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What Is Cough's Connection To Swine Flu?

By Maggie Mertens All around our neighborhood, people are coughing. So we weren't too surprised when a blog reader, who asked not to be identified, wrote in with a question about the hacking: Any H1N1 virus there? (iStockphoto.com) (iStockphoto.com...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2009 11:38 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - NPR's Health Blog

Filed under: Swine Flu (H1N1)

Advocates Press Congress To Pass Food Safety

By Maggie Mertens A coalition of food safety researchers and advocates is throwing some new fuel on the fire in an effort to press Congress to pass a food safety bill. The question is whether there is enough appetite in Congress to pass two health bills...

Published Thu, Nov 12 2009 12:34 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - NPR's Health Blog

Filed under: Congressional activity, FDA, Children, Food Safety

Republicans Halt Abortion Coverage For Their Workers

By Scott Hensley It's tough to argue against coverage of abortion in any health overhaul, when your own insurance policy would pay for it. Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele at a post-election news conference in Washington. (Chip...

Published Fri, Nov 13 2009 5:33 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - NPR's Health Blog

Filed under: Insurance

Alcohol Plus Caffeine Equals FDA Action

Alcohol-laced energy drinks get you drunk and keep you awake at the same time. Today the Food and Drug Administration is asking manufacturers of the beverages for proof that they're safe. Anheuser Busch removed caffeine from their product, Sparks...

Published Fri, Nov 13 2009 1:29 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Public Health, FDA

Abortion Ban In Federal Workers' Insurance May Foreshadow Overhaul Outcome

By Julie Rovner So far, the fight over the abortion ban language attached to the House health overhaul bill has mostly centered around "what ifs." But now the complex stories of federal workers affected by a similar ban implemented by Republicans...

Published Mon, Nov 16 2009 11:39 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul, Insurance, Women's health

FDA Says Don't Mix Plavix and Prilosec

By Scott Hensley If you're taking Plavix to prevent a heart attack or stroke, lay off the Prilosec, the Food and Drug Administration says. Taking Prilosec with Plavix can reduct the effectiveness of the clot-fighter. (Al Behrman/AP) Taking Prilosec...

Published Tue, Nov 17 2009 8:55 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Personal Health, FDA, Pharmaceuticals

Medicare And Medicaid Dominate 'Improper Payments' By Feds

By Julie Rovner Here's a sure sign the White House wants to bury some news--hold a 6:45 p.m. conference call for reporters, with an embargo for 11:30 p.m. Where does the money go? (iStockphoto.com) Where does the money go? (iStockphoto.com) -->...

Published Wed, Nov 18 2009 5:44 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Medicare, Costs

Fact Check: Could Insurance Mandates Lead To Jail Time?

By Christopher Weaver Some Republican lawmakers say the Democrats' health overhaul could land uninsured people behind bars, but it's a claim rooted in a rigid reading of the law around tax evasion that seems quite a stretch. Rep. Peter Roskam...

Published Wed, Nov 18 2009 1:30 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul, Insurance

GOP Counts The Ways To Defund Health Law

House Republicans have come up with more than half a dozen ways to throttle spending on overhaul. Democrats in the Senate can block them, and President Obama still wields the veto pen. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 22 2011 2:05 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Pop Quiz: Has Health Overhaul Law Been Repealed?

A poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that about 1 in 5 Americans believes the federal law overhauling health care has been repealed. Barely more than half of those polled answered it was till the law. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 24 2011 5:47 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Abortion Clinics In Va. Face Regulation Like Hospitals

Abortion rights opponents, who pushed for the law, say it will hold clinics to higher safety standards. But advocates for abortion rights in the state warn the law will place such heavy burdens on clinics that many may be forced to close. Read More.....

Published Fri, Feb 25 2011 6:38 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Pediatricians Caution Parents Against 'Fever Phobia'

A leading group of pediatricians is counseling doctors and parents against going overboard in treating mildly feverish kids with over-the-counter medicines. The pediatricians say keeping children comfortable should be the goal rather than reducing their...

Published Mon, Feb 28 2011 6:57 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

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