February 2011 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

Wild Oyster Reef Death Doesn't Equal A Bivalve Shortage

A new report on the environmental impacts of wild oyster reef devastation has led many to incorrectly conclude that the oysters we eat are disappearing. In fact, 95 percent of our oysters are farm-raised. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 09 2011 12:00 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Federal Judge In Mississippi Throws Out Challenge To Health Overhaul

Now a federal judge appointed by a Republican has thrown out a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal health overhaul. The move marks a break from a trend of decisions that have gone along the party lines. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 04 2011 9:29 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Fla. Court Decision Plunges Federal Health Law Into Limbo

After a federal court declared the new health law unconstitutional, it's still unclear how far the ruling reaches. Still, the Obama administration says that it will continue to implement the law regardless of the pending legal questions. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 01 2011 12:44 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Drugs To Prevent Weak Bones Linked To Unusual Fractures In Women

The strange fractures that may be associated with certain osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates occur low on the thighbone, where the femur is usually strongest. Bone specialists say the benefits of the drugs still outweigh their risks. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 23 2011 5:28 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Forgot To Take Your Medicine Today? D'oh! You're Not Alone

To boost the odds you'll stick with your medicines, try taking your pills when you do something else on a regular schedule, such as brushing your teeth. Signing up for automatic refills may also help. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 15 2011 6:58 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Men Who Lose Their Hair Young Are At Bigger Risk For Prostate Cancer Later

A study found men who reported any kind of balding in their 20s were twice as likely to be in a group being treated for prostate cancer. Men who said they didn't start losing their hair until their 30s or later didn't have a higher risk of the...

Published Wed, Feb 16 2011 8:34 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Health Hard-Liners To GOP: Most Americans Are 'Over-Insured'

The conservative group FreedomWorks recommends a system of vouchers to replace Medicare, Medicaid and provisions of the new health law. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 16 2011 1:26 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Your Health Podcast: From Concussion Prevention To Whoopie Pies

In this week's podcast, we'll hear about efforts to prevent brain injuries in high school athletes, catch up with MS patients undergoing a controversial new treatment, and hear a song about Maine's State Dessert-elect. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 04 2011 3:05 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Weighty Issue: Keep Junior Off Solid Food During His First 4 Months

Formula-fed kids who got weaned by four months were six times more likely to be obese as preschoolers. For kids who got *** milk, there was no difference in obesity tied to when solid foods were started. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 07 2011 7:06 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Alarming Findings About Hospital Monitors

Alarms on various monitors ring, beep, and do just about everything short of firing off a flare to get a nurse's attention. All that noise tends to wear nurses down, and often it masks the truly important warnings. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 14 2011 7:08 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Obama To Governors: Opt Out of Health Law If You Can Do Better

President Obama offered governors a smaller concession to health spending flexibility than they expected by endorsing a bipartisan proposal to allow states to opt out of most of last year's health law's requirements. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 28 2011 2:22 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Homeopathic Insomnia Remedy No Match For Antarctic Summer

More than 1,600 people in 28 countries and Antarctica deliberately overdosed on homeopathic remedies over the weekend. No injuries, illnesses or worse were reported. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 08 2011 2:40 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Your Health Podcast: Good News and Ah-CHOOs

This week's health podcast has some good news from Richard Knox, plus a look at a link between marijuana and psychosis and a Antarctic homeopathic overdose. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 11 2011 2:34 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Intellectual Backer Of Insurance Mandate Faults Alternatives

An MIT economist revs up his estimating machine to argue that the leading mandate replacements, such as penalties for people who delay buying insurance, wouldn't do nearly as much to address the twin problems of coverage and cost. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 09 2011 2:45 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Health Law: No Big Deal Or Congressional Overreach?

After a federal court in Florida declared the health law unconstitutional, esteemed legal scholars weighed in on the ruling at a Senate hearing Wednesday. The consensus? There was none, with scholars endorsing either extreme. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2011 1:55 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

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