March 2011 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

Rare Agreement On Abortion: South Dakota Law Makes Poor Test Case

A new law that imposes the longest waits for abortions in the country is vulnerable to constitutional challenge. Supporters of abortion rights have vowed to file suit. And abortion opponents are uncharacteristically mum. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 23 2011 2:30 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Want Medicare To Pay For Home Care? See Your Doctor

Seniors getting health care in their homes will soon have to see a doctor to certify the need for care, or Medicare will not pay for it. Some opponents of the new rule say it places an undue burden on patients and doctors. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 24 2011 12:01 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Doctor To Teen Athletes: Skip Spanx

Nerve trouble is not worth the purported gain from athletic wear that is supertight. The case of a teenage soccer player highlights the problem. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 25 2011 11:52 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Japan Finds More Foods Tainted By Radioactive Material

This week Japan's health ministry released a list of 99 different food products that had tested positive for radioactive iodine-131 and cesium-137 in Tokyo and five other prefectures. Some of those foods might surprise you. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 28 2011 2:04 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Raising Age For Medicare Would Save Feds Dough, Cost Everyone Else

Postponing Medicare eligibility by a couple of years could save the federal government billions of dollars. But the savings would be overshadowed by increased costs of health care for employers, individuals and other programs. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 29 2011 10:27 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

How Much Will Federal Health Law Cost States? Depends Who You Ask

A raft of studies have come out recently purporting to say how much the health overhaul will cost states. And they reach dramatically different conclusions on the subject. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 02 2011 9:30 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Judge Calls Time Out, Gives Breathing Room To Health Law

The potential harm of an injunction against implementation of the federal health law is real enough that a federal judge in Florida put a stay on his own ruling that it's unconstitutional. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2011 11:27 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Nuns To McDonald's: What Are You Doing About Overweight Kids?

The Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia want McDonald's to report to the world on what it's doing to about links between fast food and public health problems, especially the health of kids. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 04 2011 10:57 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Your Health Podcast: Radiation Risks And Surgery For Sleep

On this week's podcast, a look at the health risks posed by Japan's damaged nuclear complex for plant workers, the Japanese public and people in the United State. Plus, a round-up of the week's health news. Read More...

Published Sat, Mar 19 2011 8:08 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Radioactive Milk Only A Danger After 58,000 Glasses

Reports of radiation-contaminated food in Japan have raised concerns. Here's a reality check: At the highest radiation levels detected so far, you'd have to drink an 8-ounce glass every day for 160 years to raise your lifetime risk of getting...

Published Mon, Mar 21 2011 3:46 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Infrequent Sex, Exercise May Raise Risk Of Heart Attack

Doing a lot more exercise or having a lot more sex would actually reduce the risk of heart attacks, researchers say. And people who are regularly physically active gain benefits that far outweigh that small risk. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 22 2011 3:07 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Take A Deep Breath: That Clarinet Could Be A Germ Factory

Researchers found bacteria, mold and fungus in tests of more than a dozen children's band instruments. The parts musicians put in their mouths were the most contaminated. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 31 2011 6:59 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Nuts! Bacteria Prompt Peanut Butter, Hazelnut Recalls

Some Skippy peanut butters are being recalled because of possible salmonella contamination. Separately, hazelnuts distributed by a California company have been associated with an outbreak of illness in the Upper Midwest. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 07 2011 5:21 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

For A Price, The Doctor Will See You Anytime

Some primary care doctors have decided to bypass the health insurance system entirely and charge patients a monthly fee. By doing so, the physicians claim they can afford to spend more time seeing fewer patients. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 08 2011 9:53 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Recession Hits States' Mental Health Budgets

An advocacy group found that states cut $1.8 billion, or about 8 percent, from their total mental health budgets between 2009 and 2011. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 09 2011 11:16 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

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