Mayo Clinic Minute - September 2016 Archives

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 ...

Turn on your TV, and you're likely to see advertisements about products and medications to help ease constipation. Some of those ads are geared toward ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says sales of prescription painkillers have increased dramatically in recent years. Some people who receive these medications may ...

What harm could there be in sharing prescription opioids with a friend or family member who is suffering with pain? Mayo Clinic pain medicine specialist ...

Pain is real and a major issue in America. According to the National Institutes of Health, pain affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease and cancer ...

Fentanyl is a man-made pain medication often prescribed after surgery or used for advanced cancer patients. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the ...

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, addiction to prescription opioid painkillers is real. Of the 21.5 million Americans 12 or ...

If your night was restless or the day is hectic, a quick nap can be a welcome break. Napping offers various benefits for healthy adults, including: ...

They call seven to eight hours “a good night’s sleep.” However, nearly half of respondents to a Mayo Clinic health survey say they get that amount of ...

The two most common reasons for hearing loss are age and a loud environment. “In both the natural aging process and in being exposed ...

Results from the latest Mayo Clinic National Health Check-Up put cancer at the top of a list of American health care concerns. Survey participants labeled brain cancer ...

September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Every year, more than 20,000 women will be diagnosed with this potentially deadly disease. Symptoms are often vague ...