March 2011 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

Miss. Gov. Doesn't Want To 'Kowtow' To Feds For Medicaid Relief

Potential Republican presidential contender Gov. Haley Barbour made it clear at a House hearing that he wants control over how to spend Mississippi's Medicaid money. He challenged the administration to switch funding to block grants. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 01 2011 1:57 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Americans Are Even Fatter Than Canadians

About one-quarter of Canadians are obese compared with more than one-third of Americans. The gap is narrower between men in both countries than it is for women. But people in both nations have become fatter since the 1980s. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 02 2011 1:58 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Wake Up To Your Sleep Deficit, America!

Nearly 5 percent of people surveyed admitted they were so tired they had nodded off or fallen asleep while driving at least once in the preceding month. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 04 2011 6:39 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Radiation Data Near Nuclear Plant Offers Little Cause For Concern

The first ground-level radiation measurements from within a 37-mile radius of the disabled Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant do not reveal any immediate health threat – and perhaps not even any health problems measurable decades from now, if levels stay...

Published Fri, Mar 18 2011 12:13 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Health Insurers Look Far Afield For Future Profits

Big insurers are investing in a wide range of businesses that are lightly regulated and growing fast. Prospects for non-insurance enterprises look better in the wake of the big federal health law. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 21 2011 11:53 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Happy Birthday, Affordable Care Act!

As the federal law overhauling health care turns one year old, opponents and supporters are finding some creative ways to mark the occasion. Doughnut hole bake sale, anyone? Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 22 2011 10:54 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Drugmaker Can Be Sued Over Tardy Disclosure Of Adverse Reactions

The ruling could have broad ramifications for the disclosure practices of drugmakers and other corporations. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 23 2011 7:54 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Feel The Burn: Video Games Get Put To Exercise Test

Video games that require physical activity can be downright strenuous. Some, including Dance Dance Revolution , can be better exercise than walking on a treadmill, a new study finds. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 07 2011 1:45 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Tables Turned On Cancer Doc, Pot Shops Warned & Rx For OTC

Ripping a page from the traditional blog playbook, I bring you an old-fashioned roundup of health stories that might pique your interest. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 09 2011 6:12 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

FDA Approves First New Lupus Drug In More Than 50 Years

The medicine, which will cost about $35,000 a year,calms overactive B cells, white blood cells that produce antibodies. In lupus, the immune system attacks a person's body as if it's a foreign invader. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 10 2011 6:47 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Nine Dead In Ala. After IV Treatment

A pharmacy that produces intravenous solutions is the potential common source for an outbreak of blood infections that has sickened 19 people at six hospitals. The products have been recalled. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 30 2011 1:32 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Pediatricians Need To Help 'Sad Dads'

Fathers who are depressed are far more likely to spank their 1-year-olds than dads who aren't. Thirteen percent of dads who weren't depressed reported spanking their kids. Among the depressed dads, however, 41 percent had given a spanking. Read...

Published Mon, Mar 14 2011 6:57 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Dems To GOP: Show Us Your Health Insurance

A bill introduced by House Democrats would require members of Congress to declare whether they are taking health benefits subsidized by taxpayers. The bill has next to no chance of passing because Republicans control the House. But its introduction puts...

Published Tue, Mar 15 2011 12:52 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Seniors Have Trouble Walking And Talking At The Same Time

A new study finds that older adults have trouble multitasking, while young people are pretty good at it. Older people might rethink how many things they try to do while crossing busy streets. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 16 2011 2:11 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Risky Raccoon Roundworms Found In Pet Kinkajous

An intestinal worm that is common in raccoons has now been found in pet kinkajous. The worm eggs can be passed from animals to humans and cause serious infections, especially in children. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 17 2011 2:10 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

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