January 2011 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

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

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

Few U.S. Medical Tourists Go Overseas For Care

Relatively few Americans head overseas for bargains in health care, University of Iowa researchers found. Foreign care may still be an inexpensive alternative for some uninsured patients, though. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 03 2011 11:54 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Chubby Checker Can't Make Medicare Drug Subsidy Dance

Even a slick dance video hasn't gotten a couple of million people to sign up for Medicare subsidy. At stake is help worth about $4,000 a year that could defray the costs of prescription drug coverage for people in strapped circumstances. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 04 2011 11:30 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Who Isn't Wearing A Seat Belt Yet?

Wearing seat belts has become the "social norm," says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 85 percent of adults buckle up. States with stricter laws have better results than those that don't. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 05 2011 9:54 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Study Linking Childhood Vaccine And Autism Was Fraudulent

A report in a British journal makes the case that an infamous study linking autism and vaccines wasn't just wrong -- it was fraudulent. Key facts, the report says, were altered to support the autism link. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 06 2011 7:56 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Your Car: Powered Soon By Four Loko

A Virginia company is taking in truckloads of boozy caffeinated drinks, including Four Loko, and recycling the stuff into pure ethanol to be blended into gasoline. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 07 2011 6:12 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Global Health Fund Finds Some Fraud, Recoups Losses

A big international health fund learned from an internal audit that $34 million in grants weren't reaching the people they were meant for. But an expert on health and corruption says big international organizations are getting a better at uncovering...

Published Mon, Jan 24 2011 2:10 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Past Smoking And Current Obesity Hurt Americans' Longevity

Americans' passion for smoking decades ago is cutting lives short now. That past habit and our weight problems today help explain why people in other wealthy countries can expect to live longer. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 6:33 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Don't Try It At Home

A national study of 13,000 cardiac arrests that occurred outside a hospital finds the chances of survival are much higher among people whose cardiac arrests happenin public versus than for those whose hearts stopped at home or in a nursing home. Read...

Published Thu, Jan 27 2011 6:37 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

CDC To Doctors: Anti-HIV Pill No Magic Bullet Against Virus

The CDC says doctors need to counsel patients interested in taking a drug to prevent HIV. For one, patients should still use condoms faithfully, because the drug isn't a sure bet against the virus. The medicine is also costly and has side effects...

Published Fri, Jan 28 2011 5:50 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Gates Calls For More Money To Stamp Out Polio

Philanthropist Bill Gates says the time is now for the world to redouble efforts to eliminate polio by funding efforts to vaccinate vulnerable people against the disease. An international initiative to wipe out the disease faces a $720 million budget...

Published Mon, Jan 31 2011 6:27 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

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