Tag: health
member name: Julie K. Silver, M.D., Harvard Medical School
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February 25, 2008 02:45 PM EST --
Last night, I had a big meal and then went to bed. I felt full and thought about the medical myth that patients often ask me about—does eating late at night lead to weight gain?
I love . . .
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January 04, 2008 04:54 PM EST --
Poor circulation is one of the most dangerous consequences of diabetes. People with type 2 diabetes have two to four times the risk of dying from heart disease or having a stroke compared to non-diabetics. . . .
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January 21, 2008 11:55 AM EST --
Kudos to Jennifer Love Hewitt for striking back at the media who labeled her "fat." If you missed this story, the paparazzi took unflattering photos of this actress on a recent vacation . . .
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April 14, 2008 09:47 AM EDT --
If two patients come in to see me with the same condition, one might walk away with a prescription for a medication, the other for a prescription for diet and exercise. Why? Because I tailor treatment . . .
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May 29, 2007 12:50 PM EDT --
In Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, Konstantin Levin keeps himself strong and healthy by tending to his immense farm, even taking up a scythe to mow his fields. Perhaps you are a modern day Levin who, in part, . . .
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January 04, 2008 04:56 PM EST --
I am proud to say that I have never once pulled an "all nighter" to study for a test. Sure, I stayed awake many nights in the hospital doing grueling hours during my medical training, but I . . .
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December 04, 2007 01:58 PM EST --
Both doctors and patients worry about pain, because it is often a symptom of something seriously wrong. However, we all experience some pain almost on a daily basis. Whether it’s . . .
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December 16, 2008 04:34 PM EST --
Health books can make great holiday presents—they’re practical, interesting, and helpful. As the Chief Editor of Books at Harvard Health Publications, my job is to help some of the Harvard doctors and . . .
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February 04, 2008 01:53 PM EST --
Hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, is a dreaded complication of diabetes. If you have diabetes, you know just how lousy you feel when your blood sugar gets too low. This is a potential . . .
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March 03, 2008 11:15 AM EST --
I'm sure you've seen the commercials for Chia Pets, the ceramic planters made in different shapes that, when you spread seeds on their surface, grow "hair" or "fur". The latest . . .
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June 10, 2008 11:46 AM EDT --
I just gave a talk to a group of doctors, nurses, and medical researchers on how to help cancer survivors physically recover. Fatigue is a major problem in people who have undergone cancer treatment, . . .
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July 31, 2007 04:16 PM EDT --
We use energy sources to drive cars, light homes and talk on the phone. Everywhere you look, there is energy working to power our world. Can energy be used to improve our health? Absolutely—energy . . .
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February 11, 2008 03:45 PM EST --
Can an herbal supplement help me sleep?" Many of my patients ask me this question, and many others never ask but just take a supplement along with their other prescription medications. . . .
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May 05, 2008 01:06 PM EDT --
When I was in medical school, I often worked for days at a time with little or no sleep. And then once I graduated, I found myself in the same situation as I tried to balance working and caring for my . . .
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July 14, 2008 11:52 AM EDT --
Who doesn't feel like they'd like more energy? Whether you want it because you'd like to be able to concentrate better at work, be able to stay up and watch a late-night movie, or be able . . .
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May 12, 2008 11:24 AM EDT --
Whenever I diagnose a patient with a new health problem, I make sure to ask him or her about the medications he or she is currently using—prescription, over-the-counter, and herbal. As the below . . .
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May 14, 2008 02:38 PM EDT --
A new study released by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that about half of the diabetics surveyed report that they have arthritis. Though both diabetes and arthritis . . .
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May 27, 2008 10:25 AM EDT --
I recently read a report by the Associated Press that stated that stress from work and the poor economy are wrecking diet and exercise routines across the country. People who give up healthy habits say . . .
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June 09, 2008 05:37 PM EDT --
When my daughter has nightmares, it can be scary for me to watch her having a bad dream. Luckily, they only happen every now and then to her. For other people, nightmares are a more constant occurrence. . . .
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June 23, 2008 11:16 AM EDT --
Caregivers of people with dementia have a very difficult job. Doctors are often looking for ways to make that job—and the life of people with dementia—easier. A new study suggests that increasing . . .
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