Department of Epidemiology

Epi in the News

Spring 2012

• Walmart Joins Stores Labeling Healthier Food Selections -- coverage in the Boston Herald, February 8, 2012 quoting HSPH's Walter Willett
• Gradient Scientist Provides Congressional Testimony on Air Toxic Standards -- coverage in Marketwatch, February 8, 2012, featuring HSPH Lecturer Julie Goodman
• Eating Fish Tied to Lower Risk of Colon Polyps -- coverage in Reuters, January 31, 2012, featuring HSPH's Edward Giovannucci
• Omega-3s Tied to Lower Risk of Irregular Heartbeat -- coverage in Reuters, January 26, 2102, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian
• Caution Urged for Mutant Flu Work -- coverage in Nature, January 25, 2012, featuring HSPH's Marc Lipsitch
  
• Confused About Carbs? HSPH Expert Offers Tips -- coverage in the Chicago Tribune, January 25, 2012, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian
• Harvard Scientists vs. the Muffin -- coverage in the Global News, January 24, 2012, quoting HSPH's Walter Willett
• Sex Gap: Men Get 32 of 35 Cancers More Often Than Women, Study Shows -- coverage in the Baltimore Sun, January 19, 2012
  
• U.S. Obesity Rates Plateau Since ’00: CDC -- coverage in the New York Times, January 18, 2012, quoting HSPH's Frank Hu
• La Niña Weather Patterns Linked to Flu Pandemics -- coverage in UPI and Toronto Star, January 17 & 18, 2012, of study co-authored by HSPH's Marc Lipsitch
• Single By Choice -- coverage in Boston Magazine, January 2012, quoting HSPH's Lisa Berkman
• For the Heavy Drinker Cutting Back is a Boon; for the Moderate, Well, We're Not Sure -- coverage in the Chicago Tribune, January 13, 2012, quoting HSPH's Eric Rimm
• Red Meat Linked to Higher Stroke Risk -- coverage by Reuters, January 11, 2012, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu
• A Diabetes Link to Meat -- coverage in the January/February 2012 Harvard Magazine, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu
• Sugary Soda Ups Risky Fat Deposits -- coverage in Chicago Tribune, January 12, 2012, quoting HSPH's Frank Hu
• Frequent Red Meat Eaters at Higher Risk of Stroke -- coverage in Reuters, January 11, 2012, quoting HSPH's Frank Hu
  
• Study Finds Calories, Not Protein, Are Key to Weight Control, coverage in Voice of America, January 10, 2012, quoting HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian
• Recent Bereavement Greatly Increases Heart Attack Risk -- coverage in Time and the BBC, January 10, 2012, featuring HSPH's Murray Mittleman
• Doctors Report Rise in Obesity-Related Cancers in US -- coverage in Voice of America, January 7, 2011, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian
  
• Use Anti-Smoking Tactics to Combat Obesity -- coverage on Voice of America, January 7, 2012, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian
• Memory Loss May Occur as Early as 40s -- coverage on WebMD, January 5, 2011, quoting HSPH researcher Francine Grodstein quoted
• Top 9 Heart Healthy Foods -- coverage in ABC News, January 4, 2012, quoting HSPH's Walter Willett
  

Fall 2011

• Why We're Fat, Part 1: Simple Question with Many Complex Answers -- coverage in the Orlando Sentinel, December 31, 2011, quoting HSPH's Walter Willett and Frank Hu
• Unhealthy Eating as Occupational Hazard? -- coverage in Time, December 29, 2011, quoting HSPH's Frank Hu
• Drug Coatings Can Contain Problematic Chemicals -- coverage in Discover, December 22, 2011, quoting HSPH's Russ Hauser
• Using Soap Operas, Cooking Classes To Fight Diabetes -- coverage on WBUR, December 16, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Goodarz Danaei
• Web Site to Promote Food Stamp Reform -- article in UPI, December 13, 2011, quoting HSPH's Walter Willett
• Breast Cancer Review in U.S. Fails to Identify Specific Causes of Disease -- coverage in Bloomberg, December 7, 2011, featuring HSPH's David Hunter
• Farm Bill Reform Could Trim Americans' Waistlines -- coverage on the Huffington Post, December 7, 2011, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett
• Irregular Night Shift Work Associated With Risk of Type 2 Diabetes -- coverage in the Wall Street Journal, December 7, 2011, of study by HSPH's An Pan and Frank Hu
  
• Expert Panel Releases Report on Environmental Links to Breast Cancer -- coverage in Bloomberg News, December 7, 2011, featuring HSPH's David Hunter
• Nutrition News: USDA’s ‘MyPlate’ Doesn’t Go Far Enough -- coverage on WBUR show "Radio Boston," November 30, 2011, featuring HSPH professor Walter Willett

• Moderate Drinking Tied to Lower Diabetes Risk -- coverage in Reuters, November 24, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Frank Hu 

• BPA Lurks in Canned Soups and Drinks -- coverage in the New York Times, November 22, 2011, featuring HSPH's Karin Michels

