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SUMMER 2010
Sperm May Be Harmed by Exposure to BPA, Study Suggests — coverage from Science Daily, Aug. 4, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Russ HauserMediterranean Diet Tied to Lower Breast Cancer Risk — coverage from Reuters, Aug. 3, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Dimitrios TrichopoulosWhat Do You Lack? Probably Vitamin D — coverage from The New York Times , July 26, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Edward GiovannucciGermany Weighs Tax on the Obese — coverage from AOL News , July 23, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Walter WillettAdults Born in Famine Show Higher Pre-Diabetes Risk — coverage from Reuters , July 23, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Frank HuSwimming With the Fittest? — coverage from the Los Angeles Times , July 19, 2010, featuring HSPH’s I-Min LeeStroke Risk May Double in First Hour After a Drink — coverage from the Los Angeles Times , July 17, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Elizabeth MostofskyReplacing White Rice with Brown Rice or Other Whole Grains May Reduce Diabetes Risk — Press release from June 14, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Frank Hu and Donna Spiegelman
FALL 2010
Fatty Acids in Dairy Cut Diabetes Risk? — coverage from CBS News, December 21, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Dariush MozaffarianMore? Or Less? Experts Disagree About How Much Vitamin D and Calcium You Should Get — coverage from the Boston Globe , December 20, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Walter Willett and JoAnn MansonA Reversal on Carbs — coverage from The Los Angeles Time , December 20, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Walter Willett and Frank HuHSPH Researchers Seek to Understand Africa’s Chronic Diseases — coverage from the Harvard Gazette , December 16, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Hans-Olov Adami and Michelle HolmesRebuilding the Food Pyramid in 2010 — coverage from The Boston Globe, December 8, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Walt WillettCalcium, Vitamin D Changes Suggested — coverage from The Boston Globe , November 30, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Walt WillettDiabetes and Depression are a “Two-Way Street,” Study Finds- – coverage from CNNHealth , November 22, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Frank HuThe Perils of Too Much Sleep –coverage from ABC News , November 16, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Alan FlintNutrition News: The Role of Diet in Type 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer — coverage from Telematin Sante on the France 2 network, November 1, 2, and 3, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Frank HuKids Get the Chance to Grade School Lunch — coverage from Boston Globe , October 20, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Eric RimmTaking Early Retirement May Retire Memory, Too- – coverage from The New York Times , October 11, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Lisa BerkmanMammograms’ Value in Cancer Fight at Issue — coverage from The New York Times, September 22, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Visiting Scientist Mette KalagerLow-Carb Diets May Negatively Affect Health — coverage from The Harvard Crimson featuring HSPH’s Frank Hu, September 13, 2010
SPRING 2011
Cellphone Radiation May Cause Cancer, Advisory Panel Says — coverage in The New York Times , May 31, with quote from HSPH’s Meir StampferProstate Cancer Risk May Be Reduced by Drinking Coffee, Harvard Study Says — coverage in Bloomberg , May 17, featuring HSPH’s Lorelei MucciHealth Experts Attack McDonald’s, but Can They Bite Into Its Bottom Line? — coverage in Daily Finance , May 18, featuring HSPH’s Hans-Olov AdamiCellphone Radiation May Cause Cancer, Advisory Panel Says — coverage in The New York Times , May 31, with quote from HSPH’s Meir StampferHealth Risks from Estrogen Pills Fade after Women Stop Taking Them — coverage in The New York Times , April 6, featuring HSPH’s JoAnn MansonThe Women’s Health Initiative and the Body Politic — coverage in the New York Times, April 11, featuring HSPH’s JoAnn MansonDiet Soda Does Not Appear to Boost Type 2 Diabetes Risk — April 15, coverage by Reuters Health of a new study by HSPH’s Frank Hu and colleagues.Study Finds Early