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Smoking and Solid-Fuel-Burning in Homes in China Projected to Cause Millions of Deaths from Respiratory Diseases in Next Three Decades
October 5, 2008
Boston, MA -- If current levels of
smoking and biomass and coal fuel use in homes continues, between 2003 and 2033
there will be an estimated 65 million deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) and 18 million deaths from lung cancer in China, accounting for
19% and 5% of all deaths in that country during this period.
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Four in Ten Voters Don't See Either Obama's or McCain's Health Care Plan as Better for Them
October 1, 2008
As part of the ongoing poll series, Debating Health: Election 2008, the Harvard Public Opinion Research
Program at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Harris Interactive®
conducted a new survey focused on how voters think the presidential candidates'
health care reform plans would affect them personally
- rather than how they think the plans would affect the nation as a whole. [more...]
Incoming HSPH Dean Julio Frenk Receives Clinton Global Citizen Award
September 26, 2008
Boston, MA -- Dr. Julio Frenk, who will become Dean of Harvard School of Public Health in
January, 2009, has received a Clinton Global Citizen Award. In naming Frenk, along with four other individuals,
former President William J. Clinton said: "The Global Citizen Awards are about
honoring and inspiring service to humanity." [more...]
New Class of Hormone from “Healthy Fat Cells” Benefits Body Metabolism, HSPH Researchers Find in Mice
September 18, 2008
Following a Combination of Healthy
Lifestyle Factors May Sharply Reduce Risk of Premature Death
September 16, 2008
New Scholarship Program and Professorship to Honor Dr. Bernard Lown, Inventor of Cardiac Defibrillator and Co-founder of Nobel Peace Prize-winning Organization
September 10, 2008
Nutrigenomics Study Reveals Surprising Genetic Predictor of Blood Levels of Vitamin Known to Be Deficient in Some Elderly People
September 7, 2008
Physicians Urged to Broaden Suicide Prevention by
Addressing Access to Guns and Other Lethal Means When Focusing on
Patient's Mental Health
September 3, 2008
Thomas H. Weller, Nobel Laureate and Professor Emeritus, Dies
August 26, 2008
Cervical Cancer Prevention in U.S. Should Focus on Vaccinating Adolescent Girls and Revising Screening Policies
August 20, 2008