Harvard Women's Health Watch articles from April 2003

Harvard Women's Health Watch archives from April 2003

The retinol (vitamin A) risk.(bone fracture)
April 1, 2003... Does too much vitamin A increase fracture risk? The evidence is piling up. Last year, Harvard Medical School researchers reported that high vitamin A intake raises the risk of hip fracture in postmenopausal women (HWHW, March 2002). The...

Recovering from an ankle sprain.
April 1, 2003... A sprained ankle is a debilitating and painful injury that can turn into a frustrating recurrent problem. But if you make an up-front investment in proper treatment and rehabilitation, you can increase your chances of a timely return to normal...

The new ABCs of vitamin and mineral intake.(micronutrients)
April 1, 2003... The alphabet of essential micronutrients has changed, with important implications for our diet and use of supplements. Marvel that it is, the body doesn't manufacture enough of some 40 compounds that it needs for all of its life-sustaining...

Vertigo: not your average dizzy spell.
April 1, 2003... People often think of vertigo simply as dizziness, an imprecise term that variously means lightheadedness, faintness, weakness, or disorientation. But vertigo is distinguished by a false sense of movement or spinning. For some people, vertigo...

What can I do about irregular bleeding during perimenopause?(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Q At age 54, I'm getting "spotting" every few months. My cycle has been erratic for about two years. I have benign fibroids and polyps, which my doctor follows, but nothing is of medical concern. It's annoying not to see the end in sight. Can...

What's happened to my sense of taste?
April 1, 2003... Q About 10 days ago, my taste buds began to fail me. Everything tastes like dishwater. I have no other symptoms, except some dental problems, but my dentist doesn't think that explains it. What causes this? A Most of the conditions that...