Summer 2012
- Sugary drinks may magnify the genetic risk of obesity – coverage in USA Today on September 21, 2012 with HSPH’s Frank Hu
- Sugary drinks linked to obesity – coverage on NBC Nightly News on September 21, 2012 featuring HSPH’s Eric Rimm
- U.S. study links the chemical BPA to obesity in children – coverage in Reuters featuring HSPH’s Karin Michels on September 18, 2012
- Fish oil supplements and heart health – interview with HSPH’s Dariush Mozaffarian on NBC Nightly News on September 12, 2012
- Sleep apnea among health problems hitting the poor hardest – coverage in Huffington Post on August 28, 2012 featuring HSPH’s Michelle Williams
- Sunny-side up: In defense of eggs – coverage in The Atlantic on August 27, 2012 with HSPH’s Frank Hu
- Secret to active 80s? Fitness-heavy 40s – coverage on ABC News quoting HSPH’s Walter Willett on August 27, 2012
- Researchers 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 Mozaffarian
- Vitamin D’s impact on infection – coverage in the Harvard Gazette on August 20, 2012 with HSPH’s Carlos Camargo
- Coffee good for you, but it’s OK to hold back – coverage on CNN.com on August 18, 2012 featuring HSPH’s Alberto Ascherio
- Why 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, 2012
- With physical activity, no need to be an Olympian – coverage in Voice of America on August 15, 2012 with HSPH’s I. Min Lee
- Blood 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, 2012
- Type 2 diabetes risk drops with weight training exercise – coverage on ABC News with HSPH’s Frank Hu on August 6, 2012
- Most 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, 2012
- New York soda ban proposal: public hearing gets impassioned – coverage in the Christian Science Monitor on July 24, 2012 featuring HSPH’s Walter Willett
- Bird flu research needs broader discussion – coverage on NPR with HSPH’s Marc Lipsitch on July 24, 2012
- Chef in school kitchens helps students eat healthier – coverage on Boston.com with HSPH’s Eric Rimm on July 18, 2012
- Rwanda’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, 2012
- Prolonged sitting, TV viewing appear to shorten life – coverage in the Wall Street Journal of study by HSPH’s I-Min Lee on July 10, 2012
- Coffee 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, 2013
- First step in fighting Lyme Disease is understanding its scope – coverage on WBUR with HSPH’s William Hanage on June 28, 2012
- Restrict 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
SPRING 2012
winter 2012
- Walmart Joins Stores Labeling Healthier Food Selections — coverage in the Boston Herald, February 8, 2012 quoting HSPH’s Walter Willett
- Gradient Scientist Provides Congressional Testimony on Air Toxic Standards — coverage in Marketwatch, February 8, 2012, featuring HSPH Lecturer Julie Goodman
- Eating Fish Tied to Lower Risk of Colon Polyps — coverage in Reuters, January 31, 2012, featuring HSPH’s Edward Giovannucci
- Omega-3s Tied to Lower Risk of Irregular Heartbeat — coverage in Reuters, January 26, 2102, featuring HSPH’s Dariush Mozaffarian
- Caution Urged for Mutant Flu Work — coverage in Nature, January 25, 2012, featuring HSPH’s Marc Lipsitch
- Confused About Carbs? HSPH Expert Offers Tips — coverage in the Chicago Tribune, January 25, 2012, featuring HSPH’s Dariush Mozaffarian
- Harvard Scientists vs. the Muffin — coverage in the Global News, January 24, 2012, quoting HSPH’s Walter Willett
- Sex Gap: Men Get 32 of 35 Cancers More Often Than Women, Study Shows — coverage in the Baltimore Sun, January 19, 2012
- U.S. Obesity Rates Plateau Since ’00: CDC — coverage in the New York Times, January 18, 2012, quoting HSPH’s Frank Hu
- La 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 Lipsitch
- Single By Choice — coverage in Boston Magazine, January 2012, quoting HSPH’s Lisa Berkman
- For 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 Rimm
