Health & Wellness - May 2018 Archives

Good nutrition is an important part of your overall health. A healthy diet should include a variety of ...

Acai berries: Do they have health benefits? The acai (ah-sigh-EE) berry is a grapelike fruit harvested from acai palm trees, which are native to the ...

Bladder cancer  Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers, affecting approximately 68,000 adults in the U.S. each year. Bladder cancer occurs more frequently ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is it true that frequently working with cleaning products can hurt your lungs? Are there certain kinds of products that should be ...

You're heading out the door for a day of fun in the sun with your family. You grab the sunscreen because you know a sun ...

Many teenagers, and sometimes their parents, think melanoma won't happen to people under 20. So skin cancer cases in young people aren't detected as early as ...

In this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Sanjay Bagaria, a surgeon at Mayo Clinic, will explain hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy — a cancer treatment using heated ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: If opioids are such a problem in our country, why are they used so often to treat pain? Aren’t there other effective ...

Many health care providers consider transfat to be the worst type of fat you can eat. Unlike other dietary fats, ...

The secret to making seared scallops at home is a hot pan, a little olive oil and fresh herbs. Perfectly cooked pan-seared scallops with olive ...

Baseball season is here. While that’s welcome news to players and fans, injury risks for youth baseball players are higher than one might expect. ...

An estimated 5.5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Alzheimer's disease progressively destroys memory and ...