Tag: harvard
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September 04, 2008 10:04 PM EDT --
The New York Post and Wall Street Journal ran articles during the Olympics making the claim that Michael Phelps’ diet contains 12,000 calories each day. It could be true. Phelps is 6’4”, and weighs . . . more
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March 10, 2008 01:49 PM EDT --
Several patients I'm treating for depression also suffer from migraine headaches. One of them asked me recent if there is any connection between the two. Definitely—but it's a bit complicated. . . . more
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September 02, 2008 11:04 AM EDT --
In the next week or two, thousands of young people will leave home for their first year in college. Within a few months they will acquire knowledge, new friends, greater maturity, and...extra pounds. . . . more
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February 21, 2008 12:01 PM EST --
New Year's resolutions often serve as great motivators to get us to the gym, but what motivates you after the champagne and party hats are gone? How do you find the motivation to make it to the gym? . . . more
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February 25, 2008 02:45 PM EST --
Last night, I had a big meal and then went to bed. I felt full and thought about the medical myth that patients often ask me about—does eating late at night lead to weight gain?
I love . . . more
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March 24, 2008 10:16 AM EDT --
Believe it or not, the brief exposure to nutrition I received in medical school in the early 1980s focused almost entirely on vitamin deficiencies. We medical students learned about scurvy and rickets, . . . more
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March 17, 2008 05:23 PM EDT --
Here's a joke my patients seem to like: A guy goes to the doctor, who tells him he has to give up smoking, drinking, and sex. Guy says, "Gee, doc…will that really help me live longer?" . . . more
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June 10, 2008 11:52 AM EDT --
Even though fatigue is one of the most common medical complaints, you may feel hesitant about making a doctor's appointment just to say you lack energy. But don't wait until you're so tired . . . more
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June 17, 2008 05:24 PM EDT --
When it comes to foods that prevent or promote disease, experts know less about dietary protein than they do about fats and carbohydrates. Still, large ongoing studies have revealed some connections between . . . more
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May 08, 2007 10:40 AM EDT --
Americans take a lot of medicines. I am a Primary Care Physician, and much of my life's work is helping people prevent health problems. I recommend a growing number of medicines to guard my patients’ . . . more
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September 25, 2007 12:58 PM EDT --
These days, I’m doing something in my pediatric practice that I didn’t plan on doing: I’m giving medications to children with attention problems.
When I started working in pediatrics . . . more
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January 21, 2008 11:06 AM EST --
Recently I had coffee with a friend who is worried about her 86-year-old mother, who lives in the Midwest. "Lately it seems like she's worried about everything," my friend told me. "She . . . more
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February 04, 2008 01:32 PM EST --
Depression is so common that it is sometimes easy to overlook. This is especially true when it occurs in men, who seem to have a harder time than women recognizing it in themselves. And they also are . . . more
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February 25, 2008 01:47 PM EST --
It's become a tradition in my family. After we drop our kids at camp near Augusta, Maine, we stop in Freeport on our drive back to Boston.
Freeport is the home of clothing retailer L.L. Bean, which . . . more
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March 03, 2008 11:15 AM EST --
I'm sure you've seen the commercials for Chia Pets, the ceramic planters made in different shapes that, when you spread seeds on their surface, grow "hair" or "fur". The latest . . . more
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March 11, 2008 10:27 AM EDT --
Some nights the newscasts make it seem unsafe to eat, breathe, exercise, or sit still. Yet even as the number of hazards in our daily lives seems to be multiplying, reports of treatment breakthroughs . . . more
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June 10, 2008 11:54 AM EDT --
Looking for energy from a bottle? You wouldn't be alone. So-called energy drinks have become the fastest selling category in the beverage industry. Americans spent $744 million on these beverages . . . more
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August 07, 2007 11:24 AM EDT --
By Howard LeWine, M.D.
Obesity is contagious. It spreads from person to person, but not in the same way as germs or viruses. You don’t need to be standing near someone who is overweight to catch . . . more
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August 21, 2007 03:06 PM EDT --
When a patient receives a diagnosis of cancer, fear, disbelief, concern, anxiety and sometimes anger are the emotions often felt. In great part, these very justified emotions are due to the notorious fashion . . . more
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August 28, 2007 03:32 PM EDT --
Here is a little quiz to test your knowledge about osteoporosis:
Developing osteoporosis as you age is inevitable . . . more
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