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HIV Finding Opens New Path For Vaccine Research

Researchers in South Africa tracked how the evolution of the virus in two infected woman shaped the antibodies they produced to fight it. Several months after infection, the researchers saw that the patients had developed more "broadly neutralizing...

Published Mon, Oct 22 2012 9:53 AM by Shots - Health News

German Lawmakers Move To Quell Uproar Over Circumcision

A German regional court effectively banned circumcision this summer after ruling that the ancient practice amounts to assault. That fueled accusations of religious intolerance in a country still haunted by its Nazi past. Now lawmakers are pushing through...

Published Fri, Oct 19 2012 2:36 PM by Shots - Health News

Tweet Chat: Chasing Down Polio, Eradication In Sight

Thanks to vigorous efforts to eradicate the poliovirus through vaccination, there are only three countries on the face of the earth where polio is still endemic. NPR reporters and editors hosted a chat on Twitter: #chasingpolio. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 19 2012 8:32 AM by Shots - Health News

CDC: Meningitis Mold In Tainted Drug Can Incubate For Months

The mold is so rare as a cause of human illness that nobody knows its incubation period. That makes it hard to predict when the outbreak will be over. Read More...

Published Sat, Oct 20 2012 4:00 AM by Shots - Health News

Report: Vaccines Are Safe, Hazards Few And Far Between

Autism isn't linked to childhood vaccines, according to a new review from the Institute of Medicine, but vaccines aren't free of risks. The committee found that most serious health problems were linked to two live vaccines, the ones for measles...

Published Thu, Aug 25 2011 10:45 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Restaurant Calorie Counts Will Be On The Menu

By Nadja Popovich By next year, chain restaurants across the country will have to post calorie information on their menus. You can't say we didn't warn you. Finding the calories before you dine out will get easier soon. (Justin Sullivan/Getty...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 2:30 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Nutrition, Obesity

Prescription Drug Overdoses Send More People To Hospitals

By Deborah Franklin The recent rash of people taking way too many pain pills isn't restricted to Hollywood celebs. It's part of a nationwide trend, says an ER doc in West Virginia. Dr. Jeffrey Coben and several colleagues at West Virginia University...

Published Tue, Apr 06 2010 11:40 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Personal Health, Hospitals, FDA, Pharmaceuticals, Men's health, Mental Health, Consumers, Gender

As Cheerleading Injuries Rise, Doctors Call For Stricter Safety Rules

The flips, pyramids, and tosses that make modern-day cheerleading so eye-popping make it far more risky than the splits-on-the-sidelines version that parent remember. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 22 2012 12:21 PM by Shots - Health News

Generics Get Another Look, As Brands Lose Luster

By Scott Hensley Does a brand-name boost your trust in a medicine? In the wake of Johnson & Johnson's latest big recall of over-the-counter medicines due to quality problems, the New York Times reports that some consumers are rethinking the value...

Published Mon, May 03 2010 7:14 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Personal Health, Pharmaceuticals, Consumers

In The Mood For Chocolate

How much chocolate do you eat each month? (iStockphoto.com) (iStockphoto.com) (iStockphoto.com) --> By Joanne Silberner I eat chocolate every single day. And I regularly supply chocolate to others. So I was particularly interested when I heard about...

Published Mon, Apr 26 2010 2:16 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Research, Nutrition

Senate Democrats' First Amendment To Health Overhaul Would Protect Mammography

By Christopher Weaver The first change offered by Senate Democrats to their health overhaul bill appears crafted in part to blunt criticism of government rationing sparked by recent guidelines that recommend women get routine mammograms starting at 50...

Published Tue, Dec 01 2009 1:41 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul, Cancer, Women's health, Prevention, Ethics, Radiology

Ghost in the Brain: An 'Apparition Hemorrhage'

By Richard Knox When EMTs brought the 68-year-old man to the Boston hospital, he was in a deep coma. Suspecting a brain hemorrhage, doctors ordered a CT scan and were startled by what they saw. The New England Journal of Medicine reproduces the picture...

Published Wed, Oct 28 2009 3:02 PM by NPR Blogs: NPR Health

Filed under: Radiology

Ethics Disclosures Gain Steam In Health Care

By Maggie Mertens Bet you didn't see this one coming: the latest trending topic in the health industry headlines? Stricter ethics rules. A provision in the new health law Physician Payments Sunshine Act will require big spenders in the health industry...

Published Mon, Apr 26 2010 12:58 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Doctors, Congressional activity, Ethics, FDA, Pharmaceuticals, Conflicts of interest

California Bill Would Make Insurers Cover Smoking Cessation Costs

By Nadja Popovich California may be gearing for another row with health insurers, but this time it's not over increasing insurance rates. A new bill in California would require health insurers to cover the costs of quitting smoking. (iStockphoto.com...

Published Wed, Apr 21 2010 1:03 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Prevention, Tobacco

Fruits and Veggies Prevent Cancer? Not So Much, It Turns Out

Keep on eating these for your heart, just don't expect cancer-prevention miracles. (iStockphoto.com) Keep on eating these, but don't expect cancer-prevention-miracles. (iStockphoto.com) Keep on eating these, but don't expect cancer-prevention...

Published Tue, Apr 06 2010 3:01 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Cancer, Prevention, Heart disease, Nutrition

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