Harvard Medical School Commentaries on Health
Harvard Medical School Commentaries on Health
Editor: Harvard Health Publications
Publication Year: 2019
Publisher: Harvard Health Publications
Price: Core Collection Only

ISBN: N/A
Category: Health & Medicine - Health
Image Count:
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Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
Commentaries written by Harvard physicians on the questions that people face every day related to fitness, nutrition, parenting, heart health, mental health, men's and women's health.
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Table of Contents
- 10 Flu Myths
- 10 myths about heart disease
- 10 New Year's Resolutions for Good Health
- 10 Osteoporosis Myths
- 10 Ways To Make Your Recipes Healthier
- 12 “superfoods” you should be eating
- 2006 Update on Childhood and Adolescent Immunizations
- 2009 Immunization Schedule
- 2010 Immunization Schedule
- 2011 Immunization Schedule
- 2015 Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule
- 7 simple changes lower stroke risk
- A ‘Magnetic’ Approach to Treating Depression
- A Dangerous Myth: It's Over-the-Counter, It Must Be Safe
- A Disease-Prevention Diet for Men
- A Free Program for Families Dealing with Mental Illness
- A Guide to Health Clubs
- A Hairy Situation
- A Handful of Fingernail Myths
- A More Rational Approach to Dietary Supplements
- A New Clue to Bipolar Disorder
- A New Diet To Manage Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- A Parent's Life
- A Scorecard on Supplements
- A Sunny Outlook Is Good for Your Health
- Abdominal Obesity and Your Health
- Accutane, Pregnancy, and Mental Health
- Acne -- What Parents Need to Know
- Acne And The Role Of Diet
- Acupuncture for Erectile Dysfunction?
- Adding a Pet to the Family
- Age and Arthritis - Facts and Fiction
- Air Pollution
- Airing Out a Lung Cancer Myth
- Airports - Avoid the High-Fat Food Trap
- Alkaline Diets and Cancer: Fact or Fiction
- All About Breastfeeding
- Allergies: When Nuts Are Not Healthy
- Alzheimer's Disease - Where Are We Today?
- Am I Sexually Normal?
- Anatomy 101
- Ancient Grains Are New Again
- Anemia, Fatigue and Iron Deficiency: Facts and Myth
- Angioplasty Or Bypass Graft Surgery?
- Anti-Acid Medicines - Is Long-Term Use Safe?
- Antibiotic Resistant Super Bugs
- Antidepressants -- A Treatment for Hot Flashes
- Anxiety and Heart Disease - What's the Connection?
- Are All NSAIDs Dangerous?
- Are All Steroids Bad?
- Are Beans the Magical Food?
- Are Beer And Wine Less Strong Than Liquor?
- Are Energy Drinks Safe?
- Are Moods and Behaviors Contagious?
- Are Multivitamins Worth the Money?
- Are the New Stents Safe?
- Are There Benefits to a ‘Base’ Tan?
- Are You Due for an Oil Change?
- Are you experiencing normal memory loss-or dementia?
- Are You In, Out or Post-Menopause
- Are You Paying Too Much for Your Heart Medications?
- Are You Sick of Morning Sickness?
- Are You Worried Well?
- Arthritic knees: Exercise can help, but don't overdo it
- Arthritis - From Myth to Fact
- Aspirin and Cancer -- Will a Tablet a Day Keep Tumors Away?
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Attention Shoppers: Beware Of Health Claims
- Autism - Act Early To Make a Difference
- Autism and Older Fathers
- Autism spectrum disorders revisited
- Avoiding Heat-Related Illness
- Baby Boomers and Hearing Loss
- Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
- Back to School Safety Tips
- Back To The Stone Age
- Backed-up bowels? Don't get stuck on daily ‘regularity’
- Balancing A Vegetarian Meal
- Banning Sweet Treats at School Parties
- Bath Salts -- A New Drug Risk Among Teens
- Beat the Heat - Stay Hydrated!
- Behavior Modification - Could it Help You Reach Your Weight-Management Goals?
- Behavioral cognitive therapy for addictions
- Best Bargain Bites
- Best medicine: The science of exercise shows benefits beyond weight loss
- Biking and Sex - The ‘Vicious Cycle’
- Birth-Control Pills 101
- Bladder Cancer - Men at Risk
- Blood Pressure and Your Brain
- Bone Up On Osteoporosis
- ‘Body Art’ And Your Teen
- Boosters for Antidepressant Treatment
- Botox for Men of a Certain Age
- Boy or Girl? Determining a Baby's Gender
- Brain Medicine - Reach Out and Touch Someone
- Brand Name vs. Generic Antidepressants: What's the Difference?
- Breakfast … Don't Leave Home Without It
- Breaking Down Bone Myths
- Breast Problems in Men
- Breathing Problems -- What Do they Mean?
- Bringing Down Stress Levels
- Broken Heart Syndrome
- Built for Motion: Take Charge of Your Body!
- Burning Calories with Exercise
- Busting Myths About Your Stomach
- Calcium - The Food vs. Supplement Debate
- Calling in the Replacements
- Can Coffee Really Stunt Your Growth?
- Can Diet Improve Arthritis Symptoms?
- Can Eating Peanuts Prevent Peanut Allergy?
- Can Exercise Be Bad for You?
- Can Nutritional Supplements Enhance Athletic Performance? Part 1
- Can Nutritional Supplements Enhance Athletic Performance? Part 2
- Can Sex Be a Health Hazard?
- Can Vitamin Supplements Protect Your Brain?
- Can We Predict Height
- Can You Be Overweight and Healthy?
- Can You Become Addicted to Chocolate?
