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HEALTHBEAT | JAN. 24, 2006

• Interview: Michael Roizen on Staying Younger
Anti-aging guru and best-selling author Dr. Michael Roizen’s latest book explains how to be a smart patient.

• Live Talk Transcript: Your "Real" Age
Bestselling author Dr. Michael Roizen joined us to discuss how to improve your health, lower your "real" age, and get the best health-care treatment possible.

• Submit Your Questions on Women's Health Issues
Submit Your questions on women's health issues

HEALTHBEAT | JAN. 17, 2006

• Her Body: New Thinking on Hormone Therapy
Hormone therapy is risky for some menopausal women. But new thinking says it could still benefit others.

• Submit Your Questions on Women's Health Issues
Submit Your questions on women's health issues

HEALTHBEAT | JAN. 3, 2006

• Does Online Therapy Really Work?
Attracted by the convenience, anonymity, and low prices, more Americans are going online for psychological treatment.

• Health For Life MD Answers Your Nutrition Questions
Our Health For Life MD advises going easy on soda and sweet rolls, and getting out of the car more often.

HEALTHBEAT | DEC. 27, 2005

• Her Body: The Unhealthy Side of Bad Marriages
Research shows a hostile marriage can be harmful to a woman's heart—in more ways than one.

HEALTHBEAT | DEC. 20, 2005

• Exercise: How to Get Your Kids in Shape
Play. Climb. Crawl. Walk. How to get your kids into the lifelong habit of exercise.

• Health For Life MD Answers Your Nutrition Questions
Our Health For Life MD advises going easy on soda and sweet rolls, and getting out of the car more often.

HEALTHBEAT | DEC. 13, 2005

• Her Body: Tips for Preventing Dementia
Women are more vulnerable to dementia than men, but there are steps they can take to lower their risk.

• Health For Life MD Answers Your Nutrition Questions
Our Health For Life MD advises going easy on soda and sweet rolls, and getting out of the car more often.

HEALTHBEAT | NOV. 29, 2005

• Her Body: How Your Shoes Can Hurt You
Stilettos may look sexy, but podiatrists say the damage they can do to your feet is ugly.

• Beyond the Horizon
Is immortality achievable? Our Harvard doc responds.

HEALTHBEAT | NOV. 22, 2005

• Holiday Help for Dieters
How to trim the fat, but not the flavor, in your holiday meals.

• Food: Holiday Eating for Vegetarians
Vegetarian chef and cookbook author Deborah Madison offers tips for making meatless dishes even carnivores will savor.

• Thanksgiving Calorie Counts
Counting calories? Here's how many you can find in a traditional Thanksgiving meal

• Beyond the Horizon
Is immortality achievable? Our Harvard doc responds.

HEALTHBEAT | NOV. 15, 2005

• Making Sense of the New Medicare Drug Plan
A guide to the new Medicare prescription drug program—and how to pick the best plan.

• Her Body: Can Holiday Pounds Hurt You?
Our columnists examine when, and where, extra pounds can hurt you—and how to keep them off after the holidays pass.

• Beyond the Horizon
Is immortality achievable? Our Harvard doc responds.

HEALTHBEAT | NOV. 8, 2005

• The Mystery of the Southeast Stroke Belt
Doctors still don’t know why the Southeast has a higher rate of strokes than the rest of the United States. How they’re trying to solve the problem.

• Q&A: Tips From the South Beach Diet Doc
Cardiologist and best-selling diet book author Arthur Agatston targets readers on the run with his new cookbook.

• Beyond the Horizon
Is immortality achievable? Our Harvard doc responds.

• Study Guide: Blood Pressure Worries? Skip the Cola
A guide to some of the newest research and recommendations.

HEALTHBEAT | NOV. 1, 2005

• Her Body: Why Women Worry More Than Men
A new book examines why women tend to worry more than men, and what we can all do to stop stress

• Bird Flu: Is It Safe to Eat Turkey This Season?
Government officials try to ease consumer concerns about avian flu as Americans prepare for Thanksgiving.

• Study Guide: How Mammograms Save Lives
A guide to some of the newest research and recommendations.

• Health for Life M.D.: Breast Cancer
Online readers asked us to address their breast cancer questions. We asked a Harvard oncologist to help.

YOUR HEALTH IN THE 21ST CENTURY

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• The Future of Personalized Psychiatry

• A New Race-Based Heart Treatment

• Using Nature's Remedies to Fight Disease

• Inside the Battle to Eradicate Child Illness

Health For Life | April 25 issue

• Family Matters: How Our Family Affects Our Health

• Babies: And Now, the Hard Part

• Couples: Happily Ever After

• High-Tech Birth: Do You Need a C-Section?

• Drugs: Finding What Works

• Psychiatric Drugs: The New Pharmacopoeia

• A Peaceful Adolescence

• Teen Depression: When Should You Worry?

• Beyond the Birds and Bees

• A Head Start on Fitness

• Diagnosis: Internet Phobia

• Challenge: When Cultures Clash

• Heredity and Health: Tracking Family History

• Pump Up the Family

Web Exclusive

• Health For Life MD: Advice on Family Health

• Live Talk: Join Geoffrey Cowley for a talk on the latest in family health, Wednesday, April 20 at 1 pm ET

HEALTH FOR LIFE

• Diet and exercise are not the whole secret.

• Secrets of Stem Cells

• Heart-Healthy Towns

• Hidden Heart Risks

• Test Yourself: Are You
Type D?

• Health For Life M.D.

• Dean Ornish: Love is the Real Medicine

HEALTH FOR LIFE MD: JAN. 17, 2005 ISSUE

From the Magazine:

• Diet and Genes

• A Neglected Nutrient

• Heart Disease: Another Culprit to Watch

• Aging and Skin: A Wrinkle in Time

• Cosmetic Surgery: Less is Really More

• Opinion: A Fresh Look at a Hot Issue

• Creativity: Artful Aging

• The Aging Brain: Old Genes, New Findings

• Getting Fit With Harry and Chris

• Health for Life MD: A Script for Better Aging

• Parents: Tinseltown Dreams

• Live Talk Transcript: Anne Underwood talked about aging with grace, Thursday, Jan. 13 at noon ET

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• The Power of Positive Thinking

• Four Rules for Living a Long Healthy Life

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• Harvard's Dr. Marcie Richardson takes your questions on estrogen therapy and other women's health concerns.

INTERACTIVE

A Heart, Up Close

• The latest scans are letting doctors examine the heart in never-before-seen detail. But there’s more to cardiovascular health than meets the eye, as recent studies on the connection between heart and brain reveal.

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