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Positive feelings may help protect cardiovascular health
For immediate release: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Boston, MA – Over the last few decades numerous studies have shown negative states, such as depression, anger, anxiety, and hostility, to be detrimental to cardiovascular health. Less is known about…
Most Americans support reducing nicotine levels in cigarettes to stop children from taking up smoking
A vast majority of U.S. adults support reducing nicotine in cigarettes to below nonaddictive levels if it means fewer children and adults will become addicted to cigarettes, according to a new study led by Harvard School of Public Health…
Savor every bite with mindful eating
Eating more slowly and relishing each bite could help people eat less or eat healthier, according to Lilian Cheung, lecturer in the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health. Cheung, who also is the editorial director…
Use anti-smoking tactics to combat obesity
While overall cancer death rates in the United States have decreased over the past two decades, increasing numbers of people are suffering from obesity-related cancers such as esophageal, pancreatic, liver, and kidney cancers, according to the American Cancer…
For rescuers, effects of Carmel fire linger on
Coverage in the Jerusalem Post, December 17, 2011, of study led by visiting scientist Eric Amster
HSPH student helps Mass. Department of Public Health analyze raw milk distribution
[ Winter 2012 ] With the continuing trend toward ever-more “natural” diets, the raw milk debate has gathered steam, including here in Massachusetts where lawmakers have been considering legislation to loosen restrictions on selling raw milk for the…
Poor pay linked to worker depression
Coverage in UPI, November 23, 2011, featuring HSPH's Cassandra Okechukwu
Obese find telephone counseling on weight loss most effective
Coverage in Bloomberg Businessweek, November 15, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Frank Sacks
The mediatrician: Alum frames kids' media diet as public health issue
The average American youth takes in eight to ten hours of media every day, up more than two hours from just five years ago. This electronic environment is the “air kids breathe,” says HSPH Assoc. Prof. Michael Rich,…
Can neighborhoods hurt our health?
[ Spring/Summer 2011 ] A single mother living in public housing may want to feed her children healthy food, but if the nearest affordable grocery store is a crowded bus ride or expensive taxi trip away, that goal…
