
Harvard Men's Health Watch
Harvard Men’s Health Watch is written specifically for men, to help them lead healthier, longer lives. With men's health news covering everything from prostate disease, nutrition, and exercise to erectile dysfunction (ED) and hair loss, Harvard Men’s Health Watch delivers on its promise that “Knowledge is Power.”
Harvard Men’s Health Watch brings you men's health news and advice directly from the more than 8,000 doctors and researchers at Harvard Medical School. It provides straight answers, puts the risks and benefits into perspective, and can help you make informed decisions about your health. Harvard Men’s Health Watch puts you in closer touch with everything that’s happening now in cutting edge medicine – new prevention strategies, new medications, the latest diagnostic techniques and treatments.
Inside each eight-page monthly issue, you’ll discover answers to important medical issues like these :
- Which foods are associated with a high risk for prostate cancer
- How to heal your aching back without surgery
- Can Viagra hurt your heart?
- Does coffee raise your cholesterol?
- Is erectile dysfunction physical or mental?
- 10 ways to strengthen your bones and muscles at any age
- What habit to avoid to prevent gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Harvard Men’s Health Watch can make a positive difference in your life, and help you live a longer, healthier life.
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Articles in the January 2012 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Kidney stones: Common, painful, preventable
- Big thighs may be wise
- Medical memo: Worried about warts?
- On call: Torn knee cartilage
Articles in the February 2012 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- The new PSA report: Understand the controversy
- Learning while you sleep: Dream or reality?
- Obesity in America: What's driving the epidemic?
- On call: Exercising with respiratory infections
- On call: Halitosis
Articles in the March 2012 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- The PSA test: What's right for you?
- Coffee and your arteries
- On call: The buzz about blueberries
- On call: Flowers for patients
- On call: An obesity virus?
Articles in the April 2012 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Supplements: A scorecard
- Palliative care: Surprising benefits from an underused therapy
- On call: Returning to work after a heart attack
- On call: Epididymitis
- On call: Protein in the urine
Articles in the May 2012 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Sugar and your heart: Sour news about sweets
- Light smoking: Dangerous in any dose
- Distracted driving: Fast lane to disaster
- On call: BPH (hypertrophy vs. hyperplasia)
Articles in the June 2012 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- A lifetime in the sun? You can still cut your risk
- On call: Do people really get nightmares from eating late?
- On call: My blood pressure was once very high but is now under control. Is it safe for me to take up weight training?
- How to beat the post-saw palmetto blues
- Stop elbow pain and stay in the game
- Cutting red meat-for a longer life
- In the journal: European PSA testing trial update offers little guidance to American men
- In the journal: Moderate alcohol after a heart attack does no harm and may help
- In the journal: Daily "dose" of white rice linked to diabetes
Articles in the January 2011 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Controlling blood sugar in diabetes: How low should you go?
- Penile rehabilitation after prostate cancer surgery
- Unfolding bent fingers: New handiwork for bacteria
- On call: Pancreatic cancer prevention
Articles in the February 2011 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Meat or beans: What will you have? Part I: Meat
- Testosterone replacement: A cautionary tale
- Exercising to relax
- On call: AAA screening
Articles in the March 2011 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Never too late: Exercise helps late starters
- Meat or beans: What will you have? Part ll: Beans
- Obesity: Unhealthy and unmanly
- On call: Peripheral artery disease screening
Articles in the April 2011 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Bladder cancer: Men at risk
- Beyond the coronary arteries: Possible benefits of statin drugs Part I: Meet the statins
- Medical memo: Take your pills
- On call: Beer belly
Articles in the May 2011 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Beyond the coronary arteries: Possible benefits of statin drugs Part II: Specific syndromes
- Acupuncture for ED?
- Money talks: Financial incentives for health
- On call: Alcohol after a heart attack
Articles in the June 2011 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Abdominal aortic aneurysms: Triple A, double trouble
- Is sex exercise? And is it hard on the heart?
- Medical memo: Cholesterol and prostate cancer
- On call: Excessive perspiration
Articles in the July 2011 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Music and health
- Improving surgical results: Three low-tech approaches
- Medical memo: Pot for the prostate?
- On call: Honey for health?
