Studies suggest drugmaker skewed clinical trial reports

Food costs likely to boost obesity in poor

Adam Drewnowski says rising food prices will affect rates of obesity and diabetes.

Pick Your Poison

Living Well: The perfect body weight is not a figure carved in stone

Glen Duncan suggests ways to gauge and improve personal health.

Little Einsteins: Can watching telly make your children cleverer?

Frederick Zimmerman is quoted in an article about the Baby Einstein videos.

Screening and Brief Interventions for Alcohol in Trauma Centers Saves Lives

Frederick Rivara and a team at Harborview reduce alcohol-related trauma center admissions by 50%.

Osteoporosis drug 'risks heart'

Raw foods go mainstream

Adam Drewnowski is quoted in this article on the raw food movement.

Fosamax tied to increased risk of heart condition

A study by Susan Heckbert indicates that the osteoporosis drug Fosamax appears to double a woman's odds of developing atrial fibrillation.

Fosamax is linked to heart ailment

Study ties bone drug to heart problem

Pushing Pills

In an op-ed piece, Eric Larson, executive director of Group Health Center for Health Studies and clinical faculty member in Health Services, cites research by Bruce Psaty and Richard Kronmal.

HIV/AIDS: Send Strong Signal

The PI's editorial board writes about current legislation to renew the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Wendy Johnson, clinical assistant professor in Health Services, is quoted.

Tips on How to Keep Your Family BPA-Free

Dr. Sheela Sathyanarayana of the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit answered viewer questions about bisphenol A on ABC World News. The plastic additive has been found in baby bottles.

Life span shorter in parts of U.S.

Life expectancy for many in the US has declined, says study co-author Christopher Murray of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.

Life expectancy dips for some U.S. women

Life Expectancy Drops for Some U.S. Women

Life-Expectancy Study Shows Regional Declines

Life spans falling for least-healthy Americans, study by Harvard, UW finds

Life spans decline in some U.S. areas

Merck's Shenanigans

A Seattle Times editorial mentioning the study by Richard Kronmal and Bruce Psaty.

Ghostwriters Used in Vioxx Studies, Article Says

Richard Kronmal and Bruce Psaty are also quoted in this article.

Action is Louder Than Weight

Anne McTiernan agrees that exercise provides health benefits even without weight loss.

Vioxx makers knew of drug's dangers three years before recall, says UW study

Q&A: Drugmaker Deceit and the State of Science

Maker of Vioxx Is Accused of Deception

Editors: Vital Vioxx Details "Manipulated"

JAMA studies prompt call for "drastic action" to prevent drug companies from misrepresenting data from clinical trials (Richard Kronmal and Bruce Psaty).

Seattle Scientists Accuse Merck of Misrepresenting Vioxx Data

Brucy Psaty and Richard Kronmal published a report in JAMA saying Merck minimized the risk of death in studies performed in 2001 on people with Alzheimer's disease.

Prescription Drug Overdoses Continue to Rise

Caleb Banta-Green, PhD student in Health Services, says the rate of accidental drug overdose deaths in King County increased 56 percent in 2006.

Government Seeks Help with Vaccine Questions

Christopher Carlson served on a panel evaluating vaccine-safety questions for the CDC.

Jared's Way is Subpar

Adam Drewnowski questions Jaren Fogle's strategy for fighting obesity. Fogle is "the Subway guy."

The Zone for Students with Active Brains

Adam Drewnowski was featured in a recent Seattle PI Newspapers in Education page on health and nutrition.

Learning: How Much Tube Time is Too Much

Research by Dimitri Christakis about the impact of TV viewing on infants and preschoolers is featured.

Seattle Institute Aims to Help Cure World-Health Data Disorder

Another article about the first international board meeting and scientific conferences hosted by Christopher Murray, Professor of Global Health, and the UW Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.

UW Hosts Key Players in Global Health Effort

Christopher Murray, Professor of Global Health and Director of the UW Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, hosts participants from around the world to improve assessment of global health.

Sweet'N Fat? Some Suggest Sugar Substitute Drives Weight Gain

Adam Drewnowski, Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Center for Public Health Nutrition, disputes a study linking diet sweeteners and weight gain.

Inequality May Sicken Us--Really

Stephen Bezruchka, Senior Lecturer in Health Services, says inequality is killing us in this column that also promotes a PBS documentary series titled, "Unnatural Causes . . . Is Inequality Making Us Sick?"

Monitoring Stations Keep an Eye on Pesticide Drift

Richard Fenske, Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, leads the air monitoring effort for the state Department of Health.

Healthy Eating Out in Atlanta: Fewer Calories, More Nutrients

Adam Drewnowski and other UW researchers are working to come up with a ranking system that gives higher scores to foods that deliver the most bang for the buck nutritionally.

Study Shows Comprehensive Sex Education Reduces Teen Pregnancy

A new study by SPHCM researchers found that students who receive comprehensive sex edcuation are half as likely to become teen parents as those who receive abstinence-only sex education.

