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“By imposing a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages and limiting marketing of unhealthy foods to children, governments can lead in making it easier for children to make healthy choices,” said lead author Steven Gortmaker, professor of the practice of health sociology at Harvard School of Public Health.

Tax on sugary drinks?

Government-led efforts targeting eating habits of kids to curb obesity

Health|

DateAugust 25, 2011

“The provision of adequate health care in settings of poverty is by definition difficult, but the past two decades have taught us that setting our standards high can help bring new resources to bear on old problems,” says Paul Farmer, chair of the Harvard Medical School’s Department of Global Health and Social Medicine.

Urgent matters

Health leaders push for better cancer care in developing countries

World|

DateAugust 15, 2010June 13, 2019