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Chronic disease news: Study links fetal nutrition and risk of high blood sugar
A new study in the journal Diabetes by Frank Hu, professor of nutrition and epidemiology, finds that adults born during China’s famine in the 1950s and 1960s may have a greater risk of high blood sugar levels, which…
Smoke-free air laws effective at protecting children from secondhand smoke
No Protection Found for Children Exposed to Secondhand Smoke in Homes For immediate release: Monday, June 7, 2010 Boston, MA—Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that children and adolescents living in non-smoking homes in…
Majority of young victims of unintentional shootings shot by another youth
Most Victims Related to or Friends with the Shooter For immediate release: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Boston, MA – Over three-quarters of youths under age 15 who die in firearm accidents are shot by another person, usually another…
Changing the cycle of family abuse in India and South Asia
[ Spring/Summer 2010 ] Child Brides, Child Mothers, Child Victims It’s a tale of two siblings that plays out hundreds of thousands of times every year in rural India. While her older brother completes his education and is…
Shorter maternal height associated with more deaths among children in developing countries
For immediate release: April 20, 2010 Boston, MA -- Mothers shorter than 4 feet, 9 inches in low- to middle-income countries had about a 40 percent higher risk of their children dying within the first five years of…
Lower childhood IQ associated with higher risk of adult mental disorders
For immediate release: Monday, December 1, 2008 Boston, MA -- Researchers have hypothesized that people with lower IQs may have a higher risk of adult mental disorders, but few studies have looked at the relationship between low childhood…
Tobacco companies target youths with magazine advertising and marketing of smokeless tobacco products
For immediate release: October 15, 2008 Boston, MA -- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers have recently published two papers that analyze how tobacco companies have marketed their products to adults and youths. In addition, one of the…
Cervical cancer prevention in U.S. should focus on vaccinating adolescent girls and revising screening policies
For immediate release: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Boston, MA -- The cost-effectiveness of vaccination in the United States against human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually-transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, will be optimized by achieving universal vaccine coverage in…
Julius B. Richmond, former U.S. Surgeon General and Professor of Health Policy, Emeritus, dies
For immediate release: July 31, 2008 Boston, MA -- Julius B. Richmond, a former U.S. Surgeon General and Professor of Health Policy,Emeritus, died at home in Chestnut Hill, MA, on Sunday, July 27, 2008. He was 91. Dr.…
Tobacco industry systematically manipulated cigarette menthol content to recruit new smokers among adolescents and young adults
For immediate release: July 16, 2008 Boston, MA - Menthol cigarette brands have been rising in popularity with adolescents, and the highest use has been among younger, newer smokers. Researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) explored tobacco industry…