Health & Wellness - March 2018 Archives

Chronic kidney disease is the gradual loss of kidney function. Some people, including African-Americans, Native Americans and Asian-Americans, are at higher risk of developing chronic kidney ...

Every year approximately 50,000 Americans die from colorectal cancer. A month-long Mayo Clinic social media campaign aims to help change that. For ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I recently was diagnosed with breast cancer at 65. I have a strong family history of the disease. However, my doctor hasn’t mentioned ...

Americans threw away roughly 90 billion pounds of food last year. All that waste hits the pocketbook hard. Kate Zeratsky, a registered dietitian nutritionist ...

Norovirus is a highly contagious infection. It's a leading cause of illness and outbreaks from contaminated food in the U.S., and is often described by ...

Your skin is not only the biggest organ in your body, it’s also the most visible. Dermatology focuses on problems with skin, hair and nails. Conditions ...

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Prebiotics, probiotics and your health You are what you eat. Or more accurately, you are what you feed the trillions of ...

ESTIMADA MAYO CLINIC: Tengo 34 años y desde hace más de un año, mi marido y yo hemos estado intentado un embarazo sin éxito. Mis ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of death in cancers that affect men and women. The ...

You are probably aware of the important childhood vaccines recommended to prevent disease, but you may not realize that adults need vaccinations to stay healthy ...

Multiple myeloma is the second most common blood cancer, but most people haven’t heard of it until they or someone they know is diagnosed with ...

Precision medicine for breast cancer  Precision medicine for breast cancer is an approach to diagnosis, treatment and prevention that takes into account the genes you're ...