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Harvard Women's Health Watch archives from April 2007
A better way to predict cardiovascular risk.
April 1, 2007... We know how important cholesterol levels are, but what about inflammation?
Since the 1980s, we've made enormous progress in understanding cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women. Recent findings help explain why CVD (heart disease and...
In Brief; Cognitive behavioral therapy helps ease tinnitus discomforts.(www.ata.org)
April 1, 2007... Most of us have experienced ringing in the ears, often after exposure to loud noise. Although it's a bother, it usually goes away. But not for the 50 million Americans -- roughly one in three people ages 55 and over -- who suffer from tinnitus....
In Brief; Even mildly impaired kidney function can affect bone health.(Clinical report)
April 1, 2007... Women suffer two-thirds of the 300,000 hip fractures that occur each year in the United States. According to a study in the Jan. 22, 2007, Archives of Internal Medicine, poor kidney function may be a factor.
Doctors have long recognized a...
What to do about tennis elbow.(Clinical report)
April 1, 2007... There's surprisingly little evidence about what's best.
Tennis elbow is the common term for lateral epicondylitis, a degenerative condition of the tendon that connects the extensor muscles of the lower arm to a bony prominence on the...
Sunscreens; New wave in sun protection: Blocking ultraviolet A.
April 1, 2007... Many of us are careful to look for a high sun protection factor (SPF) when we buy sunscreens, moisturizers, and makeup. But here's the rub: SPF only measures protection from one type of harmful rays -- the so-called ultraviolet B (UVB) rays...
C. difficile-associated disease on the rise.(Clostridium difficile)(Clinical report)
April 1, 2007... A newly recognized strain of a bacterium found mostly in hospitals is causing more illness.
The day after she started taking an antibiotic for a respiratory problem, 69-year-old Ellen Cornwall (not her real name) developed diarrhea. At...