<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
    <channel>
        <atom:link href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/authors/nancy-ferrari/feed/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
        <title><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Nancy Ferrari Feed]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.health.harvard.edu/authors/nancy-ferrari]]></link>
        <image>
            <url>https://www.health.harvard.edu/img/logos/hhp-logo-mark-lg.jpg</url>
            <height>173</height>
            <width>144</width>
            <title><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Nancy Ferrari Feed]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.health.harvard.edu/authors/nancy-ferrari]]></link>
        </image>
        <description><![CDATA[Harvard Health Blog: You'll find posts from Harvard Medical School physicians and our editors on a variety of health news and issues.]]></description>
        <language>en-US</language>
        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>

                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[New imaging technique may help some men avoid prostate biopsy]]></title>
                <link>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/new-imaging-technique-may-help-men-avoid-prostate-biopsy-2-201702092486</link>
                <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[Nancy Ferrari]]></author>
                
                <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/new-imaging-technique-may-help-men-avoid-prostate-biopsy-2-201702092486</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
                <source url="https://www.health.harvard.edu/authors/nancy-ferrari/feed/rss"><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Nancy Ferrari Feed]]></source>
                                    <category>Men&#039;s Health</category>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Direct-to-consumer drug advertising — beyond what you see on TV]]></title>
                <link>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/direct-to-consumer-drug-advertising-beyond-what-you-see-on-tv-201508318210</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Consumers are barraged by ads for prescription drugs on television and in print. Twenty years ago, people who knew the names of the drugs available for their health conditions, and knew to ask for new drugs by name, were few and far between. But today, direct-to-consumer ads encourage patients to ask their doctors for new (and often pricey) medications. While it isn’t bad to inform people about new and potentially better medications, this tidal wave of advertising has a downside. Potential side effects and risks are not always completely and plainly explained and the cost of these drugs is often not made clear. While it is fine to ask your doctor about a drug you’ve seen on TV or elsewhere, be aware that a new medicine is not necessarily a better medicine — or the right one for you.]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[Nancy Ferrari]]></author>
                
                <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/direct-to-consumer-drug-advertising-beyond-what-you-see-on-tv-201508318210</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:00:10 -0400</pubDate>
                <source url="https://www.health.harvard.edu/authors/nancy-ferrari/feed/rss"><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Nancy Ferrari Feed]]></source>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Standing up for better heart health]]></title>
                <link>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/standing-up-for-better-heart-health-201508058167</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Spending less time sitting and more time standing lowers blood sugar, cholesterol, and weight — all of which translates into a lower risk for heart disease. So says a study of Australian adults published in the July 30 issue of the European Heart Journal. Every two hours a day spent sitting was associated with an increase in weight and waist size, as well as in levels of blood sugar and cholesterol. As you might expect, time spent walking rather than sitting not only lowered cholesterol and blood sugar levels, but also reduced waist size and weight. Simply substituting two hours of standing for sitting also improved blood sugar and cholesterol levels. By making slight changes in your lifestyle to incorporate more standing, you could add important health benefits.]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[Nancy Ferrari]]></author>
                
                <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/standing-up-for-better-heart-health-201508058167</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2015 13:17:18 -0400</pubDate>
                <source url="https://www.health.harvard.edu/authors/nancy-ferrari/feed/rss"><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Nancy Ferrari Feed]]></source>
                                    <category>Heart Health</category>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[5 tips to make the Boston Marathon your marathon]]></title>
                <link>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/5-tips-to-make-the-boston-marathon-your-marathon-201504207875</link>
                <description><![CDATA[On Marathon Monday, thousands of runners will start in Hopkinton, Mass., and finish in Copley Square. Some will glide along, some will lope, and others will shuffle. No matter how they run, or how fast they run, running the Boston Marathon is something special. Here are a few tips to make the Boston Marathon your marathon. 1) Never wear something on marathon day you haven&#8217;t worn for a distance run before. 2) If family or friends will be watching you along the route, try to know in advance where they will be. 3. &#8220;The wall&#8221; is real so have a plan. 4. Try to take in the atmosphere. 5. Enjoy the camaraderie.]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[Nancy Ferrari]]></author>
                
