Health Newsletters at the Patient Health Library, May 2013

Here are highlights from recent health and wellness newsletters at the UCSF Patient Health Library.  To see the entire articles, visit the Patient Health Library!

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UC Berkeley Wellness Letter

March 2013
-Probiotics: pros and cons, pp.1-2
-Energy drinks, p.3
-Overeating and the "food environment," p.4
-Age spots, p.5
-Decongestants, p.6

April 2013
-Whole grains: the 10-to-1 rule, p.3
-Vitamin B12, p.4

Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter

May 2013
-Healthy diet fights infection by boosting immune system, pp.1-3
-Understanding food and medication interactions, pp.4-5

Nutrition Action Newsletter

April 2013
-Fooled by food: how to trick yourself to eat less, pp.1,3-7
-Calcium confusion, p.8

Mayo Clinic Health Letter

April 2013
-Smoothing facial wrinkles: procedures and creams, pp.1-3
-Gut microflora: the secret life of bacteria, pp.4-5
-Pain drugs and heart attack, p.6

Harvard Men's Health Watch

April 2013
-Insomnia: Learning how to sleep again, pp.1,7
-AMD: a preventable form of vision loss, p.4

DukeMedicine HealthNews

April 2013
-Advances in prostate cancer, pp.3-4
-Obesity facts and fiction, pp.4-5

Consumer Reports on Health

May 2013
-Which drugstore services are worth it and which ones you should skip, pp.6-7
-Don't let fear sabotage your health, p.11

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Health Newsletters at the Patient Health Library, February 2013

Here are highlights from recent health and wellness newsletters at the UCSF Patient Health Library.  To see the entire articles, visit the Patient Health Library!

Not all information is free and not all of it is online!

Consumer Reports on Health

February 2013
-Fat facts and fat fiction, pp.1,4-5
-Advice on eggs and cholesterol, p.8
-Weight gain traps you can avoid, p.10
-Colon cleanse, p.12

Harvard Health Letter

January 2013
-New approaches to Alzheimer's, pp.1,7
-Therapy for low testosterone, p.5

Harvard Men's Health Watch

January 2013
-Topical relief for arthritis joint pain, pp.1,7
-Pain relievers: bad for your heart? p.3
-Prostate biopsy: what to expect, pp.4-5
-Mindful eating, p.5

Johns Hopkins Medical Letter: Health After 50

Winter 2012 (special issue)
-Sight-saving treatments for age-related macular degeneration, pp.1-4
-Retraining an overactive bladder, pp.5-8

January 2013
-Prostate cancer: to treat or not to treat? pp.1-2
-Fibromyalgia treatment strategies, p.3

Mayo Clinic Health Letter

February 2013
-Finding balance in Alzheimer's caregiving, p.3
-Mindful meditation may cut risk of common cold, p.4
-Urinary tract infections in women, p.6
-Foot exercises to boost stability, p.7
-Overactive thyroid and fatigue, p.8

February 2013 supplement on cardiovascular exams

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