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...induced abortion and if they had developed breast cancer. The 10 years’ worth of data showed no connection between the two. Leslie Bernstein, a professor at the University of Southern California, has produced nearly identical results with three studies of her own. She said that Michels?? findings are critically important, regardless of one’s personal views of abortion. “The issue is, do you promulgate bad interpretations of science and let women who have an abortion think that this caused their breast cancer when there is absolutely no evidence that it does...

Author: By Charles R. Melvoin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Study: No Abortion-Cancer Link | 4/26/2007 | See Source »

...lifestyles, such as physical activity and body-mass index,” she said. She said the alternative to an observational study, a randomized trial, would be impractical given the nature of breast-feeding. Meir Stampfer, chair of HSPH’s Department of Epidemiology and a member of Michels?? research group, said that he found the study’s findings credible. “I think it’s a sound finding,” he said. “We know a lot now about prevention of diabetes. It’s interesting...

Author: By Cyrus M. Mossavar-rahmani, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Study Finds Benefit In Breast-Feeding | 12/1/2005 | See Source »

With the growing number of pudge-fighting resources on campus, perhaps this year’s freshman class will begin to reverse the trend of freshman weight gain. This year, Associate Professor of Epidemiology Karen B. Michels?? new freshman seminar, “You Are What You Eat,” received 85 applications, and this high number shows that students are increasingly concerned about leading healthy lifestyle. The course itself provides an overview about nutrition, including what encompasses a healthy diet, why obesity exists among children, and how genetically engineered foods effect people worldwide. It also questions...

Author: By Giselle Barcia | Title: Fighting the Freshman Fifteen | 10/28/2005 | See Source »

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