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To Cut Deficit, Obama Takes A Scalpel To Health Programs

But the president made clear that he doesn't intend to make any health cuts unless the Republicans relent on their pledge against new revenues. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 19 2011 12:37 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Food Industry Pitted Against Public Health At U.N. Summit

At the first United Nations General Assembly session on chronic diseases this week, public health advocates questioned whether food companies should be treated as partners when making policy on chronic disease. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 20 2011 3:32 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

How You Might Turn Your Health Cost Story Into A Little Cash

There are $1,000 prizes to be had for the best essays about how medical decisions affect the cost of care. There are separate categories for patients and clinicians. And the essays can reveal cost horrors or smart ways the system does more with less....

Published Wed, Sep 21 2011 8:58 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Can Frequent Family Dinners Help Teens Resist Drugs?

Sitting down for family dinners can help teens steer clear of drugs and build better family relationships. But it's not just the meal that equips them with an advantage. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 22 2011 10:35 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

DIY Bedbug Extermination Can Make You Sick

Some people are taking bedbug control into their own hands, buying and administering pesticides in their homes. But a report from the CDC that dozens people have been sicked from overusing or misusing the chemicals. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 23 2011 1:26 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Why Does A Virus Jump From One Species To Another?

The more susceptible a species' close relatives are to a virus, the more likely it is to move among them, researchers say. If humans want to predict the appearance of new diseases in the future, we need to understand how the viruses make the leap...

Published Mon, Sep 26 2011 1:11 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Fresh Push To Vaccinate Kids In Developing World

The GAVI Alliance will introduce the rotavirus vaccine, which protects against diarrhea, in 16 developing countries. Some 18 countries will also get the pneumococcal vaccine, which could cut deaths from pneumonia and meningitis. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 27 2011 1:12 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

How Hairdressers Can Help Fight Skin Cancer

Over a lifetime, our heads and necks receive a ton of exposure to the sun's UV rays. But most medical checkups don't include exhaustive exams of our hair and head. So public health researchers want to recruit hair stylists to help. It turns out...

Published Tue, Oct 18 2011 8:05 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

IQ Isn't Set In Stone, Suggests Study That Finds Big Jumps, Dips In Teens

A new study documents significant fluctuations in the IQs of a group of British teenagers. The findings bolster the theory that the IQ test isn't a measure of a person's "fixed" intellectual capacity but rather, a gauge of acquired knowledge...

Published Wed, Oct 19 2011 11:29 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Look Around: 1 In 10 Americans Takes Antidepressants

Antidepressant use has surged almost 400 percent since the early 1990s. Women and adolescent girls are 2 1/2 times more likely than men and adolescent boys to be taking one of the pills. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 20 2011 6:47 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Biggest Study Yet Finds No Cancer Risk From Cellphones

When researchers dug into Danish cancer data, teasing out cases involving people who'd had cellphones with those who hadn't, they found no increased risk of brain tumors. Swedish researchers also noted in an editorial that national rates of glioma...

Published Fri, Oct 21 2011 7:46 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Big-Name Drugs Are Falling Off The 'Patent Cliff'

Dozens of popular high-end pharmaceuticals — from Lipitor to Nexium to Plavix — are going off-patent in the coming months and years. That will lead to a big drop in drug costs. But analysts say that could be offset by a price increase in other areas....

Published Mon, Oct 24 2011 2:22 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Key Panel Recommends Routine HPV Vaccination For Boys

Experts voted to recommend to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that all 11- and 12-year-old boys be vaccinated with Gardasil, Merck's vaccine against human papillomavirus. Vaccinations could start as early as age 9. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 25 2011 10:19 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Scandal Could Be A Blow To Tiger's Mental Health, And His Game

By Maggie Mertens When it comes to being a great athlete, you need a triad of toughness: physical, mental and emotional, says sports psychologist Gregg Steinberg. Tiger's known for his toughness on the green, but how will this mental blow affect his...

Published Tue, Dec 08 2009 2:00 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Mental Health, Latest headlines

Oxygen Brings Relief For Cluster Headaches

By Richard Knox People who suffer from cluster headaches say there's no worse pain. How bad is it? Women with kids say the headaches are more excruciating than childbirth. (iStockphoto.com) So a clinical test showing the effectiveness of a simple...

Published Wed, Dec 09 2009 7:46 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

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