Showing posts with label peripheral artery disease. Show all posts
Showing posts with label peripheral artery disease. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Health Newsletters at the Patient Health Library, April 2014

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!

UC Berkeley Wellness Letter

April 2014
-Phosphorus: friend or foe? p.4
-Vitamin E for Alzheimer's? p.5

Mayo Clinic Health Letter

April 2014
-Dizziness, pp.1-3

Johns Hopkins Medical Letter: Health After 50

April 2014
-Skin cream do's and dont's for eczema, p.6

Harvard Women's Health Watch

April 2014
-Should you be tested for dementia? pp.1,7
"Certain tests for dementia don't offer much diagnostic value in general, including general tests for Alzheimer's."
-Is it a food intolerance, allergy or something else? pp.4-5

Harvard Heart Letter

April 2014
-The best heart-healthy workouts for your 60's, 70's and 80's, pp.1,7
-Peripheral artery disease - It's a pain in the leg, p.6
"People with PAD worry that they are hurting themselves when the walk, but research shows that activity is actually very good for you...even if you feel some pain."

Harvard Health Letter

April 2014
-Easy ways to protect your mobility, pp.1,7
-Drug-free options to fight depression, p.3
-Tips for healthy food on the go, p.6

Duke Medicine Health News

April 2014
-It's never too late to get fit, p.3
"Whether going for a short walk several times a gay or starting off each day with an activity class at the senior center, something is always better than nothing."
-New blood pressure treatment guidelines challenged, pp.4-5
-Experimental drug may change the treatment of osteoporosis, p.7

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Health Newsletters at the Patient Health Library, May 2012

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

The UCSF Patient Health Library subscribes to a number of health and wellness newsletters that are not otherwise free to the public. Here are some highlights from recent newsletters.

To see the entire articles, visit the Patient Health Library!

Consumer Reports on Health

May 2012
-Beware of kitchen germs, p.10

Harvard Men's Health Watch

May 2012
-Sour news about sugar, pp.1-4
-Distracted driving, pp.6-7

Harvard Women's Health Watch

April 2012
-Bone mineral density testing how often? pp.1-2
-Peripheral artery disease, pp.4-6

Johns Hopkins Bulletin: Prostate Disorders

Spring 2012
-Focal therapy for prostate cancer pp.13-16
-Managing prostate cancer with active surveillance, pp.17-23

Mayo Clinic Health Letter

April 2012
-Cancer vaccines, pp.4-5
-Clostridium difficile, p.6
-Inside whole grains, p.7
-Eye floaters, p.8

Nutrition Action Newsletter

April 2012
-How much is too much sugar? pp.1-7
-Getting a good night’s sleep, pp.9-11

Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter

April 2012
-Eating right improves your odds of avoiding mental decline, pp.1,7
-Recipe for sweet potato pancakes or waffles, p.7
-Ask the Experts: questions on whole grains, naturally occurring sugars, and more, p.8

UC Berkeley Wellness Letter

April 2012
-Do you really need a colonoscopy? pp.1-2
-Better sex in a bottle? p.4
-Meditation, p.5

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Health Newsletters at the Patient Health Library, November 2011

Not all information is free and not all of it is online!  The UCSF Patient Health Library subscribes to a number of health and wellness newsletters that are not otherwise free to the public.  Here are some highlights from recent newsletters.
To see the entire articles, visit the Patient Health Library!

Consumer Reports on Health, October 2011
-Building stronger bones: Advice for women and men, pp.1-5
-Food for thought: How food affects emotions and cognition, pp.8-9

DukeMedicine HealthNews, November 2011
-Combat osteoarthritis with daily physical activity, pp.1-2
-Practice positive activities to help overcome depression, pp.5-6
-Aerobic exercise trumps resistance training for losing belly fat, p.7

Harvard Health Letter, October 2011
-Controlling what—and how much—we eat: Learning about cravings, pp.1-3
-Seeking a second opinion, p.6

Mayo Clinic Health Letter, October 2011
-Regenerative medicine, pp.4-5
-Maximizing your benefit from chemotherapy, supplement pp.1-6

Nutrition Action Newsletter, October 2011
-How the food industry influences what we eat, pp.10-11

Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter, October 2011
-When snacks attack: What you can do to break the snacking cycle, pp.4-6
“About half the average 3.35 pounds a healthy, non-obese American gains over four years can be traced to potato chips.”

UC Berkeley Wellness Letter, October 2011
-Dental erosion: 7 tips for your teeth, p.2
-What you need to know about tuna, p.4
-Peripheral artery disease, p.5
-Does massage help? p.6