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Nutrition Public Health

Founders of Bob’s Red Mill give $5 million gift for new OSU Center

A $5 million gift will launch the Moore Family Center for Whole Grain Foods, Nutrition, and Preventive Health, a new research and outreach center at OSU focused on whole grain foods nutrition.

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Public Health Research

Young couples can’t agree on whether they have agreed to be monogamous

A new study of 434 young heterosexual couples ages 18-25 found that, in 40 percent of couples, only one partner says the couple agreed to be sexually exclusive.

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Public Health Research

New Research on Columbia Basin Tribal Foods sheds new light on traditional diet.

Researchers hope to provide convincing evidence to promote a resurgence of Native foods and a healthier lifestyle.

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Public Health Research

Buyer Beware: Dangerous levels of lead found in used consumer products

The problem of toxic lead in used consumer products is extremely widespread and present at levels that are far beyond safe limits, researchers conclude in a new study.

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Alumni Public Health

School seeks insurance for everyone

Oregon State alumni are health navigators, helping Lincoln School students and their families get health insurance through Healthy Kids, an expansion of the Oregon Health Plan.

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Public Health Research

Study shows abortion does not cause depression or low self-esteem in adolescents

The study conducted is the first to use both depression and low self-esteem as outcomes with a nationally representative sample of adolescents.