Category: health-letter

Winter’s cold temperatures contribute to heart problems.

Identity thieves are targeting medical businesses to deceptively acquire billing information.

I take Avodart for my enlarged prostate. But I heard that Avodart increases prostate cancer risk. Is that true? Should I quit taking Avodart?

A friend has a condition called gastroparesis. Please explain what it is and how it can be treated.

I sprained my ankle pretty badly a few weeks ago and was taken to the emergency room. It took three hours before I saw a doctor. Why are emergency rooms so crowded and the waits so long just to be seen?

I have wet macular degeneration. I am trying to decide between Avastin and Lucentis. Which drug is better?

The editor in chief of the Harvard Health Letter introduces a second 2011 edition of a special issue comprised entirely of “Ask the doctor” letters from readers.

Is the chemical BPA just another health scare, or is it really something we should be worried about?

My wife’s medication to treat atrial fibrillation recently was changed from warfarin to a new drug called Pradaxa. They say that the new medicine does not require regular INR tests and is just as effective. Is that so?

I saw Harvard’s Healthy Eating Plate and noticed that poultry was listed as a healthy protein. I am not surprised that you’re recommending fish, nuts, or beans. But why poultry?