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To Keep Off Pounds: Pass The Nuts, Hold The Chips

Eating more nuts, fruits, vegetables, whole grains and yogurt can keep help keep age-related weight gains in check, according to a new study. Potatoes — from french fries to mashed — are associated with the biggest weight gains. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 23 2011 7:49 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Doctors: IUDs Deserve Another Look

Intrauterine devices for birth control got a boost from a leading group of obstetricians and gynecologists. In new guidelines to doctors, IUDs were deemed the most effective, reversible form of birth control. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 24 2011 10:29 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

In-Depth Genome Analysis Moves Toward The Hospital Bed

Scientists have been using whole genome sequencing for over a decade, but it has yet to become a routine tool in the clinic. Two separate research groups showed progress in making diagnoses using in-depth genome analysis. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 05 2012 11:16 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Meningitis Outbreak Update: List Of Hospitals Released

The government has named 75 medical facilities that received a potentially contaminated drug suspected of infecting 47 patients with meningitis nationwide. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 05 2012 3:33 PM by Shots - Health Blog

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

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

The Sick Turn To Crowdfunding To Pay Medical Bills

Crowdfunding isn't just for hipster artists anymore. In 2012 alone, users of the site GoFundMe have raised more than $6 million for personal medical causes. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 24 2012 7:31 AM by Shots - Health News

Chain Restaurants To Add More Healthful Kids' Meals

The National Restaurant Association is encouraging restaurants to offer choices that emphasize nutrition over empty calories in meals for children through a new program called Kids Live Well. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 13 2011 10:10 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Restrictions On Abortion Multiply This Year

In the first half of 2011, states enacted a record 162 new laws or changes to existing laws that affect reproductive health. There were 80 new abortion restrictions — more than double the previous record of 34 seen in 2005. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 14 2011 9:23 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Does President Obama Really Want To Means-Test Medicare? Probably Not

President Obama and many other prominent politicians and pundits talk about making Medicare more expensive for people with higher incomes. But that's not the same thing as "means testing" Medicare. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 15 2011 1:58 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Birth Control Without Copays Could Become Mandatory

Is birth control part of preventive care for women? That's the question before an independent panel of experts. And their decision could force insurance companies to fully cover the cost of the pill and other prescription contraceptives. Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 18 2011 2:15 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Latest Figures On Obesity Paint An Uglier Picture

The most worrisome aspect of the latest data is an animated map from the CDC that shows how obesity rates have climbed since 1985. In the mid-'90s, all the states were various shades of blue, meaning none had an obesity rate greater than 19 percent...

Published Tue, Jul 19 2011 11:57 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

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