Harvard Heart Letter articles from March 2002

Harvard Heart Letter archives from March 2002

Can Drugs Help You Lose Weight?
March 1, 2002... A few years back, weight-loss drugs were being hailed as the next best thing for shedding unwanted pounds. Across the country, clinics sprouted up to tout and sell phen-fen, a combination of two old weight-loss drugs, phentermine and...

Is High-Normal Blood Pressure Really Normal?
March 1, 2002... Even for the most rugged individualist or nonconformist, it's a relief to hear your doctor say that you - or your test results - are normal. When it comes to blood pressure, though, normal may not always mean best. National guidelines...

Heart Lines - Taking Aim at High Homocysteine.
March 1, 2002... When does a new and potentially important risk factor for heart disease or stroke get promoted to the rank of a tried-and-true risk factor such as high cholesterol? Only after studies prove that changing the factor helps people live longer,...

Heart Lines - Glimpsing the Future for Elderly Heart Attack Survivors.
March 1, 2002... Not long ago, most heart attacks were deadly. Today, clot-busting drugs and other medications, together with cutting-edge technologies such as coronary stenting, are helping more people - including many who are quite elderly - survive heart...

Ask the Doctor.
March 1, 2002... Q. Someone I work with has lost a lot of weight with a high-protein diet, and he sure seems to enjoy eating all the things my doctor tells me to stay away from! Should I give this diet a try? A. High-protein diets have come and gone for...