• Coffee May Reduce Women's Risk of Endometrial Cancer -- coverage in Time Magazine and USA Today featuring quotes from HSPH's Edward Giovannucci
  

• Nutrition News: Widely Studied Mediterranean Diet Linked to Good Health -- an interview with HSPH's Dimitrios Trichopoulos and Walter Willett on the Mediterranean diet in the Los Angeles Times, November 21, 2011

• Past Flu Exposures Weakened Pandemic Severity -- coverage in The Baltimore Sun, November 18, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Marc Lipsitch 

• Eat Like a Mediterranean — But How? -- coverage in Lost Angeles Times, November 17, 2011, with quotes from HSPH's Dimitrios Trichopoulos and Walter Willett
• Childhood Sex Abuse Tied to Heart Risk -- coverage in Science News, November 13, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Janet Rich-Edwards
• Moving Forward: Simple Stretching and Exercising Can Help Fend Off Effects of Aging -- coverage in the Boston Globe, November 6, 2011, quoting HSPH's Alberto Ascherio 

• Healthy Eating for a Healthy Heart -- report from the Harvard Health Letter, prepared in consultation with HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian

• Air Pollution Tied to Lung Cancer in Non-Smokers -- coverage in Reuters, October 28, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Francine Laden

• Hormones May Increase Risk of Cancer -- coverage in The Harvard Crimson, October 25, 2011, featuring HSH's Shelley Tworoger

• Mediterranean Diet Tied to Better Fertility -- coverage in Reuters, October 25, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Jorge Chavarro

• Three HSPH Faculty Members Elected to Institute of Medicine -- IOM press release, October 17, 2011, featuring HSPH's Katherine Baicker, Atul Gawande, and JoAnn Manson

• Air Pollution From Traffic Impairs Brain -- coverage in the Telegraph, October 9, 2011, featuring HSPH's Melinda Power

• Minimizing the Risk of Infections at the Gym -- coverage in the Boston Globe, October 5, 2011, featuring HSPH's William Hanage

• Diabetes Again Linked to Colon Cancer Risk -- coverage in MSNBC, September 28, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Edward Giovannucci

• Gene Associated with Cancer Might be Beneficial – coverage in NewScientist, September 25, featuring HSPH’s Alkes Price

• HSPH Researchers Pursue Risk Factors for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome -- coverage in the Wall Street Journal, Sept. 15, 2011, featuring HSPH's Alberto Ascherio

• Eating Fish May Lower Stroke Risk -- coverage in Reuters, Sept. 8, 2011, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian

• White House Delays Any Change to Smog Standard -- coverage in Science, September 2, featuring HSPH's Joel Schwartz

• Eat More Beans, Less White Rice, to Reduce Diabetes Risk -- coverage in Reuters, September 1, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu

• Pinpointing Health Risk Factors: Tricky Business -- coverage in Harvard Magazine, Sept.-Oct. 2011, featuring HSPH's Karin Michels

Summer 2011

• Red, Processed Meat Linked to Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes -- coverage in USA Today, August 10, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu

• Don’t Just Eat in Moderation, Make Better Food Choices, HSPH Researcher Says-- coverage on NPR, August 3, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian

• Tracking Africa’s Silent Killers -- coverage in The Charlotte Post, July 27, mentioning HSPH Africa cohort study

• Stiffer Air Pollution Regulations Crucial, HSPH’s Schwartz Tells Congressional Committee -- Congressional testimony by HSPH's Joel Schwartz, July 26

• Still Counting Calories? Your Weight-Loss Plan May Be Outdated -- coverage in The New York Times, July 18, with quotes from HSPH’s Walter Willett, Frank Hu, and Dariush Mozaffarian

• Poor Choices the Real Culprit in Weight Gain with Age, Expert Says -- coverage in Montreal's The Gazette, July 11, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian

• Diet, Exercise May Lower Women’s Risk of Cardiac Death -- coverage in the Boston Globe, July 11, featuring HSPH study

• Nutrition News: Hold the Salt, Pass the Potassium -- coverage in Reuters, July 11, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu

• Study: Potassium Boosts Heart Health, Salt Harms It -- coverage in US News & World Report, July 11, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu

• Size of Flu Epidemics can be Predicted by Computer -- coverage in GP, July 7, featuring HSPH Research Scientist Edward Goldstein

• Diabetes on Upswing Worldwide -- coverage in USA Today, June 25, featuring HSPH's Goodarz Danaei

• Potatoes Bad, Nuts Good for Staying Slim, Harvard Study Finds -- coverage in the Washington Post, June 22, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian

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Spring 2011

• Cellphone Radiation May Cause Cancer, Advisory Panel Says -- coverage in The New York Times, May 31, with quote from HSPH's Meir Stampfer

• Prostate Cancer Risk May Be Reduced by Drinking Coffee, Harvard Study Says -- coverage in Bloomberg, May 17, featuring HSPH's Lorelei Mucci

• Health Experts Attack McDonald's, but Can They Bite Into Its Bottom Line? -- coverage in Daily Finance, May 18, featuring HSPH's Hans-Olov Adami

• Cellphone Radiation May Cause Cancer, Advisory Panel Says -- coverage in The New York Times, May 31, with quote from HSPH's Meir Stampfer
  

• Health Risks from Estrogen Pills Fade after Women Stop Taking Them -- coverage in The New York Times, April 6, featuring HSPH's JoAnn Manson

• The Women’s Health Initiative and the Body Politic -- coverage in the New York Times, April 11, featuring HSPH's JoAnn Manson

• Diet Soda Does Not Appear to Boost Type 2 Diabetes Risk -- April 15, coverage by Reuters Health of a new study by HSPH's Frank Hu and colleagues.

