Health & Wellness - May 2017 Archives

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What’s the difference between palliative care and hospice care? ANSWER: People often confuse palliative care and hospice care, thinking they are ...

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. will experience a mental health condition in his or her ...

As the 2017 mosquito season gets underway in many warm areas of the nation, so do renewed concerns about Zika virus and its effect on human ...

As women age, they become less likely to get pregnant. For those who have decided they don't want any more children, when is it safe ...

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Cataracts: An overview If you're finding it harder to read, drive at night or see someone's expression, cataracts may be to ...

According the National Institutes of Health, there are more than 800,000 strokes each year in the U.S. A stroke occurs when the blood supply to ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm interested in the new procedure approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that can repair cartilage in the knee. How ...

Sweating and body odor are facts of life for most people. Heavy perspiration and body odor can happen when you exercise, when you're too ...

Quinoa is a gluten-free whole grain that cooks in just 15 minutes. It's often called a superfood, because it's packed with B vitamins, antioxidants ...

Doctors are using innovative procedures to improve the quality of life for people living with a blood vessel disorder called moyamoya disease. "With moyamoya, the ...

Brain tumors: Symptoms and causes The signs and symptoms of a brain tumor vary greatly and depend on the tumor's size, location and rate of ...

Mayo Clinic researchers are using tiny, custom-made particles to fight cancer. It's called nanotechnology, and Dr. Betty Kim and her team have figured out a ...