- Can You Become Immune To Medications?
- Can You Really Throw Your Back Out?
- Can You Wear Out Your Joints?
- Can Your Diet Affect Fertility?
- Cancer Update: Two Studies Worth Heeding
- Cancer's Fine Line
- Car Safety Seats - Changes to Make Now
- Car-Seat Safety
- Carbohydrate Confusion
- Carbohydrates - Good or Bad for You?
- Cardiac Patients with Arthritis: Advice for the Post-Vioxx Era
- Caregiver Stress: Is There Help for the Helpers?
- Caution - Grapefruit and Medication
- Cautions About Reflux Relief
- Celiac Disease - An Overlooked Disorder
- Changes in the 2008 Immunization Schedule
- Cherries for Gout - Myth or Marvel?
- Child Abuse Prevention
- Childhood Immunization Update - 2007
- Children and Breakfast - Follow Your Intuition
- Children and Sleep: What Parents Need to Know
- Children and Swimming Lessons - What Parents Should Know
- Children and Teen Fitness
- Children Attacking Other Children
- Children's Headaches - What Parents Need to Know
- Chocolate - Health Boon or Bust?
- Chocolate: Just another Sweetie or the Real Thing?
- Choosing a Babysitter - What Parents Need To Know
- Choosing a Healthy Breakfast Cereal
- Choosing a Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Card
- Choosing a Preschool Program
- Choosing Your Six-Pack: Abdominal Muscles and Pot Bellies
- Chronic Constipation: A Strain on health
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Names and Claims
- Chronic Fatigue: When Exercise Makes You Feel Worse
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: It Takes Your Breath Away
- Circulation Troubles: What Do They Mean?
- Circumcision: What Parents Need To Know
- Circumspection For Circumcision
- Climate Change and Your Health
- Clinical Trials Part II
- Clinical Trials: Part I
- Coffee - Grounds For Concern?
- Cognitive enhancement therapy for schizophrenia
- Combating the Fungus Among Us
- Common Conditions with Misleading Symptoms
- Common Versus Rare Conditions
- Compulsive Buying - When Pleasure Turns to Pain
- Computer Use And Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Consternation About Constipation
- Contain Yourself -- The Language of Your Body's Linings
- Could your joint pain be bursitis?
- CPR: Less Effective Than You Might Think
- Cramps: What They Are, What To Do
- CT Scans of the Heart - Ready for Prime Time
- CT Scans: The Next Wave in Heart Care
- Cyberbullying
- Dance Your Way to Fitness
- Dealing With PMS
- Dealing with Unintentional Weight Loss
- Debating The Use Of Growth Hormone In Healthy But Short Children
- Debunking the 50-50 Heart Disease Myth
- December Holiday Safety Tips
- Decoding Common Skin Conditions
- Decoding Disease Names
- Decoding Food Labels
- Decoding the ‘Plasties’
- Decoding the ‘-Omas'
- Decrease your risk of falling
- Defending Against Disease With an Anti-Inflammation Lifestyle
- Depression in Children
- Despite Benefit, Drug Prices Still High For Seniors
- Detecting Heart Problems in Athletes
- Detox Diets - Purification or Pure Fabrication?
- Diet and ADHD
- Diet and Age Related Macular Degeneration
- Diet and Diverticulitis
- Diet Soda -- Is it Really an Alternative?
- Discount Prescription Drugs and Medicare
- Disease-Fighting Phytonutrients
- Diseases Named After Geographical Locations
- Dissolving the Mysteries of Salt
- Distracted Driving - Fast Lane to Disaster
- Ditch the Gluten, Improve Your Health?
- Dizziness - What Causes This Common Complaint?
- Do Alternative Treatments and Vitamin Supplements Work?
- Do Big Voices Need Big Bodies?
- Do Kids Need Sports and Energy Drinks?
- Do Personality Disorder Diagnoses matter?
- Do Presidents Age Faster?
- Do Sugar Substitutes Help You Lose Weight?
- Do You Need C-Reactive Protein Testing?
- Do Your Kids Have The Holiday ‘Gimmes'
- Doctor, How Long Have I Got?
- Does A Sneeze Mean Disease?
- Does Being a ‘Lefty’ Affect Your Health?
- Does Breast Size Matter
- Does Breastfeeding Reduce the Risk of Allergies?
- Does Diet Affect Cancer Recurrence?
- Does Diet Play A Role In Arthritis?
- Does Eating Late Make You Gain Weight?
- Does Everyone Need Psychological Help After a Tragic Event?
- Does Metabolism Matter in Weight Loss?
- Does Milk Cause Prostate Cancer?
- Does Money Motivate Healthy Behavior?
- Does Nighttime Noshing Make You Fat?
- Dogs - A Source of Love and Well-Being
- Don't Be a Wheelchair Potato!
- Don't Be Sidelined By Exercise Injuries
- Don't brush off signs of a “brain attack”
- Don't Dismiss Dairy!
- Don't Fall for These Skin Myths
- Don't Let Osteoarthritis Keep You Down
- Don't Let Your Exercise Routine Suffer the Bad Weather Blues!
