Harvard Health Letter articles from January 2008

Harvard Health Letter archives from January 2008

Cold comfort.
January 1, 2008... The cold is as common as ever, but a good remedy is hard to find. The cold season has arrived, a cure hasn't, and even efforts at treating the symptoms seem like a dubious proposition these days. Over-the-counter cold remedies have come...

Getting well after Bell's.(Bell's palsy)
January 1, 2008... Bell's palsy a the very name stirs up some dread. Palsy is another term for paralysis, and Bell's refers to Sir Charles Bell, the 19th-century Scottish anatomist who gave the first scientific description of the condition. Another name for...

Low-carb dieting: Slimmer but sadder?(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Low-carb diets have done well in some head-to-head comparisons with other diets. And no matter what the diet, shedding a few pounds usually makes people happy. But there's some research suggesting that Atkins-like diets (low in carbs, high...

Should my father go back to taking Coumadin?
January 1, 2008... Q. My father was quite active a he golfed a lot a before coming down with a bad case of pneumonia (he was on a ventilator for a while). He's recovered, but the pneumonia seems to have left him confused, and he walks with a walker now. We're...