Treatment May Delay Onset of AIDS — study released April 19 co-authored by HSPH Research Fellow Lauren CainMaking Sense of Scary News About Calcium Supplements — coverage in the Boston Globe , April 22, featuring HSPH’s Frank HuCell Phones Cause Temporary Brain Changes — coverage in The Boston Globe , February 22, featuring HSPH’s Dimitrios TrichopoulosHigh-Fiber Diet Tied to Lower Odds of Early Death — coverage in Reuters , February 15, featuring HSPH’s Frank HuHarvard Prof. Dislikes Term ‘Low-Fat’ — coverage in The Harvard Crimson , February 12, featuring HSPH’s Dariush MozaffarianSalad Dressings: Hold the Guilt — coverage in The New York Times , February 7, featuring HSPH’s Dariush MozaffarianPneumonia-Causing Bacterium Disguises Itself to Escape Detection: Research — coverage from The Vancouver Sun , January 27, featuring HSPH’s William HanageTime to Stop Talking about Low-Fat, Say HSPH Nutrition Experts — coverage of World of Healthy Flavors Conference in Napa, CA, January 19 – 21, featuring HSPH’s Walter Willett, Dariush Mozaffarian and othersTaking Short Breaks From Sitting May Help Waistline and Heart — coverage from Bloomberg , January 12, 2011, featuring HSPH’s Murray MittlemanFood Truths to be Told — coverage from the New York Post , January 1, 2011, featuring HSPH’s Frank Hu
SUMMER 2011
Red, Processed Meat Linked to Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes — coverage in USA Today , August 10, featuring HSPH’s Frank HuDon’t Just Eat in Moderation, Make Better Food Choices, HSPH Researcher Says — coverage on NPR , August 3, featuring HSPH’s Dariush MozaffarianTracking Africa’s Silent Killers — coverage in The Charlotte Post , July 27, mentioning HSPH Africa cohort studyStiffer Air Pollution Regulations Crucial, HSPH’s Schwartz Tells Congressional Committee — Congressional testimony by HSPH’s Joel Schwartz, July 26Still Counting Calories? Your Weight-Loss Plan May Be Outdated — coverage in The New York Times , July 18, with quotes from HSPH’s Walter Willett, Frank Hu, and Dariush MozaffarianPoor Choices the Real Culprit in Weight Gain with Age, Expert Says — coverage in Montreal’s The Gazette , July 11, featuring HSPH’s Dariush MozaffarianDiet, Exercise May Lower Women’s Risk of Cardiac Death — coverage in the Boston Globe , July 11, featuring HSPH studyNutrition News: Hold the Salt, Pass the Potassium — coverage in Reuters, July 11, featuring HSPH’s Frank HuStudy: Potassium Boosts Heart Health, Salt Harms It — coverage in US News & World Report , July 11, featuring HSPH’s Frank HuSize of Flu Epidemics can be Predicted by Computer — coverage in GP , July 7, featuring HSPH Research Scientist Edward GoldsteinDiabetes on Upswing Worldwide — coverage in USA Today , June 25, featuring HSPH’s Goodarz DanaeiPotatoes Bad, Nuts Good for Staying Slim, Harvard Study Finds — coverage in the Washington Post , June 22, featuring HSPH’s Dariush Mozaffarian
FALL 2011
Why We’re Fat, Part 1: Simple Question with Many Complex Answers — coverage in the Orlando Sentinel, December 31, 2011, quoting HSPH’s Walter Willett and Frank HuUnhealthy Eating as Occupational Hazard? — coverage in Time , December 29, 2011, quoting HSPH’s Frank HuDrug Coatings Can Contain Problematic Chemicals — coverage in Discover , December 22, 2011, quoting HSPH’s Russ HauserUsing Soap Operas, Cooking Classes To Fight Diabetes — coverage on WBUR, December 16, 2011, with quote from HSPH’s Goodarz DanaeiWeb Site to Promote Food Stamp Reform — article in UPI , December 13, 2011, quoting HSPH’s Walter WillettBreast Cancer Review in U.S. Fails to Identify Specific Causes of Disease — coverage in Bloomberg , December 7, 2011, featuring HSPH’s David HunterFarm Bill Reform Could Trim Americans’ Waistlines — coverage on the Huffington Post , December 7, 2011, featuring HSPH’s Walter WillettIrregular Night Shift Work Associated With Risk of Type 2 Diabetes — coverage in the Wall Street Journal , December 7, 2011, of study by HSPH’s An Pan and Frank HuExpert Panel Releases Report on Environmental Links to Breast Cancer — coverage in Bloomberg News , December 7, 2011, featuring HSPH’s David HunterNutrition News: USDA’s ‘MyPlate’ Doesn’t Go Far Enough — coverage on WBUR show “Radio Boston,” November 30, 2011, featuring HSPH professor Walter WillettModerate Drinking Tied to Lower Diabetes Risk — coverage in Reuters , November 24, 2011, with quote from HSPH’s Frank HuBPA Lurks in Canned Soups and Drinks — coverage in the New York Times , November 22, 2011, featuring HSPH’s Karin MichelsCoffee May Reduce Women’s Risk of Endometrial Cancer — coverage in Time Magazine and USA Today featuring quotes from HSPH’s Edward GiovannucciNutrition News: Widely Studied Mediterranean Diet Linked to Good Health — an interview with HSPH’s Dimitrios Trichopoulos and Walter Willett on the Mediterranean diet in the Los Angeles Times , November 21, 2011Past Flu Exposures Weakened Pandemic Severity — coverage in The Baltimore Sun , November 18, 2011, with quote from HSPH’s Marc LipsitchEat Like a Mediterranean — But How? — coverage in Lost Angeles Times , November 17, 2011, with quotes from HSPH’s Dimitrios Trichopoulos and Walter WillettChildhood Sex Abuse Tied to Heart Risk — coverage in Science News , November 13, 2011, with quote from HSPH’s Janet Rich-EdwardsMoving Forward: Simple Stretching and Exercising Can Help Fend Off Effects of Aging — coverage in the Boston Globe, November 6, 2011, quoting HSPH’s Alberto AscherioHealthy Eating for a Healthy Heart — report from the Harvard Health Letter , prepared in consultation with HSPH’s Dariush MozaffarianAir Pollution Tied to Lung Cancer in Non-Smokers — coverage in Reuters , October 28, 2011, with quote from HSPH’s Francine LadenHormones May Increase Risk of Cancer — coverage in The Harvard Crimson , October 25, 2011, featuring HSH’s Shelley TworogerMediterranean Diet Tied to Better Fertility — coverage in Reuters , October 25, 2011, with quote from HSPH’s Jorge ChavarroThree HSPH Faculty Members Elected to Institute of Medicine — IOM press release, October 17, 2011, featuring HSPH’s Katherine Baicker, Atul Gawande, and JoAnn MansonAir Pollution From Traffic Impairs Brain — coverage in the Telegraph , October 9, 2011, featuring HSPH’s Melinda PowerMinimizing the Risk of Infections at the Gym — coverage in the Boston Globe , October 5, 2011, featuring HSPH’s William HanageDiabetes Again Linked to Colon Cancer Risk — coverage in MSNBC , September 28, 2011, with quote from HSPH’s Edward GiovannucciGene Associated with Cancer Might be Beneficial – coverage in NewScientist , September 25, featuring HSPH’s Alkes PriceHSPH Researchers Pursue Risk Factors for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome — coverage in the Wall Street Journal , Sept. 15, 2011, featuring HSPH’s Alberto AscherioEating Fish May Lower Stroke Risk — coverage in Reuters , Sept. 8, 2011, featuring HSPH’s Dariush MozaffarianWhite House Delays Any Change to Smog Standard — coverage in Science , September 2, featuring HSPH’s Joel SchwartzEat More Beans, Less White Rice, to Reduce Diabetes Risk — coverage in Reuters , September 1, featuring HSPH’s Frank HuPinpointing Health Risk Factors: Tricky Business — coverage in Harvard Magazine, Sept.-Oct. 2011, featuring HSPH’s Karin Michelswinter 2012
Walmart Joins Stores Labeling Healthier Food Selections — coverage in the Boston Herald , February 8, 2012 quoting HSPH’s Walter WillettGradient Scientist Provides Congressional Testimony on Air Toxic Standards — coverage in Marketwatch , February 8, 2012, featuring HSPH Lecturer Julie GoodmanEating Fish Tied to Lower Risk of Colon Polyps — coverage in Reuters, January 31, 2012, featuring HSPH’s Edward GiovannucciOmega-3s Tied to Lower Risk of Irregular Heartbeat — coverage in Reuters , January 26, 2102, featuring HSPH’s Dariush MozaffarianCaution Urged for Mutant Flu Work — coverage in Nature, January 25, 2012, featuring HSPH’s Marc LipsitchConfused About Carbs? HSPH Expert Offers Tips — coverage in the Chicago Tribune , January 25, 2012, featuring HSPH’s Dariush MozaffarianHarvard Scientists vs. the Muffin — coverage in the Global News , January 24, 2012, quoting HSPH’s Walter WillettSex Gap: Men Get 32 of 35 Cancers More Often Than Women, Study Shows — coverage in the Baltimore Sun , January 19, 2012U.S. Obesity Rates Plateau Since ’00: CDC — coverage in the New York Times , January 18, 2012, quoting HSPH’s Frank HuLa Niña Weather Patterns Linked to Flu Pandemics — coverage in UPI and Toronto Star , January 17 & 18, 2012, of study co-authored by HSPH’s Marc LipsitchSingle By Choice — coverage in Boston Magazine , January 2012, quoting HSPH’s Lisa BerkmanFor the Heavy Drinker Cutting Back is a Boon; for the Moderate, Well, We’re Not Sure — coverage in the Chicago Tribune , January 13, 2012, quoting HSPH’s Eric RimmRed Meat Linked to Higher Stroke Risk — coverage by