Health & Wellness - June 2018 Archives

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 58 years old and have had watery diarrhea off and on for about six months. I thought it was irritable ...

Last summer, there were many reports in the news and on social media about “dry drowning” – where individuals, particularly children, drowned days or ...

Cryptosporidium infections are caused by microscopic parasites that are spread through drinking water or recreational water, such as swimming pools and hot tubs. These infections can ...

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Corns and calluses Summer's here, so it's time to break out the flip-flops and sandals. But what if painful and unsightly ...

It's not a discussion anyone wants to have, but, when it’s time for end-of-life care, there are decisions to be made and questions to answer ...

Are you listening to life at too high a volume and putting your hearing at risk? A recent study published in JAMA found that kids who listen ...

You’ve probably heard the saying, “The eyes are the window to the soul ...” But your eyes also may be a window to your overall ...

A Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences student combines immunology and nanotechnology to pursue treatments for brain cancer and stroke.  Von Roemeling ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: How long do I need to take beta blockers after a heart attack? ANSWER: Your health care provider likely will consider ...

Exercise intensity: Get the most out of your workout When you exercise, are you working hard or hardly working? Exercising at the correct intensity can ...

Prostate cancer brachytherapy: Can radiation pass to others?  Prostate brachytherapy is a form of radiation therapy used to treat prostate cancer. The radioactive "seeds" are ...

It's advice parents have been giving their children for generations. "When I was growing up, I remember my mother telling me, you know, not to go ...