Health & Wellness - November 2015 Archives

Holidays are usually enjoyable. However, unhealthy habits can be attached to the parties and gatherings. Here are 10 tips from Allie Wergin, registered dietitian ...

This article first appeared June 1966 in the publication Mayovox. George B. Storey is in the insurance business in Washington, Illinois. He visits the Clinic every few years and sometimes (though not so often any more) he meets old friends. The old friends are fewer now because Mr. Storey is 87 and the years he spent in Rochester were between 1908 and 1913 when he was farm manager for Dr. C. H. Mayo. “Dr. Charlie owned about 600 acres when I came and he bought several more farms while I was here,” Mr. Storey recalls. “He used to say ‘I’m going to own enough land so that when I take a walk I won’t have to walk on anybody else’s property.’” Each farm had a foreman but Mr. Storey had overall charge. He remembers a Kentucky-bred horse he used to ride over the acres to keep an eye on things. Mayowood was built he thinks about 1909. Storey himself had a house by the creek and two of his five children were born there. He built a dam on the creek to improve the fishing. “Dr. Charlie had a free day a week and he always spent it on the farm. He’d say, ‘Storey, let’s take a walk,’ and we’d visit as many of the farms as we could and talk to the men working there. “You never had to explain things to him, or wait for him to decide. He’d look you right in the eye and make up his mind on the spot.

According to the American Cancer Society, tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the U.S. Despite that, some ...

Watch today's Mayo Clinic Minute Thursday, November 19 is the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout. That organization encourages people who smoke to snuff out ...

This story appeared November 10, 2015 In the Loop. The patient was scheduled for surgery at Mayo Clinic's Rochester campus the next day. Her ...

Mayo Clinic pediatrician Dr. Angela Mattke, answers your questions as part of the #AskTheMayoMom Periscope video event on Thursday, Nov. 19, 11 a.m. ET ...

Watch today's Mayo Clinic Minute Coffee drinkers may want a refill on their next cup of java. A recent study shows moderate intake of coffee may lower ...

November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, and Mayo Clinic Cancer Center experts are available to discuss this often fatal illness, risk factors, treatments and advances ...

More than 36 million people worldwide are living with HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. In the United States alone, more than 1.3 million Americans carry the virus — that's according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While there is no universal cure for HIV, there are better medical treatments available allowing more people to live longer and with a better quality of life. Mayo Clinic HIV specialist Stacey Rizza, M.D., says, "It is important that all adults in the United States be screened for HIV, so that those infected can be identified, linked to care and treated for HIV early in the disease. With effective HIV therapy, people can live long healthy lives and significantly decrease the chance of transmitting the virus to other people." What is HIV? HIV is a sexually transmitted infection. It can also be spread by contact with infected blood or from mother to child during pregnancy, childbirth or breast-feeding. Without medication, it may take years before HIV weakens your immune system to the point that you have AIDS. Having an HIV infection does not mean you have AIDS. Left untreated, the disease typically progresses to AIDS in about 10 years.  Symptoms of Acute HIV Fever Headache Muscle aches and joint pain Rash Sore throat Swollen lymph glands, mainly on the neck

Mayo Clinic is urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to keep the complexity and diversity of health care and patients in ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Once or twice a week my legs feel “jumpy,” to the point that I can’t fall asleep. Is this normal, or could it be restless legs syndrome? Does having restless legs syndrome usually mean that something else is wrong? ANSWER: If the sensation in your legs is making it hard for you to fall asleep, and it’s happening on a regular basis, you may have restless legs syndrome, or RLS. You may hear it called Willis Ekbom disease, too, based on the names of the physicians who first described this condition. RLS doesn’t lead to other health problems. But it can make it difficult to get a good night’s sleep. See your doctor to have your condition evaluated. Treatments are available that can often reduce or even eliminate RLS. Restless legs syndrome is characterized by an unpleasant or uncomfortable urge to move your legs. Some people describe it as a crawling, pulling or burning sensation in the thighs, calves or feet. The sensation is temporarily relieved when you get up and move around or when you shift or stretch your legs. RLS symptoms typically begin in the evening or at night after you have been sitting or lying down for some time.

Tuesday, November 17th at 1 pm ET Mayo Clinic is hosting a free, interactive webinar on obtaining greater fulfillment and less stress during the holidays. ...