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Obese Men Fare Worse In Car Crashes

Watch your weight for crash safety. (iStockphoto.com) By Brenda Wilson If you're an obese man, you not only have a higher risk for heart disease and diabetes but also of being seriously injured in a car crash. Watch your weight for crash safety. Read...

Published Wed, Mar 31 2010 10:34 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Research, Obesity

Drug Sales Rise, Paced By Biotech And Generics

By Scott Hensley Quick. Which company is the biggest supplier of prescription medicines to Americans? Three-quarters of prescriptions in the U.S. are now filled with generics. (iStockphoto.com) If you answered, Pfizer, that's a pretty good guess....

Published Thu, Apr 01 2010 8:58 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Pharmaceuticals

Chocolate: Nancy Pelosi's Secret Overhaul Weapon

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi celebrates her birthday and the signing of the new health law with a big chocolate cake on March 26. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) By Joanne Silberner Unless you're a foodie and devotee of health overhaul, you might have missed...

Published Fri, Apr 02 2010 10:05 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: A Little Lighter

Zimbabwe Struggles Against 'Out-of-Control' Measles Epidemic

By Richard Knox An unchecked measles epidemic is on the rampage in the beleaguered south African nation of Zimbabwe. The epidemic, which began in September 2009, has been abetted by Christian religious sects that shun vaccination and a badly degraded...

Published Mon, Apr 05 2010 8:11 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Vaccines

KFC Goes For The Gold With Its Fried Chicken Bread

The new KFC Double Down chickenwich (KFC) The new KFC Double Down chickenwich. (KFC) The new KFC Double Down chickenwich. (KFC) --> By Rose Raymond On April 12, KFC customers across the country will get to try the fast-food chain's latest masterpiece...

Published Mon, Apr 05 2010 3:39 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Nutrition

U.S. Teen Birth Rate Drops -- Kinda

By Brenda Wilson After rising for two years, the U.S. teen birth rate has taken a slight drop. It's a welcome break in what many feared might be the beginning of a worrisome upswing in teen births. There were fewer strollers on the road in 2008 than...

Published Tue, Apr 06 2010 2:08 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Children

Peer Pressure And Malpractice Fears Fuel Extra Tests

By Nadja Popovich Fear about being sued for malpractice is, as you might expect, one of the main reasons doctors would order heart testing for patients, even if they aren't so sure the tests are absolutely necessary. Time for a test? (iStockphoto...

Published Thu, Apr 15 2010 1:05 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Malpractice, Doctors, Research

Heading To Surgery? Time To Take Stock Of Your Health

By Scott Hensley If you've ever needed an anesthesiologist, chances are you don't remember him or her. That's part of the deal, right? Good health makes for lower risks during surgery. (iStockphoto.com) Good health makes for lower risks during...

Published Fri, Apr 16 2010 9:58 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Hospitals, Your health

Early Research Points To Improved Lung Cancer Care

By Scott Hensley When a doctor diagnoses cancer, the labels for the disease are awfully broad, a fact that hinders treatment. Cancer, fundamentally, is a disease marked by specific changes in the genetic code of a person's cancerous cells. So one...

Published Mon, Apr 19 2010 7:01 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Cancer

Day Care Centers Too Quick To Send Kids Home Sick

A slight sniffle shouldn't keep Johnny at home. (Istockphoto.com) A slight sniffle shouldn't keep Johnny at home. (Istockphoto.com) --> A slight sniffle shouldn't keep Johnny at home. (Istockphoto.com) --> By Scott Hensley Pediatricians...

Published Mon, Apr 19 2010 2:20 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Infectious disease, Children

Too Fat to Fight? Obesity Threatens Military Recruiting

By Richard Knox During World War II, at least 40 percent of potential military recruits were undernourished. So after the war, military leaders helped convince Congress to pass the National School Lunch Program to make subsidized meals part of kids'...

Published Tue, Apr 20 2010 12:58 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Children, Nutrition, Obesity

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