- Don't Make Your Vacation a Holiday From Exercise
- Don't Overlook Vitamin K
- Don't Take Breast Cancer Lying Down (Part 1)
- Don't Take Breast Cancer Lying Down (Part 2)
- Dr. Aaron T. Beck: “Father” of Cognitive Therapy
- Drinking and Driving: Keep Your Teens Safe
- Drug Therapy and Your Genes (Part 1)
- Drug-Coated Stents: A Revolution in Cardiac Care
- Dysphagia -- Medical Speak for Trouble Swallowing
- ‘Dys' Can Help You Understand Your Doctor
- Ear Tubes - What Parents Need to Know
- Easy way to stop knee arthritis from progressing
- Eat Less to Live Longer
- Eat seafood the healthy way
- Eat Your Way to a Healthy Smile
- Eating and Swimming
- Eating Disorders in Older Women
- Eating Disorders
- Eating for Two
- Eating Frequency and Weight Loss
- Eating Well, Thinking Straight
- Eating Your Stress
- Ecstasy, Genetics, and Depression
- Educating and empowering families
- Eggs - All They're Cracked Up To Be
- Encouraging patients to take medication as prescribed
- End Your Weight Loss Struggles
- Energy Drinks - Use Caution
- Enjoy Guilt-Free Holiday Eating
- Ensuring Happy Campers
- Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
- Erectile Dysfunction and Heart Disease: Surprising Bedfellows
- Erectile Dysfunction: The Bad News and the Bad News
- Exercise - No Pain, Big Gains
- Exercise and Brain Health
- Exercise and Mental Performance
- Exercise and Your Menstrual Cycle: Does the Time of the Month Matter?
- Exercise Is Always Good For You
- Exercising During Pregnancy (Part 1)
- Exercising During Pregnancy (Part 2)
- Exploring Medical Syndromes
- ‘Expired’ Medicines: Are They Safe?
- Fabulous Fiber
- Facing a High Risk for Breast Cancer
- Fact or Fiction: Menopause Causes Weight Gain?
- Fainting - Harmless or a Red Flag?
- Fall Safety
- Fat - Friend Or Foe?
- Feet Matter
- Fending Off Flu With Food
- Fermented Foods -- Should They Be Part of Your Diet?
- Fighting Childhood Obesity
- Fighting HIV
- Fighting Peripheral Arterial Disease Through Exercise
- Financial Stress Affects Kids, Too
- Finding the right depression medication
- Fit and Fat -- Does it Matter
- Fitness in the Sun
- Five Tips for Healthy Restaurant Eating
- Flu Vaccine: Who Should and Who Should Not Get the Shot
- Fluid Replacement and Exercise
- Folic Acid - Not Just for Pregnant Women
- Food Allergies -- What Parents Need To Know
- Food Preservatives: Reading the “Not-So-Fine” Print
- Foods That Fight Inflammation
- Foot Fitness
- For Alcohol Problems: Abstinence or Moderation?
- For Health, Pair Fitness with Food
- Forget What You Heard About Amnesia
- Four Common Myths About Allergies
- Four Food Myths - Busted
- Four Rules To Prevent Youth Sports Injuries -- and Burnout
- Fourth of July Safety Tips
- Fresh Isn't Always Best When it Comes to Fruit and Vegetables
- From Ulcers To Deodorant - Dispelling Teen Myths
- Fruits And Veggies: Are Five Daily Servings Enough?
- Gas: Beat the Bloat
- Gastric Surgery - The Cure For Obesity
- Gender Differences in Cardiac Care
- Gender Matters in Health
- Genetically Modified Foods - What's On Your Plate?
- GERD - Heartburn and More
- Get a Taste for Nutrition
- Get the ‘Screens’ Out of Your Child's Bedroom
- Get Your Body Back, Mommy
- Getting ‘Hyper’
- Getting a Flu Shot - Will It Cause the Flu?
- Getting Enough Vitamin B12
- Getting Over Dental Fears
- Getting the Best Value for Hypertension Medications
- Give Your Kids A Safe Summer
- Golf and Your Health
- Good Nutrition in Bad Weather
- Goosebumps
- Gout - A Common Cause of Joint Pain
- Green tea may lower heart disease risk
- Grief Expresses Itself in Many Ways
- Groin Injuries And Your Voice
- Growing Pains
- Growing Pains: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
- Guard Your Child Against Accidental Injuries
- Guidelines For Treating Earaches In Children
- Guys - Start Protecting Your Brain Now!
- Hair Pulling Disorder (Trichotillomania) - Is It Taken Too Lightly?
- Halting Hypertension with a Healthy Diet
- HDL Cholesterol - How To Get More of a Good Thing
- Head Lice? No Need To Panic
- Health Advice in Chat Rooms and on Bulletin Boards
- Health And Safety Concerns At The Beauty Salon
- Health Statistics -- View Them with Caution
- Healthy Eating in Wintertime
- Healthy Eating, Healthy Kids
- Healthy Makeover for Mommy
- Heard Any Good Fish Stories Lately?
- Heart Disease & Depression - A Two-Way Street?
- Heart failure prevention essentials: Take these steps
- Heartburn Relief
- Heat Wave-Don't Be a Seasonal Statistic
- ‘Helicopter Parenting’ -- When Too Much Help Is No Help
- Help for Anxious Children
- Help for Changing How You Think
- Help for Couples Facing a Serious Illness
- Help for Excessive Perspiration
- Help for Insomnia
- Helping a Widow Cope with Grief
- Helping Your Child Cope with a Disaster
- Helping Your Child Sleep Independently
- Helping Your Child Transition to Middle School
- Helping Your Child With Homework
- Hernias - Three Questions You Need To Ask
- Hidden Dangers of Over-the-Counter Cold and Allergy Medicines
- High Cholesterol: Lowering Your Risk and Your Drug Bill
- Highlight on Drugs: Stocking Your Medicine Cabinet
- Hints for Safe Summer Eating
- His and Her Vitamins - Smart Medicine or Marketing Ploy?
