January 2011 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

How Olive Oil And Ibuprofen Can Make You Want To Cough

Humans have transformed a defense against noxious fumes -- a receptor at the back of the throat -- into an indicator of gourmet quality in olive oil. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 19 2011 9:05 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Genetically Modified Chickens Don't Pass On The Flu

British researchers have inserted a gene into chickens that blocks flu viruses from replicating and spreading to humans. But it could take years before these genetically modified birds end up on your plate. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 19 2011 5:56 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Tailgating Leads Sports Fans To Drunkenness

In a study at two unnamed stadiums, 40 percent of fans who volunteered for testing were positive for alcohol consumption. About 1 in 12 of the people was legally drunk. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 18 2011 3:09 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Dems Sharpen Health Message As Repeal Efforts Go Forward

Democrats appear to be listening to their advisers and are talking about how real people are impacted by the health law, rather than listing policy points. Meanwhile, Republicans aren't giving up the fight. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 18 2011 1:09 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Heart Cells Made From Stem Cells Speed Up Research On Rare Disease

Israeli scientists have used stem cells to grow heart cells from patients with a rare heart disease called long QT syndrome. They also tested a variety of drugs on the cells, which they hope will help them develop new treatments for the syndrome. Read...

Published Tue, Jan 18 2011 12:51 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Don't Put Off Talking About The Inevitable: Care At Life's End

Only about a quarter of adults have advance directives in place. On the relatively infrequent occasions when people do sign advance directives, they're usually thinking about what they would want in a crisis rather than for a chronic illness. Read...

Published Tue, Jan 18 2011 9:51 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

In Defense Of Overhaul, Administration Says Preexisting Conditions Are Common

Half of all Americans not old enough to qualify for Medicare have preexisting conditions that could make it harder to buy health insurance on the open market, a government analysis finds. The results are being used to defend health overhaul. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 18 2011 6:27 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Johnson & Johnson Recalls Even More Medicines

The latest recall, stemming from quality problems at Pennsylvania factory, covers various batches of Tylenol 8 Hour, Tylenol Arthritis Pain and various other medicines made before April 2010. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 14 2011 2:16 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Author Sees Parallel In Giffords Shooting And JFK Assassination

James Reston Jr. theorizes that Texas Gov. John Connally, rather than President Kennedy, was Lee Harvey Oswald's principal target of assassination in Dallas. Oswald was aggrieved about his dishonorable discharge from the Marines Corps. Read More....

Published Fri, Jan 14 2011 1:37 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

State Legislators Push To Penalize Officials For Implementing Health Overhaul

In several states, lawmakers are advancing bills that would make it illegal for state officials to put the federal health overhaul into place. Even if the bills become state laws, though, they would likely be found unconstitutional. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 14 2011 11:10 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Snooping Tucson Hospital Workers Fired In Records Breach

Management at University Medical Center fired three employees and let go a nurse working for a contractor because they accessed confidential computerized medical files of patients injured in the Tuscon, Ariz., shooting rampage. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 14 2011 8:51 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Too Much Lead Prompts Recall Of 'Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge' Candy Bars

Candy Dynamics is pulling all flavors of the bars every produced because a cherry-flavored batch was found to contain more than 20 times the amount of lead allowed by the Food and Drug Administration. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 14 2011 6:13 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Agriculture Department Tells Schools To Give Food A Healthy Makeover

New school nutrition rules aim to boost fruits, veggies and whole grains, while cutting back on salt and fat. And USDA's Tom Vilsack is encouraging schools to try novel approaches to stretch their purchasing power. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2011 12:52 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

FDA Clamps Down On Acetaminophen In Prescription Drugs

The painkiller, sold separately under the brand-name Tylenol, can cause serious liver damage in high doses. Many popular prescription medicines for pain contain both acetaminophen and narcotics. People can inadvertently overdose. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2011 10:57 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Asthma On The Rise: 25 Million In The U.S. Affected

Federal health officials estimate nearly 1 in 12 Americans, or 25 million people have the respiratory disorder. Asthma prevalence is up a little in recent years, but severe attacks have held pretty steady. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2011 6:34 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

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