 21, 1926, as a way for Mayo physicians to exchange information has ...