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Plastics: Danger where we least expect it
[Winter 2010] They hold your water, line your canned goods, and even help save sick babies. But are the potential health risks of certain plastics so great they outweigh the benefits? In the United States, local and state…
Republic of Cyprus commits $8.8 million to the Harvard School of Public Health to strengthen public health partnership in Cyprus
For immediate release: Monday, October 5, 2009 Boston, MA - The Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) signed an agreement on October 2, 2009, to strengthen and streamline the existing collaboration…
Four Countries
Four Water Challenges INDIA - Sacred Ganges River, severely polluted, needs clean-up BRAZIL - Amazon deforestation threatens farming, hydropower PAKISTAN - Receding Himalayan glacier cuts meltwater to vital Indus River YEMEN - Unregulated extraction has depleted groundwater in this arid nation _________________________________________________________________________…
John Briscoe offers bold, unorthodox ideas for managing scarce water
[Fall 2009] What do people in developing nations understand about water that people in wealthy nations do not? "They understand the absence of it," says John Briscoe, newly appointed Professor of the Practice of Environmental Health at HSPH. If it doesn't…
Combatting the health consequences of poverty and stress
[Fall 2009] Couple's combined expertise forges new directions for treatment On their way to school one morning, two middle-school boys skirted a crime scene where a high-schooler lay dead, shot just a few minutes earlier while waiting at…
Students target air pollution from Boston to Sub-Saharan Africa
[Fall 2009] Kathie Dionisio and Emmanuel Baja A pair of HSPH doctoral students look at air pollution in new ways. For one, the goal is to describe unique air pollution challenges in the developing world. For the other,…
Alumni Award of Merit Winners 2009
[Fall 2009] Scientific Pioneers, Inspirational Teachers Call them pioneers for delving into unexplored research areas. Call them conventional-wisdom busters for proving that common health risks can be limited or eliminated. Or call them mentors who challenge students and…
High levels of lead in bone associated with increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease in men
Boston, MA -- Growing evidence shows that exposure to lead in the environment is associated with cardiovascular disease, including increased risk of hypertension. However, those studies have looked at lead concentrations in blood, not bone lead, a better…
Environmental health biostatistician whose work has impacted air pollution regulation joins Harvard School of Public Health
For immediate release: July 9, 2009 Boston, MA -- Francesca Dominici, PhD, a biostatistican whose work has affected air pollution regulation, has joined the faculty of the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) as professor of biostatistics. Dominici…
BPA, chemical used to make plastics, found to leach from polycarbonate drinking bottles Into humans
Exposure to BPA May Have Harmful Health Effects For immediate release: Thursday, May 21, 2009 Boston, MA -- A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that participants who drank for a week from…