- Holiday Food Safety for Your Kitchen
- Holiday Time - Start Your Family Health History
- Home Monitoring for Blood Thinners Comes of Age
- Hot Seats, Laptops, Cell Phones and Sperm
- How Aging Affects Male Sexuality
- How Alcoholics Anonymous Works
- How Diseases Come and Go
- How Exercise Helps You Relax
- How Good Are the Drugs to Prevent and Treat the Flu
- How Helpful Are Birthing Classes?
- How Inhaling Helium Affects Your Voice
- How Low Should Your Blood Pressure Be?
- How Much Exercise Do You Need?
- How Much Exercise Is Enough?
- How Much of the Brain Do We Really Use?
- How Often Should You Eat?
- How Our Environment Affects Our Food Choices
- How Pets Affect Your Health
- How Safe Is Your School?
- How Sleep Affects Learning and Memory
- How sleep apnea affects the heart
- How Sweet It Is! An Update on Artificial Sweeteners
- How the Athlete's Heart Gets Strong
- How Therapeutic Is Massage?
- How To Avoid Foodborne Illnesses
- How to break the sugar habit-and help your health in the process
- How To Eat and Drink for Long Workouts
- How To Eat for Endurance Exercise
- How To Get More Nutritional Bang for Your Buck
- How To Handle A Seizure
- How To Keep Health Risks in Perspective
- How To Keep the Summer Bugs Away
- How to Manage Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- How To Praise Your Kids
- How to prevent colorectal cancer
- How To Prevent Flat Spots on Your Baby's Head
- How To Prevent Heart Problems Triggered by Exercise
- How To Prevent the Most Common Cause of Choking in Kids
- How to sleep better with chronic pain
- How To Stay Young -- Really!
- How to Talk to Your Kids about Drugs
- How to Understand When Your Doctor Talks Statistics
- How Useful Are Consumer Drug Ads?
- How using computers can help keep your mind sharp
- How Your Doctor Looks at Research: the Error Factor
- HPV Vaccine - What Parents Need To Know
- HPV Vaccine -- Important Information for Parents
- Human Growth Hormone and the Search for the Fountain Of Youth
- Human Growth Hormone
- Hypnosis - Mental Health Therapy
- Hypoglycemia
- ‘Hypo’-thetically Speaking
- Immunization Updates for 2013
- Immunizations Updates for 2012
- Important nutrients you could be missing
- Improving Low Back Pain with Exercise
- ‘I'm Such a Klutz!’
- In Search of the Elusive Aphrodisiac: Sex, Food and Myth
- Influenza - Just the Flu?
- Influenza -- Just the Flu?
- Insect Bites
- Intermittent Explosive Disorder Grabs Attention
- Introducing Solid Foods: Eight Keys to Success
- Iron - There's Nothing Small About This Micronutrient
- Is a Man in Your Life Depressed
- Is Bariatric Surgery for You?
- Is Being Male Hazardous to Your Health? (Intelihealth version)
- Is Gout a Rich Person's Disease
- Is Kissing Dangerous?
- Is Splitting Pills Okay?
- Is Your Child Getting Enough Sleep
- Is Your Child Ready for Sleep-Away Camp?
- Is Your Teen Ready To Drive?
- Jaundice in Newborns: Common but Potentially Serious
- Keep Your Child Safe around Pets in the Home or Classroom
- Keep Your Digestive System in Shape
- Keep Your Teen Driver Safe and Alive
- Keeping - Or Not Keeping - Your Internet Use Under Control
- Keeping Kids Safe - Without Scaring Them
- Keeping Things Straight: Posture and Scoliosis
- Keeping Up With Your New Year's Resolutions
- Keeping Your Young Athlete Healthy and Happy
- Key Fat for Your Health: Omega-3
- Kids and Flu Shots -- What's New
- Kids Snacks - Resisting the Lure of Cartoon Characters
- Learning Disabilities: What to Look for and What to Do
- Learning From History
- Learning How To Say ‘I'm Sorry.’
- Leaving a Mark -- How and Why We Scar
- Leeches: An Ancient Therapy Is Revived
- Letting Go and Letting Your Brain Make the Decision
- Licking Your Wounds
- Lifestyle Changes - Do They Work?
- Lift weights for diabetes protection
- Lifting The Myth Off Hernias
- Light Smoking - Unsafe in Any Dose
- Living Longer by Getting Fit
- Living Well with Heart Failure
- Living With Amiodarone
- Living with Asthma: Help Your Child Breathe Easy
- Losing Weight Helps Promote Cancer Survivorship
- Low-Back Pain
- Low-Carb, High-Protein Diets
- Lower the ‘Bad’ Cholesterol for Your Own Good
- Lower Your Blood Pressure With Exercise
- Lowering Drug Costs after Canada Dries Up
- Lung Cancer - Is It Time To Start Screening?
- Maggots and Wound Healing
- Make the Most of Your Child's Doctor Visit
- Making Sense of Common Hormone Tests
- Making Sense Of Medical Warnings
- Man to Man: The Metabolic Syndrome
- Man to Man: Tips for a Healthy Summer
- Man-To-Man: The “Weaker” Sex Is Healthier (original)
- Managing Diabetes Through Exercise
- Managing Emotional Eating
- Managing Sibling Rivalry
- Many Ways to Say Normal
- Marriage and Men's Health
- Massaging Away Your Cold
- Mastering the Mindful Meal
- Math in Medicine: Know Your ‘Rithmetic
- Measuring Quality of Health Care Matters
- Meat Labels - What Do They Really Mean?
- Meat or Beans -- Which Has the Biggest Nutritional Payoff?