- Red Meat Linked to Higher Stroke Risk — coverage by Reuters, January 11, 2012, featuring HSPH’s Frank Hu
- A Diabetes Link to Meat — coverage in the January/February 2012 Harvard Magazine, featuring HSPH’s Frank Hu
- Sugary Soda Ups Risky Fat Deposits — coverage in Chicago Tribune, January 12, 2012, quoting HSPH’s Frank Hu
- Frequent Red Meat Eaters at Higher Risk of Stroke — coverage in Reuters, January 11, 2012, quoting HSPH’s Frank Hu
- Study Finds Calories, Not Protein, Are Key to Weight Control, coverage in Voice of America, January 10, 2012, quoting HSPH’s Dariush Mozaffarian
- Recent Bereavement Greatly Increases Heart Attack Risk — coverage in Time and the BBC, January 10, 2012, featuring HSPH’s Murray Mittleman
- Doctors Report Rise in Obesity-Related Cancers in US — coverage in Voice of America, January 7, 2011, featuring HSPH’s Dariush Mozaffarian
- Use Anti-Smoking Tactics to Combat Obesity — coverage on Voice of America, January 7, 2012, featuring HSPH’s Dariush Mozaffarian
- Memory Loss May Occur as Early as 40s — coverage on WebMD, January 5, 2011, quoting HSPH researcher Francine Grodstein quoted
- Top 9 Heart Healthy Foods — coverage in ABC News, January 4, 2012, quoting HSPH’s Walter Willett
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 Hu
- Unhealthy Eating as Occupational Hazard? — coverage in Time, December 29, 2011, quoting HSPH’s Frank Hu
- Drug Coatings Can Contain Problematic Chemicals — coverage in Discover, December 22, 2011, quoting HSPH’s Russ Hauser
- Using Soap Operas, Cooking Classes To Fight Diabetes — coverage on WBUR, December 16, 2011, with quote from HSPH’s Goodarz Danaei
- Web Site to Promote Food Stamp Reform — article in UPI, December 13, 2011, quoting HSPH’s Walter Willett
- Breast Cancer Review in U.S. Fails to Identify Specific Causes of Disease — coverage in Bloomberg, December 7, 2011, featuring HSPH’s David Hunter
- Farm Bill Reform Could Trim Americans’ Waistlines — coverage on the Huffington Post, December 7, 2011, featuring HSPH’s Walter Willett
- Irregular 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 Hu
- Expert Panel Releases Report on Environmental Links to Breast Cancer — coverage in Bloomberg News, December 7, 2011, featuring HSPH’s David Hunter
- Nutrition News: USDA’s ‘MyPlate’ Doesn’t Go Far Enough — coverage on WBUR show “Radio Boston,” November 30, 2011, featuring HSPH professor Walter Willett
- Moderate Drinking Tied to Lower Diabetes Risk — coverage in Reuters, November 24, 2011, with quote from HSPH’s Frank Hu
- BPA Lurks in Canned Soups and Drinks — coverage in the New York Times, November 22, 2011, featuring HSPH’s Karin Michels
- Coffee May Reduce Women’s Risk of Endometrial Cancer — coverage in Time Magazine and USA Today featuring quotes from HSPH’s Edward Giovannucci
- Nutrition 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, 2011
- Past Flu Exposures Weakened Pandemic Severity — coverage in The Baltimore Sun, November 18, 2011, with quote from HSPH’s Marc Lipsitch
- Eat Like a Mediterranean — But How? — coverage in Lost Angeles Times, November 17, 2011, with quotes from HSPH’s Dimitrios Trichopoulos and Walter Willett
- Childhood Sex Abuse Tied to Heart Risk — coverage in Science News, November 13, 2011, with quote from HSPH’s Janet Rich-Edwards
- Moving Forward: Simple Stretching and Exercising Can Help Fend Off Effects of Aging — coverage in the Boston Globe, November 6, 2011, quoting HSPH’s Alberto Ascherio
- Healthy Eating for a Healthy Heart — report from the Harvard Health Letter, prepared in consultation with HSPH’s Dariush Mozaffarian
- Air Pollution Tied to Lung Cancer in Non-Smokers — coverage in Reuters, October 28, 2011, with quote from HSPH’s Francine Laden
- Hormones May Increase Risk of Cancer — coverage in The Harvard Crimson, October 25, 2011, featuring HSH’s Shelley Tworoger
- Mediterranean Diet Tied to Better Fertility — coverage in Reuters, October 25, 2011, with quote from HSPH’s Jorge Chavarro
