This Special Health Report, Diseases of the Heart, brings you important information on various conditions that affect the heart, along with their causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and prevention. You'll learn about major cardiovascular problems such as hardening of the arteries, peripheral artery disease, coronary artery disease, and more. You'll get details on atrial fibrillation, tachycardia, valve problems, aneurysms, and infections and inflammation of the heart, as well as rare conditions and congenital defects.

Diseases of the Heart

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Julie Corliss

Deepak L. Bhatt MD MPH FACC FAHA FSCAI FESC

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Harvard Health Publishing

This report focuses primarily on osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis, which affects 27 million Americans. Many people believe it's a crippling and inevitable part of growing old. But things are changing. Treatments are better, and plenty of people age well without much arthritis. If you have osteoarthritis, you can take steps to protect your joints, reduce discomfort, and improve mobility, all of which are detailed in this Special Health Report, Living Well with Osteoarthritis: A guide to keeping your joints healthy. If you don't have osteoarthritis, the report offers strategies for preventing it.

Living Well with Osteoarthritis: A guide to keeping your joints healthy

Robert H. Shmerling MD

Lynne Christensen

New information on treatments for both medical skin conditions and cosmetic problems is available in this updated Special Health Report, Skin Care and Repair. This report describes scientifically approved treatments for common medical conditions from acne to rosacea, as well as the newest cosmetic procedures for lines, wrinkles, age spots, and other problems. An explanation of the ingredients in popular skin lotions and cosmeceuticals is also included.

Skin Care and Repair: Options for preventing and treating skin damage and common skin conditions

Nancy Monson

Kenneth A. Arndt MD

Depression is more than a passing bout of sadness or dejection, or feeling down in the dumps. It can leave you feeling continuously burdened and can sap the joy out of once-pleasurable activities. In Understanding Depression, find out how effective treatment can lighten your mood, strengthen your connections with loved ones, allow you to find satisfaction in interests and hobbies, and make you feel more like yourself again.

Understanding Depression: The many faces of depression -- and how to find relief

Michael Craig Miller MD

Mental Health

Addiction can be devastating. Recent scientific advances have shaped our understanding of this common and complex problem. The good news is that there are a number of effective treatments for addiction, including self-help strategies, psychotherapy, medications, and rehabilitation programs. You can use the strategies presented in this report, Overcoming Addiction: Finding an effective path toward recovery, to discover new ways to cope with life's difficulties.

Overcoming Addiction: Finding an effective path toward recovery

PHD.

Dr. Howard J. Shaffer

Addiction & Recovery

Protect your brain: That's the strategy that Harvard doctors recommend in this report on preventing and treating stroke. Whether you've already had a mini-stroke or a major stroke, or have been warned that your high blood pressure might cause a future stroke, Stroke: Strategies to prevent, treat, and recover from a "brain attack" provides help and advice.

Stroke: Strategies to prevent, treat, and recover from a 'brain attack'

Natalia S. Rost

Randie M. Black-Schaffer

When you wake up in the morning, are you refreshed and ready to go, or groggy and grumpy? For many people, the second scenario is all too common. Improving Sleep: A guide to a good night's rest describes the latest in sleep research, including information about the numerous health conditions and medications that can interfere with normal sleep, as well as prescription and over-the-counter medications used to treat sleep disorders. Most importantly, you'll learn what you can do to get the sleep you need for optimal health, safety, and well-being.

Improving Sleep: A Guide to a Good Night's Rest

Lawrence Epstein MD

Stress Management

Gregory Fricchione MD

Francesca Coltrera

New information on treatments for both medical skin conditions and cosmetic problems is available in the Special Health Report Skin Care and Repair. This report describes scientifically approved treatments for common medical conditions from acne to rosacea, as well as the newest cosmetic procedures for lines, wrinkles, age spots, and other problems. An explanation of the ingredients in popular skin lotions and cosmeceuticals is also included.

Skin Care and Repair

Megan H. Noe MD MPH MSCE

Overcoming Addiction: Find an effective path toward recovery

Howard J. Shaffer, PhD, CAS

Harvard Health Publishng

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