Fresh ways to fight cancer
By Alvin Powell, Harvard Staff Writer
Harvard Gazette
In recent years, cancer patients have benefited from a new array of weapons to fight the disease. Traditional...
The health advantages of marriage
By Robert H. Shmerling, MD
Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publications
“My wife and I were happy for 20 years. Then we met.”
That’s just one of many...
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Calls On Doctors to Engage Policy Decisions
CAMBRIDGE, MA--U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy discussed the problems created by the current opiate drug abuse epidemic in the United States during a...
DNA is not destiny: Lifestyle can counter genetic heart disease risk
By Sue McGreevey
MGH Communications/Harvard Gazette
It is well known that a healthy lifestyle — not smoking, avoiding excess weight, and getting regular exercise —...
Keep a check on diabetes to avoid visual impairments
By Vivek Singh Chauhan
New Delhi-- Diabetes, if not checked in time, may lead to serious eye problems that may even lead to blindness in...
Low fat diet may reduce migraine headache
New York-- If you suffer from migraine, following a comprehensive diet that includes low fat may help to reduce those headaches, says a study...
Birth control pills may increase the risk of stroke: Experts
By Vivek Singh Chauhan
New Delhi--Apart from obesity, birth control pills and additional factors such as smoking, high blood pressure or diabetes may put women...
Healthy oils, low-heat cooking can reduce heart problems of South Asians
By Sahana Ghosh
Kolkata-- Thinking of ditching the salad bar in favour of pakoras from your favourite snack vendor? Think again.
Preventing coronary heart disease (CHD)...
Discrimination against obese people may increase health risks
PROVIDENCE, RI--Obese people risk getting diagnosed with heart disease, diabetes, inflammation and other disorders, if they are discriminated in society, finds a study conducted...
World Osteoporosis Day: Men can also get osteoporosis
By Vivek Singh Chauhan
New Delhi-- Long thought to be a "women's disease", osteoporosis can affect men too because apart from the hormonal changes around...