Articles in the August 2011 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- The crucial, controversial carotid artery Part I: The artery in health and disease
- Health tips for the dog days of summer
- Medical memo: Semen quality and survival
- Correction
- On call: Dietary guidelines and caloric percentages
Articles in the September 2011 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- The crucial, controversial carotid artery Part II: Treatment
- ED pills and benign prostatic hyperplasia
- On call: Electronic cigarettes
- On call: More dietary advice
Articles in the October 2011 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Aspirin and cancer: Will a tablet a day keep tumors at bay?
- Reducing prostate cancer risk: Good news, bad news, or no new news?
- On call: Simvastatin in the morning?
- On call: Viagra precautions
Articles in the November 2011 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Atrial fibrillation: Common, serious, treatable
- On call: Penile shortening post-prostatectomy
Articles in the December 2011 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Medical radiation: Too much of a good thing?
- Social networks and health: Communicable but not infectious
- On call: Acetaminophen and prostate cancer
Articles in the January 2010 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Mars vs. Venus: The gender gap in health
- Stem cells and the prostate
- Medical memo: Hot seats, laptops, and sperm
- On call: New medication for gout
- On call: Inhibited ejaculation
Articles in the February 2010 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: It takes your breath away
- Treating sports injuries
- Medical memo: Medical teamwork - it works
- On call: Vitamin D2 or D3?
Articles in the March 2010 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Testosterone and the heart
- Food-borne illnesses, Part I: The big picture
- On call: Do alcohol and statins mix?
- On call: HPV vaccine for boys?
Articles in the April 2010 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Protect your kidneys
- Food-borne illnesses, Part II: Personal protection
- On call: Olive oil and health
- On call: Dry mouth
Articles in the May 2010 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Growth hormone, athletic performance, and aging
- Depression: Often overlooked but important for men
- Medical memo: Fighting heart disease: Are we still winning?
- On call: Red yeast rice
Articles in the June 2010 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Hernias: New options for management
- Clostridium difficile: An intestinal infection on the rise
- On call: Coenzyme Q10 and statins
Articles in the July 2010 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Marriage and men's health
- Psoriasis: More than skin deep
- Health clubs: Are they right for you?
- On call: Osteoporosis and prostate cancer
- On call: Flomax and cataract surgery
Articles in the August 2010 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Diverticular disease of the colon
- ED pills and eyes
- Medical memo: Sleep, heart disease, and prostate cancer
- On call: Baker's cyst
Articles in the September 2010 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Immunotherapy: A new option for advanced prostate cancer
- That nagging cough
- Medical memo: Nutrition and fertility
- On call: Floaters
Articles in the October 2010 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Salt and your health, Part I: The sodium connection
- Blood in the urine: What does it mean for your health?
- On call: Stopping statins
Articles in the November 2010 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Salt and your health, Part II: Shaking the habit
- Prostate-specific antigen: A new(ish) study
- On call: Alcohol, hypertension, and heart attacks
Articles in the December 2010 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Aspirin and your heart: Many questions, some answers
- Treating hypertension: Are two meds better than one?
- Medical memo: Length of survival and causes of death in men with prostate cancer
- On call: Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia
Articles in the January 2009 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- New Year's resolutions for health
- On call: Winter depression
- On call: Pharyngitis
- Medical memo: Paternity and prostate cancer: Can a look down the family tree provide clues?
- Waisted: Abdominal obesity and your health
Articles in the February 2009 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Chocolate and your health: Guilty pleasure or terrific treat?
- Insomnia: Restoring restful sleep
- On call: Selenium and vitamin E for prostate cancer
Articles in the March 2009 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Lifestyle prevention: Does it work? And why?
