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Harvard Health Letter archives from September 2003
What's age got to do with it?(health behavior in old age)
September 1, 2003... Following health advice should help you reach a fine old age. But do the same rules apply once you get there?
We're living in an age of health advice. Food isn't simply food but a nutrition delivery system. No one needs to inform the...
Shingles: When a slumbering virus stirs.
September 1, 2003... Shingles and chickenpox are caused by the same virus. As we get older, our immune system may lose its ability to keep the latent virus 'asleep.'
It may be an old disease with a funny name, but shingles is no joke to those who have felt its...
Nutrition: Conversation with an expert.(Walter C. Willett)(Interview)
September 1, 2003... Professor Walter C. Willett is chair of the nutrition department at the Harvard School of Public Health and a member of the Health Letter's editorial board. His research was instrumental in getting the FDA to require food makers to list trans...
In Brief - Sign on the dotted knee.(preventing surgical mistakes)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... "How could that happen!?" is a predictable reaction when doctors perform surgery on the wrong limb. That it will happen is also somewhat predictable. Several years ago, a task force of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons calculated...
In Brief - Those high-cholesterol blues.(link between high cholesterol and depression)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Cholesterol is more than fatty gunk that clogs blood vessels. Cells throughout the body need it for their membranes. Your nervous system is an especially big cholesterol user - especially your brain cells. That may be why researchers have found...
In Brief - Boomers, not just babies, need to get their shots.(benefits of the pneumococcal vaccine)
September 1, 2003... Flu shots aren't just for seniors anymore. In 2000, the federal government changed the recommended age for getting the vaccine to 50 from 65. Experts figured that the benefit of preventing flu-related illness and death was worth the added cost...
By the Way, Doctor - Does total cholesterol add up?(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Q I just got my cholesterol checked, and I'm confused. LDL is bad and HDL is good, so how can they be combined into an overall number that makes any sense? Isn't that like an accountant mixing debits with credits? Wouldn't it make more sense to...
By the Way, Doctor - Snore solution causes premium problem.(increased life insurance costs after apnea diagnosis)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Q Three years ago, my husband went to a sleep clinic for his snoring. He was diagnosed with moderate sleep apnea and given a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device. He has been sleeping like a baby ever since - and so have I.
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