Tag: harvard health
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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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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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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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December 03, 2007 05:58 PM EST --
I must admit, I always have to laugh when I read those lists of things you’re supposed to do when you’re feeling stressed and the urge to snack hits. “Take a bubble bath” is always . . . 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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February 25, 2008 02:30 PM EST --
Years ago in my medical practice I saw a woman in her late forties who was gaining weight despite no change in her diet or exercise. She felt tired and completely disinterested in sex, and she started . . . more
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April 24, 2007 02:41 PM EDT --
Why would two people with cancer receive different treatments? Patients often ask me this when they find out that they are being prescribed a medication that is different than the one that worked for their . . . more
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May 01, 2007 12:24 PM EDT --
If you’re confused about what screening tests you need, you’re not alone. Screening seems like a no-brainer. Catch a disease early and deal with it before it causes trouble. Unfortunately, . . . more
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July 03, 2007 12:12 PM EDT --
It’s a common sight: people carrying water bottles at the mall, around the office, wherever they go. It’s enough to make you wonder whether dehydration is a major public health . . . 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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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 02, 2008 11:20 AM EDT --
I have a neighbor who prides himself on having the perfect lawn. He spends hours each week tending, mowing, and weed-whacking his yard. I get tired just watching him.
Perfectionism can be exhausting. . . . 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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June 24, 2008 11:36 AM EDT --
A few months ago in this space I said that until about 10 years ago, experts thought they knew all there was to know about vitamin D: its job was to help keep bones strong, and most people got all . . . more
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May 08, 2007 10:15 AM EDT --
How much money did you spend on prescription drugs last year? $500? $1,000? So much that you don’t want to think about it?
You probably know as well as any health-care analyst that the cost of prescription . . . more
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May 29, 2007 12:50 PM EDT --
In Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, Konstantin Levin keeps himself strong and healthy by tending to his immense farm, even taking up a scythe to mow his fields. Perhaps you are a modern day Levin who, in part, . . . more
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