- Climate change and your health
- Genetic screening for prostate cancer
- On call: Statin therapy
Articles in the April 2009 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Deep-vein thrombosis: Blood clots in your veins
- The 10 commandments of cancer prevention
- Medical memo: Hearty humor
- On call: Proscar and osteoporosis
Articles in the May 2009 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Sexuality and seniority
- Allergic rhinitis: Your nose knows
- Statins and prostate cancer
- On call: Vegetarian diets
Articles in the June 2009 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Finasteride to prevent prostate cancer: A new chapter
- Headache: When to worry, what to do
- Medical memo: Soy and sperm
- On call: Calcium deposits in the prostate
Articles in the July 2009 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- PSA: Prostate-Specific Antigen, Persisting Scientific Ambiguities
- Nutrition 101: Good eating for good health
- On call: Cell phones and hospitals
Articles in the August 2009 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Walking: Your steps to health
- Arsenic and prostate cancer
- Medical memo: Age and performance
- On call: Drug expiration dates
- On call: Eyelid inflammation
Articles in the September 2009 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Peripheral artery disease: Leg pain and much more
- Exercise and your joints
- The numbers game: Risk factors, lifestyle, and longevity
- On call: Periodontitis and your heart
Articles in the October 2009 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- On call: Prevention for BPH
- On call: Performance anxiety
- Blood pressure and your brain
- Strength training, Part I: Building muscles to improve health
Articles in the November 2009 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Strength training, Part II: From theory to practice
- Premature heart disease
- Medical memo: Calling all men: Cell phones and sperm
- On call: PSA variability
- On call: Sexual dysfunction and heart disease in women
Articles in the December 2009 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Hearing loss: A silent epidemic
- How much exercise do you need?
- Medical memo: Do it yourself?
- On call: The digital rectal exam
Articles in the January 2008 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Testosterone, aging, and the mind
- Red meat and colon cancer
- Siestas and your heart: Can you nap your way to health?
- On call: "Low-dose" smoking
Articles in the February 2008 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- ED and coronary artery disease: Surprising bedfellows
- Treating prostate cancer: No rush to judgment
- The Mediterranean diet: A model for Americans
- On call: Leg cramps and quinine
Articles in the March 2008 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Multivitamins and your health: A reappraisal
- GERD: Heartburn and more
- PSA variability: A new factor
- On call: Toenail fungal infections
- On call: Selenium and diabetes
Articles in the April 2008 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Stress and the prostate
- When doctors disagree: How to cope with conflicting results
- Medical memo: Attracted to magnets?
Articles in the May 2008 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Treating prostate cancer, Part I: The big picture
- Optimism and your health
- Medical memo: Insecticides, testosterone, and fertility
- On call: Pseudoephedrine and blood pressure
- On call: Discolored respiratory mucus
Articles in the June 2008 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Treating prostate cancer, Part II: Determining its severity
- The powerful placebo
- Pets and your health
- On call: Home defibrillators
Articles in the July 2008 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Treating prostate cancer, Part III: Active surveillance
- Asthma
- Medical memo: Grape juice for health?
- On call: Hydration for summer exercise
Articles in the August 2008 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Treating prostate cancer, Part IV: Surgery
- Heat wave
- Medical memo: Rating America's hospitals
- On call: Herpes gladiatorum
Articles in the September 2008 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Treating prostate cancer, Part V: Radiation therapy
- Chronic constipation: A strain for men
- On call: Caught napping
Articles in the October 2008 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Treating prostate cancer, Part VI: Androgen deprivation and beyond
- On call: Vytorin for cholesterol
- Influenza: How to prevent and treat a serious infection
- How the influenza virus infects a cell
Articles in the November 2008 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Osteoporosis caution: Men at risk
- Smoking cessation: New ways to quit
- Medical memo: Pill splitting
- On call: What to do about a "superbug"
Articles in the December 2008 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Osteoporosis Part II: Prevention and treatment
- Sinusitis
- Medical memo: Food for thought: Tomatoes, broccoli, and prostate cancer
- On call: Tests for statin users
Articles in the January 2007 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Obesity and prostate cancer
- Beta blockers for blood pressure: A second opinion
- Chromium: The forgotten mineral
- On call: Niacin for cholesterol
- On call: Blood pressure medication and erections
Articles in the February 2007 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Vitamin D and your health: Breaking old rules, raising new hopes
- BNP: An important new cardiac test
- Medical memo: Stress and cholesterol
- On call: Prostate surgery and nighttime urination
Articles in the March 2007 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Cholesterol, the mind, and the brain
- Selenium and prostate cancer
- Prehypertension: Does it really matter?
- On call: Exercise and free radicals
Articles in the April 2007 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- DHEA and health: More questions than answers
- Pomegranates for the prostate and the heart: Seeds of hope
- Medical memo: High-dose radiotherapy for prostate cancer
- On call: Second testicular cancers
- On call: Goals for cholesterol
Articles in the May 2007 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Moderate exercise: No pain, big gains
- Lowering cholesterol: Is there a limit?
