Health & Wellness - May 2012 Archives

Mayo Clinic obesity experts are available to comment on the proposal to ban super-sized soft drinks in New York City.  Michael Jensen, M.D., endocrinologist ...

High doses of the herb American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) over two months reduced cancer-related fatigue in patients more effectively than a placebo.  Mayo Clinic researchers ...

Blinking should be painless, but for many dry eye sufferers, it hurts and affects everyday activities like driving, using the computer and watching TV.  People with ...

ROCHESTER, Minnesota - 29 de mayo de 2012.  Estos son los puntos más destacados de la edición electrónica de Discovery's Edge, revista sobre las investigaciones ...

ROCHESTER, Minnesota — 29 de mayo de 2012.  En Mayo Clinic, el nombre del Dr. Clifford Jack Jr. se vincula con lo último en imágenes ...

There's nothing like a good night's sleep...but for people with obstructive sleep apnea, decent shut-eye is hard to get.  They often snore and repeatedly stop ...

Inflammatory Disorder Treatment Involves Careful Medication Management May 25, 2012 Dear Mayo Clinic: My mother was just diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica. What is it, ...

Toddler Withholding Bowel Movements May Need Reassurance May 25, 2012 Dear Mayo Clinic: Every time my 2-year-old granddaughter feels a bowel movement coming she ...

A top panel of medical experts, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, issued a decision this week in a long-debated men’s health controversy.  The panel concluded that no man of any ...

The number of people contracting the hard-to-control bacterial infection Clostridium difficile is increasing.  According to Sahil Khanna, M.D., Mayo Clinic Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, “We have ...

TEMPE, Arizona — 23 de mayo de 2012.  Los Servicios de Salud de la Universidad Estatal de Arizona (ASU, por sus siglas en inglés) se ...

ROCHESTER, Minnesota — 23 de mayo de 2012.  Los medios para evaluar el riesgo de sufrir enfermedades cardíacas normalmente utilizados por los médicos, a menudo, ...