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Politics, *** Health Have A Long History Together

By Peggy Girshman The firestorm generated by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations on mammography quickly moved to Capitol Hill this week where members of Congress took to the floor to express their outrage. But historians and medical...

Published Fri, Nov 20 2009 2:20 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Cancer

Guns And Butter Are No Recipe For Wellness Under Overhaul

By Scott Hensley Could owning a gun mean your insurance would cost more in the wake of a government health overhaul? (iStockphoto.com) ( iStockphoto) --> Yes, claims the Gun Owners of America, which fired off a letter to senators last week, urging...

Published Mon, Nov 23 2009 11:40 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul

White House Takes Aim At Gun Lobby's Reading Of Health Bill

By Peter Overby For three months now, the group Gun Owners of America has been hunting for a way into the health care debate. This week, they've found it. (iStockphoto.com) ( iStockphoto) --> A letter from the Gun Owners to senators last Saturday...

Published Tue, Nov 24 2009 12:27 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul

Mammography And Beyond For Detecting *** Cancer

By Richard Knox Among the flood of questions raised by the recent uproar over mammography screening guidelines is this one: Are there other *** imaging methods that can do a better job of detecting cancers needing treatment in women under 50--and not...

Published Wed, Nov 25 2009 8:52 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Cancer, Public Health, Prevention, Radiology

Best Route To Heart May Be Through Your Wrist

Some cardiologists are pushing for an alternate approach to snaking catheters into the arteries feeding the heart. Going through an artery in the wrist, instead of the groin, poses a lower risk of bleeding, they say. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 08 2011 6:56 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Researchers Link Marijuana And Earlier Onset Of Psychosis

Australian researchers found that marijuana users who developed psychosis were 2.7 years younger than nonusers who became psychotic. Other sort of substance abuse sped up psychosis by 2 years, but alcohol alone showed no effect. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 09 2011 5:57 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

What's Different About The Brains Of People With Autism?

There's growing evidence that the difference involves the fibers that carry information from one part of the brain to another. Brain scans of people with autism show a lack of synchrony between different areas of the brain. Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 03 2012 11:43 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Two Questions For Your Doctor Before A Colonoscopy

Before a colonoscopy, ask the doctor about his or her detection rate for polyps. And find out how long, on average, the doctor takes to perform the test. About 10 minutes is the optimal duration, a recent analysis says. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 05 2012 7:38 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Independent Grades For Hospitals Show Quality Could Be Better

Move over restaurants. Now hospitals are getting letter grades based on their patient safety performance from the Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit that's looking to improve the quality and safety of health care. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 06 2012 8:20 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Miss. Gov. Doesn't Want To 'Kowtow' To Feds For Medicaid Relief

Potential Republican presidential contender Gov. Haley Barbour made it clear at a House hearing that he wants control over how to spend Mississippi's Medicaid money. He challenged the administration to switch funding to block grants. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 01 2011 1:57 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Americans Are Even Fatter Than Canadians

About one-quarter of Canadians are obese compared with more than one-third of Americans. The gap is narrower between men in both countries than it is for women. But people in both nations have become fatter since the 1980s. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 02 2011 1:58 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Wake Up To Your Sleep Deficit, America!

Nearly 5 percent of people surveyed admitted they were so tired they had nodded off or fallen asleep while driving at least once in the preceding month. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 04 2011 6:39 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

When 'Madagascar' Meets Children's Claritin

An advocacy group has complained to the Federal Trade Commission that Merck is improperly marketing the allergy remedy Claritin to kids. At issue are tie-ins with the movie Madagascar 3 . Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 20 2012 1:45 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Early Radiation Data From Near Plant Ease Health Fears

The first ground-level radiation measurements from within a 37-mile radius of the disabled Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant do not reveal any immediate health threat — and perhaps not even any health problems measurable decades from now, if levels stay...

Published Fri, Mar 18 2011 12:13 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

U.S. Makes Iodine Pills Available In Japan, But Cautions Against Use

The State Department has authorized the distribution of potassium iodide to U.S. government staff in Japan, "out of an abundance of caution." But it's a precautionary step, and nobody should take the pills unless told to do so by U.S. officials...

Published Mon, Mar 21 2011 1:43 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

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