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Simple Things To Do To Lessen Back-To-School Stomach Bugs

When it comes to packing lunches for school, keeping hands and counters clean is probably the most important tip. Also, putting a bottle of hand sanitizer in kids' backpacks is a good idea. Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 28 2011 9:01 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Uninsured Largely Unaware Of Benefits Coming From Overhaul

A new poll finds that only half of uninsured people are aware that help is on the way from the federal health overhaul. Fewer than a third say they think the law will help them obtain health insurance. Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 29 2011 1:28 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

A Remnant From Algae In Malaria Parasite May Prove Its Weakness

Scientists say a new finding may help them design or look for specific kinds of drugs that inhibit a critical chemical for the malaria parasite. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 30 2011 2:23 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Odds Of Drinking A Soda Are A Coin-Flip For Americans

Chance are good that you consumed something sugary (or high fructose corn syrupy) in the last day. On any particular day, half the people in the U.S. drink a soda, fruit or sports drink, or similar calorie-rich beverage. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 31 2011 1:01 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Efforts To Track Long-Term Safety Of Silicone *** Implants Flounder

Manufacturers of silicone *** implants have done such a poor job of tracking patients that it's impossible to know if the devices have long-term health and safety risks, according to consumer advocates testifying at an advisory panel meeting for the...

Published Thu, Sep 01 2011 12:07 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Tiny Strokes May Cause The Shuffling Gait of Old Age

The slow, shuffling walk of old age may be caused by invisible problems with tiny blood vessels in the brain. One-third of people who tested normal during life were found to have these tiny abnormalities in blood vessels at autopsy. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 02 2011 12:54 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Paintball Injury? Your Hospital Has A Code For That

About 56 people a day show up in emergency rooms with injuries from BB, pellet and paintball guns. How did researchers figure that out? It's all in the code. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 06 2011 2:12 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Maine Senator Postpones Potato Nutrition Battle, For Now

All year, a fight has been raging over the potato's proper role in school lunch and breakfast programs. Potato industry lobbyists and senators from potato-growing states are fighting efforts to limit spuds' appearances in the lunch line. Read...

Published Wed, Sep 07 2011 10:01 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Federal Court Rejects Two Challenges To Health Law

A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed cases brought by Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli and Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 08 2011 11:37 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

How To Find Out If Your Doctor And Drugmakers Are In A Relationship

Financial interests have the potential to influence what your doctor decides to do or prescribe for you. ProPublica has a fresh data you can mine to find out if your doctor gets money from drugmakers. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2011 9:25 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Poll: Americans' Concern About Food Safety Drops

Fewer people in the U.S. are as worried about food safety now as they were a year ago, according to the latest NPR-Thomson Reuters health poll. Those with the lowest incomes reported the most concern about the safety of the food they eat. Read More.....

Published Mon, Sep 12 2011 1:19 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

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