- Medical memo: Autoantibody signatures: A promising new test for prostate cancer
- On call: Obesity and prostate cancer
Articles in the June 2007 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Peptic ulcers and bacterial infections
- Preventing diabetes: Understanding and diagnosing the disease
- Red wine and prostate cancer
- On call: No-flush niacin
- On call: Blood pressure in both arms
Articles in the July 2007 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Lifestyle therapy for prostate cancer: Does it work?
- Preventing diabetes: An action plan
- Aspirin for hypertension?
- On call: More on the shingles vaccine
Articles in the August 2007 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Viagra and health: Beyond ED
- HDL cholesterol: Protecting your heart and arteries
- Doctor-patient communication: A shared responsibility
- On call: Statins and muscle damage
Articles in the September 2007 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- HDL cholesterol, Part II
- Restless legs syndrome
- Anti-inflammatory drugs, the prostate, and the bladder
- On call: MRIs and coronary stents
Articles in the October 2007 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Opening blocked coronary arteries: New questions about the old answer
- Multivitamins and prostate cancer: A new worry?
- Medical memo: Golden years that glitter
- On call: Cholesterol rings in the eyes
Articles in the November 2007 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Supplements vs. exercise for heart disease and cancer: The "vitamins" in your legs
- Breast disorders in men
- Statins and cancer
- On call: CRP in older men
Articles in the December 2007 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Gout: Joint pain and more
- Noise-induced hearing loss
- Supplements vs. exercise for nine health issues: The ''vitamins'' in your legs
- On call: Chocolate and health
- On call: Shy bladder syndrome
Articles in the January 2006 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Obesity in America: Large portions, large proportions
- Vitamin E and prostate cancer: Where do we stand?
- Medical memo: Rating America's hospitals
- On call: Beta blockers, heart rate, and exercise
Articles in the February 2006 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Osteoarthritis: Causes and diagnosis
- Disorders of ejaculation
- Work, vacations, and retirement: Will they affect your health?
- On call: Can two medications be worse than one?
Articles in the March 2006 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Life after 50: A Harvard study of male sexuality
- Osteoarthritis: Symptoms and treatment
- Zinc and prostate cancer
- On call: penile length
Articles in the April 2006 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Air travel and your health
- Minding your mind: How to keep your brain young with proper care and feeding
- Medical memo: Dolphins for the doldrums?
- On call: Wife's disinterest in sex
- On call: Vitamin A and macular degeneration
Articles in the May 2006 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Minding your mind: 12 ways to keep your brain young with proper care and feeding
- Facing the fat - and the facts
- Prostate cancer in younger and older men
- On call: Trazodone and priapism
Articles in the June 2006 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Vitamin C and your health: C for crucial, C for controversial
- Exercise and your arteries
- The metabolic syndrome: Diagnosis
- On Call: Carrots and prostate cancer
Articles in the July 2006 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- The metabolic syndrome: Therapy
- Wash your hands
- Diet and health: Patterns matter most
- On Call: Peyronie's disease
Articles in the August 2006 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Harvard Men's Health Watch at 10 years: A special anniversary issue
Articles in the September 2006 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Anger: Heartbreaking at any age
- Good nutrition: Should guidelines differ for men and women?
- Massage therapy
- On call: Testing for erectile dysfunction
- Anorectal woes
Articles in the October 2006 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- New immunizations for adults
- Medical memo: A little at a time: Eating and exercising in bits and pieces
- On call: Back surgery and retrograde ejaculation
- On call: Viagra and glaucoma
Articles in the November 2006 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Low back pain: Causes, symptoms, and diagnosis
- Exercise and malignancy: Can you walk away from cancer?
- Food for thought: The polymeal
- On call: Bell's palsy
Articles in the December 2006 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch include:
- Genes and lifestyle: Are we victims of our own success?
- Low back pain: Treatment and prevention
- Mind and body: Do music, imagery, touch, or prayer improve cardiac care?
- On call: Biking and erectile dysfunction
- On call: Diuretics and sulfa allergies
From the editors of the Harvard Men's Health Watch. The following are links to online information mentioned in past issues of Harvard Men's Health Watch or to extra information we couldn't fit into the printed version.

