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.main-navigation --> </div><!-- .site-header-menu --> </div><!-- .left-collapse-container --> </div><!-- .sidebar .widget-area --> <main id="main" class="site-main" role="main"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title">Press Release Archives</h1> </header><!-- .page-header --> <time class="year-date" datetime="2012">2012</time> <article id="post-111354807971" class="post-111354807971 press-release type-press-release status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry pr_categories-2012-release first-post-featured"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/global-disease-burden-health-perceptions/" rel="bookmark">Study finds years living with disease, injury increasing globally</a></h2> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="post-thumbnail" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="470" height="313" src="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/Globe_bandage.470x313-470x313.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Study finds years living with disease, injury increasing globally" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/Globe_bandage.470x313.jpg 470w, https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/Globe_bandage.470x313-150x99.jpg 150w, https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/Globe_bandage.470x313-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/Globe_bandage.470x313-220x146.jpg 220w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-attachment-id="111354808063" data-permalink="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/global-disease-burden-health-perceptions/globe_bandage-470x313/" data-orig-file="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/Globe_bandage.470x313.jpg" data-orig-size="470,313" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="Globe_bandage.470×313" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/Globe_bandage.470x313-300x199.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/Globe_bandage.470x313.jpg" /> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>For immediate release: Thursday, December 13, 2012 Boston, MA — No matter where they live, how much education they have, or what their incomes … <a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/global-disease-burden-health-perceptions/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> “Study finds years living with disease, injury increasing globally”</span></a></p> </div><!-- .entry-summary --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="posted-on"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on</span> <a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/global-disease-burden-health-perceptions/" rel="bookmark"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2012-12-13T14:44:53-05:00">December 13, 2012</time> <time class="updated" datetime="2014-01-13T15:39:29-05:00" hidden>January 13, 2014</time> </a> </span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-111354805973" class="post-111354805973 press-release type-press-release status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry pr_categories-2012-release"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/poll-snap-nutrition-assistance/" rel="bookmark">New poll shows U.S. public supports continued investment in Federal Nutrition Assistance Program</a></h2> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="post-thumbnail" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="250" height="150" src="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/apples-hand_release.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="New poll shows U.S. public supports continued investment in Federal Nutrition Assistance Program" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/apples-hand_release.jpg 250w, https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/apples-hand_release-150x90.jpg 150w, https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/apples-hand_release-220x132.jpg 220w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-attachment-id="111354805468" data-permalink="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/apples-hand_release/" data-orig-file="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/apples-hand_release.jpg" data-orig-size="250,150" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="apples-hand_release" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/apples-hand_release.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/apples-hand_release.jpg" /> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Respondents Support Incentivizing Purchase of Healthy Foods, Restricting Purchase of Sugary Drinks For immediate release: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 Boston, MA – A new poll … <a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/poll-snap-nutrition-assistance/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> “New poll shows U.S. public supports continued investment in Federal Nutrition Assistance Program”</span></a></p> </div><!-- .entry-summary --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="posted-on"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on</span> <a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/poll-snap-nutrition-assistance/" rel="bookmark"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2012-12-05T14:38:41-05:00">December 5, 2012</time> <time class="updated" datetime="2014-01-13T15:39:29-05:00" hidden>January 13, 2014</time> </a> </span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-111354805974" class="post-111354805974 press-release type-press-release status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry pr_categories-2012-release"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/air-pollution-improve-life-expectancy-us/" rel="bookmark">Declining air pollution levels continue to improve life expectancy in U.S.</a></h2> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="post-thumbnail" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="250" height="150" src="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/grand-canyon_release.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Declining air pollution levels continue to improve life expectancy in U.S." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/grand-canyon_release.jpg 250w, https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/grand-canyon_release-150x90.jpg 150w, https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/grand-canyon_release-220x132.jpg 220w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-attachment-id="111354805522" data-permalink="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/grand-canyon_release/" data-orig-file="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/grand-canyon_release.jpg" data-orig-size="250,150" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="grand-canyon_release" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/grand-canyon_release.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/grand-canyon_release.jpg" /> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>For immediate release: Monday, December 3, 2012 Boston, MA — A new study led by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has … <a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/air-pollution-improve-life-expectancy-us/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> “Declining air pollution levels continue to improve life expectancy in U.S.”</span></a></p> </div><!-- .entry-summary --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="posted-on"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on</span> <a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/air-pollution-improve-life-expectancy-us/" rel="bookmark"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2012-12-03T14:40:30-05:00">December 3, 2012</time> <time class="updated" datetime="2014-01-13T15:39:29-05:00" hidden>January 13, 2014</time> </a> </span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-111354805975" class="post-111354805975 press-release type-press-release status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry pr_categories-2012-release"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/voters-polls-affordable-care-act/" rel="bookmark">Polls of voters portend conflict between Obama Administration and State and House Republican leaders over implementation of the Affordable Care Act</a></h2> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="post-thumbnail" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="250" height="150" src="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/flag_stethoscope-release.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Polls of voters portend conflict between Obama Administration and State and House Republican leaders over implementation of the Affordable Care Act" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/flag_stethoscope-release.jpg 250w, https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/flag_stethoscope-release-150x90.jpg 150w, https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/flag_stethoscope-release-220x132.jpg 220w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-attachment-id="111354805502" data-permalink="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/flag_stethoscope-release/" data-orig-file="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/flag_stethoscope-release.jpg" data-orig-size="250,150" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="flag_stethoscope-release" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/flag_stethoscope-release.