- Medical Doctors Versus Spin Doctors: Sorting Through Conflicting Information
- Medical Enemy #1: Heart Disease
- Medical Myth Prevention --- Understanding Medical News
- Medical Myths Die Hard
- Medical Myths: Does Food Cause Ulcers?
- Medical Terminology - When Size Matters
- Medical Terminology -- Blood Vessel Disease
- Medical Terminology -- The Case For Accuracy
- Medical Test Results: Are You Normal, and Is That a Good Thing?
- Mediterranean Eating: A Myriad of Benefits
- Men - Protect Yourself from Deep Venous Thrombosis
- Men - Respect Your Blood Pressure
- Men -- How Much Water Do You Need?
- Men and Headaches
- Men: Eating Well at Home and Away
- Menopause Makeover
- Menstrual Synchrony
- Mental Distress: Where Do You Turn for Help?
- Mental Illness and Violence
- Metabolic Syndrome - Lifestyle Changes Are Key
- Milk Myths
- Mixing Antibiotics and Alcohol
- Monitoring the Media, On-Screen and Online
- Motivating Behavior Change
- Move for the Cure: Exercise to Lose Weight
- My Left or Yours? Describing Locations in Medicine
- Mysterious Acronyms
- Myth -- Family Germs Are Safe
- Myth: Modern Medicine is Wiping Out Disability
- Myths About Snoring
- Myths About Vision
- Myths about Your Incredible Head
- Name That Drug
- Nasal Allergies - Nothing To Sneeze At
- Natural Disasters -- Sources of Disease?
- Natural ways to relieve constipation
- (You Make Me Feel Like) A ‘Natural’ Woman
- Navigating the Supermarket: No GPS Needed
- Nearing a Cancer Cure?
- Needles -- Separating Fact from Fiction
- Never Too Old or Frail to Exercise
- New Advice About Giving Solid Foods to Infants
- New Approaches to Hot Flashes in Men
- New evidence that a heart-healthy diet also helps fight prostate cancer
- New Moms: Welcome Relief from Hand Pain
- New Preventive Health Guidelines for Children
- New tests promise smarter prostate cancer screening and treatment
- New vaccines: The long road to official recommendation
- New Year's Resolutions for Cardiac Patients
- New Year's Resolutions Your Kids Can Make
- Newer But Perhaps Not Better
- Nightmares and Other Sleep Disturbances
- Nighttime Overeating
- No Match For Tick Removal
- No “magic pill” for autism spectrum disorders
- Nocebo -- The Dark Side of the Placebo Effect
- Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity -- A GI Disorder of Its Own
- Nosebleeds - Separating Fact From Fiction
- Not So Fast: Why Your Doctor Is Skeptical
- Now Hear This - Noise Can Make You Deaf
- Nurturing A Child's Creativity
- Nutrients: Can You Have Too Much of A Good Thing?
- Nutrition and Aging
- Nutrition: The Mediterranean Diet
- Nuts and Your Health -- Cracking Old Myths
- Obesity Surgery: Is It for You?
- Obesity: How Can We Help Our Kids?
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Children
- Oh (Nutritious) Nuts!
- Old Age: It's Tough, But It Won't Kill You
- Organizing Your Lifestyle
- Organs With Plenty To Spare
- Osteoporosis and Exercise
- Osteoporosis update for men
- Our concept of heart attack is changing
- Our Mothers, Ourselves: Protecting Against Heart Disease
- Over-the-Counter Drug Labels
- Overcoming Cocaine or Stimulant Addiction
- Overcoming Insomnia
- Overcoming Scary Memories
- Overtraining: When Pushing Hard Is Harmful
- Pain, Anxiety, and Depression - A Challenging Trio to Treat
- Panic Attacks-Just Nerves?
- Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia Now Two Separate Conditions
- Parenting to Prevent Obesity
- Parents What You Need To Know About Hookahs
- Parents, How Much Do You Know About Inhalants?
- Passionate About Your Coffee? Me Too.
- Peanut Allergy-when snacks can be deadly
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Pesky Produce Pesticides
- Pheromones: The Scent of Sex
- Phosphorus - Backbone to Healthy Bones
- Phytonutrients for Fall
- Phytonutrients: Prevention in a Plant
- Picking A Pediatrician
- Picking the Best and Safest Toys - Read This Before You Shop
- Placebos -- What Your Doctor Is or Isn't Saying
- Plyometric Exercise
- Poinsettia, Mistletoe and Other “Dangers” of The Holidays
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica -- Fierce Name, Treatable Illness
- Pool Rules
- PORT Schizophrenia treatment recommendations
- Positive Psychology
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Power Lines And Your Health
- Praying for Health
- Pregnancy after weight-loss surgery
- Premature Ejaculation
- Preparing for Your Daughter's First Period
- Prescription-Drug Costs On the Way Up Again
- Prevent Accidental Poisonings!
- Prevent Accidental Poisonings
- Prevent Drowning - Four Keys to Protect Your Child
- Preventing Cancer Is More Possible Than You Think
- Preventing Cyberbullying
- Preventing Depression in Adolescents
- Preventing Heart Disease: What Parents Need to Know
- Preventing Shoulder Injuries
- Preventing Teen Pregnancy
- Preventing Vascular Dementia
- Produce Safety
- Promoting a Healthy Body Image
- Prostate biopsy: What to expect
- Protect Your Brain from a Concussion
- Protect Your Child's Sight
- Protect Your Colon From Diverticular Disease
- Protect Yourself From Glaucoma
- Protecting Children From Sexual Abuse
- Protecting Your Child From Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
- Protecting Your Kids From Colds and Flu
- Protecting Your Kids' Hearing
- Protecting Yourself against Drug ‘Cost Shifting’
- Protein Powders 101
- PSA -- Old Controversies, New Results
- PSA Quiz
- Psoriasis - More Than Skin Deep
- Psychiatric Treatment for Preschoolers
- Psychotherapy That Helps Your Mind and Your Emotions
- Putting more brain in the bank
- Putting the apple-a-day adage to the test
- Q&A -- The New Cholesterol Guidelines
- Quick fixes for your aching feet
- Radiation and Your Health
- Radon: What Do You Need To Know
- Raising Your ‘Good’ Cholesterol
- Raw Food Diet - Good for Your Health?
