HSPH in the News Archives
2010
Nutrition news: the selling of cranberries
August 7, 2010
Lilian Cheung, editorial director of HSPH’s Nutrition Source, is quoted in a Boston Globe story on how U.S. and Canadian…
Report calls for schools to adjust lice policies to keep kids in school
July 26, 2010
HSPH’s Richard Pollack is quoted in a Time magazine article about a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics calling…
Chronic disease news: Study links fetal nutrition and risk of high blood sugar
July 23, 2010
A new study in the journal Diabetes by Frank Hu, professor of nutrition and epidemiology, finds that adults born during…
Dean Frenk to join Commonwealth Board
July 21, 2010
Dean Julio Frenk has been elected to The Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors. The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation…
Global health news: Misconceptions about AIDS
July 19, 2010
The 18th International AIDS conference takes place July 18-23. In an op-ed for Reuters, AIDS researcher Daniel Halperin, a lecturer…
Global health news: Harvard continues to help Haiti rebuilding efforts
July 17, 2010
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative Director Michael VanRooyen is quoted in a Harvard Crimson article about Harvard’s ongoing efforts to help Haiti…
Health care reform news: paying for healthy lifestyles
July 15, 2010
Visiting scientist Harald Schmidt is quoted in a Reuters article about how local authorities, employers and health insurers in some…
Nutrition news: How much milk should you drink? The answer is unclear
July 12, 2010
Walter Willett, chair of the HSPH Department of Nutrition, suggests that drinking one to two cups of milk a day…
Health Policy News: Chicago's new handgun ordinance won't make families safer
July 9, 2010
HSPH’s David Hemenway, director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center and the Youth Violence Prevention Center, is quoted in a Chicago…
Global health news: HSPH alum leads Afghanistan public health ministry
July 1, 2010
Dr. Suraya Dalil, who graduated from HSPH with a master's in health care management in 2005, serves as Acting Minister…