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Despite Increasing Concerns about High Health Care Costs, New Survey Finds Little Support among Americans for Decisions That Limit Use of High-Cost Prescription Drugs and Treatments
Exception Is When Something Else is Found to Work Equally Well but Cost Less For immediate release: December 22, 2011 Washington (DC) – A new survey by the Harvard School of Public Health and...
Scientists Uncover Evidence on How Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Cells Form
Findings Could Lead to More Effective Treatment for Global Disease For immediate release: Thursday, December 15, 2011 Boston, MA — A new study led by Harvard School of Public (HSPH) researchers...
Overall Hospital Admission Rates in U.S. Linked with High Rates of Readmission
Current Focus on Improving Transitional Care for Patients to Reduce Readmission Rates May Be Failing to Address Large Part of Problem For immediate release: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Boston, MA —...
Rotating Night Shift Work Linked to Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women
For immediate release: December 6, 2011 Boston, MA -- Women who work a rotating (irregular) schedule that includes three or more night shifts per month, in addition to day and evening working hours in...
End to 30-year War Against AIDS in Sight
Symposium program chair Richard Marlink (l) and HSPH Dean Julio Frenk catch up between sessions Boston, MA -- Thirty years, 30 million deaths and 60 million infections after HIV appeared, medical...
Consuming Canned Soup Linked to Greatly Elevated Levels of the Chemical BPA
BPA, Found in Soup Can Lining, Associated with Adverse Health Effects in Humans For immediate release: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 A new study from researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health...
Readily Available and Affordable Cancer Prevention, Treatment and Pain Relief Interventions Could Decrease Deaths and Improve the Lives of Millions in Developing Countries
For immediate release: Friday, October 28, 2011 Attendees listen to a cancer survivor's story BOSTON – Over 2.4 million cancer deaths could be avoided each year in developing countries using...
Policy Makers Should Prepare for Major Uncertainties with Medicaid Expansion
For immediate release: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Boston, MA – The number of low-income, uninsured Americans enrolling in Medicaid under the expanded coverage made possible by the Affordable Care...
Exposure to BPA, Chemical Used to Make Plastics, Before Birth Linked to Behavioral, Emotional Difficulties in Young Girls
Boston, MA – Exposure in the womb to bisphenol A (BPA) – a chemical used to make plastic containers and other consumer goods – is associated with behavior and emotional problems in young...
Retirees and Those Near Retirement Have Different Views of Golden Years
Pre-retirees may underestimate health, financial challenges of retirement, poll from NPR, RWJF and Harvard School of Public Health shows For immediate release: September 27, 2011 Princeton, N.J. –...
Harvard School of Public Health Awarded $20 Million CDC Grant to Study HIV Prevention in Botswana
For immediate release: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Boston, MA — A new four-year, $20 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will enable...
Harvard Researchers Launch Healthy Eating Plate
Guide to Eating a Healthy Meal Based on Latest Science Addresses Shortcomings in U.S. Government’s MyPlate For immediate release: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 Boston, MA — Nutrition experts...
Harvard School of Public Health Awarded $12 Million Grant to Improve Global Maternal Health
For immediate release: September 7, 2011 Boston, MA -- A new three-year, $12 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will support a Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) effort to...
Government-Led Efforts Targeting Eating Habits of Children Needed to Curb Worldwide Obesity Epidemic
Tax on Sugary Drinks, Limits on Marketing to Children Among Cost-effective Strategies For immediate release: Thursday, August 25, 2011, 6:30 PM ET Boston, MA – The global obesity epidemic has...
Red Meat Linked to Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Processed Red Meats Especially Boost Risk For immediate release: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 Boston, MA – A new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers finds a strong association...
Boston High School Students Drinking Fewer Sugary Beverages
Following school district policy change, students drank fewer sodas, sports drinks and fruit drinks For immediate release: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 Boston, MA – Two years after Boston schools prohibited...
HSPH Awarded $10 Million Grant to Study Obesity-Cancer Link
For immediate release: August 4, 2011 Boston, MA – Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has been awarded a 5-year grant from The National Cancer Institute (NCI) for a new research center to study...
World Population to Surpass 7 Billion in 2011
Explosive Population Growth Means Challenges for Developing Nations For immediate release: Thursday, July 28, 2011 Boston, MA - Global population is expected to hit 7 billion later this year, up from...
Harvard School of Public Health Receives $14.1 Million Grant To Reduce Maternal, Infant Deaths in India
Four-Year Study to Test Effectiveness of WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist For immediate release: July 26, 2011 Boston, MA – Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has been awarded a $14.1...
International Survey Highlights Great Public Desire to Seek Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's
Results from Europe and U.S. highlight interest in early diagnosis despite wide fear of and familiarity with the condition For immediate release: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 Results of an international...
