May 2011 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

An Oxymoron Good For Public Health: Hot Cold Cuts

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been recommending for years that pregnant women, older people and people with weak immune systems heat cold cuts to at least 165 degrees before eating them. Read More...

Published Thu, May 05 2011 1:24 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Playing An Instrument May Help Preserve Hearing

Middle-aged musicians scored better on hearing tests than people who didn't play instruments. How we use our senses and brains can shape the people we become, a researcher says. Read More...

Published Mon, May 16 2011 11:27 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Memo to GOP: Cutting Medicaid Is Unpopular, Too

Changing Medicare is looking politically risky, so budget-cutters may focus on Medicaid instead. That, too, could prove unpopular because a recent poll shows the public does not favor large cuts to the program. Read More...

Published Thu, May 26 2011 1:10 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Administration Easing Requirements For Health Insurance Pools

To boost enrollment in high-risk plans, the federal government will pay insurance agents a commission to sell the policies. Premiums will be cut up to 40 percent, too Read More...

Published Tue, May 31 2011 1:54 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Extra Calcium May Not Do Older Women Much Good

Women who've been told that they need more calcium to reduce their risk of osteoporosis and hip fractures might not need as much as they think. And taking too much calcium could cause other health problems, such as kidney stones. Read More...

Published Wed, May 25 2011 3:00 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Early Drug Treatment For HIV Slashes Infection Risk

Early treatment of the HIV-infected person with antiretroviral drugs cut the risk of HIV transmission to his or her uninfected sexual partner by 96 percent. The effect was so dramatic, an international study was halted four years early. Read More...

Published Thu, May 12 2011 11:21 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

How People Really Use The Internet For Health

Eighty percent of adults who use the Internet have looked online for health info. Two-thirds have looked up a specific disease or medical problem. More than half have checked for info on a particular treatment, drug or procedure. Read More...

Published Fri, May 13 2011 1:11 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

State Battles Over Abortion And Family Planning Heat Up

Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit in federal court charging that a South Dakota abortion law set to take effect in July violates both free speech rights and a woman's right to obtain an abortion. Read More...

Published Fri, May 27 2011 10:59 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Strong Warnings On Cigarettes Prompt Smokers To Consider Quitting

A survey of smokers in 14 countries found that health warnings on cigarette packages registered with most smokers. And among those smokers who noticed them, more than a quarter said the messages led them to think about quitting. Read More...

Published Fri, May 27 2011 9:57 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Backgrounder: Cell Phones And Cancer

Researchers have yet to find a clear link between cell phones and cancer. Here's a summary of what they know so far. Read More...

Published Tue, May 31 2011 3:08 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

McDonald's Stands By Ronald; Shareholders Reject Nuns' Proposal

Activist shareholders pressed company management to halt marketing to kids, even asking the company to retire Ronald McDonald himself. And the question-and- answer period for shareholders got a little bit testy. Read More...

Published Fri, May 20 2011 11:23 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Your Health Podcast: Zombie Preparedness And Sleepy Teens

On this week's podcast we'll hear about what to do when zombies attack: the CDC's new disaster preparedness campaign. We've also got two stories on teens and sleep. Read More...

Published Sat, May 21 2011 6:01 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Why Some Workplace Clinics Charge Different Rates For Identical Services

Some employers have concluded that employees enrolled in high-deductible health plans that are linked to a health savings account can't be given the same price break on workplace clinic services that their coworkers in regular PPOs and HMOs receive...

Published Tue, May 24 2011 5:59 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Curbs On Ads For New Drugs Could Be A Mixed Bag

The value of a moratorium on consumer ads for new drugs would hinge on whether a reduction in unexpected side effects outweighed lost health benefits from reduced use of effective medicines, a Congressional Budget Office report says. Read More...

Published Fri, May 27 2011 5:36 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Racial Labels Have Limited Use In Personalizing Medicine

Conventional race labels people use to identify themselves may not be all that useful for doctors looking for genetic risk patterns in diverse communities. A big problem is the labels are imprecise. Read More...

Published Mon, May 09 2011 9:53 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

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