UW Researchers Say Comprenhensive Sex Ed Cuts Teen Pregnancies

Pamela Kohler, Lisa Manhart, and Bill Lafferty analyzed results of a national survey and found that adolescents receiving comprehensive sex education are half as likely to become pregnant.

Two Inquiries Look at Threat Diacetyl May Pose to Cooks

David Bonauto, Barbara Silverstein, and Carolyn Whitaker were quoted in this story about the threat to cooks from butter-flavored oils containing diacetyl. Bonauto and Whitaker are DEOHS alumni; Bonauto and Silverstein are auxiliary faculty in the Department.

Thousands Could Have Been Exposed to Deadly Gas on Tacoma's Tideflats

Richard Gleason is quoted in an article about poison gas escaping from the Pioneer Americas plant and the city's response to the incident.

Obesity Study to Examine Disparities

Adam Drewnowski and the Center for Obesity Research received a $1.5 million grant to study the geographic and economic indicators of obesity.

Teens Have Too Much Screen Time

A new survey says teens, especially those in poor neighborhoods, have too much screen time. Frederick Zimmerman comments on the tough choices parents face.

Research Suggests Ways to Slow Flu Pandemic

Research by Elizabeth Halloran and Ira Longini suggests that public health interventions could contain the spread of pandemic flu in cities.

Baby Einstein alters claim that its DVDs educate infants

Dr. Dimitri Christakis is quoted in an article on Baby Einstein changing language promoting some baby DVDs.

Discoveries: Don't Count on TV as a Lullaby

Dr. Dimitri Christakis is quoted about the growing body of research finding that TV can disrupt sleep for infants and children under age 3.

Grocers Aim to Tell You How Your Food Measures Up

Dr. Adam Drewnowski, Professor and Director of the Nutritional Sciences Program, heads the Nutrient Rich Foods Coalition, a group developing nutrient profiling to help consumers make healthier choices at the grocery store.

TV Could Be Disrupting Your Kid's Sleep

In a study co-led by Dr. Dimitri Christakis, Director of the Child Health Institute,it was found that children under age 3 who watch TV are at higher risk of disturbed sleep.

Regular Yoga Practice May Help Prevent Middle-Age Spread

Dr. Alan Kristal, Professor of Epidemiology and Member of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, led this study.

Saccharin May Lead to Weight Gain

Adam Drewnowski, Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Nutritional Sciences Program, was quoted in this article.

MHA student named one of CNN's Heroes

Peter Kithene, a first year student in the Master of Health Administration program, has been named one of six CNN Heroes. Kithene founded the Mama Maria health clinic, which provides medical care and HIV/AIDS education to the rural village in Kenya where he was raised. View an interview with Peter on the CNN website.

A High Price for Healthy Food

This article is based on research by Dr. Adam Drewnowski, Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Center for Public Health Nutrition.

Genetic Study Bolsters Columbus Link to Syphilis

Dr. Sheila Lukehart, Professor in the Schools of Medicine and Public Health, urges caution in an article linking early explorers to the first syphilis epidemic.

Pesticide Blood Test Results May Be Flawed

Dr. David Kalman, Professor and Chair of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, was quoted.

Grading on the Curve

Professor Adam Drewnowski was interviewed on NPR's "On The Media" about his new system for rating food.

Healthy Food Getting More Expensive

Adam Drewnowski, Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Center for Public Health Nutrition, and others have found that the price of healthy food is climbing faster than inflation while junk food is becoming cheaper.

Promoting Health--From the Heart

The UW's Health Promotion Research Center helped develop the EnhanceFitness group exercise program for seniors, which is now used in community-based settings in 22 states to promote healthier aging.

Who Can Afford to Eat Right? Healthy Foods are Too Expensive For Millions, Research Shows.

Professor Adam Drewnowski, Director of the Center for Public Health Nutrition, was interviewed for this article.

Junk Food County: Why many rural Americans can't get nutritious foods.

Recent studies show that many rural families are dependent on high-fat food from convenience stores. Professor Adam Drewnowski is quoted.

Healthier foods getting more costly, study says

The research of Adam Drewnowski, Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Center for Public Health Nutrition, is featured in this Seattle Times article.

Heritage Foundation on Hunger: Let Them Eat Broccoli

Professor Adam Drewnowski's research is cited in this Mother Jones opinion piece. (December 3, 2007)

Strong Medicine

Professor of Global Health Christopher Murray's work evaluating the effectiveness of national health systems was profiled in this quarter's Columns, the university's alumni magazine. He discussed his work during last quarter's Distinguished Faculty Lecture, which is available as a podcast or as streaming video.

Is It Healthy? Food Rating Systems Battle It Out

Adam Drewnowski, Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Center for Public Health Nutrition, is quoted in this New York Times article about confusing food health claims. (December 1, 2007)