May 2011 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

Feds Cracks Down On 'Bogus' STD Remedies

The Food and Drug Administration warns consumers there are no over-the-counter drugs or dietary supplements approved to treat or prevent sexually transmitted diseases. People who know or suspect they are infected with an STD should consult a health professional...

Published Tue, May 03 2011 12:33 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Massive Clean Up Is No Cure For Hoarding

Researchers are finding that hoarding worsens with age. They're also learning that one of the best ways to help hoarders is to slowly build trust and organizing skills, rather than doing massive clean-outs. Read More...

Published Mon, May 02 2011 8:57 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Spoof Site Mocks Coal Company With Promise Of Asthma Inhalers For Kids

A Web site that offers free, decorative asthma inhalers to children who live near coal-fired power plants is a fake, says Peabody Energy, the coal company whose name is used on the site. Read More...

Published Tue, May 10 2011 9:49 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Federal Judge Acquits Ex-Glaxo Lawyer Before Defense Even Starts

The federal government alleged that Lauren Stevens, once an in-house lawyer, had obstructed an Food and Drug Administration investigation into Glaxo's marketing of the antidepressant Wellbutrin as a weight-loss aid. A federal judge acquitted her before...

Published Tue, May 10 2011 1:55 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

When Bikes And Cars Collide, Who's More Likely To Be At Fault?

On the surface, cars seem more likely to collide with bikers than the other way around. But when Shots looked at data from the few states where it's available, cyclists seem almost as likely to cause accidents as motorists. Read More...

Published Fri, May 20 2011 7:07 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

CDC Has Tips For 'Zombie Apocalypse' And Other Disasters

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has seized on the idea of a zombie apocalypse as a way to get Americans to prepare for more likely natural disasters, ranging from floods to earthquakes. Read More...

Published Thu, May 19 2011 10:40 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Drug Shortages Imperil Patient Care

A record number of medicines are in short supply these days. Some of the drugs that are hard to come by include medicines to treat cancer, life-threatening infections and severe pain. Read More...

Published Mon, May 02 2011 6:22 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Obesity Could Be Big Factor In Kids' Daytime Sleepiness

Researchers found that obesity was more likely than sleep-disordered breathing to keep kids from staying awake during the day. But they're not sure which comes first: the weight problem or the sleepiness. Read More...

Published Tue, May 17 2011 11:55 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Probes Of Sketchy Drug Sales Nearing Settlement

Securities filings by Google and Johnson & Johnson earlier this week revealed details about government probes related to the marketing of prescription drugs. Settlements of the allegations are said to be near. Read More...

Published Fri, May 13 2011 7:02 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

FDA And Food Safety: Always Something To Chew On

There's never a break in food recalls, even as FDA issues two new food safety rules. Suppliers just expanded recalls on grape tomatoes at major supermarkets and in ready-to-eat salads suspected of salmonella contamination. Read More...

Published Thu, May 05 2011 9:23 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

In Mitt Romney's Defense Of Health Plan, Echoes Of Obama

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is trying to both defend and disavow the landmark universal health law he signed into law in 2006. But the GOP presidential hopeful's protestations make him sound very much like, well, President Obama. Read More...

Published Thu, May 12 2011 3:34 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

U.S. Mulls Implications Of Early Use Of HIV Drugs To Stop AIDS Spread

Findings from a recent study suggest that if all the HIV-infected people in the world got antiviral drugs, the 30-year-old pandemic could be brought to heel. Now the administration's chief AIDS strategist is leading a what-if discussion about that...

Published Thu, May 26 2011 7:48 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

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