Harvard Men's Health Watch articles from January 2007

Harvard Men's Health Watch archives from January 2007

Vitamin D and your health: Breaking old rules, raising new hopes.
January 19, 2007... Vitamin D and your health: Breaking old rules, raising new hopes Vitamin D was discovered in 1920, culminating the long search for a way to cure rickets, a painful childhood bone disease. Within a decade, the fortification of foods with...

BNP: An important new cardiac test.(B-type natriuretic peptide)
January 19, 2007... BNP: An important new cardiac test It's not common for a new diagnostic test to have an immediate impact on clinical practice, but BNP (B-type natriuretic peptide) is just such a test. Best of all, it's a simple, safe blood test that can help...

Medical memo: Stress and cholesterol.
January 19, 2007... Medical memo Stress and cholesterol The body's metabolism is complex * and despite major scientific advances, its fine print is still a bit hard to read. That's true even for a molecule as important as cholesterol. Researchers have learned...

On call: Prostate surgery and nighttime urination.
January 19, 2007... On call Prostate surgery and nighttime urination Q. I am a 66-year-old subscriber. When I had my annual checkup, my doctor discovered that my PSA had jumped to 5.8. A urologist diagnosed prostate cancer, and I decided to have my prostate...

Obesity and prostate cancer.
January 1, 2007... America is the land of plenty. Unfortunately, however, the good life has some bad consequences. One is obesity. The abundant supply of high-calorie foods and the labor-saving devices that enable sedentary living are the twin engines driving...

Beta blockers for blood pressure: A second opinion.(Disease/Disorder overview)
January 1, 2007... Medicine is a dynamic science; if there is anything constant about the profession, it's that things change. One of the most important areas of change has come in our understanding of blood pressure and our management of hypertension (high...

Chromium: The forgotten mineral.
January 1, 2007... It's one of the most common elements in the earth's crust and in seawater, but only tiny amounts are present in the human body. Its role in treating diabetes in animals was described in the 1950s, but its role in human health is still...

On call; Niacin for cholesterol.( vitamin B3)
January 1, 2007... Q. I hope you can clear up some family confusion. My doctor gave me a prescription for Niaspan, but my wife found the same medication, niacin, at the supermarket at a much lower price. Is it a drug or a vitamin? A. Niacin is a natural...

Obesity and prostate cancer.
January 1, 2007... Obesity and prostate cancer America is the land of plenty. Unfortunately, however, the good life has some bad consequences. One is obesity. The abundant supply of high-calorie foods and the labor-saving devices that enable sedentary living...

Beta blockers for blood pressure: A second opinion.
January 1, 2007... Beta blockers for blood pressure: A second opinion Medicine is a dynamic science; if there is anything constant about the profession, it's that things change. One of the most important areas of change has come in our understanding of blood...

Chromium: The forgotten mineral.
January 1, 2007... Chromium: The forgotten mineral It's one of the most common elements in the earth's crust and in seawater, but only tiny amounts are present in the human body. Its role in treating diabetes in animals was described in the 1950s, but its role...

On call: Niacin for cholesterol.
January 1, 2007... On call Niacin for cholesterol Q. I hope you can clear up some family confusion. My doctor gave me a prescription for Niaspan, but my wife found the same medication, niacin, at the supermarket at a much lower price. Is it a drug or a...