Harvard Women's Health Watch articles from April 2002

Harvard Women's Health Watch archives from April 2002

Guidelines Target Many Women for Statins.
April 1, 2002... Few medical connections are as firmly established as the link between cholesterol and cardiovascular health. Diet and exercise to reduce LDL ("bad") cholesterol and raise HDL ("good") cholesterol have long been the foundation of heart disease...

Chronic Conditions - How to Cope with COPD.
April 1, 2002... If you are a smoker or have ever been one, lung cancer probably looms prominently among your health fears, while chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may not have crossed your radar screen. Yet COPD is a serious and insidious condition...

Dermatology - What Skin Creams Can and Can't Do.
April 1, 2002... As we get older, our skin undergoes changes that make it feel, act, and look different from younger skin. Its outer cells don't slough off as easily, it doesn't retain as much moisture as it once did, and its support fibers, collagen and...

In Brief - New Breast Cancer Drugs Expand Treatment Options.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Tamoxifen is often prescribed to reduce the chance of first-time breast cancer in women at high risk, or to prevent recurrence in women who have already been diagnosed. Soon, there may be another-perhaps better-option for postmenopausal women...

Research in Brief - Vive la Difference: Women's Sense of Smell.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Do women smell better than men? Empirically, that appears to be the case. We don't mean their scent, but rather their sense of smell. Women consistently out-score men on tests that determine their ability to identify a particular odor. A study...

By the Way, Doctor - Should I Take Kava?
April 1, 2002... Q Your article about anxiety in the March 2002 issue neglected to mention the herb kava as a treatment for anxiety. I've been using it, and I thought its effectiveness for anxiety was widely accepted. Why did you omit it? A Kava is an...