Why Your Future Vaccination Might Not Be A Shot : NPR

Read the full article: Why Your Future Vaccination Might Not Be A Shot : Goats and Soda : NPR:

"Vaccines don't always make it into the people who need them the most. Many require a syringe and a needle to enter the bloodstream and create immunity. And that means a doctor or nurse has to do the job.

But with if a vaccine could be delivered by simply applying a patch? That's Mark Prausnitz's goal: creating a nickel-sized bandage-like device covered with 100 microscopic needles that would puncture the skin, then dissolve to get the vaccine into the body."

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Traffic Stops Persuade People To Avoid Drinking And Driving : Shots - Health News : NPR

Read the full article: Traffic Stops Persuade People To Avoid Drinking And Driving : Shots - Health News : NPR:

"The study was published online in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.

The same went for arrests for driving under the influence. The more DUI arrests, the fewer drunken drivers out on the roads.

In large part, Fell says, that's because word spreads quickly. When people know DUI laws are strictly enforced, "They think twice about drinking and driving." And when people see someone pulled to the side of the road by a cop, he adds, they'll likely consider their own speed and sobriety."

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NPR On FDA Tobacco Oversight (audio)

This audio news story, Talking Tobacco Companies Into FDA Oversight, fresh from NPR:

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will have regulatory authority over the $89 billion tobacco industry as soon as President Obama puts his signature to a bill passed by Congress. The change took decades to happen — the industry fought hard to keep the FDA out — but finally succumbed to changing social norms and the guidance from one in its own ranks. Guest host Alison Stewart speaks with Steve Parrish, a former Altria executive and who pushed the company to support FDA regulation of the tobacco industry, and Dr. David Kessler, who was head of the FDA in the mid-1990s.

As a non-smoker, I'm thrilled to see this new day of FDA oversight. As a country we should be paying more attention to improving population health. 

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