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Federal Judge Rules Health Law Does Not Require Abortion Funding

A federal judge in Virginia dismissed a challenge to the law overhauling health care. In doing so, he upheld the insurance mandate and quashed arguments that the law required broad abortion coverage. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 02 2010 6:48 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Stay Fit To Reduce Risk Of Stroke

Shed those extra pounds if you're overweight, exercise regularly, and eat more fruits and vegetables, say stroke-prevention guidelines. Oh, and don't smoke, please. Drinking a little wouldn't hurt you, though. Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 03 2010 7:04 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Why The Walgreens In Fargo, N.D., Can't Fill Your Prescriptions

A decades-old law in North Dakota shuts most big chain pharmacies out of the state. But is there a downside to consumers? Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 06 2010 9:23 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Tiny Bubbles: Injectable Oxygen Foam Tested For Emergency Care

The experimental treatment, which hasn't been tried in humans, encapsulates pure oxygen in microbubbles made of fat molecules. The bubbles look quite a bit like shaving cream, one of the researchers says. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 19 2012 1:07 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Could Genes For Stripes Help Kitty Fight Disease?

Different lineages of cat with the same coloration got their looks in unique ways. The genetic variants that determine those patterns come from different mutations in the same genes. And that has some scientists thinking there may be more to the genes...

Published Thu, Sep 20 2012 12:07 PM by Shots - Health Blog

'Downton Abbey' And The History Of Medical Quackery

In the British TV sensation, a servant's attempt to correct a debilitating limp with a dubious device ends in blood and disappointment. Despite tighter regulation over the years, quack devices remain a threat. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 21 2012 9:58 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Spinal Surgery Company To Give Tissue Proceeds To Charity

Spinal Elements, a small and growing company, had long made plates, screws and other technology used in spinal surgeries. But its new Hero Allograft was the first product it ever made from the tissue — in this case the bones — of a donated human cadaver...

Published Sun, Oct 07 2012 8:22 AM by Shots - Health Blog

A Lively Mind: Your Brain On Jane Austen

Could modern cognitive theories explain character development in one of Janes Austen's most famous heroines — Pride and Prejudice 's Elizabeth Bennett? Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 08 2012 11:31 PM by Shots - Health Blog

How Do Public Data About Heart Attack Treatment Change It?

The sickest heart attack patients in states that report publicly on quality may get less treatment than those in states that don't. Public reporting is supposed to help patients shop intelligently for health care. But do doctors and hospitals game...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2012 12:40 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Pediatricians Recommend A Media Diet For Kids To Fight Obesity

Pediatricians say children shouldn't spend more than 2 hours a day plopped down in front of a computer, TV or other glowing device. The littlest kids — those 2 and younger — should watch any TV at all. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 27 2011 7:27 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Home Sick Home? Architect Goes After Tuberculosis In Haiti

An architect thinks better design for housing could help improve health. He commissioned prototype homes to prevent tuberculosis transmission in Haiti from designers and doctors around the world. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 28 2011 9:23 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Environmental Group Rates 'Superstar' Beaches, And Their Dirty Brethren

A report by the Natural Resources Defense Council reveals the cleanest—and the dirtiest—beaches in the country. It's based on state agency reports of health advisories and closed beaches from water pollution. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 29 2011 1:23 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Europeans Back Broader Use Of Avastin For *** Cancer

The European Commission gave the OK to an expansion of Avastin's approval to include using the drug in combination with Xeloda, a chemotherapy medicine, to treat metastatic *** cancer. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 30 2011 6:49 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Autopsy Study Provides New Theory On Shaken Baby Syndrome

A new study suggests that babies can die by violent shaking alone, but not in the way doctors have thought. A series of autopsies suggests damage to the neck rather than the brain can be fatal. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 01 2011 10:58 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Modesty Upgrade Coming To Some Airport Scanners

Over the next few months the Transportation Security Administration says it will retrofit 241 of its 488 airport scanners with software that's so unrevealing anybody, including passengers, can look at the pictures. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 21 2011 10:32 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

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