Harvard Thinks Green: Why Physicians Must Protect the Global Environment. … … Dr. Eric Chivian from Harvard Medical School, the Director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, named by Time Magazine in 2008 as “one of the most influential people in the world” and a recipient […]

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A Muffin Makeover: Dispelling the Low-Fat-Is-Healthy Myth Low-Fat Approach to Eating Hasn’t Reduced Obesity or Made People Healthier New Recipes for Healthier Muffins Using Whole Grains, Healthy Fats Low-fat processed foods are often higher in sugar, carbohydrates, or salt than their full-fat counterparts, according to many studies by the Harvard School of Public Health. “It’s […]

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Researchers develop ‘smart’ nanotherapeutics New technology delivers drugs directly to cells of pancreas New research, led by Wyss Institute founding director Donald Ingber (pictured), uses nanoparticles that can be programmed to deliver drug or stem cell therapies to specific disease sites. This is considered an excellent alternative to systemic treatments because improved responses can be […]

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Reaping benefits of exercise minus the sweat. Researchers isolate messenger protein linking exercise to health benefits “There has been a feeling in the field that exercise ‘talks to’ various tissues in the body,” said Bruce Spiegelman (right), a professor of cell biology at Harvard Medical School. “But the question has been, how?”/ File photo by […]

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Good news for marathoners Underlying heart disease blamed for increased reports of cardiac events “The general consensus — based on intense media coverage of cardiac arrests that happen during these races — has been that the risk was very high. But we found that the risk of cardiac arrest for marathon and half-marathon runners is […]

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Living to 100 and beyond: the right genes plus a healthy lifestyle What is it that lets some people live to age 100 and beyond? A new study from the ongoing New England Centenarian Study suggests that protective genes may make a big contribution. In what the researchers describe as the first study of its kind, they […]

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Limiting antibiotic use in farm animals will help reduce antibiotic resistance Last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the use of cephalosporin antibiotics in cattle, pigs, chickens, and turkeys posed “a serious health threat” to humans. That’s because the widespread use of these drugs in farming may be contributing to the growing […]

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Highlights: Response to the Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Crises in Japan … Highlights: Response to the Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Crises in Japan Disaster Leadership in Action. Video from March 16, 2011. … ### >>> About The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health “Bridging science and policy decision-making.” … In the 21st Century, decisions about […]

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Highlights: Mammograms: Who in the World Are They Good For? … Highlights: Mammograms: Who in the World Are They Good For? Part of the Andelot Series on Current Science Controversies. Video from March 8, 2011. … ### >>> About The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health “Bridging science and policy decision-making.” … In the 21st […]

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Highlights: Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick at The Forum at HSPH … Highlights: Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick at The Forum at HSPH A Public Health Approach to Costs and Quality: The Next Phase of Massachusetts Healthcare Reform. Video from April 28, 2011. … ### >>> About The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health “Bridging science and policy […]

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