- Three HSPH Faculty Members Elected to Institute of Medicine — IOM press release, October 17, 2011, featuring HSPH’s Katherine Baicker, Atul Gawande, and JoAnn Manson
- Air Pollution From Traffic Impairs Brain — coverage in the Telegraph, October 9, 2011, featuring HSPH’s Melinda Power
- Minimizing the Risk of Infections at the Gym — coverage in the Boston Globe, October 5, 2011, featuring HSPH’s William Hanage
- Diabetes Again Linked to Colon Cancer Risk — coverage in MSNBC, September 28, 2011, with quote from HSPH’s Edward Giovannucci
- Gene Associated with Cancer Might be Beneficial – coverage in NewScientist, September 25, featuring HSPH’s Alkes Price
- HSPH Researchers Pursue Risk Factors for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome — coverage in the Wall Street Journal, Sept. 15, 2011, featuring HSPH’s Alberto Ascherio
- Eating Fish May Lower Stroke Risk — coverage in Reuters, Sept. 8, 2011, featuring HSPH’s Dariush Mozaffarian
- White House Delays Any Change to Smog Standard — coverage in Science, September 2, featuring HSPH’s Joel Schwartz
- Eat More Beans, Less White Rice, to Reduce Diabetes Risk — coverage in Reuters, September 1, featuring HSPH’s Frank Hu
- Pinpointing Health Risk Factors: Tricky Business — coverage in Harvard Magazine, Sept.-Oct. 2011, featuring HSPH’s Karin Michels
SUMMER 2011
- Red, Processed Meat Linked to Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes — coverage in USA Today, August 10, featuring HSPH’s Frank Hu
- Don’t Just Eat in Moderation, Make Better Food Choices, HSPH Researcher Says— coverage on NPR, August 3, featuring HSPH’s Dariush Mozaffarian
- Tracking Africa’s Silent Killers — coverage in The Charlotte Post, July 27, mentioning HSPH Africa cohort study
- Stiffer Air Pollution Regulations Crucial, HSPH’s Schwartz Tells Congressional Committee — Congressional testimony by HSPH’s Joel Schwartz, July 26
- Still 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 Mozaffarian
- Poor Choices the Real Culprit in Weight Gain with Age, Expert Says — coverage in Montreal’s The Gazette, July 11, featuring HSPH’s Dariush Mozaffarian
- Diet, Exercise May Lower Women’s Risk of Cardiac Death — coverage in the Boston Globe, July 11, featuring HSPH study
- Nutrition News: Hold the Salt, Pass the Potassium — coverage in Reuters, July 11, featuring HSPH’s Frank Hu
- Study: Potassium Boosts Heart Health, Salt Harms It — coverage in US News & World Report, July 11, featuring HSPH’s Frank Hu
- Size of Flu Epidemics can be Predicted by Computer — coverage in GP, July 7, featuring HSPH Research Scientist Edward Goldstein
- Diabetes on Upswing Worldwide — coverage in USA Today, June 25, featuring HSPH’s Goodarz Danaei
- Potatoes Bad, Nuts Good for Staying Slim, Harvard Study Finds — coverage in the Washington Post, June 22, featuring HSPH’s Dariush Mozaffarian
SPRING 2011
- Cellphone Radiation May Cause Cancer, Advisory Panel Says — coverage in The New York Times, May 31, with quote from HSPH’s Meir Stampfer
- Prostate Cancer Risk May Be Reduced by Drinking Coffee, Harvard Study Says — coverage in Bloomberg, May 17, featuring HSPH’s Lorelei Mucci
- Health Experts Attack McDonald’s, but Can They Bite Into Its Bottom Line?— coverage in Daily Finance, May 18, featuring HSPH’s Hans-Olov Adami
- Cellphone Radiation May Cause Cancer, Advisory Panel Says — coverage in The New York Times, May 31, with quote from HSPH’s Meir Stampfer
- Health Risks from Estrogen Pills Fade after Women Stop Taking Them — coverage in The New York Times, April 6, featuring HSPH’s JoAnn Manson
- The Women’s Health Initiative and the Body Politic — coverage in the New York Times, April 11, featuring HSPH’s JoAnn Manson
- Diet 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 Cain
- Making Sense of Scary News About Calcium Supplements — coverage in the Boston Globe, April 22, featuring HSPH’s Frank Hu
