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Harvard Health Letter archives from February 2003
The defiant one.(treatment for pancreatic cancer)
February 1, 2003... Hard to detect and quick to spread, pancreatic cancer is among the deadliest of cancers. Researchers hope that genetic research will make it more like other cancers - a treatable disease.
Over the past couple of decades, advances in...
Why do we need another test?(need for C-reactive protein test to assess risk of heart attack)
February 1, 2003... The predictive powers of a cholesterol test only go so far. If your LDL is low, your C-reactive protein may be a better sign of impending heart trouble.
The gap between knowing what's good for you and actually doing it can be huge,...
A new wave of treatment.(shock-wave therapy to treat heel pain and tennis elbow)
February 1, 2003... After other treatments have failed, shock-wave therapy may help some people with heel pain and tennis elbow.
Most cases of heel pain from plantar fasciitis and tennis elbow are what doctors call self-limiting: they flare up and then go...
In Brief - Heartfelt injections.(injections of myoblasts into heart scar tissue after heart attacks)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Heart attacks weaken the heart because heart cells die and scar tissue develops. The damage is more or less permanent because heart cells can't repair themselves. But maybe they can be revived - and the damage reversed - with a little help...
In Brief - Strong reactions to nutty kisses.(when kissing causes allergic reactions)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... This is the month when we celebrate love, romance, and kisses with Valentine's Day. But for some, this could be a peck of trouble.
Doctors at the University of California at Davis reported last year that 20 of 379 (5.3%) study subjects...
In Brief - Preventing a Niagara of Viagra.(how health insurance companies limit prescriptions for Viagra)
February 1, 2003... When sildenafil (Viagra) hit the market five years ago, experts and policymakers feared a torrent of prescriptions might sink health care budgets. Estimates of the number of men with erectile dysfunction varied tremendously. No one knew how to...
By the Way, Doctor - Is it worth taking a statin if you're older?(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Q I'm 84 and had a small heart attack last year. My kids tell me I should be taking a statin. But at my age, I don't see how any medication is going to clean out my arteries and get rid of my atherosclerosis. What do you think?
A I side...
By the Way, Doctor - Keeping a small abdominal aortic aneurysm from getting bigger.
February 1, 2003... Q I recently had an ultrasound to look for gallstones. No gallstones. But they found an abdominal aortic aneurysm instead. The doctors said it's pretty small - only 3.8 centimeters. But I'm worried that it might get larger and break open. Is...