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Researchers from Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital have found that some patients who receive generic drugs that vary in their color are over 50 percent more likely to stop taking the drug, leading to potentially important and potentially adverse clinical effects. Read More…
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From The Harvard Gazette
At the stroke of midnight tonight we ring out the “old” year and begin a new one. For many people, the transition is a symbolic new start, a time to improve health or make other changes. If you are among the millions making a New Year’s resolution or striving to make improve your health in [...] Read More…
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2013 is upon us. If you follow popular online conspiracy theories (or happen to be an ancient Mayan) you know this is a great accomplishment; after all, according to many people, the world was supposed to end last week. And yet, here we are. But given some of the events of the last month, I’m [...] Read More…
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Many exercise programs these days spotlight the ever-present abs (abdominal muscles) but pay little attention to the other muscles that form the body's core. Yet building up all of your core muscles is essential for staying strong and flexible and improving performance in almost any sport. It's also vital for sidestepping debilitating back pain. Read More…
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Need a new book to read on the Kindle you received as a holiday present? I’d like to recommend one or more of the eight just-published eBooks that kick off the Harvard Medical School Guide series. Published by RosettaBooks, this series aims to give readers help with tricky health issues, like trouble sleeping or dealing [...] Read More…
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A national drug shortage has been linked to a higher rate of relapse among Hodgkin lymphoma patients enrolled in a national pediatric clinical trial, report researchers involved in the study. Read More…
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It’s easy to think of bullying as a normal part of childhood—and no big deal. After all, it’s been going on since time immemorial. The popular kids have always picked on the less popular kids. We’ve seen it at school, watched in on TV and in the movies, maybe even lived it ourselves. So it’s [...] Read More…
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It's easy to get swept up in the holiday season. This combination of religious and national celebrations can help keep the cold winter away. But the feasts and parties that mark it can tax the arteries and strain the waistline. Read More…
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The word “free” holds a very special place in the hearts of our men and women in uniform. But one day a year, for a few troops from a local National Guard unit, “free” has as much to do with the cost of toys as it does with patriotic ideals. For the second December in [...] Read More…
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