Health & Wellness - October 2019 Archives

Secondhand cigarette smoke is a combination of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette and the smoke breathed out by smokers. Exposure to secondhand smoke ...

Rabies is a deadly virus spread to people from the saliva of infected animals, usually through a bite. In the U.S., rabies is mostly found ...

THIS WEEK'S TOP TOPICSNutrition rules that will fuel your workoutYour body needs the right fuel to run well, especially if you're active. What you eat ...

While you may think of bacteria as something bad that you should avoid, the bacteria inside your gut can keep you healthy. The human gastrointestinal tract harbors 100 ...

Playing the same sport for an entire year and nothing else. It's called "sports specialization." And it could be causing harm to your child's ...

Around 250,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in the U.S. every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Even as cancer treatments have become ...

Baby Zane Fouts’ boundless curiosity starts at his feet, which he grabs and plays with happily. The energetic boy who’s full of smiles is a ...

3D mammogramOctober is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and today, October 18, is National Mammography Day, as well. This is a good time to check ...

StutteringInternational Stuttering Awareness Day will be observed on Tuesday, Oct. 22, which makes this a good time to learn more about this speech disorder. Stuttering, ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I know HPV can cause cervical cancer, but recently I’ve heard it also can lead to throat cancer. How common is throat ...

U.S. beverage companies spend millions of dollars every year to market fun, fruity drinks to kids, according to Children's Drink Facts 2019, a report by ...

Does substituting honey for sugar make for a healthier diet? The answer depends on how much of the sticky sweetener you include in your day. In ...