• Study Finds Early Treatment May Delay Onset of AIDS  -- study released April 19 co-authored by HSPH Research Fellow Lauren Cain

• Making Sense of Scary News About Calcium Supplements -- coverage in the Boston Globe, April 22, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu

• Cell Phones Cause Temporary Brain Changes-- coverage in The Boston Globe, February 22, featuring HSPH's Dimitrios Trichopoulos
• High-Fiber Diet Tied to Lower Odds of Early Death-- coverage in Reuters, February 15, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu
• Harvard Prof. Dislikes Term 'Low-Fat' -- coverage in The Harvard Crimson, February 12, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian
• Salad Dressings: Hold the Guilt -- coverage in The New York Times, February 7, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian

• Pneumonia-Causing Bacterium Disguises Itself to Escape Detection: Research -- coverage from The Vancouver Sun, January 27, featuring HSPH's William Hanage
• Time to Stop Talking about Low-Fat, Say HSPH Nutrition Experts-- coverage of World of Healthy Flavors Conference in Napa, CA, January 19 - 21, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett, Dariush Mozaffarian and others
• Taking Short Breaks From Sitting May Help Waistline and Heart-- coverage from Bloomberg, January 12, 2011, featuring HSPH's Murray Mittleman
• Food Truths to be Told-- coverage from the New York Post, January 1, 2011, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu

Fall 2010

• Fatty Acids in Dairy Cut Diabetes Risk?-- coverage from CBS News, December 21, 2010, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian
• More? Or Less? Experts Disagree About How Much Vitamin D and Calcium You Should Get-- coverage from the Boston Globe, December 20, 2010, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett and JoAnn Manson
• A Reversal on Carbs-- coverage from The Los Angeles Time, December 20, 2010, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett and Frank Hu
• HSPH Researchers Seek to Understand Africa's Chronic Diseases-- coverage from the Harvard Gazette, December 16, 2010, featuring HSPH's Hans-Olov Adami and Michelle Holmes
• Rebuilding the Food Pyramid in 2010-- coverage from The Boston Globe, December 8, 2010, featuring HSPH's Walt Willett

• Calcium, Vitamin D Changes Suggested-- coverage from The Boston Globe, November 30, 2010, featuring HSPH's Walt Willett
• Diabetes and Depression are a "Two-Way Street," Study Finds-- coverage from CNNHealth, November 22, 2010, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu
• The Perils of Too Much Sleep--coverage from ABC News, November 16, 2010, featuring HSPH's Alan Flint
• Nutrition News: The Role of Diet in Type 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer-- coverage from Telematin Sante on the France 2 network, November 1, 2, and 3, 2010, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu

• Kids Get the Chance to Grade School Lunch-- coverage from Boston Globe, October 20, 2010, featuring HSPH's Eric Rimm

• Taking Early Retirement May Retire Memory, Too-- coverage from The New York Times, October 11, 2010, featuring HSPH's Lisa Berkman

• Mammograms' Value in Cancer Fight at Issue -- coverage from The New York Times, September 22, 2010, featuring HSPH's Visiting Scientist Mette Kalager
• Low-Carb Diets May Negatively Affect Health -- coverage from The Harvard Crimson featuring HSPH's Frank Hu, September 13, 2010

Summer 2010

• Sperm May Be Harmed by Exposure to BPA, Study Suggests -- coverage from Science Daily, Aug. 4, 2010, featuring HSPH's Russ Hauser
• Mediterranean Diet Tied to Lower Breast Cancer Risk -- coverage from Reuters, Aug. 3, 2010, featuring HSPH's Dimitrios Trichopoulos

• What Do You Lack? Probably Vitamin D -- coverage from The New York Times, July 26, 2010, featuring HSPH's Edward Giovannucci
• Germany Weighs Tax on the Obese -- coverage from AOL News, July 23, 2010, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett
• Adults Born in Famine Show Higher Pre-Diabetes Risk -- coverage from Reuters, July 23, 2010, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu
• Swimming With the Fittest? -- coverage from the Los Angeles Times, July 19, 2010, featuring HSPH's I-Min Lee
• Stroke Risk May Double in First Hour After a Drink -- coverage from the Los Angeles Times, July 17, 2010, featuring HSPH's Elizabeth Mostofsky

• Replacing White Rice with Brown Rice or Other Whole Grains May Reduce Diabetes Risk -- Press release from June 14, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Frank Hu and Donna Spiegelman