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Arku's journey
[ Fall 2012 ] Raphael Arku should have been on top of the world. There he was, in his early 20s, a geologist for a gold mining company, a job with prestige and money—neither of which he’d ever…
Organic food no healthier than non-organic: study
Coverage in Reuters featuring HSPH's Chensheng Lu, September 3, 2012
Experts from around globe learn best ways to control airborne infections at HSPH Executive Education Program
August 29, 2012 -- In 2008, architect Tariq Qaiser was in the process of designing tuberculosis (TB) clinics in Pakistan. During that time, he took an intensive two-week course at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) on airborne…
Impact of fluoride on neurological development in children
July 25, 2012 -- For years health experts have been unable to agree on whether fluoride in the drinking water may be toxic to the developing human brain. Extremely high levels of fluoride are known to cause neurotoxicity…
Climate change could increase number of undernourished women and children by 20 percent
Today almost half a billion women and children under five in the developing world are undernourished. That number could increase by 20 percent in the next ten years due to the effects of climate change on global food…
Stress may add to pollution risks for low-income children
Children living in low-income neighborhoods, often exposed to unsafe levels of pollution, may also face additional risk from the stress of growing up in poverty, according to a new body of research. Such children may actually be more…
Solvent exposure and cognitive function
Exposure to solvents on the job may reduce cognitive skills later in life for those with less than a high school education, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers and their French colleagues report in a new study.…
Toxic mercury, accumulating in the arctic, springs from a hidden source
Harvard study finds circumpolar rivers most responsible for high levels of mercury in the Arctic For immediate release: Monday, May 21, 2012 Boston, MA -- Environmental scientists at Harvard have discovered that the Arctic accumulation of mercury, a…
Vaccine effectiveness threatened by everyday chemical
[ Spring/Summer 2012 ] HSPH’s Philippe Grandjean answers questions about PFCs In January 2012, a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) showed that perfluorinated compounds (PFCs)—which are widely used in manufactured products such as nonstick cookware, waterproof clothing,…
TREC center at HSPH tackles obesity, cancer prevention
May 11, 2012 Research has linked obesity with the development and progression of many health problems including multiple forms of cancer. But questions remain about the complex mechanisms by which obesity develops and how it affects cancer risk…