Reuters , January 11, 2012, featuring HSPH’s Frank HuA Diabetes Link to Meat — coverage in the January/February 2012 Harvard Magazine , featuring HSPH’s Frank HuSugary Soda Ups Risky Fat Deposits — coverage in Chicago Tribune , January 12, 2012, quoting HSPH’s Frank HuFrequent Red Meat Eaters at Higher Risk of Stroke — coverage in Reuters , January 11, 2012, quoting HSPH’s Frank HuStudy Finds Calories, Not Protein, Are Key to Weight Control , coverage in Voice of America , January 10, 2012, quoting HSPH’s Dariush MozaffarianRecent Bereavement Greatly Increases Heart Attack Risk — coverage in Time and the BBC , January 10, 2012, featuring HSPH’s Murray MittlemanDoctors Report Rise in Obesity-Related Cancers in US — coverage in Voice of America, January 7, 2011, featuring HSPH’s Dariush MozaffarianUse Anti-Smoking Tactics to Combat Obesity — coverage on Voice of America , January 7, 2012, featuring HSPH’s Dariush MozaffarianMemory Loss May Occur as Early as 40s — coverage on WebMD, January 5, 2011, quoting HSPH researcher Francine Grodstein quotedTop 9 Heart Healthy Foods — coverage in ABC News , January 4, 2012, quoting HSPH’s Walter WillettSPRING 2012
Taxing soda could help curb obesity epidemic, says HSPH expert – coverage on WBUR with HSPH’s Eric Rimm on June 11, 2012Selenium-rich diet may lower type 2 diabetes risk – coverage in Reuters on June 8, 2012 quoting HSPH’s Dariush MozaffarianStress may add to pollution risks for low-income children – coverage in Environmental Health News quoting HSPH’s Joel Schwartz on June 6, 2012Solvent exposure and cognitive function – coverage in MedPage Today of study by HSPH’s Lisa Berkman in Neurology on May 29, 2012Knowing Your Genome May Not Do Much To Improve Predictions about Disease — coverage in the Boston Globe , May 24, 2012, of study results by HSPH lead author Hugues Aschard and HSPH senior author Peter KraftSummer 2012
Sugary drinks may magnify the genetic risk of obesity – coverage in USA Today on September 21, 2012 with HSPH’s Frank HuSugary drinks linked to obesity – coverage on NBC Nightly News on September 21, 2012 featuring HSPH’s Eric RimmU.S. study links the chemical BPA to obesity in children – coverage in Reuters featuring HSPH’s Karin Michels on September 18, 2012Fish oil supplements and heart health – interview with HSPH’s Dariush Mozaffarian on NBC Nightly News on September 12, 2012Sleep apnea among health problems hitting the poor hardest – coverage in Huffington Post on August 28, 2012 featuring HSPH’s Michelle WilliamsSunny-side up: In defense of eggs – coverage in The Atlantic on August 27, 2012 with HSPH’s Frank HuSecret to active 80s? Fitness-heavy 40s – coverage on ABC News quoting HSPH’s Walter Willett on August 27, 2012Researchers identify 43 top health-improving strategies, from better playgrounds to higher tobacco taxes – statement release by the American Heart Association in Circulation on August 20, 2012 quoting Dariush MozaffarianVitamin D’s impact on infection – coverage in the Harvard Gazette on August 20, 2012 with HSPH’s Carlos CamargoCoffee good for you, but it’s OK to hold back – coverage on CNN.com on August 18, 2012 featuring HSPH’s Alberto AscherioWhy we’re so fat: what’s behind the latest obesity rates – coverage in US News & World Report with HSPH’s Walter Willett on August 16, 2012With physical activity, no need to be an Olympian – coverage in Voice of America on August 15, 2012 with HSPH’s I. Min LeeBlood type linked to heart disease risk – coverage of study with HSPH’s JoAnn Manson, Eric Rimm, and Frank Hu on CBS News on August 14, 2012Type 2 diabetes risk drops with weight training exercise – coverage on ABC News with HSPH’s Frank Hu on August 6, 2012Most prostate cancer patients don’t die from the disease: study – coverage in the Philadelphia Inquirer of study by HSPH postdoc Mara Epstein on July 27, 2012New York soda ban proposal: public hearing gets impassioned – coverage in the Christian Science Monitor on July 24, 2012 featuring HSPH’s Walter WillettBird flu research needs broader discussion – coverage on NPR with HSPH’s Marc Lipsitch on July 24, 2012Chef in school kitchens helps students eat healthier – coverage on Boston.com with HSPH’s Eric Rimm on July 18, 2012Rwanda’s health insurance program has improved care utilization, reduced household spending – coverage in the New York Times with HSPH’s Megan Murray on July 12, 2012Prolonged sitting, TV viewing appear to shorten life – coverage in the Wall Street Journal of study by HSPH’s I-Min Lee on July 10, 2012Coffee appears to protect against heart failure, skin cancer – coverage in The Atlantic of research by HSPH’s Jiali Han, Murray Mittleman, and Elizabeth Mostofsky on July 2, 2013First step in fighting Lyme Disease is understanding its scope – coverage on WBUR with HSPH’s William Hanage on June 28, 2012Restrict future research on bird flu virus, HSPH experts recommend – coverage in Science and The New York Times on June 26, 2012, featuring HSPH’s Marc Lipsitch
