Harvard Women's Health Watch

What’s your most important health concern? Chances are, you’ll find an article discussing it in a recent issue of Harvard Women’s Health Watch. Are you at risk for heart disease? If you eat a balanced diet, are supplements necessary? Will new drugs help prevent breast cancer? Can simple exercises like stretching and walking have a noticeable impact on my health? Subscribe now for answers to questions like these!

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Harvard Women’s Health Watch puts you in closer touch with everything that’s happening right now in the new age of women’s health and medicine. New prevention strategies, new diagnostic techniques, new medications and treatments. From heart disease in women to breast cancer, from diet and nutrition to vitamins and supplements, from hormone therapy to exercise and strength training, Harvard Women’s Health Watch focuses on health from a woman’s perspective.

In each eight-page monthly issue, you’ll find trustworthy, practical health information that can help you live a longer and healthier life. Discover:

the single best exercise regimen for maintaining bone strength
which friendly fats are good for you – and taste great
how to tell if you should get a heart scan
the surprising truth about soy
the new thinking on chemoprevention of breast cancer
when hormone therapy may make sense.

If it matters to women, it’s in Harvard Women’s Health Watch. You owe it to yourself to have the best health information available so you can make a real, positive difference in your health and well-being. Subscribe today.

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