Health & Wellness - December 2012 Archives

Mayo Clinic is receiving funding from the Biomarkers of Gut Function and Health program to identify and validate biomarkers that can guide new ways to improve the ...

Mayo Clinic on Pregnancy is a free app developed by Mayo Clinic, leveraging the medical and lifestyle expertise of specialists in obstetrics and gynecology, genetics, nutrition, midwifery ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC:  Can type 2 diabetes be cured just by losing weight?   ANSWER: Losing weight can have a big impact on diabetes. Although it might not cure type 2 diabetes in every case, getting to a healthy body weight does have that potential for many people. Even if it doesn’t completely cure the disease, losing weight may make it possible for people with diabetes to take less medication. It often helps manage or prevent some of the health problems that can come with diabetes, too.  People who have diabetes have too much sugar in their blood. This happens because of a problem with the hormone called insulin. Insulin is made in the pancreas — a gland located just behind the stomach. When you eat, the pancreas releases insulin into your bloodstream. The insulin allows sugar to enter your cells, lowering the amount of sugar in your blood.   If you have type 2 diabetes, the pancreas does not make enough insulin or your body cannot use insulin as well as it should. So sugar cannot move into your cells. Instead, it builds up in your blood.  

Many people who have been through cancer and its treatment have trouble with their recovery because of severe, debilitating fatigue that can last for months ...

Featured Topic Stress and high blood pressure: What's the connection?   Even though stress hasn't been proven to cause high blood pressure, reducing your stress can help control your blood pressure by improving your general health. Highlights   Weight loss: Gain control of emotional eating Long-term care: Early planning pays off  First trimester pregnancy: What to expect  Snacks: How they fit into your weight-loss plan  Thermometer basics: Taking your child's temperature  Expert Answers with Mayo Clinic Specialists  Lupus: Can it cause hair loss?  Fiber supplements: Safe to take every day?  Organic baby food: Better for baby?  Ovarian cysts and fertility: Is there a connection?  Granuloma: What does it mean?   Healthy Recipes     New York strip steak with whiskey-mushroom sauce  Lemon rice with golden raisins and almonds  Pork medallions with herbs de Provence  Lima bean ragout with tomatoes and thyme

It seems long hours in the hospital are causing more than stress and fatigue among doctors-in-training — they’re crashing, or nearly crashing, their cars after work. ...

As the nation tries to comprehend and cope with the tragedy in Connecticut, which has taken so many lives, conversations turn to several issues including post-traumatic stress.  State police personnel led children from the school, following the shooting. (Courtesy of Shannon Hicks, NewtownBee.com / December 14, 2012 via Hartford Courant)Mayo Clinic's Edward T. Creagan, M.D. offers advice when helping someone cope with stress brought on by a traumatic event. A person with acute stress disorder (ASD) has stress symptoms during the first month after the traumatic event. If your loved one has symptoms that last longer than a month and make it hard to go about daily routines, go to work or school, or handle important tasks, he or she could have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Whether your loved one has ASD or PTSD, assessment and counseling (psychotherapy) by a professional can make a critical difference in recovery. Encourage him or her to talk to a doctor or trained mental health provider. You can also help through supportive listening — without attempts to "fix" the situation. Be willing to listen, but don't push. Make sure your loved one knows that you want to hear about his or her feelings. But if the person isn't ready or willing to talk about it, don't push. Just reassure your loved one that you'll be there if and when he or she is ready. Choose a time to talk. When you're both ready to talk, choose a time and place where you'll be free of distractions and interruptions. Then truly listen. Ask questions if you don't understand something. But avoid any urges to second-guess, to give advice or to say, "I know just how you feel." Recognize when to take a break. If you sense that the conversation is becoming too intense for your loved one, suggest that you stop for now and take up the conversation again on another day. Then follow through.

Losing Weight Can Have Big Impact on Those with Diabetes December 14, 2012 Dear Mayo Clinic: Can type 2 diabetes be cured just ...

Numerous Conditions Can Increase Risk of Fatty Liver Disease December 14, 2012 Dear Mayo Clinic: Is nonalcoholic fatty liver disease treatable? Answer: ...

  "DAMAGE TO HEART MUSCLE FROM A HEART ATTACK CAN BE REVERSED BY DIET & EXERCISE"  Find out the answer on Mayo Clinic Weekend this Saturday! You may ...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A adição do medicamento trastuzumab à quimioterapia previne a recorrência de câncer e assegura maior tempo de sobrevivência a um grande ...

JACKSONVILLE, Flórida, 11 de dezembro de 2012 — Pesquisadores da Clínica Mayo de Jacksonville, Flórida, descobriram um processo celular tóxico que causa danos a uma ...