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/flag_stethoscope-release.jpg" /> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>In Upcoming Negotiations About Fiscal Cliff, Political Leaders of Both Parties Face Opposition From Voters to Major Cuts in Medicare For immediate release: Wednesday, … <a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/voters-polls-affordable-care-act/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> “Polls of voters portend conflict between Obama Administration and State and House Republican leaders over implementation of the Affordable Care Act”</span></a></p> </div><!-- .entry-summary --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="posted-on"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on</span> <a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/voters-polls-affordable-care-act/" rel="bookmark"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2012-11-28T22:00:02-05:00">November 28, 2012</time> <time class="updated" datetime="2014-01-13T15:39:29-05:00" hidden>January 13, 2014</time> </a> </span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-111354805976" class="post-111354805976 press-release type-press-release status-publish hentry pr_categories-2012-release"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/tuberculosis-test-improve-treatment-southern-africa/" rel="bookmark">New test for tuberculosis could improve treatment, prevent deaths in Southern Africa</a></h2> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>For immediate release: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 Boston, MA — A new rapid test for tuberculosis (TB) could substantially and cost-effectively reduce TB deaths … <a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/tuberculosis-test-improve-treatment-southern-africa/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> “New test for tuberculosis could improve treatment, prevent deaths in Southern Africa”</span></a></p> </div><!-- .entry-summary --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="posted-on"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on</span> <a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/tuberculosis-test-improve-treatment-southern-africa/" 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from high-dose multivitamins seen for HIV patients receiving antiretroviral therapy" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/vitamin-bottle-feature.jpg 250w, https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/vitamin-bottle-feature-150x90.jpg 150w, https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/vitamin-bottle-feature-220x132.jpg 220w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-attachment-id="111354805693" data-permalink="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/vitamin-bottle-feature-2/" data-orig-file="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/vitamin-bottle-feature.jpg" data-orig-size="250,150" data-comments-opened="0" 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class="entry-footer"> <span class="posted-on"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on</span> <a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/multivitamins-hiv-antiretroviral-therapy/" rel="bookmark"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2012-10-16T14:44:49-04:00">October 16, 2012</time> <time class="updated" datetime="2014-01-13T15:39:29-05:00" hidden>January 13, 2014</time> </a> </span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-111354805978" class="post-111354805978 press-release type-press-release status-publish hentry pr_categories-2012-release"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/cell-phone-data-malaria/" rel="bookmark">Using cell phone data to curb the spread of malaria</a></h2> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>For immediate release: Thursday, October 11, 2012 Boston, MA — New research that combines cell phone data from 15 million people in Kenya with … <a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/cell-phone-data-malaria/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> “Using cell phone data to curb the spread of malaria”</span></a></p> </div><!-- .entry-summary --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="posted-on"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on</span> <a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/cell-phone-data-malaria/" rel="bookmark"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2012-10-11T14:45:49-04:00">October 11, 2012</time> <time class="updated" datetime="2019-05-31T16:46:59-04:00" hidden>May 31, 2019</time> </a> </span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-111354805979" class="post-111354805979 press-release type-press-release status-publish hentry pr_categories-2012-release"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/health-care-reform-poll-nejm-blendon/" rel="bookmark">Comprehensive polling analysis finds that likely voters rank health care as the second most important issue in their presidential vote choice</a></h2> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Voters Who Consider Health Care the Top Issue in Their Choice of Candidate Are More Likely to Side with Obama vs. Romney on the … <a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/health-care-reform-poll-nejm-blendon/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> “Comprehensive polling analysis finds that likely voters rank health care as the second most important issue in their presidential vote choice”</span></a></p> </div><!-- .entry-summary --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="posted-on"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on</span> <a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/health-care-reform-poll-nejm-blendon/" rel="bookmark"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2012-10-10T14:46:58-04:00">October 10, 2012</time> <time class="updated" datetime="2014-01-13T15:39:29-05:00" hidden>January 13, 2014</time> </a> </span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-111354805980" class="post-111354805980 press-release type-press-release status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry pr_categories-2012-release"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/heart-attacks-pci-angioplasty-public-reporting/" rel="bookmark">Heart attack patients in states with public reporting less likely to receive angioplasty</a></h2> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="post-thumbnail" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="250" height="150" src="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/angioplasty-feature.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Heart attack patients in states with public reporting less likely to receive angioplasty" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/angioplasty-feature.jpg 250w, https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/angioplasty-feature-150x90.jpg 150w, https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/angioplasty-feature-220x132.jpg 220w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-attachment-id="111354805465" data-permalink="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/angioplasty-feature-2/" data-orig-file="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/angioplasty-feature.jpg" data-orig-size="250,150" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="angioplasty-feature" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/angioplasty-feature.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/12/angioplasty-feature.jpg" /> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>For immediate release: Tuesday, October 9, 2012 Boston, MA — Patients entering hospitals with heart attacks in states with mandatory public reporting are less … <a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/heart-attacks-pci-angioplasty-public-reporting/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> “Heart attack patients in states with public reporting less likely to receive angioplasty”</span></a></p> 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aria-hidden="true"> <img width="250" height="150" src="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/11/soda-can-pour-feature.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Regular consumption of sugary beverages linked to increased genetic risk of obesity" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/11/soda-can-pour-feature.jpg 250w, https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/11/soda-can-pour-feature-150x90.jpg 150w, https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/11/soda-can-pour-feature-220x132.jpg 220w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-attachment-id="1561" data-permalink="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/soda-can-pour-feature/" data-orig-file="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2012/11/soda-can-pour-feature.jpg" 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