- Cell Phones Cause Temporary Brain Changes— coverage in The Boston Globe, February 22, featuring HSPH’s Dimitrios Trichopoulos
- High-Fiber Diet Tied to Lower Odds of Early Death— coverage in Reuters, February 15, featuring HSPH’s Frank Hu
- Harvard Prof. Dislikes Term ‘Low-Fat’ — coverage in The Harvard Crimson, February 12, featuring HSPH’s Dariush Mozaffarian
- Salad Dressings: Hold the Guilt — coverage in The New York Times, February 7, featuring HSPH’s Dariush Mozaffarian
- Pneumonia-Causing Bacterium Disguises Itself to Escape Detection: Research — coverage from The Vancouver Sun, January 27, featuring HSPH’s William Hanage
- Time 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 others
- Taking Short Breaks From Sitting May Help Waistline and Heart— coverage from Bloomberg, January 12, 2011, featuring HSPH’s Murray Mittleman
- Food Truths to be Told— coverage from the New York Post, January 1, 2011, featuring HSPH’s Frank Hu
FALL 2010
- Fatty Acids in Dairy Cut Diabetes Risk?— coverage from CBS News, December 21, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Dariush Mozaffarian
- More? 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 Manson
- A Reversal on Carbs— coverage from The Los Angeles Time, December 20, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Walter Willett and Frank Hu
- HSPH Researchers Seek to Understand Africa’s Chronic Diseases— coverage from the Harvard Gazette, December 16, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Hans-Olov Adami and Michelle Holmes
- Rebuilding the Food Pyramid in 2010— coverage from The Boston Globe, December 8, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Walt Willett
- Calcium, Vitamin D Changes Suggested— coverage from The Boston Globe, November 30, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Walt Willett
- Diabetes and Depression are a “Two-Way Street,” Study Finds-– coverage from CNNHealth, November 22, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Frank Hu
- The Perils of Too Much Sleep–coverage from ABC News, November 16, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Alan Flint
- Nutrition 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 Hu
- Kids Get the Chance to Grade School Lunch— coverage from Boston Globe, October 20, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Eric Rimm
- Taking Early Retirement May Retire Memory, Too-– coverage from The New York Times, October 11, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Lisa Berkman
- Mammograms’ Value in Cancer Fight at Issue — coverage from The New York Times, September 22, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Visiting Scientist Mette Kalager
- Low-Carb Diets May Negatively Affect Health — coverage from The Harvard Crimson featuring HSPH’s Frank Hu, September 13, 2010
SUMMER 2010
- Sperm May Be Harmed by Exposure to BPA, Study Suggests — coverage from Science Daily, Aug. 4, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Russ Hauser
- Mediterranean Diet Tied to Lower Breast Cancer Risk — coverage from Reuters, Aug. 3, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Dimitrios Trichopoulos
- What Do You Lack? Probably Vitamin D — coverage from The New York Times, July 26, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Edward Giovannucci
- Germany Weighs Tax on the Obese — coverage from AOL News, July 23, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Walter Willett
- Adults Born in Famine Show Higher Pre-Diabetes Risk — coverage from Reuters, July 23, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Frank Hu
- Swimming With the Fittest? — coverage from the Los Angeles Times, July 19, 2010, featuring HSPH’s I-Min Lee
- Stroke Risk May Double in First Hour After a Drink — coverage from the Los Angeles Times, July 17, 2010, featuring HSPH’s Elizabeth Mostofsky
- Replacing 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
