March 2010 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

FDA Warns Plavix May Be Ineffective In Some People

By Scott Hensley The Food and Drug Administration slapped its strongest warning on Plavix, a popular pill to prevent blood clots in people with heart disease. Plavix is most likely to be ineffective in Asians. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) (Mark Lennihan/AP...

Published Fri, Mar 12 2010 1:32 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Pharmaceuticals

California Settlements Haven't Helped Many Dropped By Insurers

By Scott Hensley Before Anthem Blue Cross of California got dinged for looking to raise rates by as much 40 percent, the company was put in a harsh political spotlight over cancellation of policies for people in the midst of expensive medical procedures...

Published Fri, Mar 12 2010 10:08 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul, Insurance

Preteens More Apt To Abuse Household Products Than Marijuana

By Scott Hensley Preteens are far more likely to have huffed cleaning products to get high than to have toked up, government data show. Survey results put the lifetime rate of inhalant use by 12-year-olds at 6.9 percent in 2008, just ahead of 5.1 percent...

Published Fri, Mar 12 2010 5:57 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Public Health, Children

FDA Says Company Knowingly Shipped Tainted Food Additive

By Nadja Popovich Remember when we told you that a little-known but widely-used food flavoring called HVP was causing a mess of recalls because of salmonella contamination? Well, now it turns out that the Las Vegas-based company that produces the stuff...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 2:02 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Food Safety

Genetically Determined Dieting? Maybe Not Yet

By Nadja Popovich They may not be the Montagues and Capulets, but fans of low-fat and low-carb diets have been locking horns for quite a while. But now, researchers at Stanford University claim they've found a way to resolve this bitter rivalry: look...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 12:55 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Research, Diets

Panel Recommends Rethink On Repeat Cesareans

By Brenda Wilson Just because a woman has given birth by cesarean section, doesn't mean she shouldn't be able to try a vaginal delivery for the next child, a group of experts says. A nurse prepares the abdomen of a woman before a C-section at...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 10:25 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Women's health

Common Heart Test Often Fails To Find Disease

By Richard Knox The gold-standard test for heart disease is looking a little tarnished. Angiograms may be used too often. (Wikimedia Commons) Angiograms may be used too often.. (Wikimedia Commons) Angiograms may be used too often.. (Wikimedia Commons...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 6:04 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Heart disease, Radiology

In Overhaul, Obama Would Hike Medicare Taxes On Wealthy

By Christopher Weaver Torn between a Senate plan to pay for the health overhaul by taxing expensive insurance plans, and a House plan to pay for it by taxing the rich, President Obama has settled on a third way: Tax the rich, with a twist. The Medicare...

Published Wed, Mar 10 2010 1:30 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul, Medicare

Why Rush Limbaugh Should Skip Costa Rica For Health Care

By Nadja Popovich Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh is no fan of Democrats' plans to overhaul health care. But yesterday, he went so far as to say he'd leave the country for Costa Rica if the administration's proposal passes. Say what...

Published Wed, Mar 10 2010 11:32 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul, International scene

Sebelius Challenges Insurers To Support Health Overhaul

By Scott Hensley As health care overhaul enters the legislative home stretch, the administration pounded health insurers again Wednesday. This time, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius delivered the tough talk right to the faces of executives...

Published Wed, Mar 10 2010 8:36 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul, Insurance

Vaccinating Kids Helps Adults Avoid Flu

By Richard Knox If you want to stop flu from spreading, start by vaccinating the kids. That little bit of common sense just got a big scientific boost from a study that shows unvaccinated adults can be protected against flu if enough nearby children vicinity...

Published Wed, Mar 10 2010 5:52 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Vaccines, Public Health, Prevention, Children

Giving May Be Contagious

By Alix Spiegel The whole idea of social contagion is itself sort of contagious. Altruism: pass it on. (iStockphoto.com) Altruism: pass it on. (iStockphoto.com) Altruism: pass it on. (iStockphoto.com) --> Everything from obesity to happiness to smoking...

Published Tue, Mar 09 2010 2:19 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Research

Consumer Group Gives Food Advertisers An 'F' On Kids

By April Fulton You know those brightly-colored packages, complete with famous cartoon characters hawking sugary cereals, snacks and fast food? It's no accident. The industry spends $2 billion a year to put those products in front of your kids so...

Published Tue, Mar 09 2010 1:50 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Nutrition

Protesters, Including 'Vampire Squid,' Picket Health Insurers' Confab

By Julie Rovner Never underestimate the power of a lovely spring day in the nation's capital to fuel a vigorous political demonstration. An unidentified demonstrator presses the case for health overhaul in Washington's Dupont Circle. (Courtesy...

Published Tue, Mar 09 2010 11:45 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul, Insurance

Bad Economy Crimps Demand For Plastic Surgery

By Scott Hensley The economic downturn is giving a nip and tuck to people's interest in plastic surgery. Laid-off worker Lyn Talent received a free Botox injection at an Arlington, VA, spa last June. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Tally up all kinds of...

Published Tue, Mar 09 2010 9:27 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Doctors, Consumers

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FDA Warns Plavix May Be Ineffective In Some People

California Settlements Haven't Helped Many Dropped By Insurers

Preteens More Apt To Abuse Household Products Than Marijuana

FDA Says Company Knowingly Shipped Tainted Food Additive

Genetically Determined Dieting? Maybe Not Yet

Panel Recommends Rethink On Repeat Cesareans

Common Heart Test Often Fails To Find Disease

In Overhaul, Obama Would Hike Medicare Taxes On Wealthy

Why Rush Limbaugh Should Skip Costa Rica For Health Care

Sebelius Challenges Insurers To Support Health Overhaul

Vaccinating Kids Helps Adults Avoid Flu

Giving May Be Contagious

Consumer Group Gives Food Advertisers An 'F' On Kids

Protesters, Including 'Vampire Squid,' Picket Health Insurers' Confab

Bad Economy Crimps Demand For Plastic Surgery