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Cancer and Genes

Issue date: June 23, 2008

For more information about the following articles in the June 23, 2008, issue of Newsweek, click on the article titles below:

• Your Lifestyle, Your Genes and Cancer
• A Deadly Disparity

Other Harvard Medical School-Newsweek collaborations

Periodically, the faculty of Harvard Medical School works with the editorial staff of Newsweek to write articles of interest about health and medicine. Harvard Medical School publishes books, newsletters, and special health reports through its Harvard Health Publications division.

Health for Life

Issue date: January 21, 2008

For more information about the following articles in the January 21, 2008, issue of Newsweek, click on the article titles below:

• Very Personal Medicine
• How to Solve Three Puzzles:
  Detecting Autism
  The Alzheimer's Mystery
  Women and Heart Disease

Fertility and Diet

Issue date: December 10, 2007

For more information about the following articles in the December 10, 2007, issue of Newsweek, click on the article titles below:

• Fat, Carbs and the Science of Conception
• Say Hello to the Bugs in Your Gut
• Diagnosis: Same As It Never Was

Kids Who Don’t Fit In

Issue date: September 17, 2007

For more information about the following articles in the September 10, 2007, issue of Newsweek, click on the article titles below:

• Starting the Good Life in the Womb
• Homeroom Zombies

Exercise and the Brain

Issue date: March 26, 2007

For more information about the following articles in the March 26, 2007, issue of Newsweek, click on the article titles below:

• Exercise is a state of mind
• Cancer and staying fit
• An ‘exercise snack’ plan

Understanding Menopause

Issue date: January 8, 2007

For more information about the following articles in the January 8, 2007, issue of Newsweek, click on the article titles below:

• Hot Flashes And Hormones
• Is Male Menopause Real?

Unlocking Your Genetic Secrets

Issue date: March 26, 2007

For more information about the following articles in the December 4, 2006, issue of Newsweek, click on the article titles below:

• Old Bugs Learn Some New Tricks
• Vitamin D in the Spotlight
• Why Heavy Isn't Healthy
• Minds and Magnets

Why Women Can't Sleep

Issue date: April 17, 2006

For more information about the following articles in the April 17, 2006, issue of Newsweek, click on the article titles below:

• Anatomy of a Hot Flash
• Is Estrogen for You?
• New Hopes, Longer Life
• Take an Aspirin and …
• Weighing the Decision

Vitamins & Your Diet

Issue date: January 16, 2006

For more information about the following articles in the January 16, 2006, issue of Newsweek, click on the article titles below:

• Whom Can You Believe?
• Big Benefits From Small Changes

Robot Surgery & Face Transplants

Issue date: March 26, 2007

For more information about the following articles in the December 12, 2005, issue of Newsweek, click on the article titles below:

• Addiction: How to Break the Chain
• Beyond the Horizon: RNA interference
• Beyond the Horizon: Quitting smoking
• Keys to safer hospitals
• The man who lost his face

Stress & Your Heart

Issue date: October 3, 2005

For more information about the following articles in the October 3, 2005, issue of Newsweek, click on the article titles below:

• Searching for Hidden Heart Risks
• Avoiding Dementia—Fitness and Your Brain
• Best Treatments—Managing Heart Failure
• Drug Treatments—Making the Right Choice
• Staying safe: How to Quit Smoking
• The Dangers of Chronic Distress

Your Health in the 21st Century

Issue date: June 20, 2005

For more information about the following articles in the June 20, 2005, issue of Newsweek, click on the article titles below:

• Fine-Tuning Heart Health
• Building Better Medicines
• The Best Ways to Beat Diabetes
• Shades of Blue

Your Family and Your Health

Issue date: January 17, 2005

For more information about the following articles in the January 17, 2005, issue of Newsweek, click on the article titles below:

• High-Tech Birth: Do You Need a C-Section?
• Heredity and Health: Tracking Family History
• Teen Depression: When Should You Worry?
• Psychiatric Drugs: The New Pharmacopoeia

Diet & Genes

Issue date: January 17, 2005

For more information about the following articles in the January 17, 2005, issue of Newsweek, click on the article titles below:

• Hormone Therapy: A Fresh Look at a Hot Issue
• The Aging Brain: Old Genes, New Findings
• A Script for Better Aging

The Quest for Memory Drugs

Issue date: November 29, 2004

For more information about the following articles in the November 29, 2004, issue of Newsweek, click on the article titles below:

• Harnessing Stem Cells
• In Search of Bone Health
• Tick, Tick, Tick .
• To Heal a Shattered Soul

The New Science of Mind & Body

Issue date: September 27, 2004

For more information about the following articles in the September 27, 2004, issue of Newsweek, click on the article titles below:

• Brain Check
• Take a Break From Stress
• A New Fertility Factor
• Menopause: Easing the Transition
• Digestion: Soothing a Sensitive Gut

The New Keys to Women's Health

Issue date: May 10, 2004

For more information about the following articles in the May 10, 2004, issue of Newsweek, click on the article titles below:

• Maintaining Heart Health: What Tests Can Tell You
• Aspirin and Statins in Women: Heading Off Heart Attacks
• Fetal Health: Planning for the Future
• An Unspeakable Affliction/The Mystery of Cystitis
• How to Think About HT
• A Better Sex Life
• Alcohol's Deadly Triple Threat

Diet & Carbs

Issue date: January 19, 2004

For more information about the following articles in the January 19, 2004, issue of Newsweek, click on the article titles below:

• Beyond Atkins
• Vitamin Pills
• Calcium
• Lycopene
• Fueling for Performance
• You Will Start to Feel Very Sleepy