Fall 2012
Younger students more likely than older peers to be prescribed ADHD medications – coverage in The Boston Globe with HSPH’s Sonia Hernández-Diaz on November 23, 2012Can soda with fiber fight fat? – Time.com article featuring HSPH’s Walter Willet on November 15, 2012Interventions recommended to promote healthy behaviors among HIV-infected youth – coverage of the Clinical Infectious Diseases article with HSPH research scientist Katherine Tassiopoulos and HSPH’s George Seage on November 7, 2012Fish oil doesn’t prevent irregular heartbeat in cardiac surgery patients – US News & World Report coverage of HSPH’s Dariush Mozaffarian’s study on November 5, 2012Lupus may be linked to serious pregnancy complication – coverage of HSPH research fellow Kristin Palmsten’s study on November 2, 2012 in US News & World Report Black women with breast cancer more likely to die within 3 years of diagnosis – coverage on CBS News on October 31, 2012 of HSPH research fellow Erica Warner’s researchToo much dairy, carbs might harm men’s sperm – coverage in US News & World Report featuring HSPH’s Jorge Chavarro on October 26, 2012Study results linking diet soda to cancer fall into the ‘gray zone’ of science – NPR story on October 25, 2012 featuring HSPH’s Walter WillettAspirin may lengthen life for colorectal cancer patients with certain gene mutation – coverage in HealthDay of HSPH’s Shuji Ojino’s study published on October 24, 2012When embargoes hamper scientific communication – coverage on Medpage Today on October 9, 2012 with HSPH’s Frank HuDebate heats up about contentious bird flu research – coverage on NPR featuring HSPH’s Marc Lipsitch on October 9, 2012Tomatoes may help reduce stroke risk – coverage in CNN Health on October 8, 2012 with HSPH’s Walter Willett
Winter 2013
Study finds Mediterranean diet reduces heart disease risk – coverage of New England Journal of Medicine article in the New York Times featuring HSPH’s Walter Willet on February 28, 2013Task force finds no need for healthy women to take daily Vitamin D, calcium – coverage in Annuals of Internal Medicine of findings by the United States Preventive Services Task Force on February 26, 2013, quoting HSPH’s Walter WillettDoes being overweight really reduce mortality? – coverage of HSPH panel discussing recent Journal of the American Medical Association article, led by Walter Willet on February 20, 2013.HSPH researchers support petition calling for limits on added sugars in beverages – coverage in the LA Times and Boston Globe , February 14, 2013, of the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) petition to the FDA quoting HSPH’s Walter WillettCarotenoids may delay or prevent onset of Lou Gehrig’s disease – coverage in CBS News , January 31, 2013, of a study led by Kathryn Fitzgerald, SM ’11, a doctoral student in epidemiology and nutrition at HSPH, with lead author Alberto Ascherio, HSPH professor of epidemiology and nutrition.As work on lethal bird flu research resumes, debate continues – coverage in New York Times , January 31, 2013 and webcast featuring HSPH Professor of Epidemiology Marc LipsitchObesity studies generate debate on impact of weight, sugar on health – coverage in British Medical Journal , January 18, 2013, of the debate on whether excessive sugar intake, obesity, higher risk of chronic diseases are linked, with comments by HSPH’s Walter WilletBerries may lower women’s heart attack risk – coverage in Circulation of joint HSPH – University of East Anglia heart disease study with HSPH’s Eric Rimm on January 15, 2013HSPH experts help U.S. News rank top diets – U.S. News & World Report article featuring 22 experts, including HSPH’s JoAnn Manson, on January 11, 2013Does a little excess weight help you live longer? – coverage of reaction to Journal of the American Medical Association article on NPR on January 2, 2013 with HSPH’s Walter Willet
