Tag: harvard health publications
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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’ . . .
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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, . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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, . . .
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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 . . .
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June 05, 2007 11:07 AM EDT --
Excess body weight increases your risk for more than 50 different health problems. These health conditions include the nation’s leading causes of death — heart disease, stroke, and certain . . .
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June 11, 2007 05:32 PM EDT --
Depression and diabetes run together often enough that researchers have long wondered if one might cause the other. There’s little doubt that living with a hazardous chronic condition like diabetes . . .
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July 10, 2007 02:52 PM EDT --
This week I brought my 10-month old in to see the pediatrician. I was worried about an ear infection. “He has had a high fever for two nights,” I explained, “and do you see all that yellow . . .
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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? . . .
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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 . . .
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March 13, 2008 12:37 PM EDT --
You turn one way, toss over to the other side, and then try lying on your back. No matter which position you take you just cannot fall asleep! We all have restless nights and unfortunately some have more . . .
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May 22, 2007 12:42 PM EDT --
As a pediatrician, I am a big fan of breastfeeding. There is overwhelming data to show that not only is it great for the health of babies, it’s great for the health of moms -- and that’s on . . .
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June 05, 2007 11:45 AM EDT --
Not all fat is the same. So it’s not just how much fat you have that’s important for your health. It’s where that fat is located.
Most of our body fat sits under the skin. This fat, . . .
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June 29, 2007 11:52 AM EDT --
One of the most common phone calls I receive is from a patient with vaginal bleeding during pregnancy. Understandably, she is often very worried that she is having a miscarriage. Bleeding can be . . .
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July 03, 2007 10:32 AM EDT --
Nutritionists are often asked, "Which is better: tap water or bottled water?" Surprisingly, very little objective, credible research exists to answer this question. This means that deciding which . . .
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July 10, 2007 02:17 PM EDT --
Every time you take antibiotics, sensitive bacteria are killed, but resistant germs may be left to grow and multiply. These bacteria might cause an illness at a later time, and antibiotics would be ineffective . . .
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July 24, 2007 12:29 PM EDT --
We hear about the epidemic of childhood obesity on the news so much these days that it’s easy to stop paying attention. We hardly listen when they tell us, yet again, about the scary statistics. . . .
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August 03, 2007 04:25 PM EDT --
This blog is dedicated to those “Yikes—what is happening to me?!?” symptoms that often occur after the delivery of a baby. My patients have been shocked to find themselves battling . . .
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August 06, 2007 01:30 PM EDT --
During young adulthood, sleep patterns usually seem stable but in fact are slowly evolving. Between age 20 and age 30, the amount of deep sleep drops by about half, and nighttime awakenings double. By . . .
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