Trusted Harvard Medical School experts put today's health news stories in perspective and explain how issues affect you. Depression Raises Midlife Women's Stroke Risk Pelvic Surgery Failure Increases with Time Processed, Restaurant Foods Still High-Sodium Doctors Urged to Screen for Alcohol Problems Survey: Many Teens Text While Driving 13% of Seniors Feel More Confused, Forgetful Study Finds No Benefit from Fish Oil Pills Christie Gets Surgery to Aid Weight Loss Seeking a Better Way to Fight Eye Disease Most Parents Report Distracted Driving FDA Probes Wider Caffeine Use in Food Study: No Z-Pak Heart Risk for Most Adults Not Calling 911 Slows Stroke Treatment Antidepressants and Surgical Bleeding Excess Weight, Drinking Boost Liver Damage Survey: Most Don't Plan for Long-Term Care Surgery Lag Harms Young with Breast Cancer Beta-Blockers May Trim Deaths after Surgery Some Alternatives May Cut Blood Pressure Kids Get Warts at Home, Study Finds Physical Work May Raise Heart, Stroke Risk Western Diets Linked with Less-Healthy Aging Faster Resting Heart Risky Even for the Fit Exercise Slows Physical Decline of Alzheimer's Social Networks Linked to Vaccine Decisions Antibiotic Prescriptions Add Up to Overuse Study: Brain Scans Can 'See' Pain Less Salt, More Potassium Cut Stroke Risk Doctors Get Guidance on Discussing PSA Test Study: Kids Take, Eat More with Big Plates Walk or Run? Energy Use Is What Counts Dementia Costs Exceed Heart Disease, Cancer Study: Teen Habits Put Hearts at Risk Disease Label Increases Interest in Medicine Focus on the Food Novel Drug Tested Against Hepatitis C Chelation Therapy Shows Limited Benefit for Heart Disease Breath Test for Heart Failure? Babies Starting Solid Food Too Early Physician Group Discourages Elective C-sections Gulf War Illness Linked To Brain Changes Less Frequent Mammograms for Older Women? Vitamin D May Lower Blacks' Blood Pressure Survey: More Parents Oppose HPV Vaccine Study Questions Hormone Link to Breast Cancer Study: Follow-up MRI Not Useful in Sciatica