- Reaching the Limits of Exercise
- Reading Your Medical Record
- Real-Time Medical Care
- Recommit to Your New Year's Resolutions
- Reduce Your Risk for Pre-Diabetes
- Relief for Restless Legs Syndrome
- Relief From Hay Fever
- Remembering As a Form of Therapy
- Rescue Your Knees
- Reshaping Medicare: Winners and Losers
- Resveratrol - A Fountain of Youth?
- Rethinking fiber and hydration can lead to better colon health
- Retrain Your Brain To Love Exercise!
- Returning to Exercise After Injury
- Rewarding Smokers To Help Them Quit
- RSV, Bronchiolitis and Colds
- Running and Your Joints
- Safe summer grilling tips
- Safe Use of Over-the-Counter Pain Relievers
- Salt and Kids -- What Parents Need To Know
- Same-Sex Parenting and Marriage -- What the Experts Say
- Same-Sex Parenting: Pediatric Experts Weigh In
- Saunas and Your Health
- Savor the Flavor of Locally Grown Food
- Schizophrenia Treatment: Not by Drugs Alone
- Secondhand Smoke - What Parents Need to Know
- Selecting a Fitness Center
- Self help for sore muscles
- Self-help steps to get through hemorrhoid flare-ups
- Sending Your Child Off to College
- Separation Anxiety: How To Help Your Child Be Independent
- Seven Common Memory Problems
- Seven Essential Kitchen Tools for Healthy Meals
- Seven Ways To Beat PMS
- Seven Ways To Get The Most From Your Health-Care Dollar
- Sex and the older woman
- Sexually Transmitted Infections in Men: Prevention Comes First
- Shingles -- A Painful Rash and More
- Shortcuts to Fitness - Do They Work?
- Shortness of breath: A common reason for calling the doctor
- ‘Should I Have a PSA Test?’
- Should Babies and Toddlers Use iPads?
- Should I Have a CT of My Heart?
- Should People With High Blood Pressure Take Statins?
- Should the FDA Be Tougher on Drug Approvals?
- Should You Avoid Dairy Foods When You're Sick?
- Should You Weigh Every Day?
- Side Effects And Allergic Reactions To Medications
- SIDS -- What Parents Need To Know
- Sleep - Can You Get Too Much of a Good Thing?
- Sleep and Mental Health
- Sleep Apnea: A Stealthy Cause of Depression
- Sleep problems may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke
- Sleep: What's Going on Behind That Shut-Eye?
- Smart Sun Protection for Kids
- Smoking and Dementia
- Smoking Cessation - New Ways To Quit
- Snow Shoveling -- Caution, Men at Risk
- So Many Milks, So Many Choices
- Social Media - A Brief Guide for Parents
- Social Networks Linked to Vaccine Decisions
- Sometimes It's ‘I Don't Know’
- Soy: Friend or Foe?
- Special Harvard Commentary: Bird (Avian) Flu
- Special Harvard Commentary: First SARS, And Now Bird Flu
- Special Harvard Commentary: Stem Cells 101
- Spin Your Way to Fitness
- Spring Safety
- Springtime Allergy Relief for Kids
- Starting High School -- Tips for Parents
- Step It Up To Stay Well
- Stevia - The Zero-Calorie, All-Natural Sweetener
- Stocking Your Medicine Cabinet (Part 1)
- Stocking Your Medicine Cabinet (Part 2)
- Stocking Your Medicine Cabinet (Part 3)
- Stomach Growling and Other Bodily Noises
- Stonewall Kidney Stone Formation
- Stormy Weather - Shocking Summer Hazards
- Strattera and Suicide Risk
- Strength Training for All Ages
- Stress and Your Stomach
- Stretching To Stay Flexible
- Study: Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Doing Better
- Stuttering -- A Surprisingly Common Problem
- Sugar and Your Heart -- Sour News About Sweets
- Sugar's Role in Diabetes
- Summer Safety
- Sunscreens: New Rules For Parents
- Sunshine, Tea and Tomatoes: Can They Prevent Cancer?
- Super Charge Your Summer Meals
- Supplements May Boost Prostate Cancer Risk
- Survival Guide for Kids' Colds - Managing Without Medication
- Surviving Baby's First Year: You Can Do It!
- Surviving Our Supersized Society
- Surviving Pregnancy Bed Rest
- Surviving the Spring Sniffles
- Swallowing Seeds - The Seeds of Worry
- Swine Flu and Bird Flu: Questions and Answers from Harvard Medical School
- Swine Flu: Questions and Answers from Harvard Medical School
- Symptoms - Location, Location, Location
- Take Care of Your Child's Oral Health
- Take the Sneeze and Wheeze Out of Exercise
- Taking An Individualized Approach To Your Heart Care
- Taking Baby Out And About
- Taking on the School Bullies
- Taking the Bite Out of Mosquitoes
- Taking the Pain Out of Pain Relievers
- Talk To Your Child About Tobacco
- Talking about migraine
- Talking to Children About Death
- Talking to Children About Illness
- Talking to Children About Social Media
- Talking to Kids About the Birds and the Bees
- Talking to Your Kids about Marijuana
- Tantrums - Understanding, Preventing and Surviving Them
- Tap Water or Bottled?
