Mayo Clinic Minute - June 2018 Archives

Probiotics. They are marketed as popular health supplements. Are they helpful, harmful or hype? Dr. Robert Jacobson, a Mayo Clinic pediatrician says when science says probiotics ...

HIV is the virus that can lead to AIDS. A lot has changed about HIV/AIDS over the past 30 years. People with HIV are living ...

Are you listening to life at too high a volume and putting your hearing at risk? A recent study published in JAMA found that kids who listen ...

It's advice parents have been giving their children for generations. "When I was growing up, I remember my mother telling me, you know, not to go ...

A sunny day at the beach or pool can take a dark turn in seconds. "Drowning in this country remains one of the leading ...

If you're spending time outdoors in the brush, you're also at higher risk of brushing up against a poisonous plant. Exposure to plants like poison ...

For those living in the Southwest or those visiting the Southwest for the first time, it's important to be aware of the dangers of the ...

It's called "avocado hand," and fans of the fruit – both famous and not – are feeling the effects these days when they slice up ...

It's considered by most health experts to be the worst type of fat you can eat. So what's really wrong with having trans fat in ...

It's a hormone that makes men masculine. But it's often the one that causes the most confusion for men. So much of a man's ...

You're ready to drop some pounds and get your body ready for the beach. But what's the best way to lose those pounds: exercising or ...

You see them counted on food labels and now on restaurant menus. But do you know what calories are? Anya Guy, a Mayo Clinic ...