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  1. Mayo Clinic Minute: You're washing your hands all wrong

    By Gregory Poland, MD on January 19, 2018
    The U.S. is in the midst of high cold and flu season. Along with getting the influenza vaccine, a twenty second way to prevent illness is to wash your hands properly. Knowing when and how to wash your hands will help you avoid sickness from the flu along with a number of diseases. 

  2. Infectious Diseases A-Z: Severe season for influenza

    By Thomas Boyce, MD on January 11, 2018
    Although it is early, it is already shaping up to be a severe season for influenza. Health officials say your best defense is to get vaccinated. 

  3. Mayo Clinic Minute: 'Fab 5' exercises to get you moving

    By Danielle Johnson on January 10, 2018
    Not having enough time to exercise is one of the top reasons people give up on their New Year's resolution to get in better shape. Danielle Johnson, a wellness physical therapist with the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program, has a solution that can not only help get a workout in during a busy workday, but can also make people more productive at work. 

  4. Mayo Clinic Minute: Why you should stop doing exercised you hate

    By Danielle Johnson on January 10, 2018
    With the start of a new year and a rush to join a gym and get in better shape, one of the top reasons many people won't follow through on their New Year's resolutions to exercise will be that they simply don't enjoy it enough. 

  5. Mayo Clinic Minute: Exercise might be key to slowing cognitive impairment

    By Ronald Petersen, MD, PhD on January 8, 2018

    New guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology recommend regular exercise rather than unproven medicines to slow the development of mild cognitive impairment. Dr. Ronald Petersen, director of the Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, was the lead author of the guidelines.