- Teaching Gratitude this Holiday Season -- And All Year Long
- Tech Speak
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention
- Teens and Tanning - What Parents Need To Know
- Teens: Respecting Their Health Privacy
- Testosterone - The ‘Heart’ of the Matter
- Testosterone - What It Does And Doesn't Do
- Testosterone Therapy – Pros and Cons
- Tests You May Not Need
- Tests your doctor may order to determine whether you have heart disease
- Texting and Teens - A Pediatrician (and Mom) Speaks Out
- The ‘-osis' Diagnosis
- The ‘8 Glasses per Day’ Rule
- The ‘Ripening’ of Cataracts
- The 10 Commandments of Cancer Prevention
- The 3, 6 and 9s of Healthy Fats
- The Aerobic Side of Fitness
- The Angry Adolescent
- The Arguments Against Dietary Supplements
- The Benefits of Cooking with Your Kids
- The Benefits of Probiotics
- The Best Smartphone Apps to Stay Healthy
- The Best Ways to Deal with a Fever
- The Cancer, Sunshine and Vitamin D Connection
- The Case for Moderation
- The Coffee Bean -- Not a Fiend
- The Concepts of Conception: What to Ignore about Getting Pregnant
- The Downsides of Multitasking
- The Emotional Strain of Infertility
- The Food-Mood Connection
- The French Paradox - Should We Be More Like the French?
- The Fusion of Good Taste and Good Nutrition
- The Hair-Raising Myth About Shaving
- The Hazards Of Bathroom Seats
- The Hazards of Hookah
- The Importance of Play
- The Importance of Reading to Your Child
- The Importance of Recess
- The Influence Of Sugar On Childhood Behavior
- The Intestinal Infection Triggered by Antibiotics
- The Itch That Won't Go Away: How to Deal With Recurrent Vaginal Infections
- The Latest Food and Nutrition Trends -- Worth the Money?
- The Lie of Lie Detectors
- The Limits of Willpower
- The Link Between ADHD and Sleep Problems
- The Little Things We Do
- The Many Faces of Heart Disease
- The Mediterranean Diet -- A Model for Men
- The Mental Health Benefits of Expressive Writing
- The Mental Health Benefits of Gratitude
- The Mercury Myth
- The Metabolic Syndrome: A Menace to Men's Health
- The Mystery of Muscle Relaxation
- The Mystery of the ‘Opathies'
- The Myth and Mystery of Hiccups
- The Myth of 98.6
- The Myth of Bags Under the Eyes
- The Myth of Multitasking
- The Myth of Stress and Hair Color
- The Myth of the First Time
- The Myth of the Hippocratic Oath
- The Myth of Tongue and Taste
- The Naked Truth About Baldness
- The New Dietary Guidelines - Good Advice for Men
- The New Hypertension Guidelines: What They Mean For You
- The Organic Advantage
- The Origin of Medical Myths
- The Paleo Diet -- Back to the Stone Age?
- The Peanut Butter Puzzle
- The Perfect Diet (Really!)
- The Pleasure of Improvising
- The Pope and End of Life Choices
- The Postpartum Period -- Your ‘Fourth’ Trimester
- The Problem with Painkillers
- The Promise and Pitfalls of Patient Empowerment
- The Pros and Cons of Medical Tests
- The Psychological Impact of Infertility and its Treatment
- The Question of Cosmetic Plastic Surgery
- The Quick And Dirty On Tetanus
- The Real Dangers Of Lightning
- The science of exercise shows benefits beyond weight loss
- The Sexualization of Girls
- The Stimulating Truth About Caffeine
- The Sweet and Sour Facts About Sweeteners
- The Truth About Altruism
- The Truth About Premarital Blood Testing
- The Turkey Coma - Fact or Fiction?
- The Ultimate Natural Remedy
- The Unexpected Benefits of ‘Bad’ Habits
- The Ups and Downs of Body Temperature
- The Upside of Genetic Mutations
- The Value of Ginkgo
- The Value of Long-Term Talk Therapy
- Therapy for Troubled Relationships
- Three Great Reasons to Snack
- Three Myths About Hospital Stays
- Three Threes for A Healthy New Year
- Thumb-Sucking - When and How To Stop It
- Tighten Those Abs!
- Time To Stop Just Saying No
- Tips for a Safe Halloween
- Tips for Parents for a Happy, Healthy New Year
- To Keep Kids Healthy, Adults Need Immunizations, Too!
- To Treat Depression, Take Action
- Toads And Frogs - Friend Or Foe?
- Top Five Digestion Misconceptions
- Top Nutrition Trends of 2014
- Top Ten Things That Don't Cause Arthritis
- Trans-Fats Now Standard on Food Labels
- Traveling with kids
- Treating a Source of Violence -- Intermittent Explosive Disorder
- Treating Addictions - Act Sober
- Treating Depression During Pregnancy
- Treating Depression with Exercise
- Treating High Blood Pressure - Are Two Drugs Better Than One?
