Most Are Following News About the Outbreak Closely For immediate release: May 8, 2009 Boston, MA — As part of a series about Americans’ … Continue reading “Survey finds many Americans have taken steps to protect themselves against H1N1”
For immediate release: Friday, May 1, 2009 Boston, MA–Following the declaration of a public health emergency due to the new H1N1 virus, also known … Continue reading “Survey finds nearly half of Americans concerned they or their family may get sick from swine flu”
For immediate release: Thursday, April 30, 2009 Boston, MA — In a global influenza pandemic, small stockpiles of a secondary flu medication — if … Continue reading “In a flu pandemic, first using small stockpile of secondary drug could delay resistance to primary stockpiled medication”
For immediate release: Monday, April 27, 2009 Boston, MA — Even as science searches for more clues about the causes of diabetes and medications … Continue reading “Majority of new cases of diabetes in older U.S. adults could be prevented by following modestly healthier lifestyles”
New study finds hundreds of thousands of deaths each year due to dietary, lifestyle and metabolic risk factors For immediate release: Monday, April 27, … Continue reading “Smoking, high blood pressure and being overweight top three preventable causes of death in the U.S.”
Maternal Height Associated with Child Mortality and Growth FailureĀ 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”