Health & Wellness - February 2016 Archives

Officials with the World Health Organization (WHO) are exploring a possible link between Zika virus and a neurological disorder called Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). GBS is a ...

E-cigarettes are big business. Some people who want to try vaping may have questions about safety. Right now, there aren't many definitive answers from scientific ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I woke up this morning with itchy, red welts covering my arms and legs. These have shown up every now and then ...

"She’s been wearing long sleeves even when it’s really hot out." "She refuses to go swimming even though it was her favorite summer ...

If you open up the toy boxes of many American girls, you will likely find Barbie dolls. Barbie has been around since 1959, and now ...

Bone health is important throughout our lives ... but it's crucial during childhood ... when we acquire nearly all of our bone mass. Building healthy bones ...

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES How to be happy: Tips for cultivating contentment Can you learn how to be happy? You bet. See how gratitude and ...

Urinary incontinence ... the loss of bladder control ... can be distressing and embarrassing. But just "living with it" isn't the only option. On the ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have a history of DES exposure in utero. Is it safe for me to use vaginal estrogen cream? Does using the ...

One year ago this month, teams of Mayo Clinic physicians were making complex plans to save a little girl with a very special heart. Baby Kieran had not yet ...

"Wherever you are right now, consider yourself a source of energy. What is the nature of the energy you are giving out, right at ...

It's heart month, and in this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Sharonne Hayes explains that when it comes to heart attacks, men and women ...