- Treating Mild or Moderate Depression Without Drugs
- Treating obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Treating Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Treating social anxiety disorder
- Treatments for Pathological Gambling
- Tricks of the Trade: What To Do if Your Child Won't Take Medicines
- Try ‘Active Commuting’ for Your Health
- Turn Your Spice Cabinet Into a Medicine Cabinet
- Twelve Myths About Pregnancy
- Twisted Medicine
- Type 2 Diabetes in Children: A Growing Problem
- U.S. Women Understate Lung Cancer Risk
- Uncertainty and the Gold Standard
- Understanding Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
- Understanding Bias In Mental Health Professionals
- Understanding Organic Foods
- Understanding the Adolescent Brain
- Understanding the Glycemic Index
- Understanding the Placebo Response
- Understanding the Stigma of Mental Illness
- Understanding Why Your Doctor Says “No”
- Understanding Your Prescription Slip
- Unraveling the Mysteries of PCOS
- Update From Medical Journals February 2004
- Update from Medical Journals February 2006
- Update from Medical Journals: April 2006
- Update from Medical Journals: May 2007
- Update From the Medical Journals -- February 2015
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- Update From the Medical Journals March 2015
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- Update from the Medical Journals: August 2003
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- Update from the Medical Journals: July 2004
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- Update from the Medical Journals: June 2004
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- Update from the Medical Journals: May 2004
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- Update from the Medical Journals: Nov 2004
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- Update From the Medical Journals: November 2010
- Update From the Medical Journals: November 2011
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- Update From the Medical Journals: November 2014
- Update from the Medical Journals: October 2004
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- Update From the Medical Journals: October 2013
- Update From the Medical Journals: October 2014
- Update From the Medical Journals: October-November 2003
- Update from the Medical Journals: September 2004
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- Update from the Medical Journals 7/31/2006
- Another Update From the Medical Journals 7/31/2006
- Update from the Medical Journals 11/30/2005
- Update on Gout
- Useless Organs
- Using Mindfulness to Control Addictions
- Using Spirituality To Ease the Mind
- Vaccinations: Myth vs. reality
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Does It Help Depression?
- Varenicline for Quitting Smoking: Benefits and Risks
- Video Games - What Parents Need To Know
- Video Games -- What Parents Need To Know
- Violent Video Games: Harmful or Not?
- Vitamin D - Don't Get Caught ‘D-ficient’
- Vitamin D - What Parents Need To Know
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin E Supplements: RIP
- Vitamin Supplements: Are They for Everyone?
- Vitamin Therapy: A Good Idea?
- Walking - Getting the Respect it Deserves
- Walking Or Jogging: Which Is Best for You?
- Watch Out for Rabies - It Could Happen to You!
- Watch Out For Whooping Cough (aka Pertussis)
- Water Fitness
- Weight loss for better sleep
- What Are The Odds? Understanding Risk
- What Are You Yawning About?
- What Does It Mean To Be Anovulatory
- What does it take to be a satisfied retired man?
- What Does PROVE-IT Prove for Your Heart?
- What I've Learned by Listening
- What It Means To Be ‘Double-Jointed’
- What Makes a Disease Real?
- What Makes a Drug a Drug?
- What Makes a Good Doctor?
- What Men Need To Know About Testicular Cancer
- What Parents Need To Know about E-Cigarettes
- What Parents Should Know About Organic Foods
- What Should Your LDL Cholesterol Be?
- What To Tell Your Kids About Ebola
- What You Can Do About the Flu
- What you need to ask before getting an imaging test
- What You Need to Know About Fibroids
- What You Really Get Out of a Routine Physical
- What Your Doctor Doesn't Know
- What Your Doctor is Reading: August 2005
- What Your Doctor is Reading
- What Your Doctor is Saying: A Day in the Life
- What Your Doctor is Saying: Clarifying Your Condition
- What Your Doctor is Saying: Inflammatory Words
- What Your Doctor is Saying: Name That Disease
- What Your Doctor is Saying: The Excluding Language of Medicine
- What's the best way to repair a failing aortic valve?
- When a Child Refuses To Go to School
- When Children Behave Badly
- When Older Kids Have Tantrums
- When sex gives more pain than pleasure
- When Should a Child Get a Cell Phone?
- When Striving for Perfection Is a Problem
- When The Heart Can't Relax
- When the Lights Go Out
- When the Research Doctor Says, ‘More Study Needed’
- When There's Blood in Your Urine
- When To Take Your Child to the ER
- When Wrong Advice Is Good News
- When Your Doctor Is Vague
- Whether Weather Matters for Arthritis
- Which Antidepressant Is Right for You?
- Who Needs a Gluten-Free Diet?
- Who Really Benefits From Sports Drinks
- Who's Who in Your Health Care, Part 1: In the Hospital
- Who's Who in Your Health Care, Part 2: Non-M.D.s
- ‘Whole-Body’ MRI - A Good Stocking Stuffer This Holiday?
- Whole Foods: Not Just a Grocery Store
- Whole Wheat White bread?
- Why Angioplasty May Not Be Right For You
- Why Buying Prescription Drugs in Canada Won't Work
- Why Certain Blood-Pressure Drugs Are Not Your Doctor's First Choice
- Why do we get hangovers?
- Why Timing Is Important in Medicine
- Why Your Child Needs a Flu Shot
- Will A Beer Really Quench That Summer Thirst?
- Winning the Fluid Game
- Winter Safety Tips for Kids
- Woman to Woman: The Experience of Miscarriage
- Women and Sleep: Not Always the Best of Friends
- Women's Health: Could The Problem Be Hormonal?
- Working and Breastfeeding
- Yikes, Lice!
- Yoga - Benefits Beyond the Mat
- Yoga - Reduce Stress and Improve Your Mood
- Yoga for anxiety and depression
- Yoga for the Body and Mind
- Your Genes and Drug Therapy (Part 2 of 2)
- Your Guide to Statin Drugs
- Your PSA test result: What's next?
- Update From the Medical Journals: December 2012