March 2011 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

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

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

Nearly 12 Million Americans Are Cancer Survivors

A report says nearly 12 million Americans are cancer survivors, up by more than 2 million since 2000. But doctors say there's a lot of work to be done in educating primary care doctors on how to care for them. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 10 2011 2:43 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Pricey Asthma Drug Shows Potential In Easing Children's Milk Allergies

Patients with severe milk allergies can slowly reduce their sensitivity to dairy, a process that usually takes months. But kids in a pilot study who also took Xolair were drinking glasses of milk in just a few weeks. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 24 2011 6:56 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

FDA Gives OK To Broader Use Of Shingles Vaccine

Zostavax, a vaccine against shingles, is now approved for people 50 to 59 years old. The vaccine, given in a single shot, was previously for use in people 60 years and older. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 25 2011 6:56 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Doctors Should Ask Kids: Are You On Facebook?

Parents should make a habit of asking their children if they've been on the Internet today. They should should bone up on social media to narrow the gap that separates them from their tech-savvy kids. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 28 2011 8:02 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Marijuana May Impair Thinking While Relieving Other MS Symptoms

A study of multiple sclerosis patients suggests that marijuana smoked to relieve pain may worsen cognitive impairment, a common problem for people with the illness. Researchers say the results are a cause for concern. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 29 2011 6:29 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

FDA Chemist And Son Charged With Insider Trading

Armed with confidential information about how the Food and Drug Administration was going to rule on experimental drugs, an agency chemist and his son allegedly made more than $2.27 million by trading in shares of five companies. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 29 2011 1:57 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Johnson & Johnson Accepts Government Oversight Of Key Factories

The company's McNeil unit, marketer of such over-the-counter mainstays as Tylenol and Sudafed, has agreed to a consent decree with the federal government that will keep three factories firmly under the government's thumb for years. Read More....

Published Fri, Mar 11 2011 7:27 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

FDA Fires Shot At Pricey Preterm Labor Drug

In an unusual statement, the Food and Drug Administration said it's quite all right for pharmacists to go ahead and make their own inexpensive version of an expensive medicine to help some women avoid preterm delivery of their babies. Read More.....

Published Wed, Mar 30 2011 9:34 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

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