Switching to a Mediterranean diet—rich in olive oil, nuts, beans, fish, fruits, vegetables, and wine in moderation—can help prevent about 30% of heart attacks, … Continue reading “Study finds Mediterranean diet reduces heart disease risk”
There currently is not enough scientific evidence to recommend that healthy postmenopausal women should take low daily doses of vitamin D and calcium to … Continue reading “Task force finds no need for healthy women to take daily Vitamin D, calcium”
Coverage of poll co-sponsored by HSPH on NPR, February 27, 2013
Coverage on NPR, February 22, 2013, featuring HSPH‘s Marc Lipsitch
Panelists challenge controversial findings In a recent paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association that combined the results of many studies of … Continue reading “Does being overweight really reduce mortality?”
Coverage on NPR, February 22, 2013, featuring HSPH’s Till Barnighausen
The national debate about gun violence has focused on mass shootings and assault weapons, but statistics show that most gun deaths are suicides. A … Continue reading “Preventing suicides by reducing access to guns”
Editorial in the New York Times, February 15, 2013, referencing Harvard Injury Control Research Center
The amount of added sugars in soda and other sweetened beverages needs to be regulated, according to a Washington, D.C.-based nutrition advocacy group—and many … Continue reading “HSPH researchers support petition calling for limits on added sugars in beverages”
Coverage of HSPH‘s Voices From the Field talk with Donald Berwick, February 14, 2013, Harvard Gazette