For immediate release: January 6, 2016 Boston, MA – Oral contraceptives taken just before or during pregnancy do not increase the risk of birth defects, according … Continue reading “Oral contraceptive use not associated with increased birth defects risk”
For immediate release: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 Boston, MA – A large new study of twins has found that having a twin sibling diagnosed with … Continue reading “Twin study estimates familial risks of 23 different cancers”
For immediate release: December 23, 2015 Boston, MA – A new study by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and colleagues describes the … Continue reading “Targeting fat-tissue hormone may lead to type 2 diabetes treatment”
For immediate release: December 22, 2015 Boston, MA – Continuous skin-to-skin contact with their mothers during the first days of life may reduce low birth weight … Continue reading “Mothers holding low birth weight newborns skin-to-skin linked with lower mortality rates”
Boston, MA ─ Prohibiting runway models from participating in fashion shows or photo shoots if they are dangerously thin would go a long way … Continue reading “A call to regulate starvation of ‘Paris thin’ models”
For immediate release: Thursday, December 18, 2015 Boston, MA ─ In India, nearly 40% of all children are stunted—of extremely low height for their … Continue reading “Top risk factors for child undernutrition in India identified”
Unprecedented effort to address major public health threats caused by human impacts on the natural world For immediate release: December 11, 2015 NEW YORK, … Continue reading “Harvard University, Wildlife Conservation Society launch new ‘Planetary Health Alliance’ with support from The Rockefeller Foundation”
For immediate release: December 8, 2015 Boston, MA – Although no reliable official data currently exist on the number of law enforcement-related deaths each … Continue reading “Call for police killings, police deaths to be reported as notifiable weekly public health data”
For immediate release: December 8, 2015 Boston, MA – Diacetyl, a flavoring chemical linked to cases of severe respiratory disease, was found in more than 75% … Continue reading “Chemicals linked with severe respiratory disease found in common e-cigarette flavors”
New study suggests World Health Organization recommendation for cesarean delivery rates should be re-examined For immediate release: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 Boston, MA and Palo … Continue reading “Optimal country-level C-section rate may be as high as 19 percent to save lives of mothers and infants”
