December 2011 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

French Lessons: Why Letting Kids Drink At Home Isn't Tres Bien

Growing evidence suggests that kids who are allowed to drink in the home are at greater risk of developing alcohol-related problems. That's unwelcome news in France, a nation known for its love of wine that's now grappling with a binge-drinking...

Published Sun, Dec 11 2011 9:01 PM by Shots - Health Blog

How To Reduce *** Cancer Risk

Alcohol, cigarettes and cellphones have all been purported to increase the risk of developing *** cancer. A report from the Institute of Medicine sorts through the research about various environmental factors and *** cancer to help women cut the risks...

Published Fri, Dec 09 2011 1:35 PM by Shots - Health Blog

A Deadly Fire That Changed How Hospitals Are Built

A ferocious fire at the largest hospital in Hartford, Conn., killed 16 people 50 years ago. The results of an investigation into the blaze led stricter fire codes and construction standards for hospitals across the country. Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 09 2011 10:27 AM by Shots - Health Blog

With Doubts, FDA Panel Votes For Yaz And Related Contaceptives

After hours of circular debate about the safety of Bayer's family of oral contraceptives, 15 of the Food and Drug Administration's 26 expert advisors voted that the benefits of these birth control pills outweigh the risk of dangerous blood clots...

Published Fri, Dec 09 2011 6:56 AM by Shots - Health Blog

To Keep Marriage Healthy When Baby Comes, Share Housework

It's well documented that marital happiness plummets with the arrival of a baby. But a study of more than 2,800 married couples identifies common traits that helped more than a third of them buck the trend. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 08 2011 2:21 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Experimental Vaccine For Stomach Flu Might Work

A test of a nasal vaccine against norovirus suggests it may be possible to immunize people against the virus, a common cause of foodborne illness. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 08 2011 9:13 AM by Shots - Health Blog

When 'Critical Access Hospitals' Aren't So Critical

Efforts to cut federal spending are targeting a program that gives higher Medicare reimbursements to small hospitals in rural areas. Some observers say the program has gotten so big, it's propping up hospitals that are neither critical to a community...

Published Thu, Dec 08 2011 2:03 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Women's Groups Outraged By Ruling On Morning-After Pill

The Health and Human Services secretary overruled the FDA's opinion that the "Plan B" emergency contraceptive pill is safe and effective enough to be sold without a prescription — and without any age restrictions. Women's health advocates...

Published Thu, Dec 08 2011 2:00 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Shape Up, America, Before It's Too Late

Americans are healthier today than they were 20 years ago. But increases in obesity and diabetes threaten to overwhelm the progress we've made on smoking, violent crime and deaths from heart disease and strokes. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 07 2011 2:08 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Why Observing Prostate Cancers Is Gaining Ground On Surgery

An panel of experts convened by the National Institutes of Health suggests doctors should rethink their approach to treating prostate cancers. One of the recommendations is most low-risk prostate tumors shouldn't be labeled as cancer in the first...

Published Wed, Dec 07 2011 12:51 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Teenage Girls Will Still Need A Prescription For 'Plan B'

The Food and Drug Administration had decided that a version of the morning-after emergency contraceptive pill could be sold without a prescription to buyers of any age. But the head of the Department of Health and Human Services overruled the FDA. Read...

Published Wed, Dec 07 2011 10:10 AM by Shots - Health Blog

December 2011 - NPR Health Blog

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