Health & Wellness - August 2016 Archives

The 2016 Olympic games are underway. Gold medal hurdler Aries Merritt came within an eye blink of making the U.S. team to defend his title. Only a scant .01 seconds at ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’ve heard that some foods that are labeled as “trans fat-free” actually may contain harmful trans fats. Is this true? ...

According to the Brain Injury Association of America, every 13 seconds, someone in the U.S. sustains a traumatic brain injury (TBI), which is caused ...

For many kids, summer is a time to stay up late, sleep in and hang out with friends. Waking up for that first day of ...

Imagine a gut bacteria so strong that it resists antibiotic treatment. Clostridium difficile (C-diff) can be difficult to treat, but a new approach — fecal microbiota ...

Many parents and caregivers are placing babies in unsafe sleeping environments associated with increased risks of death. That's according to a new ...

Listen: Mayo Clinic Radio 8/13/16 According to The North American Menopause Society (NAMS), up to 45 percent of postmenopausal women find sex painful, but fewer ...

Do you wash the avocados before cutting them up for guacamole? How about the melon you'll slice up for the fruit salad — does it get a rinse? ...

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Vaccines: Keep your child's shots on track Along with new pencils and notebooks, your child may need certain shots before ...

According to the North American Menopause Society (NAMS), up to 45 percent of postmenopausal women find sex painful, but fewer than a quarter of those ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My mother, age 64, has been on a weight-loss roller coaster for years. She will stick to a strict diet for ...

Prostate cancer treatment decisions If the first therapy to treat prostate cancer doesn't work, there are other options available — with one exception. ...