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It has the runny nose, the persistent cough and the watery eyes. The only common thing about the common cold is what a common pain in the -- everything -- it is. But with a billion instances of the cold in the U.S. every year, why haven't scientists found a cure?
The St. Anthony Residence is home to chronic alcoholics and is operated by Catholic Charities. The mission is not to treat or cure alcoholics of their addiction, but rather to reduce harm -- to both themselves and others.
Good eating habits need to start young -- really young, as in the first months of infancy.
Mayo Clinic has opened an information office in Ecuador, its fourth international administrative services location.
Free, confidential HIV testing is being offered this week in conjunction with the 11th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Monday.
On Monday, a Minneapolis lawmaker will introduce a bill that could answer a recent mystery surrounding Lou Gehrig's Disease.
A Minneapolis dance company is getting attention from across the country for what it's doing for our seniors.
On a winter night, most children are warm in their beds. But 10 years ago, a mother and father awoke to discover their 2-year-old was missing. He'd wandered out of their farmhouse near Eau Claire in the middle of the night.
Whether it's the ibuprofen that expired last year or the aspirin that expired five years ago, almost all of us have some expired medications in our cabinet.
The Mayo Clinic says it has received its largest gift ever from a living individual.
The U.S. Senate blocked an effort by Republicans to repeal President Obama's health care bill Wednesday, but the future of the law is still in jeopardy. A federal judge on Monday ruled it unconstitutional, because of the mandate that individuals buy health insurance.
The National Institute of Health says about 65 percent of babies use pacifiers and 45 percent of toddlers find comfort at their finger tips as thumb suckers. So, should parents worry? Just a little.
There are new federal government guidelines about how much salt you should eat in a day.
The flu season can have several peaks in the course of the winter. There have been two flu-related deaths in Minnesota but overall, it's been a normal season.
Bears hibernate in winter so why can't humans? Professor Lester Drewes of the University of Minnesota-Duluth thinks it could happen -- someday.
