Showing posts with label GMOs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GMOs. Show all posts

Monday, March 30, 2015

Health Newsletters at the Patient Health Library, March 2015

The UCSF Patient Health Library subscribes to over a dozen health and wellness newsletters that are not available for free online. We also have access to all of the online journals the UCSF subscribes to.

Here are highlights from the newsletters. To read the articles, look at the online journals or ask a health or medical question, visit the Patient Health Library.

Consumer Reports on Health

February 2015
-Are 'natural' sugars better for you? The real deal on honey, agave and others. p.7

Duke Medicine Health News

March 2015
Cognitive therapy for Parkinson's patients, p.3

Environmental Nutrition

February 2015
-GMO food guide, p.1
-Mini meals vs three squares, p.7

Harvard Health Letter

March 2015
-Tips to help the medicine go down, p.6

Harvard Men's Health Watch

March 2015
-The proper role of fat in diet, pp.1,7
-How to make your prostate biopsy go better, pp.4-5
-Overcoming urinary leakage, pp.6-7

Harvard Women's Health Watch

March 2015
-Good news about early-stage breast cancer for older women, p.3
-Core exercises to help neck pain, pp.4-5
-Pelvic organ prolapse: you're not alone, p.6

Johns Hopkins Medical Letter: Health After 50

February 2015
-New ways to curb your stroke risk, pp.4-5

Mayo Clinic Health Letter

March 2015
-Chronic pain medications, pp.1-3
-Fostering gratitude, p.7

Nutrition Action Newsletter

March 2015
-Diet to control high blood pressure, pp.1-7
-Clicker beware: what to know if buying supplements online, pp.8-11

UC Berkeley Wellness Letter

March 2015
-Does wine deserve its healthy buzz? pp.1-2

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Health Newsletters at the Patient Health Library, November 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

November 2013
-Tap the power of protein, pp.1,4-5
-Skip new weight-loss pill Belvq, p.2   see: ConsumerReports.org/Belviq
-How to get the right diagnosis, pp.6-7
-Best ways to beast cold symptoms, p.10   "If you have more than one symptom,...our medical experts recommend taking one single-ingredient drug for each symptom rather than buying a multisymptom remedy."

Duke Medicine Health News

November 2013
-Safer heart-attack prevention with revised drug regimen, pp.1-2
-Revolution in cataract surgery, pp.3-4
-Increasing evidence that diet impacts cognitive function, pp.5-6

Harvard Health Letter

November 2013
-Mild cognitive impairment, pp.1,7
-Anti-falling checklist, p.4
-Aching feet, p.5

Harvard Heart Letter

November 2013
-8-step plan for heart-healthy holiday dinners, pp.6-7


Harvard Men's Health Watch

November 2013
-Relieve common urinary symptoms without medication, pp.1,7
-Heart failure prevention essentials, p.3
-How to build a better sandwich, p.6

Mayo Clinic Health Letter

November 2013
-Gettings antioxidants from food, pp.1-3
-Biofeedback: you brain vs. chronic pain, pp.4-5

October 2013 Supplement on mindfulness


Nutrition Action Newsletter

November 2013
-Multivitamins: sorting out the news reports and studies, pp.3-7
-Store-bought popcorn, pp.13-15

Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter

November 2013
-Staying independent, p.3

-Should you worry about GMOs? pp.4-5
-Does fish oil really raise prostate cancer risk? p.7

November 2013 Supplement: Secrets to healthy holiday eating

UC Berkeley Wellness Letter

October 2013
-Dense breasts: a hidden risk factor, pp.1-2
-Age-Related Eye Disease Study-2: what it tells us about using supplements, p.4
-A new crop of "super" fruits? p.5
-Low testosterone, p.6   "Low testosterone is not a problem unless it is accompanied by undesirable symptoms....Most men with low testosterone levels suffer few, if any, related problems."

November 2013
-Lung cancer screening: a new standard for smokers and ex-smokers? p.3
-Vitamin A, p.5