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FDA Rejects Diet Pill, Casting Pall Over Future Of Weight-Loss Medicines

In a move that contradicted the advice of a panel of outside experts, the Food and Drug Administration will not consider approving the diet pill Contrave without a large study to determine its heart risks. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 01 2011 6:25 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Fla. Court Decision Plunges Federal Health Law Into Limbo

After a federal court declared the new health law unconstitutional, it's still unclear how far the ruling reaches. Still, the Obama administration says that it will continue to implement the law regardless of the pending legal questions. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 01 2011 12:44 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Video Games May Make Girls More Helpful, But Only If Parents Play Along

Girls who play video games with Mom and Dad tend to be more helpful and less aggressive. The same can't be said for Junior. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2011 11:10 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Health Overhaul: You Want Fries With That?

Comedian Denis Leary got a dig in about Americans' health problems with a tweet that said more of us would be in favor of health overhaul if it came with a side order of fries. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 03 2011 10:27 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Federal Judge In Mississippi Throws Out Challenge To Health Overhaul

Now a federal judge appointed by a Republican has thrown out a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal health overhaul. The move marks a break from a trend of decisions that have gone along the party lines. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 04 2011 9:29 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Weighty Issue: Keep Junior Off Solid Food During His First 4 Months

Formula-fed kids who got weaned by four months were six times more likely to be obese as preschoolers. For kids who got *** milk, there was no difference in obesity tied to when solid foods were started. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 07 2011 7:06 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

As Nations Develop, Cancer Takes Hold

The wealthiest parts of the globe account for about 40 percent of cancer cases, yet have only 15 percent of the world's population. By 2030, cases of cancer will have risen in all countries, but those in the middle stages of development today can...

Published Fri, Jun 01 2012 1:47 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Potty Talk For The Greater Good

Among advocates for improving sanitation through better toilet access, the only question is whether to play it straight or joke about the john. Pretty much everyone seems to give in to humor. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 04 2012 12:48 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Depressed? Treatment May Be A Phone Call Away

Therapists can treat depression just as effectively over the phone as in person, research shows. And patients are more likely to stick with treatment because phone calls fit into busy lives more easily than regular visits to a clinician's office....

Published Tue, Jun 05 2012 1:55 PM by Shots - Health Blog

To Count As A Young Scientist, Anything Less Than 52 Will Do

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, a charity that helps raise money to support the NIH, today announced a $100,000 prize to encourage young scientists. A big check awaits an outstanding young researcher, who happens to be as old as...

Published Wed, Jun 06 2012 12:58 PM by Shots - Health Blog

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

Drug-Resistant Germ In Rhode Island Hospital Raises Worries

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cites Rhode Island Hospital for fast work in stamping out a dangerous antibiotic-resistant germ. But federal officials are concerned the next time might not go as well. They're asking U.S. hospitals to...

Published Fri, Jun 22 2012 1:37 PM by Shots - Health Blog

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