SPH Media Alert for the Week of April 10, School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota

SPH Media Alert for the Week of April 10

Monday, April 10

Lisa Harnack, School of Public Health, was featured in The Pilot-Independent regarding food products low in “bad” fats. Column originally ran on Health Talk & You.
http://www.walkermn.com/placed/index.php?sect_rank=7&story_id=217371

Michael Osterholm, School of Public Health, was quoted in a Bloomberg News article regarding the avian flu.

Tuesday, April 11

Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, School of Public Health, will be on WCCO-radio tomorrow morning speaking about research that showed teenagers who diet are at a higher risk for becoming obese or developing eating disorders later in life.

Mary Story, School of Public Health, was quoted in the Orlando Sentinel about adult influence on the eating habits of children.  This story originally appeared in the Washington Post.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/food/orl-leanplate1106apr11,0,6902154.story?coll=orl-shoppinghg-headlinesinthek

Robert Kane, School of Public Health, wrote a column for Health Talk and You about the failure of the long-term care system.
http://www.healthtalk.umn.edu/healthtalk/topics/longtermcare/home

Wednesday, April 12

Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, School of Public Health, was quoted in today’s 999 Today and News Medical.net about a survey that finds teenagers who diet when they are young are more likely to be overweight later in life.
http://www.999today.com/health/news/story/3035.html
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=17278

The School of Public Health was mentioned in a Desert Sun editorial about a survey it administered regarding teenage drinking.
http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060412/OPINION01/604120315/1004

SPH was also mentioned in The HUB regarding a survey that found many new mothers are tired and many lack adequate support.
http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060412/NOISE18/604120306/1083/news05

Thursday, April 13

Robert Kane, School of Public Health, wrote a column appearing in the Pilot-Independent about the status of long-term care in the United States.
http://www.walkermn.com/placed/index.php?sect_rank=7&story_id=217690

Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, School of Public Health, was quoted in Medpage Today about a survey that found teenagers who diet when they are young are more likely to be overweight later in life.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/PrimaryCare/WeightManagement/tb/3089

Friday, April 14

Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, School of Public Health, was quoted on MyDNA.com and was featured on yesterday’s WCNC-NBC (Charlotte, NC) about recent research that found teenagers who diet when they are young are more likely to be overweight later in life.
http://www.mydna.com/health/mental/news/news_20060412_teenagers_dieting_eating_disorders.html

Tetsuya Ohira, School of Public Health, was quoted in The Times (London) about research that found breast cancer survivor’s look and feel better after lifting weights.

 


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