March 2011 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

Sending Medical Research Overseas Troubles Scientists

U.S. medical research institutions and pharmaceutical companies are performing more and more human studies overseas. research to developing countries. The trend raises some sticky ethical questions, which are getting more attention. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 04 2011 9:55 AM 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

More Young People Scorning Sex, Study Finds

The largest federal survey of sexual health and sexual behavior shows that fewer young people are having sex than in 2002. Researchers says more teenagers and young adults may be delaying sexual activity. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2011 1:11 PM 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

FDA Lowers Boom On Unapproved Cold Medicines

Drugs ranging from Accuhist to Zotex syrup were never put through the paces of an agency review. So now the regulators say the unapproved drugs cannot be sold anymore. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2011 6:55 AM 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

Prescription Painkiller Use Linked To Serious Birth Defects

Women who use oxycodone, codeine and hydrocodone painkillers early in pregnancy may increase the risk of birth defects, including heart defects and spina bifida, according to a new study. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 02 2011 11:54 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

FDA Dispels Concerns About Heart Attacks And HIV Drug

The agency crunched data from 26 randomized controlled trials, the gold standard in clinical tests, and decided they do not show an increased risk of heart attacks. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 02 2011 6:47 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

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

Hospitals Cut Deadly Bloodstream Infections, But Challenges Remain

Dangerous bloodstream infections in hospital intensive care units have fallen, thanks to a major safety push. But the infections, linked to catheters, are still a big problem elsewhere in hospitals and at kidney dialysis centers. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 01 2011 12:18 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

People Coping With Rare Disease Are Internet Power Users

Beyond information, many people in the midst of a medical crisis search for and find emotional support online. A survey shows people with rare disease are some of the most sophisticated Internet surfers Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 01 2011 6:53 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

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