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Following peanut product recall, six in ten Americans taking steps to reduce risk of sickness

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created Feb 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new national survey conducted by the Harvard Opinion Research Program at the Harvard School of Public Health finds that the vast majority (93%) of Americans have heard or read about the recent ongoing recall of peanut products. ...





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Harvard survey: Swine flu in, affection out

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created May 08, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Thanks to swine flu, there's a little less hugging and kissing in the United States.


Frank Tori named FDA chief scientist

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created Apr 09, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has appointed Dr. Frank Torti as its principal deputy commissioner and new chief scientist.


Majority of voters say election outcome will make a great deal of difference on key issues

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created Oct 28, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

As part of the ongoing poll series, Debating Health: Election 2008, the Harvard Public Opinion Research Program at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Harris Interactive conducted a new survey focused on whether ...


Survey finds nearly half of Americans concerned they or their family may get sick from swine flu

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created May 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Following the declaration of a public health emergency due to the new H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, the Harvard Opinion Research Program at the Harvard School of Public Health conducted a poll about how concerned Americans ...


Pre-election surveys show deep concern about state of health care

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created Oct 30, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

With only a few days remaining before Election Day, researchers from Harvard School of Public Health and the Kaiser Family Foundation, writing for the November 6, 2008, New England Journal of Medicine, find that seven in ten ...


Researchers pilot new electronic system for infectious illness

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created Apr 10, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Harvard Medical School, Atrius Health, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health have created and tested a set of computer programs that use electronic medical records to ...


59 percent support Massachusetts' Landmark 2006 health reform law

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created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new poll by the Harvard School of Public Health and The Boston Globe finds 59% of Massachusetts residents who are aware of the state's health reform legislation, which was enacted in 2006, support it. A little more than ...


Job loss can make you sick, new study finds

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created May 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In the face of rising unemployment and businesses declaring bankruptcy, a new study has found that losing your job can make you sick. Even when people find a new job quickly, there is an increased risk of developing a new ...


Survey finds just 40 percent of adults 'absolutely certain' they will get H1N1 vaccine

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created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In a new survey, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that just 40% of adults are "absolutely certain" they will get the H1N1 vaccine for themselves, and 51% of parents are "absolutely certain" that they ...


Cost-effective measures could stop child pneumonia deaths

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created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Implementing measures to improve nutrition, indoor air pollution, immunization coverage and the management of pneumonia cases could be cost-effective and significantly reduce child mortality from pneumonia, according to a ...



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