Mayo Clinic Q & A - June 2016 Archives

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What is considered “low” for the diastolic number in a blood pressure reading? What would a low reading mean? If the ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My grandson is 11 and already has high cholesterol. He does not eat a lot of junk food and plays many ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What is better for sun protection: a chemical sunscreen or a physical sunscreen? Is it really necessary for me to wear ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I typically drink three or four cans of diet soda each day, and my doctor told me it may be the cause ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What would cause someone to become lactose-intolerant later in life? I’m in my 40s and have never had an issue with ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband frequently gets cold sores. Most of the time, it seems they are due to stress. We’ve been together for ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Every few months, I develop hemorrhoids that are quite painful, but, after a few days, they seem to go away on their ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m a 62-year-old man with no health problems. At my last checkup, my doctor recommended that I be tested for hepatitis C, ...