August 23 and 30, 2004
From Focus Online: How Does Insurance Affect the Risk of Premature Death Among the Near-elderly? For many Americans nearing retirement, not having health insurance can substantially increase their risk of premature death. But for African Americans in their 50s and early 60s, having insurance provides only a slight increase in what is already a lower life expectancy than that of white Americans. These are some of the findings of a recent study by John Ayanian and colleagues on the correlation between insurance coverage and mortality.   Publications Online BBS Bulletin Focus HMI World HSTconnector MD-PhD Newsletter MedEd News Mentations On The Brain   Related Links InteliHealth Harvard Health Publications		Headlines Commercialization Deal Boosts Hope for New Sickle-Cell Drug Short Course of Hormonal Therapy Improves Survival in Prostate Cancer Patients Treated with Radiation Therapy Lab Works A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research. See new presentation on early detection of cancer.		Spotlight Photo by Amy Avitabile Project Success Brings Student Research to Light Twenty high school students from Boston and Cambridge took part in this summer's Project Success, which culminated recently with presentations on their nine weeks of research. Pictured left to right are Alexandra Belcher and Dadjie Saintus, Boston Latin School; Samantha Powell, Princeton University; and Elizabeth St. Victor, Newton Country Day School. Student Scene Photo by Graham Ramsay CDC Overhauls Organization, Centers on Preparedness and Prevention Erica Seiguer reports on the Futures Initiative at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which aims at greater integration at the agency in promoting health and protecting against infectious, environmental, and terrorist threats.

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