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Harvard Health Letters
Each month, the five Harvard Health Letters are filled with the latest, most accurate information on everything from supplements to strength training, pacemakers to prostate cancer, pain relief and post-traumatic stress syndrome. Lively feature stories, Q&As, briefs and graphics by Harvard University experts fill the pages of the Health Letter, Heart Letter, Women’s Health Watch, Men’s Health Watch and the Mental Health Letter. All art is available.
Harvard Health Letters Samples
How to cope with drug-resistant hypertension
You still have options when your blood pressure can't be controlled. One-third of all Americans have hypertension, and most don't have it under control.
Specks in your vision can signal serious eye conditions
These "floaters" are not just bothersome. Floaters, those tiny specks that drift across your field of vision, are usually harmless and often disappear or become less noticeable on their own.
Silent urinary infections, serious consequences
Why it's vital to know the causes and symptoms of urinary tract infections and how to treat and prevent them. Unrecognized and untreated urinary tract infections can quickly turn into more serious conditions.
Avoiding knee or hip surgery
Losing weight, strengthening muscles, and increasing flexibility may help you stave off joint replacement.
Cognitive behavioral therapy helps depression
Research shows the approach is especially helpful for those who aren't aided by drugs. Depression is more than just a bit of the blues. Only a third of patients with depression respond fully to antidepressant medication.
Ask the doctor: When does fatigue indicate illness?
Q. I feel tired all the time. A. Boy, is that a tough question to answer in a short space. If not, could your fatigue be caused by an illness? Perhaps the illness that causes fatigue more often than any others is depression.
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