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Mayo Clinic Minute: Managing muscle soreness
By Maggie Bryant on February 1, 2018Professional athletes spend countless hours training to be the best in their sports. But if you're a weekend warrior getting back into the game after some time away, Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine experts have some tips to prevent and treat muscle soreness. -
Infectious Diseases: How the flu makes us so sick
By Pritish Tosh, MD on January 31, 2018The flu season in the U.S. has already claimed a number of lives in what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has called one of the most severe flu seasons in nearly a decade. -
Mayo Clinic Minute: You're washing your hands all wrong
By Gregory Poland, MD on January 19, 2018The 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. -
Infectious Diseases A-Z: Severe season for influenza
By Thomas Boyce, MD on January 11, 2018Although 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. -
Mayo Clinic Minute: 'Fab 5' exercises to get you moving
By Danielle Johnson on January 10, 2018Not 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.