Dr. Lester Breslow dies at 97; UCLA dean was 'Mr. Public Health'

Groundbreaking research by Breslow, former director of the California Department of Public Health, helped physicians recognize that healthful behavior can prevent chronic disease.Dr. Lester Breslow, the UCLA researcher who became known as "Mr. Public Health" because of his research emphasizing the beneficial effects of avoiding certain behaviors, such as smoking, overeating and failing to exercise regularly, has died. He was 97.

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