Tag: harvard health
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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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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 . . .
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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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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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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 . . .
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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 28, 2007 03:32 PM EDT --
Here is a little quiz to test your knowledge about osteoporosis:
Developing osteoporosis as you age is inevitable . . .
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February 05, 2008 05:37 PM EST --
Remember when it was so simple? Take two aspirin, call the doctor in the morning. Now we've got a staggering number of pain relievers to choose from. Picking the right one is enough to give you a . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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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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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October 10, 2007 03:22 PM EDT --
Many of my patients (and even more of my relatives) tell me that their arthritis pain is affected by weather. More remarkably, for many the joint symptoms precede weather changes. Often my patients . . .
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November 06, 2007 02:31 PM EST --
What do you know about dealing with ticks? You may have been told to touch the body of a tick that has bitten you with a hot match to try and make the tick fall off. Or perhaps you were advised to pull . . .
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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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September 29, 2008 05:12 PM EDT --
“I’m sorry I don’t remember your name, I’ve seen so many doctors…and why are you here, again?”
When I see patients in the hospital, I hear this a lot. That’s because people admitted to a hospital are . . .
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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 . . .
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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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