Health & Wellness - August 2016 Archives

Addyson Cordes is a fighter. Diagnosed at 13 months old with a "rare and aggressive" brain tumor (atypical teratoid rhabdoid), Allyson was put through ...

To the uninitiated, cardiovascular disease, body mass index and eating disorders may seem unrelated to bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic depression. Yet, researchers ...

New recommendations that all U.S. donated blood be tested for Zika virus have been issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The plan ...

Flooding has ravaged multiple regions of the U.S., causing extensive damage. As the nation recovers from this flooding, Mayo Clinic Health System physicians have several ...

An article in Pediatrics reports that more parents are refusing to vaccinate their kids, because they think vaccines may be unnecessary. Mayo Clinic experts say ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Years ago, after going through infertility testing, my doctor told me someone would love a bone marrow transplant from me because ...

Children must get plenty of sleep to perform well in school. After a summer of staying up late and then sleeping in, many kids are out ...

Are you looking to be more physically active? If you’re planning to do more exercise or play more sports, beware of overuse injuries. Overuse ...

Ever feel like there's nonstop negative chatter in your head? Do you find yourself obsessing about a single misstep for a whole workday? One Mayo ...

Varicose veins — those gnarled, enlarged veins — usually show up in your legs and feet, because standing and walking upright increases the pressure in ...

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Aerobic exercise: How to warm up and cool down A warmup and cooldown may add a few minutes to your ...

While many people are concerned about what they eat and their body image, eating disorders are marked by extremes. Most eating disorders involve focusing too ...