Related press releases – Chronic Disease Prevention
Press releases related to chronic disease prevention from the HSPH News Office :
- Discovery of new hormone opens doors to new type 2 diabetes treatments (May 9, 2013)
- Higher blood omega-3s associated with lower risk of premature death among older adults (April 1, 2013)
- Survey finds public support for legal interventions to fight obesity, noncommunicable diseases (March 5, 2013)
- Poll finds big gap between parents and experts: Parents less likely to recognize children as overweight or obese (February 27, 2013)
- Low vitamin D levels may increase risk of type 1 diabetes (February 5, 2013)
- TV viewing, exercise habits may significantly affect sperm count (February 5, 2013)
- Foods identified as ‘whole grain’ not always healthy (January 11, 2013)
- Study finds years living with disease, injury increasing globally (December 13, 2012)
- Heart Attack Patients in States with Public Reporting Less Likely to Receive Angioplasty (October 9, 2012)
- Weight Training Associated With Reduced Risk of Type 2 Diabetes (August 6, 2012)
- Men with Prostate Cancer More Likely to Die from Other Causes (July 26, 2012)
- Knowing Genetic Makeup May Not Significantly Improve Disease Risk Prediction (May 24, 2012)
- Some HDL, or “Good” Cholesterol, May Not Protect Against Heart Disease (May 7, 2012)
- Harvard School of Public Health launches obesity prevention website (May 2, 2012)
- Postive feelings may help protect cardiovascular health (April 17, 2012)
- Red meat consumption linked to increased risk of total, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality (March 12, 2012)
- Limiting protein or certain amino acids before surgery may reduce rsk of surgical complications (January 25, 2012)
- A muffin makeover: dispelling the low-fat-is-healthy myth (January 12, 2012)
- Rotating night shift work linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes in women (December 6, 2011)
- Consuming canned soup linked to greatly elevated levels of the chemical BPA (November 22, 2011)
- Readily available interventions could decrease cancer deaths, improve lives of millions in developing countries (October 28, 2011)
- Harvard researchers launch Healthy Eating Plate (September 14, 2011)
- Government-led efforts targeting eating habits of children needed to curb worldwide obesity epidemic (August 25, 2011)
- Red meat linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes (August 10, 2011)
- Boston high school students drinking fewer sugary beverages (August 9, 2011)
- HSPH awarded $10 million grant to study obesity-cancer link (August 4, 2011)
- 350 million adults have diabetes: Study reveals scale of global epidemic (June 25, 2011)
- Changes in specific dietary factors may have big impact on long-term weight gain (June 22, 2011)
- Smoking may increase risk of prostate cancer recurrence, death (June 21, 2011)
- Prolonged TV viewing linked to type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, premature death (June 14, 2011)
- Coffee may reduce risk of lethal prostate cancer in men (May 17, 2011)
- Study finds no association between mercury exposure and risk of cardiovascular disease (March 23, 2011)
- Study shows Ibuprofen may reduce risk of developing Parkinson’s disease (March 3, 2011)
- Study finds blacks more likely to be readmitted to hospitals after discharge (February 15, 2011)
- Obesity has doubled since 1980, major global analysis of risk factors reveals (February 2, 2011)
- Exercise may lower risk of death for men with prostate cancer (January 5, 2011)
- Component in common dairy foods may cut diabetes risk (December 20, 2010)
- Scientists discover molecular “switch” that contributes to cellular aging process (November 30, 2010)
- Overweight primarily a problem among wealthier women in low- to middle-income countries (November 23, 2010)
- Economic downturn takes toll on health of Americans with heart disease, diabetes or cancer, poll finds (November 18, 2010)
- Sodas and other sugar-sweetened beverages linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome (October 27, 2010)
- Bicycling, brisk walking, help women control weight (June 28, 2010)
- Replacing white rice with brown rice or other whole grains may reduce diabetes risk (June 14, 2010)
- Eating processed meats, but not unprocessed red meats, may raise risk of heart disease and diabetes (May 17, 2010)
- Lung Cancer Disparities Center at HSPH announced as one of ten awardees for Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities (May 3, 2010)
- Experts call for accelerated reduction in sodium nationally (April 20, 2010)
- Childhood cancer suvivors may face shortened life spans (April 5, 2010)
- Four preventable risk factors cut life expectancy (March 22, 2010)
- Replacing saturated fat with unsaturated fat may curb heart disease risk (March 22, 2010)
- Adding genetic variants to breast cancer risk model offers only modest benefit (March 17, 2010)
- Further evidence links Epstein-Barr virus to MS risk (March 4, 2010)
- Three HSPH alumni named to FDA tobacco advisory panel (March 3, 2010)
- Molecular “firing squad” sets stage for diabetes (February 4, 2010)
- Vaccinating boys against human papillomavirus not cost-effective (October 8, 2009)
- Obesity in mid-life reduces women’s chance of healthy survival (September 30, 2009)
- Protective cellular process discovery hints at possible therapeutic approach for ALS (September 16, 2009)
- Common sexual infection linked to aggressive prostate cancer (September 9, 2009)
- HSPH faculty member to co-lead Guatemala heart disease center (June 11, 2009)
- Most new diabetes cases in older U.S. adults could be prevented by healthier lifestyle choices (April 27, 2009)
- Smoking, high blood pressure, overweight top preventable death causes (April 27, 2009)
- Newly found genetic variants linked to breast cancer risk (March 29, 2009)
- Calorie reduction achieves weight loss regardless of diet type (February 25, 2009)
- Following a combination of healthy lifestyle fators may sharply reduce risk of premature death (September 16, 2008)
- Tobacco industry systematically manipulated cigarette menthol content to recruit new smokers among adolescents and young adults (July 16, 2008)
- Declines in U.S. cigarette smoking offset by use of other tobacco products (June 10, 2008)
- Obesity overwhelms cells’ shield from diabetes-triggering inflammation (June 3, 2008)
- Life expectancy worsening for some in U.S. due to chronic diseases (April 21, 2008)
- Newly identified gene variants associated with prostate cancer risk (February 10, 2008)
- Changes to diet may help infertility (October 31, 2007)