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WHO and HSPH Collaborate for Safe Surgery Checklists to Prevent Deaths and Injuries
June 24, 2008
Boston, MA-- The World Health Organization and collaborators from the
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have launched a Safe Surgery
initiative to introduce new safety checklists for surgical teams to use
around the world as a simple and effective way to reduce millions of
deaths and injuries from medical errors during major surgery. The
effort has been led by Dr. Atul Gawande, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management at HSPH [more...]
Advice to the Next President: 7 Ways to Fight Health Inequities
June 18, 2008
Boston, MA- In a series of opinion pieces and two-minute
videos, seven Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) faculty offer "Advice to
the Next President: 7 Ways to Fight Health Inequities." The series is published
in the newly released Spring/Summer issue of the Harvard Public Health
Review. This package may help journalists
prepare stories during this presidential election season to answer the
question: How might the U.S. narrow the gap between health
"haves" and "have nots" -- and raise
average life expectancy to that of other industrialized countries? [more...]
Even Before Tomato Warning, A Substantial Proportion of Americans Lacked Confidence in Food Safety System
June 12,
2008
Boston, MA - A
new national study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health Project
on the Public and Biological Security finds that, in spite of a number of
food safety incidents in recent years, most Americans remain confident that the
food produced in the United
States is safe. However, many have concerns
about the safety of imported food produced in some other countries. They also do
not have high levels of confidence in parts of the U.S. food
safety system and some of the organizations involved. [more...]
Unexpected Finding of Molecule’s Dual Role in Mice May Open New Avenue to Cholesterol Reduction
June 12, 2008
Boston, MA -- Researchers have discovered an unknown regulator of fat and cholesterol production in the liver of mice, a significant finding that could lead to new therapies for lowering unhealthy blood levels of cholesterol and fats. The team led by scientists from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) showed how this might work in an animal model, demonstrating that turning off the regulatory molecule – known as XBP1 – dramatically reduced blood levels of cholesterol and triglyceride fats. Importantly, there were no apparent adverse effects on the liver. [more...]
Decline in Cigarette Smoking In U.S. Significantly
Offset by Increase in Use of Cigars, Snuff, Roll-Your-Own and Other
Tobacco Products
Low Taxes on
Non-Cigarette Tobacco Products Keep Addiction "Affordable"
June 10, 2008
Boston, MA -- Researchers from the
Harvard School of Public Health, led by Professor Gregory Connolly, director of the
Tobacco Control Research Program at HSPH, and Hillel Alpert, research associate
in the program, sought to compare trends in sales of all tobacco products in the
U.S. and found that 30% of the recent decline in cigarette sales may be offset
by the robust sale of small cigars, snuff and roll-your-own products. [more...]
HSPH Researchers Discover Natural Inflammation-Fighting Mechanism in Body-Fat Cells
June 3, 2008
Active Social Life May Delay Memory Loss Among U.S. Elderly Population
May 29, 2008
Americans Believe Wounded Iraq War Veterans Are Not Receiving High Quality Medical Care When They Return to the U.S.
May 25, 2008
Nieman Foundation and Harvard School of Public Health Announce 2008-2009 Fellowships in Global Health Reporting
May 19, 2008
New Healthy Eating Pyramid Now Freely Downloadable
from Harvard School of Public Health
Update to "The Nutrition Source" Website Includes New
Recipes and Latest Scientific References
May 13, 2008
Major Shift in HIV Prevention Priorities Needed
May 8, 2008
Domestic Violence Associated with Chronic Malnutrition in Women and Children in India
April 22, 2008
Life Expectancy Worsening or Stagnating for Large Segment of the U.S. Population
April 21, 2008