Health & Wellness - November 2016 Archives

An inguinal hernia occurs when tissue, such as part of the intestine, protrudes through a weak spot in the abdominal muscles. The resulting bulge ...

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November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month. Epilepsy, also known as a seizure disorder, is a neurological condition affecting the nervous system. Epileptic seizures are caused by disturbances in the ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: At my last mammogram, I asked my doctor if I could be tested for the breast cancer gene. She didn’t think ...

Listen: Mayo Clinic Radio 11/19/16 On Mayo Clinic Radio, Dr. Kathy Hudson, deputy director for science, outreach, and policy at the National Institutes ...

Stay healthy this Thanksgiving by ensuring your food is safe.  Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist Dr. Pritish Tosh says the No. 1 thing you can do to prevent illness ...

On this special Thanksgiving edition of Mayo Clinic Radio, you’ll hear from three patients who have reason to give thanks. First, we revisit an unusual transplant ...

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Get moving to manage stress Need a break from the news headlines? Feeling anxious about family gatherings this week? Virtually ...

Precision medicine is a new approach to disease treatment and prevention based on people’s individual differences in genes, environment and lifestyle. On the next Mayo ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I recently read about a study that showed women should not have their ovaries removed before menopause because of the increased ...

Common warts are small, grainy skin growths that occur most often on your fingers or hands. Rough to the touch, common warts also often feature ...

This article first appeared in April 1981, in the publication Mayovox. The invisible Mayo staff Rarely seen, custodians exert quiet influence on image. ...