Health & Wellness - April 2016 Archives

Imagine receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis at age 47. Now imagine calling that diagnosis "a gift." That's how Bonnie Dinneen Hedrick describes her diagnosis with ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What happens during a spinal adjustment? Can professionals other than chiropractors safely do spinal adjustments? ANSWER: Chiropractors commonly perform spinal ...

Do you wash your fruits and vegetables when you get home from the store? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says, in most cases, you should. 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 host of signs and ...

The Zika virus pandemic has grown to a global health concern. As world health leaders learn more about the mosquito-borne virus that causes birth ...

Immunization is one of the best ways you can protect yourself and your children against infectious disease. By stimulating your body's natural resistance to ...

Hepatitis C, one of several hepatitis viruses, is generally considered to be the most serious. Left untreated, hepatitis C can cause serious liver damage, cirrhosis ...

Listen: Mayo Clinic Radio podcast 04-16-16 On Mayo Clinic Radio, infectious diseases specialist Dr. Stacey Rizza outlines the risk factors for contracting hepatitis C, especially ...

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Oral health: A window to your overall health Did you know that problems in your mouth can affect the rest of ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My dad was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy at age 52. He has been on medication for a few months, but doctors ...

An outbreak of infections caused by a bacterium called Elizabethkingia (Eleeza-beeth-kin-gea) anophelis (a-na-fa-leez), first reported in Wisconsin, has now spread to Illinois and Michigan. The Centers ...

An international group of vaccine researchers is proposing a comprehensive research plan to tackle the risks of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, now confirmed to cause ...