Tag: health
member name: Anthony Komaroff, M.D., Harvard Medical School
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April 27, 2009 09:03 AM EDT --
An epidemic of swine flu has recently developed in Mexico and the United States, says the CDC. Swine flu has killed many people, and the outbreak has features that suggest it could become a global pandemic. . . .
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May 15, 2007 10:27 AM EDT --
As a doctor, I spend a lot of time explaining to my patients why doctors keep changing their minds. “Why did you doctors used to say A, and now you say B?” Whenever I’m asked that question, . . .
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September 11, 2007 02:07 PM EDT --
Nothing seems more inevitable than aging and death—not even taxes. Yet as we better understand the biological processes of aging, we’re realizing that aging may be a process that can . . .
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November 20, 2007 11:43 AM EST --
Mary Jackson (not her real name) is 93 years old, and has been my patient for 35 years. She stopped school after the 8 th grade. Nevertheless, she is always up on the latest news and is a shrewd . . .
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July 17, 2007 02:54 PM EDT --
From 1993 to 2001, Bill Clinton held the most high pressure job in the world. He had access to the best medical care: How many of us have our own personal doctor at our side most of the day? His health . . .
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June 24, 2008 11:36 AM EDT --
A few months ago in this space I said that until about 10 years ago, experts thought they knew all there was to know about vitamin D: its job was to help keep bones strong, and most people got all . . .
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September 04, 2008 10:04 PM EDT --
The New York Post and Wall Street Journal ran articles during the Olympics making the claim that Michael Phelps’ diet contains 12,000 calories each day. It could be true. Phelps is 6’4”, and weighs . . .
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January 06, 2009 04:08 PM EST --
Do you ever experience stress? Of course you do—who doesn’t? I’ll bet you define stress as the pressures that life places on you, and you think that stress is bad for you. Scientists who study stress . . .
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February 19, 2008 01:57 PM EST --
Are vitamin pills good for you or not? Forty years ago, I was taught in medical school that they were useless, because you got all the vitamins you needed in a typical diet. What my teachers meant was . . .
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May 22, 2008 05:18 PM EDT --
It is hard to quit smoking, and harder if you try to do it alone and without the aid of medicines such as nicotine patches and gum, or medications such as bupropion (Zyban) and varenicline (Chantix). . . .
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July 03, 2008 01:43 PM EDT --
High levels of HDL ("good" cholesterol) protect against heart disease and stroke. A new study indicates it also may protect against memory loss. For more information about memory and aging, . . .
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October 27, 2008 03:22 PM EDT --
Do you want to hear an amazing science fiction story? A heart attack destroyed a quarter of the cells in a 60 year-old man’s heart, causing heart failure. It was impossible for the man to walk across . . .
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April 29, 2008 05:01 PM EDT --
Our bones thin as we age, more often in women, but also in men. Thin bones (osteoporosis) make them vulnerable to fractures. There are many ways to build bone strength—the healthiest and most natural . . .
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August 18, 2008 09:49 AM EDT --
A 20-year study of runners over 50 compared to non-runners found that non-runners had higher death rates.
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June 19, 2008 03:42 PM EDT --
A new study finds that men with low blood levels for vitamin D have double the risk of getting a heart attack. To learn more about the benefits of vitamin D, order "Vitamins and Minerals" ( . . .
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May 15, 2008 05:39 PM EDT --
In a study published in the May 14 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers looked at pollution of the air by large particles. The study found that this type of pollution . . .
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July 17, 2008 11:30 AM EDT --
The low-carb (Atkins-like) diet and Mediterranean diets over two years caused greater weight loss and healthier levels of blood cholesterol and glucose.
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July 25, 2008 11:39 AM EDT --
The frequent loss of sexual interest and pleasure that women often experience when taking SSRI drugs is improved by taking Viagra, a small study indicates.
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August 01, 2008 10:55 AM EDT --
Japanese men in Japan have less heart disease than Japanese men in the U.S. and other men in the U.S., because they eat more fish.
For more information on eating for health, see Healthy Eating: . . .
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September 04, 2008 09:54 PM EDT --
Swimmer Michael Phelps takes in 12,000 calories a day. He burns it off, so he doesn't gain weight, but too many of his calories come from saturated fats.
Learn more about the food-health connection . . .
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