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2008 Releases
Physicians Urged to Broaden Suicide Prevention by Addressing Access to Guns and Other Lethal Means When Focusing on Patient's Mental Health
September 03, 2008
Effort to Create Safer Environments for Individuals in Crisis Parallels the Motor Vehicle Safety Movement
For immediate release: September 3, 2008
Boston, MA - In an effort to create saf...Thomas H. Weller, Nobel Laureate and Professor Emeritus, Dies
August 26, 2008
For immediate release: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Boston, MA -- Thomas H. Weller, a Nobel Prize winner in 1954 and HSPH Professor Emeritus, passed away on Saturday, August 23, 2008. He was 93.
...Cervical Cancer Prevention in U.S. Should Focus on Vaccinating Adolescent Girls and Revising Screening Policies
August 20, 2008
For immediate release: Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Boston, MA -- The cost-effectiveness of vaccination in the United States against human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually-transmitted virus that ...Women in India Abused by Husbands at Far Greater Risk for HIV Infection
August 12, 2008
Results from National India Health Survey Indicate that Reducing Violence Toward Women May Help Prevent Transmission of HIV
For immediate release: Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Bost...Statement of Concern on Detention of Drs. Kamiar and Arash Alaei by Iranian Authorities
August 08, 2008
For immediate release: Friday, August 8, 2008
Boston, MA -- Barry R. Bloom, Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health, today expressed "deep concern regarding the detention by Iranian ...Washington Post/Kaiser/Harvard Survey On Experiences of Low-Wage Workers
August 07, 2008
For immediate
release: Monday, August 4, 2008
A new national survey
<http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/7802.cfm> by The Washington
Post, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard&nbs...Julius B. Richmond, Former U.S. Surgeon General and Professor of Health Policy, Emeritus, Dies
July 31, 2008
For immediate release: July 31, 2008
Boston, MA -- Julius B. Richmond, a former U.S. Surgeon General and Professor of Health Policy, Emeritus, died at home in Chestnut Hill, MA, on Sund...Julio Frenk Named Next Dean of Harvard School of Public Health
July 29, 2008
The Harvard University Office of News & Public Affairs has released the following announcement: Tuesday, July 29, 2008.
Boston, MA -- Julio Frenk, an eminent authority on global heal...Survey of Hurricane Preparedness Finds Those Who Experienced Katrina Most Worried About Drinking Water and Medical Care
July 22, 2008
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mso-ts...Tobacco Industry Systematically Manipulated Cigarette Menthol Content to Recruit New Smokers Among Adolescents and Young Adults
July 16, 2008
Internal industry documents, independent lab tests and survey data reveal strategy
For immediate release: July 16, 2008
Boston, MA - Menthol cigarette brands have been rising in populari...New NPR/Kaiser/Harvard Survey: Health Care and the Economy in Two Swing States
July 16, 2008
For immediate release: Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Boston, MA --Two new surveys by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health examine the pocketbook problems facin...Poll Shows Strong Support for MA Health Reform Law
July 15, 2008
More than two-thirds of Massachusetts residents support two-year-old
reform effort
For immediate release: July 15, 2008
BOSTON,
MA - Two years after the implementation of a
health c...Binge Drinking Tied to Conditions in the College Environment
July 11, 2008
Review of Landmark 14-Year
Study Cites Factors Such As Easy Access to Alcohol, Low Prices and Special
Promotions, Weak Control Policies and Lax Enforcement
For immediate release: July 11, 20...WHO and HSPH Collaborate for Safe Surgery Checklists to Prevent Deaths and Injuries
June 24, 2008
Global Volume of Surgery Reaches 234 Million with High Death Rates in Developing Countries Exceeding Those From Childbirth
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Boston, MA-...Advice to the Next President: 7 Ways to Fight Health Inequities
June 17, 2008
HSPH Faculty Address Declining Life
Expectancy for Many in U.S.
For immediate release: June 18, 2008
Boston, MA- In a series of opinion pieces and two-minute
videos, seven Harvard School of ...Even Before Tomato Warning, a Substantial Proportion of Americans Lacked Confidence In the System For Protecting Food Safety
June 12, 2008
Many Concerned About Imported
Foods From China,
Mexico
For immediate release: Thursday, June 12,
2008
BOSTON, MA - A
new national study conducted by the Harvard School of Pu...Dual Role of Molecule in Mice May Open New Avenue to Cholesterol Reduction
June 12, 2008
For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 12, 2008
Boston, MA -- Researchers have discovered an unknown regulator of fat and cholesterol production in the liver of mice, a significant finding tha...Decline in Cigarette Smoking In U.S. Significantly Offset by Increase in Use of Cigars, Snuff, Roll-Your-Own and Other Tobacco Products
June 10, 2008
Low Taxes on
Non-Cigarette Tobacco Products Keep Addiction “Affordable”
For immediate release: Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Boston, MA--While trends in cigarette smoking an...HSPH Researchers Discover Natural Inflammation-Fighting Mechanism in Body-Fat Cells
June 03, 2008
Protective mechanism fails when obesity sets in
For immediate release: Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Boston, MA -- Scientists have discovered a previously unknown molecular signaling pathway in bo...Active Social Life May Delay Memory Loss Among U.S. Elderly Population
May 28, 2008
For immediate release: May 29, 2008
Boston, MA -- One of the features of aging is memory
loss, which can have devastating effects on the quality of life among older
people. In a new s...Americans Believe Wounded Iraq War Veterans Are Not Receiving High Quality Medical Care When They Return to the U.S.
May 25, 2008
Families With Military or Veteran Connection Also Hold Critical View
McCain Seen in Poll as Best Candidate on Issue
For immediate release: May 25, 2008
As part of the ongoing poll serie...Nieman Foundation and Harvard School of Public Health Announce 2008-2009 Fellowships in Global Health Reporting
May 19, 2008
For immediate release: May 19, 2008
Boston, MA -- Three journalists have been awarded
Nieman Fellowships in Global Health Reporting for the 2008-2009 academic year.
The fellowships, a joint i...New Healthy Eating Pyramid Now Freely Downloadable from Harvard School of Public Health
May 13, 2008
Update to "The
Nutrition Source" Website Includes New Recipes and Latest Scientific References
For immediate release: May 13, 2008
Boston, MA -- The Department of Nutrition at t...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 ...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...