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Alcohol: Balancing Risks and Benefits
Moderate drinking can be healthy—but not for everyone. You must weigh the risks and benefits. –Introduction –What's Moderate Alcohol Intake? What's a Drink? –The Downside of Alcohol –Possible Health Benefits of Alcohol –Genes Play a Role –Shifting Benefits…
Moderate drinking tied to lower diabetes risk
Coverage in Reuters, November 24, 2011, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu
National public health week 2011: Live injury-free
April 5, 2011 -- Each year since 1995, National Public Health Week has been celebrated during the first week in April. Organized by the American Public Health Association (APHA), the national campaign aims to raise awareness about public health topics among…
Moderate alcohol intake may decrease men's risk for type 2 diabetes
February 15, 2011 Middle-aged men who drink alcohol only occasionally appear to reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by increasing their alcohol consumption to about one to two servings a day of beer, wine or liquor,…
Designated Driver Campaign: Harvard center helped to popularize solution to a national problem
June 1, 2010 -- More than two decades after the concept was first introduced in the United States, the designated driver is all grown up today. But, as you might expect, that driver still doesn’t drink while on…
Harvard School of Public Health honors The New York Times for "Distinguished Journalism in Public Health," citing series on distracted driving
Boston, MA -- The Harvard School of Public Health’s Center for Health Communication will honor The New York Times for “distinguished journalism in public health” at a luncheon event at the Harvard Club of New York City on…
Binge drinking
[Winter 2009] Harvard College Alcohol Study calls for changes at U.S. Schools Fed up with their inability to deter underage students from binge drinking on campus, 120 U.S. college presidents proposed this past summer to open up a…
Binge drinking tied to conditions in the college environment
For immediate release: July 11, 2008 Boston, MA -- Heavy alcohol use, or binge drinking, among college students in the United States is tied to conditions in the college environment. That is one of the key findings from…
