Health & Wellness - November 2016 Archives

Take advantage of upcoming holiday gatherings to find out what medical conditions and traits are common among your family members. Having access to this vital information may reveal the history of ...

As the U.S. celebrates another Great American Smokeout, there’s good news about smoking rates. The overall and daily smoking rates continue to decline, according ...

ESTIMADA MAYO CLINIC: Hace pocos meses, mi hija de 12 años y yo estuvimos en un vuelo con mucha turbulencia y eso fue realmente perturbador ...

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 ...

A vaginal yeast infection is a fungal infection that causes irritation, discharge and intense itchiness of the vagina and the vulva — the tissues at ...

November is Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month. Pulmonary hypertension is a disease that, because of its name, sometimes is confused with high blood pressure. But, pulmonary hypertension is ...

Quit smoking, gain weight: Is it inevitable? Thinking of quitting smoking tomorrow for the American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout but worried you'll gain weight? ...

Monica Fleegel was an infant when her parents realized she was "allergic" to the sun. At least that's what they were told was causing the ...

The eye’s outermost tissue, the cornea, is a bit more substantial than you might imagine. It’s made up of lots of types of cells and ...

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the opioid crisis is real. They report that, in 2012, more than 2 million people in the ...

The pace of life today is crazy. Many people juggle multiple responsibilities — work, home life, caregiving and relationships. How many times have you felt ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was diagnosed with benign prostatic hypertrophy last year, and my doctor said at the time that there was no need ...