Harvard Women's Health Watch articles from June 2007

Harvard Women's Health Watch archives from June 2007

Exploring the depression-bone connection.
June 1, 2007... A new study finds that antidepressant use doubles fracture risk. Other research points to links between depression and bone loss. Most of us can tick off the major risk factors for osteoporosis: age, gender, race, family history, smoking,...

Managing irritable bowel syndrome without special drugs.
June 1, 2007... Another IBS drug has been taken off the market because of serious side effects. Now what? In March 2007, at the request of the FDA, the pharmaceutical company Novartis agreed to halt the sale of Zelnorm (tegaserod maleate), a drug used in...

Driving safely as we get older.
June 1, 2007... If you're having more trouble on the road these days, it may be time for a driving checkup. Perhaps something like this has happened to you, or to a family member or friend: You come to an intersection, look both ways, start through -- and...

Changing the rules on CPR for cardiac arrest.(cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
June 1, 2007... New studies show that skipping mouth-to-mouth breathing and focusing on pressing the chest boosts survival and brain protection. When a person suddenly collapses from a cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is his or her only...

By the way, doctor; Should I switch from tamoxifen to an aromatase inhibitor?
June 1, 2007... Q. Two years ago, I had a lumpectomy and radiation for invasive early-stage breast cancer. After that, my oncologist prescribed five years of tamoxifen. But I keep hearing about new drugs that might be better. I'm 60 and long past menopause....