Health & Wellness - October 2019 Archives

Whipping up healthy meals may be easier than you think. Use this guide to make simple ingredient substitutions to reduce salt and saturated fat — ...

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 ...

Wrinkles are a natural part of aging, especially for the face, neck, hands and forearms. But some people are more prone to wrinkles based on ...

The first successful surgical procedure using ether anesthesia was performed on Oct. 16, 1846. It's considered to be one of the most significant events in ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I recently was diagnosed with sarcoidosis, but I don’t currently have symptoms. What causes sarcoidosis? Could it go away on its own? ...

Just three weeks after a combined liver and kidney transplant at Mayo Clinic in Florida, Chris Nutter was able to fly to New York to ...

Amyloidosis (am-uh-loi-DO-sis) is a rare disease that occurs when a substance called amyloid builds up in your organs. Amyloid is an abnormal protein that is ...

Cuando de hacer dieta se trata, la gente tiende a extremar, dice el Dr. Donald Hensrud, director del Programa de Vida Sana de Mayo Clinic. Esa ...

Oct. 15 is Global Handwashing Day, a reminder of the importance of good hand hygiene. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says life ...

With more senior drivers on the roads than ever before, Dr. Ericka Tung, a Mayo Clinic internist and geriatrician, discusses the importance of keeping older ...

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), also referred to as sexually transmitted diseases, are at a record high in the U.S. Sexually transmitted infections increased for the fifth ...

THIS WEEK'S TOP TOPICSFlu shot: Your best bet for avoiding influenza Flu season is nearly here, so it's a good time to get vaccinated. This year's ...