The chest wall pain that is not a heart attack

The chest wall pain, known as costochondritis, it has nothing to do with the heart, but when a sharp pain that occurs suddenly or gradually, it may seem to associate with a heart attack. The Mayo Clinic Health Letter offers an overview of this condition is usually temporary. Costochondritis is due to...

You know what really is inside that hot dog?

Are you one of those who enjoy a good hot dog for lunch, weekend barbecues with family or simply to stave off hunger? Then perhaps this new information may be of interest. Recently was published a new report from the Department of Agriculture (USDA for its acronym in English) which lists 64 cases from...

If symptoms do not bother, usually does not need treatment deviated septum

ESTIMATED MAYO CLINIC: Is it worth fixing a deviated septum that just cause problems? Sometimes I have slight problems with sinuses, but wanted to avoid surgery. Should I consider that, anyway, I shall end by operation? Response from Dr. John Pallanch, Otorhinolaryngology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota,...

Knee replacement offers patients a renewed attitude toward life

Annually, more than half a million adults in the United States is undergoing a joint replacement of the knee. The August issue of “Mayo Clinic Health Letter” A review of knee replacements, also called knee arthroplasty that relieve pain and improve function of the knee joint that is seriously...