For immediate release: Monday, April 14, 2008 Boston, MA — Naturally elevated levels of the antioxidant urate may slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease in men. … Continue reading “Elevated urate levels may slow the progression of Parkinson’s Disease”
For immediate release: Thursday, April 3, 2008 Boston, MA – A team of researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Brigham and Women’s … Continue reading “Researchers answer troublesome question of why some genetic association studies have failed replication attempts”
For immediate release: Thursday, March 20, 2008 Boston, MA – A recent survey by the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Harris Interactive, … Continue reading “Most Republicans think the U.S. health care system is the best in the world. Democrats disagree.”
For Immediate Release: March 12, 2008 Boston, MA — A novel aerosol version of the most common tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, administered directly to the … Continue reading “Inhaled tuberculosis vaccine more effective than traditional shot in study using experimental animals”
For immediate release: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Four papers by research faculty at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) are featured in the … Continue reading “HSPH research on broad determinants of health disparities featured in health affairs”
New USA Today/Kaiser/Harvard Poll Finds the Public Sees Real Benefits From Prescription Drugs, But Feels that They Cost Too Much and that Drug Companies … Continue reading “Four in 10 Americans say they have trouble paying for drugs or skip prescriptions or cut pills due to cost”
For Cypriot/Greek and Nigerian Students and Scholars in Public Health For immediate release: Monday, March 3, 2008 Boston, MA – The Harvard School of … Continue reading “Harvard School of Public Health announces creation of A.G. Leventis Foundation Fellowship Program”
For immediate release: Friday, February 29, 2008 Boston, MA — This survey conducted jointly by NPR and public opinion researchers at the Kaiser Family … Continue reading “NPR/Kaiser/Harvard survey: The public on requiring individuals to have health insurance”
Researchers Show That Disparities Shrank From 1960s to 1980s, Possibly Because of Social Programs Enacted in the 1960s For immediate release: February 25, 2008 … Continue reading “Study finds recent trend of growing U.S. disparities in health not inevitable”
Seventy percent of Republicans think socialized medicine would make things worse and 70% of Democrats think it would make things better For immediate release: … Continue reading “Poll finds Americans split by political party over whether socialized medicine better or worse than current system”