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2012

TREC center at HSPH tackles obesity, cancer prevention

May 11, 2012 Research has linked obesity with the development and progression of many health problems including multiple forms of…

William Foege awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

May 10, 2012 Former CDC Director and Global Health Champion Helped Eradicate Smallpox Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) alumnus…

Newer antiepileptic drugs associated with lower risk of fetal malformations than older drugs

May 7, 2012 But One New Generation Anticonvulsant, Topiramate, Is Linked With Cleft Lip For pregnant women with epilepsy, new…

HSPH mourns Endang Sedyaningsih

May 4, 2012 Endang Sedyaningsih, MPH '92, SD '97 received her master's and doctoral degrees from the Department of Global…

Harsh immigration policies may undermine public safety, study finds

May 2, 2012 Tough enforcement of immigration laws may limit illegal immigration—the intended consequence—but may also have the unintended effect…

Hollywood and health: Harnessing the power of storytelling

May 1, 2012 Twelve years ago, in a survey of TV viewers who regularly watched the show ER, only 24% had…

Earth week at HSPH: "handprinting," stairwalking, cleaning

April 27, 2012 The Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) community marked Earth Week 2012 with a wide variety of…

HIV may increase risk of malaria infection in children

April 26, 2012 In sub-Saharan Africa, the burden of HIV/AIDS and malaria is disproportionately high and co-infection may be as…

Mold, debris, toxins, stress: Dealing with the impacts of Hurricane Katrina

April 26, 2012 In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans was left with a huge mess: miles and miles…

HSPH students propose cost-saving public health reforms to Massachusetts legislators as part of inaugural spring challenge

April 25, 2012 Massachusetts leads the nation in access to health care—five years after the passage of the state's health…