Health & Wellness - November 2012 Archives

Featured Topic   Aging: What to expect Aging isn't glamorous, but you're not necessarily at the mercy of Mother Nature. Find out how healthy lifestyle choices can influence the way you age. Highlights Teen smoking: How to help your teen quit  Snoring  VBAC: Insight from a Mayo Clinic specialist Terminal illness: Supporting a terminally ill loved one Fainting: First aid  Expert Answers with Mayo Clinic Specialists   High-frequency hearing loss: Can hearing aids help? Rosacea treatment: Can light therapy reduce symptoms? Crohn's disease symptom: Is fatigue common? Rheumatoid arthritis: Can it affect the lungs? Bad breath: Could a tongue scraper help? Healthy Recipes  Southwestern chicken and pasta Chipotle spiced shrimp Black bean wrap Grilled pork fajitas

On the next program, we'll repeat a previous program on Food Addiction with Dr. Jon O. Ebbert .  Is there such a thing and does is account ...

Gunshot wounds are an obvious health risk during hunting season, but there are other dangerous accidents that can send hunters to the hospital or worse. ...

Child Who is Consistently Tired Despite Adequate Sleep Should Be Evaluated by Physician November 16, 2012 Dear Mayo Clinic: My 8-year-old is tired all the time even though ...

Epilepsy is a disease that can control your life. For example, the man you’re about to meet had to give up his driver’s license, his ...

JACKSONVILLE, Flórida — Um gene, tão poderoso que praticamente triplica o risco de desenvolvimento de doença de Alzheimer, foi descoberto por uma equipe internacional que ...

Country living has long been associated with good health and life longevity. Such could be the case for 112-year-old Anna Stoehr who lives on a farm near ...

An international team, including researchers from MayoClinic, has discovered a gene so powerful it nearly triples the risk of  Alzheimer’s disease. It is the most potent genetic ...

MEDIA ADVISORY: November is National Hospice Palliative Care Month, educating patients, families and physicans about the similarities and differences between hospice and palliative care. Many people think hospice and palliative care come at the end of life, and while both often play a key role, palliative care can also provide pain relief, symptom control, emotional comfort and spiritual support as patients recover from serious illnesses and surgeries. For instance, at Mayo Clinic palliative care teams include physicians, advanced-practice nurses, chaplains, licensed clinical social workers, pharmacists and physical and occupational therapists. Starting with their individual expertise, the members build a care plan that carefully considers each patient’s unique needs. Palliative care can transition into hospice care if the illness becomes terminal.  Donna Kamann, a palliative care nurse practitioner at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, explains these growing and evolving medical specialties and how they can help patients and their loved ones.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is not a disease but a group of symptoms that affects 10 to 20 percent of the population in developed countries. IBS is ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter developed numerous hemangiomas, most of them on her face and stomach, when she was a few months old. She is now 6 years old and they have not gone away. She is self-conscious of them and people are always asking about her condition. Is there a safe way to surgically remove them? Will she have them her whole life? I had been told they should resolve on their own before she was in school.   ANSWER:  Even though they usually are not present at birth, hemangiomas are considered a type of birthmark. Typically these red marks on the skin grow during a child’s first year of life and then begin to slowly shrink and fade. Hemangiomas can take a long time to go away and in some cases they never disappear completely. There are ways to remove hemangiomas that last or that cause problems.    Hemangiomas are caused by an abnormally dense group of extra blood vessels. Many hemangiomas appear as flat, red marks on the skin during the first several weeks or months of life. They can be on any part of the body, but are most commonly located on an infant’s face, scalp or neck.  

Featured Topic;  Bronchitis Often developing from a cold or other respiratory infection, acute bronchitis is very common. Chronic bronchitis, a more serious condition, is often due to smoking.   Highlights Breast lumps  Empty nest syndrome: Tips for coping  Testosterone therapy: Key to male vitality? Crohn's disease  Herbal supplements: What to know before you buy Expert Answers with Mayo Clinic Specialists Acute bronchitis: Is it contagious?  Pap smear: Still needed after hysterectomy?  LABAs for asthma — Should I stop taking them?  Digestion: How long does it take?  Rheumatoid arthritis diet: Do certain foods reduce symptoms? Healthy Recipes Potato soup with apples and Brie cheese  Sloppy joes Tuscan white bean stew Carrot soup