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1999 Releases
New Drug Shows Anti-Viral Benefit Against HIV but Produces Renal Side Effects
December 21, 1999
For immediate release: December 21, 1999
Boston, MA and San Francisco, CA--An experimental drug that fights the AIDS virus by attacking the enzymes that enable it to replicate has proved eff...Treated Drinking Water Not Safe Enough: Harvard Study Shows Elderly Particularly Sensitive to Waterborne Hazards
December 15, 1999
For immediate release: December 15, 1999
Boston, MA--Ten percent of hospital admissions for people over age 65 for gastrointestinal (GI) illness can be blamed on harmful microbes in dr...Approval of Low-Dose Oral Contraceptives in Japan Highlights Need for Better Women's Health Services
December 13, 1999
For immediate release: December 13, 1999
Boston, MA--Last June, after more than 35 years of debate, Japan approved the use of low-dose oral contraceptives. In an article in the Dec. 8 ...Moderate Alcohol Consumption Cuts Risk of Heart Attack by at least 25 Percent
December 10, 1999
For immediate release: December 10, 1999
Boston, MA--Two drinks a day will reduce risk of heart attack in individuals by at least 25 percent, according to a report published this week ...Kids More Likely to Sit in Rear in Cars With Airbags
December 07, 1999
For immediate release: December 07, 1999
Boston, MA--The installation of passenger airbags in new cars and light trucks has been associated with a significant decline in the number of ...Cancer-Causing Mutation Strikes Women Smokers at Three Times the Rate of Men
November 30, 1999
For immediate release: November 30, 1999
Boston, MA--Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have discovered that smoking seems to be a prerequisite for a particula...President Clinton, Hollywood Studios & TV Networks Join Harvard in Millennium Designated Driver Push
November 29, 1999
For immediate release: November 29, 1999
Boston, MA--With alcohol sales rising in advance of the Millennium celebration, President Bill Clinton and the TV industry have joined forces with th...Understanding of Low Breast Cancer Rate in Japanese holds Implications for Prevention
November 22, 1999
For immediate release: November 22, 1999
Boston, MA--It has long been known that presence of the estrogen hormone is related to risk of breast cancer. However, researchers have been puzzled ...Germany Honors HSPH Dean Bloom for Lifework in Infectious Disease
November 01, 1999
For immediate release: November 01, 1999
Boston, MA--At a ceremony in Bonn last week, Barry R. Bloom, Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health, was awarded the Robert Koch Gold Medal. Thi...School-based Program Improves Diet, Reduces Television Viewing of Elementary School Children
November 01, 1999
For immediate release: November 01, 1999
Boston and Baltimore--As a result of an innovative school-based program, elementary school children in Baltimore public schools are eating healthier ...Programs to Track Firearm Injuries Awarded Harvard Grants
October 25, 1999
For immediate release: October 25, 1999
Boston, MA--Maps of Atlanta's gun violence "hotspots" paper the walls of a room where the city's police department task force on reducing gu...Walking Reduces Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women
October 19, 1999
For immediate release: October 19, 1999
Boston, MA--Previous research has suggested that an increasing level of physical activity is associated with reduced risk of type 2 diabetes. Th...Fruits and Vegetables May Reduce Risk of Stroke: Findings Support Recommended 5 Servings a Day
October 05, 1999
For immediate release: October 05, 1999
Boston, MA--Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that eating five servings pe...Dean Bloom Declares Public Health Bill of Rights
October 03, 1999
For immediate release: October 03, 1999
Boston, MA, October 3, 1999--Arguing that the public deserves "a national defense against the risks of illness and accidents," Dean Ba...Pesticide-Resistant Head Lice Found in US
September 14, 1999
For immediate release: September 14, 1999
Boston, MA--Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health have verified what many parents have suspected: There are head lice in this c...U.S. Drug Donations Overseas Mostly Meet International Guidelines
August 16, 1999
For immediate release: August 16, 1999
Boston, MA--A Harvard University study of U.S. pharmaceutical donations to developing countries finds that a majority of the donated drugs meets ...Paid Leave Best Predictor of Parents' Ability to Care for Sick Children
August 12, 1999
For immediate release: August 12, 1999
Boston, MA--A parent's ability to care for a sick child depends upon the availability of paid leave, according to new research from the Harvard S...Harvard review of evidence verifies that eating trans fats increases risk of heart disease
June 23, 1999
For immediate release: June 23, 1999
Boston, MA--Over the course of the last decade, numerous studies have examined the relationship between the consumption of trans fatty acids found ...Oak Foundation Gives Harvard AIDS Institute $2.5 million for Southern African Research
March 24, 1999
For immediate release: March 24, 1999
Boston, MA--To combat the AIDS epidemic scything through southern Africa at a furious rate with particularly devastating results for women and chi...Women are More Likely than Men to Believe in Technological Hazards
February 03, 1999
For immediate release: February 03, 1999
Boston, MA--In two complementary studies released in this month's issue of the journal Technology, people's degree of confidence in claims of t...New booklet contains haircare information for black women who exercise
February 02, 1999
For immediate release: February 02, 1999
Boston, MA--The health benefits of exercise are widely known and frequently discussed. A less common topic of conversation has been the barrier...