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2008 Releases
Major Shift in HIV Prevention Priorities Needed
May 08, 2008
Researchers Say Reducing
Multiple Sexual Partnerships and Providing Male Circumcision Services Should Be
Emphasized
For immediate release: May 8, 2008
Boston, MA -- According to a ...Domestic Violence Associated with Chronic Malnutrition in Women and Children in India
April 22, 2008
For immediate release: April 22, 2008
Boston, MA-- In a new, large-scale study exploring the link between domestic violence and chronic malnutrition, researchers from the Harvard School of Public H...Life Expectancy Worsening or Stagnating for Large Segment of the U.S. Population
April 21, 2008
Diseases Related to Smoking, High Blood Pressure and Obesity Contributing to Worsening Health, Particularly for Women
For immediate release: Monday, April 21, 2008
Boston, MA -- On..."Father of Aerobics" Kenneth Cooper, MD, MPH to Receive Healthy Cup Award from Harvard School of Public Health
April 16, 2008
For immediate
release: Wednesday, April 16,
2008
Kenneth Cooper
Boston, MA --
In 1968, Kenneth Cooper, MD, MPH, authored the best-selling book Aerobics and introduced a n...Elevated Urate Levels May Slow the Progression of Parkinson's Disease
April 14, 2008
For immediate release: Monday, April 14, 2008
Boston, MA -- Naturally elevated levels of the
antioxidant urate may slow the progression of Parkinson's disease in men. Re...Researchers Answer Troublesome Question of Why Some Genetic Association Studies Have Failed Replication Attempts
April 03, 2008
Paper Resulted from Identification of Childhood Obesity Gene and Carries Implications for Fundamental Study Design and Analysis
For immediate release: Thursday, April 3, 2008
Boston, M...Most Republicans Think the U.S. Health Care System is the Best in the World. Democrats Disagree.
March 20, 2008
All Political Groups Agree the U.S.
Lags in Providing Affordable Care and Controlling
Costs
For immediate release: Thursday, March 20, 2008
Survey Results
Americans' views on th...Inhaled Tuberculosis Vaccine More Effective than Traditional Shot in Study Using Experimental Animals
March 12, 2008
For Immediate Release: March 12, 2008
Boston,
MA -- A novel aerosol version of the most common tuberculosis (TB)
vaccine, administered directly to the lungs as an oral mist, offers
signi...HSPH Research on Broad Determinants of Health Disparities Featured in Health Affairs
March 11, 2008
For immediate release: Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Four papers by research faculty at the Harvard School of Public Health
(HSPH) are featured in the March/April issue of the journal Health Affair...Four in 10 Americans Say They Have Trouble Paying for Drugs or Skip Prescriptions or Cut Pills Due to Cost
March 04, 2008
New
USA Today/Kaiser/Harvard Poll Finds the Public Sees Real Benefits From
Prescription Drugs, But Feels that They Cost Too Much and that Drug
Companies Care Too Much About Profits
For immed...Harvard School of Public Health Announces Creation of A.G. Leventis Foundation Fellowship Program
March 03, 2008
For Cypriot/Greek and
Nigerian Students and Scholars in Public Health
For immediate release: Monday, March 3, 2008
Boston, MA - The Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
has announced the e...Study Finds Recent Trend of Growing U.S. Disparities In Health Not Inevitable
February 25, 2008
Researchers Show That Disparities Shrank From 1960s to
1980s, Possibly Because of Social Programs Enacted in the 1960s
For immediate release: February 25, 2008
Boston, MA -- In the publi...NPR/Kaiser/Harvard Survey: The Public on Requiring Individuals to Have Health Insurance
February 29, 2008
For immediate release: Friday, February 29, 2008
Boston, MA -- This survey conducted jointly by NPR and public opinion researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Pu...Poll Finds Americans Split by Political Party Over Whether Socialized Medicine Better or Worse Than Current System
February 14, 2008
Seventy percent of Republicans think socialized medicine would make
things worse and 70% of Democrats think it would make things better
For immediate release: Thursday, Febru...Presidential Candidates' Platforms Reflect Sharp Differences in Perspectives of Democratic and Republican Primary Voters on Health Care Problems
January 25, 2008
Analysis Draws on Data from New Kaiser/Harvard Survey of Likely Voters in Early Primary States, as Well as 10 Recent National Polls
For immediate release: Wednesday, January 23, 2008
...Newly Identified Gene Variants Associated with Prostate Cancer Risk
February 10, 2008
Q&A with Co-author David Hunter of Harvard School of Public Health on Genome Scans and Pitfalls of Personal Profiling
For Immediate Release: Sunday, February 10, 2008
Boston, MA - Thre...