Maternal Height Associated with Child Mortality and Growth Failure For immediate release: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Boston, MA-Researchers at the Harvard School of Public … Continue reading “Study suggests inter-generational transfer of poor health from mother to child in India”
The Nutrition Source Website Offers Recommendations for Beverage Manufacturers, Government, Others For immediate release: Monday, April 20, 2009 Boston, MA — Strong evidence developed … Continue reading “Nutrition experts propose new class of low-sugar beverages to reduce role of sugary drink consumption in obesity and diabetes epidemics”
Boston, MA — A large-scale effort to identify genetic markers of breast cancer has uncovered two common genetic variants that increase risk of the … Continue reading “Newly identified genetic variants found to increase breast cancer risk”
Money Targeted for Health Technology In Stimulus Package May Help, but Widespread Adoption a Long Way Away For immediate release: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 … Continue reading “Study finds U.S. hospitals extremely slow to adopt electronic health records, citing cost”
For immediate release: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 Boston, MA — President Barack Obama announced today his intent to nominate Dr. Howard Koh, the Harvey V. … Continue reading “Prof. Howard Koh nominated assistant secretary for health in HHS”
For immediate release: March 5, 2009 Boston, MA — A new study from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) finds that individuals who … Continue reading “Study finds Republicans report better health than Democrats”
Long-Term Study Shows That Attending Counseling Sessions Also Key to Promoting Weight Loss For immediate release: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 Boston, MA — Many … Continue reading “Diets that reduce calories lead to weight loss, regardless of carbohydrate, protein or fat content”
Many Mistakenly Believe Recall Involves National Brands of Peanut Butter and Are Not Aware of the Range of Products Involved For immediate release: February … Continue reading “Following peanut product recall, six in ten Americans taking steps to reduce their risk of getting sick”
For immediate release: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 Boston, MA — Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) faculty and alumni are featured in a PBS … Continue reading “PBS series on health disparities featuring HSPH faculty and alumni wins broadcast journalism equivalent of Pulitzer Prize”
For immediate release: January 21, 2009 A new study by researchers at Brigham Young University and Harvard School of Public Health shows that average … Continue reading “BYU-HSPH study shows that Americans owe five months of their lives to cleaner air”