Medicaid Increases Use of Health Care, Decreases Financial Strain, and Improves Health for Recipients
For immediate release: July 7, 2011 Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and Providence...
Patients at Small, Isolated, Rural Hospitals in U.S. More Likely to Receive Lower Quality of Care Compared With Other Hospitals
For immediate release: July 5, 2011 In the first national study to examine care at critical access hospitals (CAHs) in rural areas of the U.S., Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found...
Nearly 350 million adults have diabetes: Study reveals scale of global epidemic
For immediate release: Saturday, June 25, 2011 A major international study collating and analyzing worldwide data on diabetes since 1980 has found that the number of adults with the disease reached 347...
Changes in Specific Dietary Factors May Have Big Impact on Long-Term Weight Gain
Weight-loss Strategy to Only “Eat Less, Exercise More” May be Overly Simplistic For immediate release: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 Boston, MA – In a series of three separate studies looking...
Smoking May Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer Recurrence, Death
For immediate release: June 21, 2011 Boston, MA – A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and University of California, San Francisco, researchers suggests that men with...
Prolonged Television Viewing Linked to Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, and Premature Death
For immediate release: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 Boston, MA – Watching television is the most common daily activity apart from work and sleep in many parts of the world, but it is time for people...
Support for Massachusetts Landmark Health Reform Law Rises in 2011
Most Don’t Think Law is Main Reason for Rising Health Care Costs For immediate release: June 5, 2011 A new poll by the Harvard School of Public Health and The Boston Globe finds 63% of Massachusetts...
The Dance of the Cells: A Minuet or a Mosh?
For immediate release: May 22, 2011 Boston, MA – The physical forces that guide how cells migrate—how they manage to get from place to place in a coordinated fashion inside the living body—...
Coffee May Reduce Risk of Lethal Prostate Cancer in Men
For immediate release: Monday, May 17, 2011 Boston, MA – Men who regularly drink coffee appear to have a lower risk of developing a lethal form of prostate cancer, according to a new study led...
Researchers Identify Genes Causing Antimalarial Drug Resistance
For immediate release: Thursday, April 21, 2011 Boston, MA -- Using a pair of powerful genome-search techniques, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Harvard University, and the...
Mercury on the Rise in Endangered Pacific Seabirds
For immediate release: April 18, 2011 Black-footed albatross Boston, MA – Using 120 years of feathers from natural history museums in the United States, Harvard University researchers have...
When It Comes to Quality, New Poll Shows Americans Give U.S. Health Care Low Grades
Those with incomes less than $50,000 most likely to view the quality of their care as low Princeton, N.J. – A new poll shows most Americans believe the quality of U.S. health care is average at...
Study Finds No Association Between Mercury Exposure and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
For immediate release: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Boston, MA – Although research has shown that eating fish, which is rich in beneficial omega-3 fatty acids, is associated with lower risk of cardiovascular...
Study Shows Ibuprofen May Reduce Risk of Developing Parkinson's Disease
For immediate release: Wednesday, March 2, 2011 Boston, MA – A new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers shows that adults who regularly take ibuprofen, a non-steroidal...
Little Historical Evidence to Support Cutting Global Health Aid During Recessions
For immediate release: February 25, 2011 Boston, MA – The World Bank and World Health Organization have voiced fears that policymakers will break their commitments to support desperately needed...
Study Finds Blacks More Likely to be Readmitted to Hospitals After Discharge
For immediate release: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 Boston, MA – Elderly black patients were more likely to be readmitted to the hospital after a prior hospital stay for a heart attack, heart failure,...
Obesity Has Doubled Since 1980, Major Global Analysis of Risk Factors Reveals
Study shows western high-income countries have achieved impressive progress in lowering hypertension and cholesterol For immediate release: Thursday, February 3, 2011 The worldwide prevalence of obesity...
Secondhand Smoke Laws May Reduce Childhood Ear Infections
For immediate release: Thursday, January 27, 2011 Boston, MA -- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers and colleagues from the Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society, Republic of Ireland,...
Americans Remain Divided Over Health Reform With an Uptick in Public Opposition as GOP Ramped Up Repeal Campaign
As Many Americans Would Like To Keep or Expand Health Reform Law As Would Like To Repeal Or Replace It, And Most Oppose Defunding Implementation Public Concerned About The Deficit But A Majority Opposes...
Exercise May Lower Risk of Death for Men With Prostate Cancer
For immediate release: Wednesday, January 5, 2011 Boston, MA – A new study of men with prostate cancer finds that physical activity is associated with a lower risk of overall mortality and of death...
Violence Against Mothers Linked to 1.8 Million Female Infant and Child Deaths in India
For immediate release: Wednesday, January 5, 2011 Boston, MA -- The deaths of 1.8 million female infants and children in India over the past 20 years are related to domestic violence against their mothers,...
