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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Health Newsletters at the Patient Health Library, October 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, Sept 2011

-Do you need that CT scan? pp.1-5

-Buying supplements safely, p.6

-Using exercise to help back pain, pp.8-9

-Caregiving at a distance, p.11

DukeMedicine HealthNews, Oct 2011

-Soluble fiber helps reduce visceral fat, p.4

-Larger doses of zinc lozenges may shorten duration of cold symptoms, p.6

-Advice on increasing your ability to concentrate on tasks, p.8

Harvard Men's Health Watch, Sept 2011
-Erectile dysfunction pills and benign prostatic hyperplasia, pp.5-7
-Electronic cigarettes, p.8

Nutrition Action Newsletter, Sept 2011
-What you need to know about multivitamins, pp.1-7
-Gluten and celiac disease, pp.9-11

Johns Hopkins Bulletin: Prostate Disorders, Fall 2011
-Robotic surgery scrutinized, pp.1-3
 

UC Berkeley Wellness Letter, Sept 2011
-How much does the cholesterol in your food really matter? pp.1-2
-Living with hot flashes, p.4

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