Should you worry about high triglycerides?
Learn to manage your triglyceride levels to avoid having a higher risk of heart disease and stroke.
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Harvard Health Ad Watch: An IV treatment for thyroid eye disease
An ad for a medication to treat thyroid eye disease accurately describes the symptoms of the condition, but as is common with such ads it does not discuss other possible treatment options, or other information that people should be aware of.
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Should you worry about high triglycerides?
Learn to manage your triglyceride levels to avoid having a higher risk of heart disease and stroke.
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Young men with prostate cancer: Socioeconomic factors affect lifespan
Prostate cancer is generally viewed as a disease of older men, yet about 10% of new diagnoses occur in men age 55 or younger. Biological differences partially explain the discrepancy, but socioeconomic factors also play an important role.
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HHP Medication Safety Watch: May 2023
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Harvard Medical School Guide: Managing Atrial Fibrillation
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Living with gout
Adopting healthy self-management strategies that focus on a healthy diet, physical activity, and achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, can improve the quality of life of people with gout. Many of these same strategies can help reduce the risk of developing gout to begin with.
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Treatments for Gout
First-line gout treatment focuses on reducing pain and inflammation. Ideally, treatment should begin within 24 hours of the start of the gout attack. Treatment is stopped once the attack is over, and symptoms have gone away.
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Cutting and self-harm: Why it happens and what to do
What drives forms of self-harm like cutting that some teens engage in? Gaining an understanding of why some children harm themselves by cutting their skin, what signs to be aware of, and how to approach the subject can help parents respond if this occurs.
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Gout Diagnosis
If you experience gout symptoms, it’s important to visit a doctor to get a diagnosis and treatment plan.
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