May 2011 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

U.S. Measles Cases Hit 15-Year High

So far this year, 118 cases of measles have been reported in the United States. Now that may not sound like a whole lot, but that makes this the busiest period for measles since 1996, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Read More...

Published Tue, May 24 2011 1:22 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

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

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

High-Strength Infant Meds With Acetaminophen To Be Dropped

Parents can give kids too much acetaminophen by using infant-strength drops in large quantities. Now, makers of the medicines say they'll produce the medicines in one concentration to minimize the risk of overdoses. Read More...

Published Fri, May 06 2011 1:01 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Corporations On The Bus: Drug And Device Makers Splurge At Heart Meeting

Last year, almost half of the $16 million collected by the Heart Rhythm Society came from makers of drugs and devices, ProPublica reports. More than $5 million in industry largesse came in the form of sponsorships and support of the group's big annual...

Published Fri, May 06 2011 8:37 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

Federal Court Orders Overhaul Of Mental Health Services For Veterans

It takes, on average, more than four years for veterans to get a disability claim processed by the Department of Veteran Affairs. Each day, an average of 18 veterans commit suicide. Read More...

Published Wed, May 11 2011 11:02 AM 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

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

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