February 2012 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

Pediatricians Recommend HPV Vaccination For Boys

Human papillomavirus can cause cervical cancer. And girls have been the prime focus for vaccination, though that has stirred controversy almost from the start. Now pediatricians says vaccinating boys could curb illnesses tied to the virus. Read More....

Published Mon, Feb 27 2012 1:36 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Coming To A Strip Mall Near You, A Health Insurance Store

Some health insurers are angling to appeal to millions of new insurance shoppers by opening retail stores where people can buy a policy, check on an existing claim, maybe even take a class in healthy cooking or yoga. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 28 2012 7:17 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Disease Sleuths Surf For Outbreaks Online

When sick people search the Web for remedies or tweet about their symptoms, they're sending an early warning signal about disease outbreaks. Now scientists and public health officials are listening in. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 24 2012 5:44 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Secondhand Smoke An Unwelcome Passenger In Cars With Kids

About 1 in 5 nonsmoking kids in middle and high school reported sharing a car with a smoker. The researcher say the survey, which included responses from thousands of students, give an accurate snapshot of what's happening across the country. Read...

Published Mon, Feb 06 2012 10:54 AM by Shots - Health Blog

The 'WHO's Who' Of Virologists Meet To Talk Bird Flu In Geneva

The highly-anticipated gathering of flu experts has been described as a fact-finding session that will focus on understanding how bird flu studies done at Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands and at the University of Wisconsin were performed and...

Published Thu, Feb 16 2012 8:49 AM by Shots - Health Blog

The High Price Of Caring For A Loved One With Alzheimer's

Caring for loved ones with Alzheimer's disease can drain families' bank accounts. But there is also a high emotional price to be paid. The administration's federal budget would fund more support for family caregivers. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 29 2012 8:43 AM by Shots - Health Blog

How One Hospital Entices Doctors To Work In Rural America

Instead of offering big salaries and other perks, the CEO of tiny Ashland Health Clinic, in southwest Kansas, lures physicians with "a job that matters." In addition to meeting a real need on a daily basis in Ashland, doctors also get eight...

Published Wed, Feb 01 2012 9:01 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Tick Tally Reveals Lyme Disease Risk

Researchers counted more than 5,000 ticks to calculate the risk of Lyme disease in the Eastern U.S. Turns out the risk is high in the Northeast and nearly zero in the South. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 01 2012 3:00 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Massage Eases Inflammation In Worn-Out Muscles

Massage make muscles feel better after exercise by fighting inflammation, say researchers who tested the effects of massage at the cellular level. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 01 2012 12:01 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Johnson & Johnson Recalls Infants' Tylenol That's Too Hard To Use

A newly designed bottle and syringe that were supposed to make it easier to give a baby the right dose of Tylenol have drawn complaints from parents. The system is too difficult to use. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 17 2012 7:21 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Questions About Bird Flu Research Swirl Around Private WHO Meeting

A small group has gathered at the World Health Organization in Geneva to discuss a controversy over bird flu experiments. After the meeting, which ends today, the WHO will announce what happened behind closed doors. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 17 2012 12:05 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Latest Drug Shortage Threatens Children With Leukemia

Many hospitals around the nation are perilously close to running out of a form of the old standby cancer drug methotrexate. The reason: a principal supplier of injectable methotrexate shut down in November after it flunked an FDA inspection. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 15 2012 9:01 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Does Contraception Really Pay For Itself?

The Obama administration claims health insurance companies won't have a problem providing free contraceptive coverage for women who work at religious groups because it is much cheaper for the industry when pregnancies are planned. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 15 2012 9:00 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Weight-Loss Drugs Face High Hurdles At FDA

The Food and Drug Administration will take a second look at a weight-loss drug it rejected in 2010. The decision to review Qnexa comes as the agency is rethinking how it judges weight-loss drugs. Though obesity is at epidemic levels, the FDA hasn't...

Published Thu, Feb 16 2012 11:59 PM by Shots - Health Blog

WHO Panel Supports Publication Of Bird Flu Details, Eventually

Research that produced genetically altered bird flu viruses that could pose a danger to people should remain on hold for now. But a panel of experts recommended the details of the experiments should be published. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 17 2012 12:25 PM by Shots - Health Blog

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