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Infectious disease: lessons learned from H1N1 pandemic
June 14, 2010 -- For the next new infectious threat—or the next phase of the ongoing H1N1 influenza pandemic—public health decision makers need better data about who’s infected and who’s severely sick. And they need it sooner, said…
Blocking malaria parasites
May 2010 -- In a paper published in the May 14 edition of the journal Science, Harvard School of Public Health researchers Manoj Duraisingh and Jeffrey Dvorin succeeded in locking malaria parasites within infected blood cells, potentially containing…
When infection won't quit
[ Spring/Summer 2010 ] TB, AIDS, and malaria are finding new ways to resist treatment Recent headlines paint an insidious trend in infectious disease. In San Francisco, 60 percent of new HIV infections are drug resistant. In Europe and the U.S., a…
New twist on potential malaria drug target acts by trapping parasites in cells
For immediate release: Thursday, May 13, 2010 Boston, MA -- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers and colleagues seeking to block invasion of healthy red blood cells by malaria parasites have instead succeeded in locking the parasites…
Many Americans would delay taking recommended antibiotics after anthrax attack, poll finds
Most Americans Would Worry about Serious Illness or Death after Anthrax Attack, But Many Would Delay Taking Recommended Antibiotics For immediate release: Friday, February 19, 2010 Boston, MA – In a national poll aimed at helping with planning…
Nearly half of Americans believe H1N1 outbreak is over, poll finds
Majority of Parents Got or Intend to Get Their Children Vaccinated, But Majority of Adults Will Not Get H1N1 Vaccine Themselves For immediate release: Friday, February 5, 2010 Boston, MA – The latest poll from researchers at the…
Dean's message: H1N1 and comprehensive health security
[Winter 2010] Health Reform in an Era of Pandemics The H1N1 pandemic has had a profound impact on global security. This pandemic clearly shows us that, in health matters, the world has become a single neighborhood—and that the…
Vaccinating boys against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) not cost-effective
Cervical Cancer Prevention Efforts Should Prioritize Vaccinating Pre-Adolescent Girls and Continued Cervical Cancer Screening For immediate release: Thursday, October 8, 2009 Boston, MA -- Persistent infection with high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted virus, is…
HSPH investigators help lead H1N1 research and response
[Fall 2009] Catching the flu before it catches the world As a new influenza pandemic this spring set off alarms in the global health community, Harvard School of Public Health scholars helped illuminate the crisis and lead a…
Center for Communicable Disease dynamics to be established at HSPH to model factors involved in infectious disease spread and intervention
For immediate release: Thursday, September 3, 2009 Boston, MA -- A new center that will focus on mathematical modeling of drug resistance, seasonal infectious diseases, and intervention allocation will be established at the Harvard School of Public Health…