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Mental Health Often Overlooked In Developing World

Infectious diseases command lots of attention from aid groups. But chronic conditions, including mental health problems, are overdue for action in the developing world. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 10 2010 11:02 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Cancer Takes Growing Toll In Developing World

Cancer is becoming a bigger problem in poorer countries, as the populations there grow older. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 02 2010 10:15 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Auto Collisions With Deer Pose A Health Risk

Crashing into a deer can be hazardous to your health, especially this time of year. Over the last five years the accidents have increased by 21 percent. Other large animals, including feral hogs, also pose a collision threat. Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 02 2010 2:23 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Chopping Copays Makes Medicines More Attractive

Pitney Bowes finds cutting copays for drugs to fight cholesterol and blood clots increased the likelihood people would take them as recommended. A study of the approach concludes the time is ripe for insurers and companies to cut some copays. Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 02 2010 9:06 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

A Little Sugar And A Human Touch Can Ease Preemies' Pain

Swiss researchers found that newborns who got sugar and a firm embrace suffered the least pain, compared to babies who got just sugar or who were just held during medical procedures. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 09 2012 11:57 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Growth In U.S. Health Spending Stays Slow; Experts Cite Lagging Economy

Health costs rose 3.9 percent last year, the second-slowest rate since the government started keeping track. The previous record low was 3.8 percent in 2009. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 09 2012 2:10 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Binge Drinking: Risky And Widespread

About 1 in 6 Americans, or 38 million people, went on at least one drinking binge last year, according to the latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 10 2012 10:56 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Study: A Joint May Be Easier On Lungs Than A Cigarette

Cigarettes are bad for lungs, but marijuana smoke so much at least for moderate pot smokers. That's the word from researchers to tracked the lung function of cigarette and marijuana smokers for 20 years. But the lungs of heavy pot smokers didn't...

Published Tue, Jan 10 2012 1:03 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Calories Trump Protein For Weight Loss

People on low-protein diets pack on more fat compared to people who eat normal amounts of protein, a new study concludes. This is bad for health, even if the low-protein folks don't put on as many pounds. Eating more protein may make it easier to...

Published Wed, Jan 04 2012 6:57 AM by Shots - Health Blog

A Changing Picture For Cancer Deaths In The U.S.

From the early 1990s until 2008, death rates from cancer in the U.S. fell by about 23 percent in men and 15 percent in women. That works out to more than 1 million fewer deaths from cancer over the period. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 05 2012 10:54 AM by Shots - Health Blog

What Do Women Really Want? Oxytocin

Women who produce more of the trust hormone oxytocin are happier, more gregarious and resilient, researchers say. The latest findings come from an experiment in which scientists assessed women's happiness before and after a stranger gave them $24...

Published Mon, Nov 15 2010 12:49 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Friends Of Health Overhaul Defend It In Federal Court Case

Now advocates of the federal health overhaul are chiming in on a legal challenge to the law's constitutionality. Hospitals and a group of economists make make their cases. Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 16 2010 8:57 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

A Busy Heart Doctor Offers Stress Tips For Women

Dr. Michelle Albert is the lead researcher on a new study about how high-stress jobs can affect women's heart health. As a busy, stressed woman herself, she has some thoughts on what women can do to help their hearts. Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 16 2010 10:57 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Stem Cells Show Promise As Blindness Treatment In Early Study

Human embryonic stem cells show promise in an early study involving two patients suffering from incurable, progressive forms of blindness. Both experienced marked improvement in their eyesight. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 23 2012 8:46 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Food Safety Bill Gets A Post-Turkey Day Vote, For A Price

An overwhelming number of Americans want to see a food safety bill passed that would increase the Food and Drug Administration's authority over tainted food. However, nothing moves in the Senate without a little grease. Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 19 2010 11:02 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

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