New study is first to show that risk of childhood obesity may be reduced by treating pregnant woman for gestational diabetes
New study confirms link between breast cancer and hormone therapy
New Study Finds Breast Cancer Survivors Don’t Need to Increase Fruits and Vegetables beyond National Guidelines
Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Health Research 2007 Saward Lecture
Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Health Research Wins $2.76 Million Award to Study Long-Term Oxygen Treatment for Patients with COPD
National Study Shows Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma Receive Only Half of Recommended Care
Kaiser Permanente Study Shows Flu Vaccine Safe for Young Children
Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Health Research Launches Two New Smoking Cessation Studies
OHSU, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Partner to Win $55 Million Grant to Transform Medical Research
Using Safety Alerts in Electronic Medical Records Reduces Rates of Potentially Dangerous Medication Interactions
Kaiser Permanente of Georgia to merge research program
Making longer-term lifestyle changes lowers rates of high blood pressure and risk of heart disease
What's New - Archives
March 17, 2006 - Women with breast cancer who choose to remove their unaffected breast are generally satisfied with their decision, national study shows
February 18, 2006 - Latest WHI Findings: Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Show Modest Benefit for Bone Health, No Benefit for Colorectal Cancer
February 18, 2006 - Lower-fat diet doesn't reduce older women's risks for breast and colorectal cancer, heart disease, or stroke
January 31, 2006 - French may be headed for American levels of obesity, diabetes and heart disease
September 6, 2005 - Genetic Testing for Breast or Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility Recommended Only for High-Risk Women
July 18, 2005 - Study shows physicians best at asking if patients smoke and advising them to quit
July 7, 2005 - Oregon EPC To Serve As Resource Center For Reviews Of Effectiveness Of Health Care Interventions
May 19, 2005 - Saward Lecture - Fast Food Nation: Marketing to Children and America's Obesity Epidemic
April 4, 2005 - New study shows teens can stop smoking with help of computers during medical visit
March 15, 2005 - Preventive Removal of Both Breasts Reduces Chance of Breast Cancer in Women at Elevated Risk
February 1, 2005 - Older Men With Smoking History Should Be Screened For Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
January 18, 2005 - CHR receives $3.3 million to compare safety and effectiveness of Atkins-style and DASH diets
October 18, 2004 - New Study Backs Importance of Regular Mammograms
September 8, 2004 - Saward Lecture with Robert G Evans - What are You Paying for, Sam?
May 27, 2004 - New Surgeon General's report on smoking expands list of smoking-caused diseases
May 17, 2004 - Women May Benefit More Than Men from Light to Moderate Drinking
April 13, 2004 - CHR launches 40th anniversary celebrations with art show
April 5, 2004 - All Adults Should be Screened for Alcohol Misuse
December 8, 2003 - Majority of Older Women with Fractures Don't Receive Recommended Testing and Treatment for Osteoporosis
October 24, 2003 - Younger Adults with Type 2 Diabetes at Greatly Increased Risk of Heart Attacks and Stroke
September 8, 2003 - Nearly 100,000 Oregonians among 8.6 million Americans suffering serious illness due to smoking
June 30, 2003 - Little Evidence Found That Vitamin Supplements Prevent Cancer or Heart Disease
June 25, 2003 - CHR Wins $7.3 Million Grant to Test New Ways to Help Americans Keep Weight Off
June 24, 2003 - CHR Participates in Federal Study that Finds Drug Prevents Prostate Cancer in Some Men
June 24, 2003 - Hormone Therapy Linked to More Advanced Breast Cancers, Later Diagnosis, and More Abnormal Mammograms
May 27, 2003 - Combination Hormone Therapy Doubles and Raises Risk of Stroke
April 22, 2003 - Making Multiple Lifestyle Changes Significantly Reduces Blood Pressure, New Study Finds
April 21, 2003 - Child Bearing Reduces Risk of Hip Fractures Later in Life
February 10, 2003 - NW preschoolers cared for by KP who get psychiatric medication have severe behavioral problems
January 17, 2003 - Kaiser Permanente Study Shows Lower-Fat Diet During Puberty Influences Hormones Associated with Breast Cancer Risk in Adulthood
September 4, 2002 - David Lawrence, MD Spoke on Future of Health Care at 13th Saward Lecture.
July 9, 2002 - National Study of Estrogen Plus Progestin Stopped Because Risks Outweigh Benefits
March 11, 2002 - Kaiser Permanente's Center For Health Research To Study Diabetics' Genetic Risks Of Heart Disease
November 21, 2001 - Light-to-Moderate Drinkers Appear to Have Better Health Than Abstainers and Former Drinkers
September 25, 2001 - The 2001 Saward Lecture-British Scientist Discussed How Technology Can Help the Elderly Stay Safely in Their Own Homesrisk
August 29, 2001 - Researchers confirm increased risk of fever-related seizure from two vaccines, but show seizures pose no lasting health risk
August 24, 2001 - Kaiser Permanente's Center for Health Research Finds Obesity is Linked To Early Onset of Most Common Form of Diabetes
July 17, 2001 - OHSU and Kaiser Permanente Researchers Study Health Impacts of Low- and High-Carbohydrate Diets
January 3, 2001 - Two CHR landmark hypertension studies published in major US science journals
October 24, 2000 -Study Sheds Light on Health Issues Among Older Lesbians and Bisexual Women
October 18, 2000 - The CHR Appoints a New Investigator- Gerardo Maupomé, Ph.D.
September 28, 2000 - The 2000 Saward Lecture-Cancer Expert Spoke on Greater Cancer Burdens among Minorities
February 18, 2000 - The CHR Receives Funding to Study Hemochromatosis
January, 2000 - Download our group, cognitive-behavioral intervention for the treatment of adolescent depression: the Adolescent Coping With Depression (CWD-A) Course . Now, available only on the Web!
October, 1999 - The CHR Receives Funding for New Study OCCAM
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