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Breast cancer in China: HSPH to partner in new awareness initiative
January 3, 2013 -- Breast cancer is a leading cause of death among women in China, with 1.1 million new cases annually. China’s breast cancer mortality has doubled over the past 30 years. Diagnosis tends to be made…
Fish oil doesn’t prevent irregular heartbeat in cardiac surgery patients
A new study led by HSPH’s Dariush Mozaffarian, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology, finds that fish oil capsules with omega-3 fatty acids failed to prevent the onset of atrial fibrillation, a heart arrhythmia that often follows…
Lupus may be linked to serious pregnancy complication
Coverage in US News & World Report, November 2, 2012, featuring HSPH's Kristin Palmsten
Genetic risk for diabetes hurts heart health
Coverage in Huffington Post, October 17, 2012, featuring a study from HSPH.
Why are Massachusetts hospitals doing fewer angioplasties on heart attack patients?
Article on Boston.com featuring HSPH’s Karen Joynt, October 10, 2012
Fewer heart stents in U.S. states reporting outcomes
Article in the Los Angeles Times featuring HSPH’s Karen Joynt, October 9, 2012
Tomatoes may help reduce stroke risk
Article in CNN Health featuring HSPH’s Walter Willett, October 8, 2012
Diabetes
Jump to: –What is diabetes? –Types and risk factors: ––Type 1 diabetes ––Latent autoimmune diabetes of adults (LADA) ––Gestational diabetes ––Prediabetes ––Type 2 diabetes –Type 2 diabetes (and prediabetes) can be prevented Definition and Overview Our cells depend…
Noncommunicable diseases: The global economic toll
From Infographic: The dollars and sense of chronic disease Sources: Bloom, D.E., Cafiero, E.T., Jané-Llopis, E., Abrahams-Gessel, S., Bloom, L.R., Fathima, S., Feigl, A.B., Gaziano, T., Mowafi, M., Pandya, A., Prettner, K., Rosenberg, L., Seligman, B., Stein, A.Z.,…
Causes of death worldwide & U.S. health care costs
From Infographic: The dollars and sense of chronic disease Sources: Bloom, D.E., Cafiero, E.T., Jané-Llopis, E., Abrahams-Gessel, S., Bloom, L.R., Fathima, S., Feigl, A.B., Gaziano, T., Mowafi, M., Pandya, A., Prettner, K., Rosenberg, L., Seligman, B., Stein, A.Z.,…