March 2010 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

Cancer Threat From Tanning Beds May Prompts FDA Changes

By Scott Hensley It's another dreary rainy day here, after an excruciatingly long and snowy winter. But the sun's prolonged absence still isn't enough to drive us to the eerie blue glow of a tanning bed. But some people, especially teens,...

Published Fri, Mar 26 2010 6:06 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul, Cancer, Prevention, Children

Doctors Appear Downbeat On Health Law

By Scott Hensley If you ask doctors what they think the new health law means for them, the responses aren't too cheery. Doc, this health law might hurt just a bit. (NPR/iStockphoto.com) An online community for docs called Sermo and Athenahealth, a...

Published Thu, Mar 25 2010 2:31 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul

Strapped States Cut Back On HIV/AIDS Funds

By Nadja Popovich As states struggle with budget shortfalls, many are looking to trim costs by chopping health spending. And funding for HIV/AIDS programs has been a prime target. A proposed budget in South Carolina would eliminate funding for HIV/AIDS...

Published Thu, Mar 25 2010 12:54 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: HIV/AIDS, Budget

Buyout Firm Snapping Up Catholic Hospitals In Massachusetts

Cerberus Capital has struck a deal to buy Caritas Christi Health System. (iStockphoto.com) Cerberus Capital has struck a deal to buy Caritas Christi Health System. (iStockphoto.com) Cerberus Capital has struck a deal to buy Caritas Christi Health System...

Published Thu, Mar 25 2010 9:59 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Hospitals

Overhaul Fixes Heading Back To House

By Scott Hensley Just when you thought health overhaul was a completely done deal, a few technicalities pop up to put a wrench in the works. What do a few lines of legislation on student aid have to do with health overhaul? (iStockphoto.com) What do a...

Published Thu, Mar 25 2010 7:05 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul, Congressional activity

Restaurant Calorie Counts Will Be On The Menu

By Nadja Popovich By next year, chain restaurants across the country will have to post calorie information on their menus. You can't say we didn't warn you. Finding the calories before you dine out will get easier soon. (Justin Sullivan/Getty...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 2:30 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Nutrition, Obesity

FDA Slams Marketing Of Herbal Hangover Remedy

By Scott Hensley The Food and Drug Administration sure knows how to spoil a company's good time. FDA claims Drinkin' Mate ain't what it's cracked up to be. (Drinkin' Mate) FDA claims Drinkin' Mate ain't what it's cracked...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 12:58 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: FDA

Health Care For All Leaves 23 Million Uninsured

By Maggie Mertens When President Obama signed health care overhaul into law Tuesday, did he fulfill a campaign promise to "bring health care to all?" The short answer is no. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the overhaul law, as it expected...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 8:37 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul, Insurance

Fighting Fat In Middle Age Takes Hard Work

By Scott Hensley If you want to keep middle-aged spread at bay, you're going to have to work a lot harder. A study just published in JAMA looks at just how much exercise is required to prevent middle-age women from gaining weight. And it's a lot...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 6:19 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Nutrition, Obesity

Health Bill Signing: More Rally Than Pomp

By Julie Rovner After covering health policy for 25 years, I've never seen anything quite like the past 48 hours. During all those hours of poring over the fine print of health bills, sitting in poorly-lit hearing rooms listening to boring witnesses...

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 4:36 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul

Cesarean Births Hit New High In U.S.

By Brenda Wilson Nearly one-third of all births in the United States are by cesarean section, according to data just out from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cesareans steadily rose in the last decade, after declining in the early 1990s...

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 1:51 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Women's health, Children

What Do We Call Overhaul Now? Biden Has An Idea

Vice President Biden had a secret for President Obama at Tuesday's overhaul signing ceremony. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) (Win McNamee/Getty Images) (Win McNamee/Getty Images) --> By Scott Hensley Now that health overhaul has become law, what do...

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 11:23 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul

Eat More Fat, Just Make Sure It's The Right Kind

Keep fat healthy, and your heart will thank you. (iStockphoto.com) Keep fat healthy, and your heart will thank you. (iStockphoto.com) Keep fat healthy, and your heart will thank you. (iStockphoto.com) --> By Deborah Franklin Substituting certain vegetable...

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 8:50 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Research, Personal Health, Prevention, Heart disease, Nutrition, Obesity, Diets

Overhaul Becoming Law, But Senate Work Remains

By Scott Hensley Today, finally, health overhaul will become a law. But it's not the law. This morning President Obama is expected to sign the Senate version of the bill passed by they House Sunday night. Mark Memmott at NPR's Two-Way blog will...

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 7:02 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul

Last Supper Gets Supersized With Time

By Nadja Popovich and Nate Lavey Let's pretend Jesus were alive today. Would he have to watch his weight? If art imitates life, yes. Analysis of 52 notable versions of The Last Supper painted over the last 1,000 years shows that problems with ballooning...

Published Mon, Mar 22 2010 4:15 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Nutrition

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Cancer Threat From Tanning Beds May Prompts FDA Changes

Doctors Appear Downbeat On Health Law

Strapped States Cut Back On HIV/AIDS Funds

Buyout Firm Snapping Up Catholic Hospitals In Massachusetts

Overhaul Fixes Heading Back To House

Restaurant Calorie Counts Will Be On The Menu

FDA Slams Marketing Of Herbal Hangover Remedy

Health Care For All Leaves 23 Million Uninsured

Fighting Fat In Middle Age Takes Hard Work

Health Bill Signing: More Rally Than Pomp

Cesarean Births Hit New High In U.S.

What Do We Call Overhaul Now? Biden Has An Idea

Eat More Fat, Just Make Sure It's The Right Kind

Overhaul Becoming Law, But Senate Work Remains

Last Supper Gets Supersized With Time