Health & Wellness - July 2016 Archives

Conventional wisdom says it takes five to seven attempts for most smokers to quit, but a new study published in BMJ Open says those estimates ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Our 3-month-old is on formula and gets really fussy sometimes after she eats. It seems like she’s in pain. When we ...

Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin This common form of skin cancer usually isn't life-threatening, but it can be aggressive in some cases. Learn ...

Whether you’re camping, hiking or just playing near woods, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says tick bites should be top of mind. Ticks live ...

This article first appeared Sept. 8, 1967, in the publication Mayovox. Hanging the Marble. . . Last April the first marble for Mayo ...

Assume the consciousness of a tree to attain the ultimate wisdom. Dear friend, I want to be like a tree. I want ...

The risk of concussions in youth sports like football and hockey are always in the news. But concussions don’t just happen because of collisions on ...

A position paper issued today by the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) recommends against contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) for average-risk women with breast cancer ...

Does what you eat matter when it comes to brain health? Mayo Clinic experts say what's good for the body is also good for the ...

Conventional wisdom says it takes five to seven attempts for most smokers to quit, but a new study published in BMJ Open says those estimates ...

Incidence of head and neck cancers – usually defined as malignancies above the collarbone but outside the brain – are on the rise, according ...

Ask a 10-year-old boy what he wants for his birthday, and you're likely to get an answer like: games, toys, a new bike, or maybe ...