                <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/5-tips-to-make-the-boston-marathon-your-marathon-201504207875</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2015 12:00:31 -0400</pubDate>
                <source url="https://www.health.harvard.edu/authors/nancy-ferrari/feed/rss"><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Nancy Ferrari Feed]]></source>
                                    <category>Exercise and Fitness</category>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Menopause-related hot flashes and night sweats can last for years]]></title>
                <link>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/menopause-related-hot-flashes-night-sweats-can-last-years-201502237745</link>
                <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[Nancy Ferrari]]></author>
                
                <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/menopause-related-hot-flashes-night-sweats-can-last-years-201502237745</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
                <source url="https://www.health.harvard.edu/authors/nancy-ferrari/feed/rss"><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Nancy Ferrari Feed]]></source>
                                    <category>Women&#039;s Health</category>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Acetaminophen may do little for acute back pain]]></title>
                <link>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/acetaminophen-may-little-acute-back-pain-201407257300</link>
                <description><![CDATA[When back pain strikes, all you want is relief—as quickly as possible. Many folks turn to over-the-counter pain relievers to help take the edge off and keep them moving. Acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs (ibuprofen, naproxen, aspirin), are common and reasonable choices. Australian researchers tested how well acetaminophen worked for back pain that comes on suddenly (so-called acute back pain). Not much, it turned out. Among people who took acetaminophen as needed or on a three-times-a-day schedule, it took about 17 days for the pain to go away completely. Among those who took a placebo, it took 16 days. Does this mean that you shouldn&#8217;t bother to use acetaminophen for back pain? Not necessarily. But it might be worth trying cold, heat, and light physical activity.]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[Nancy Ferrari]]></author>
                
                <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/acetaminophen-may-little-acute-back-pain-201407257300</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2014 16:07:21 -0400</pubDate>
                <source url="https://www.health.harvard.edu/authors/nancy-ferrari/feed/rss"><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Nancy Ferrari Feed]]></source>
                                    <category>Back Pain</category>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Home score for strep throat in adults could avoid unnecessary doctor visits]]></title>
                <link>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/home-score-for-strep-throat-in-adults-could-avoid-unnecessary-doctor-visits-201311046842</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Telling the difference between run-of-the-mill sore throat caused by a virus, which doesn&#8217;t require medication, from bacteria-caused strep throat, which should be treated with antibiotics, is a tricky thing at any age. Physicians from Harvard Medical School, MIT, and the Skaggs School of Pharmacy in California have come up with a scoring system that could save adults a trip to the doctor for what would most likely turn out to be a garden variety sore throat (it hasn&#8217;t been tested in kids yet). It&#8217;s based on symptoms, age, and the percentage of people in your area who have tested positive for strep within the last two weeks. If your score is high, then head to your doctor&#8217;s office. If it indicates that you are unlikely to have strep, there&#8217;s little need for you to rush in for an exam or throat culture. The researchers estimate that use of this kind of score could prevent 230,000 office visits in the United States each year and keep 8,500 men and women from getting antibiotics they don&#8217;t need.]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[Nancy Ferrari]]></author>
                
                <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/home-score-for-strep-throat-in-adults-could-avoid-unnecessary-doctor-visits-201311046842</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2013 22:00:42 -0500</pubDate>
                <source url="https://www.health.harvard.edu/authors/nancy-ferrari/feed/rss"><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Nancy Ferrari Feed]]></source>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[iPad apps and screen time for kids: learning or babysitting?]]></title>
                <link>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/ipad-apps-and-screen-time-for-kids-learning-or-babysitting-201205114673</link>
                <description><![CDATA[The other day I saw a mother hand an iPhone to a young baby in a stroller. I cringed because it made me think of how much time my young kids spend on the iPad and in front of the TV. It&#8217;s a dilemma for parents. Is it okay to let your daughter play with your phone so you can get five minutes of quiet in a restaurant, or will that permanently scuttle her attention span? Ann Densmore, Ed.D., an expert in speech and language development and co-author of Your Successful Preschooler, offers some practical advice for parents. &#8220;Screen time is here to stay for young children and we can&#8217;t stop it,&#8221; she told me. &#8220;The world is now inescapably online and digital. Even schools are replacing textbooks with iPads and digital texts. So moms and dads really need to figure out what&#8217;s right for their families.&#8221;]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[Nancy Ferrari]]></author>
                
                <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/ipad-apps-and-screen-time-for-kids-learning-or-babysitting-201205114673</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 12:56:21 -0400</pubDate>
                <source url="https://www.health.harvard.edu/authors/nancy-ferrari/feed/rss"><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Nancy Ferrari Feed]]></source>
                                    <category>Pediatric health</category>
                                    <category>Mental Health</category>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Kindergarten redshirting is popular, but is it necessary?]]></title>
                <link>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/kindergarten-redshirting-is-popular-but-is-it-necessary-201203064455</link>
                <description><![CDATA[More and more parents are &#8220;redshirting&#8221; their young ones. That&#8217;s the practice of not starting a child in kindergarten until after his or her sixth birthday. Ann Densmore, EdD, an expert in language and social communication skills in children and co-author of Your Successful Preschooler, said parents do this to gain competitive advantages for their children and as a response to the shift in what kindergarten is. You can help prepare your children for kindergarten by ensuring there is adequate facilitated play in preschool. On the community level, talk with teachers, principals, and other parents. Challenge school committees. And realize that starting kindergarten is a new beginning for a child and his or her parents.]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[Nancy Ferrari]]></author>
                
                <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/kindergarten-redshirting-is-popular-but-is-it-necessary-201203064455</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:32:30 -0500</pubDate>
                <source url="https://www.health.harvard.edu/authors/nancy-ferrari/feed/rss"><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Nancy Ferrari Feed]]></source>
                                    <category>Pediatric health</category>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Is there a link between diet soda and heart disease?]]></title>
                <link>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-there-a-link-between-diet-soda-and-heart-disease-201202214296</link>
                <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a big fan of diet soda. I like the taste, and I love that it doesn&#8217;t have any calories. I can drink two or three diet sodas a day and not worry about gaining weight. But a new study has me wondering if enjoying the sweetness of soda without the sugar and calories is such a good thing after all. University of Miami and Columbia University researchers found that daily diet soda drinkers were more likely to have had a stroke or heart attack over the course of a 10-year study, or to have died from vascular disease, as folks who didn&#8217;t imbibe diet soda. My husband gently (but persistently) tells me there is nothing good about drinking diet soda, not even the taste I claim to enjoy so much. The evidence seems to be backing him up.]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[Nancy Ferrari]]></author>
                
                <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-there-a-link-between-diet-soda-and-heart-disease-201202214296</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:36:46 -0500</pubDate>
                <source url="https://www.health.harvard.edu/authors/nancy-ferrari/feed/rss"><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Nancy Ferrari Feed]]></source>
                                    <category>Heart Health</category>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[How drug shortages happen]]></title>
                <link>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/how-drug-shortages-happen-201202174276</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Worrisome shortages of important medications—from drugs to manage the symptoms of ADHD to standard cancer drugs—have been in the headlines lately. A shortage can be frightening to the people who need a hard-to-get medication, and frustrating for the clinicians who prescribe it. Manufacturing and quality control issues are among the primary reasons for drug shortages. The FDA can sometimes help ease a drug shortage. What can you do if you are affected? Ask your doctor if another medication might work for you. Be especially wary of Internet or faxed advertisements for alternatives (often highly priced and sometimes counterfeit).]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[Nancy Ferrari]]></author>
                
                <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/how-drug-shortages-happen-201202174276</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:52:04 -0500</pubDate>
                <source url="https://www.health.harvard.edu/authors/nancy-ferrari/feed/rss"><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Nancy Ferrari Feed]]></source>
                            </item>
            </channel>
</rss>
