April 2010 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

The Senate's Human Side Shows In War On Meth

By April Fulton Senators like to hold hearings to show how smart they are, and how strong they are on a particular issue. But sometimes, when the problems are complex and there's no clear political gain for one party over another, they show a little...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 2:30 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Drug abuse

Early Research Points To Improved Lung Cancer Care

By Scott Hensley When a doctor diagnoses cancer, the labels for the disease are awfully broad, a fact that hinders treatment. Cancer, fundamentally, is a disease marked by specific changes in the genetic code of a person's cancerous cells. So one...

Published Mon, Apr 19 2010 7:01 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Cancer

Colorado Rep. Markey, Tea Party Target, Explains Health Vote

By Peggy Girshman Tea Partiers did more than hold Tax Day rallies yesterday. They also named their "heroes and targets." Rep. Markey's district is shaping up as a health battleground. (Wikimedia Commons) Depressed adults have an extra hard...

Published Fri, Apr 16 2010 11:55 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul, Congressional activity

Experts Say Cancer Research Program Faces Big Trouble

By Richard Knox For more than 50 years, most of what doctors know about which cancer treatments work and which ones don't has come out of a big federally funded network of far-flung academic researchers known obscurely as the Cooperative Group Program...

Published Thu, Apr 15 2010 2:20 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Cancer

Vatican To Fund Adult Stem Cell Research

By Kathleen Masterson The Catholic church has been in the news a good deal lately, and let's just say it hasn't been positive. But here's some news the Vatican is proud to announce: It's donating roughly $3 million to fund a research initiative...

Published Fri, Apr 23 2010 7:20 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Research, Ethics

California Hospitals Fined $1 Million For Reporting Lapses

By Christopher Weaver You can now find out which California hospitals failed to report serious medical accidents on time. Reporting certain mistakes within 45 days is required by California law, and offenders face a $100-a-day fine for missing that deadline...

Published Mon, Apr 12 2010 1:30 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Quality

Without Fear, Racial Stereotypes Fail To Take Root

By Alix Spiegel Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed of a world that was completely color blind. But research has shown that racial stereotypes are found in every culture and every people -- even children as young as 3 years old tend to prefer their own racial...

Published Mon, Apr 12 2010 2:01 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Research

Ground Zero Workers Suffered Permanent Lung Damage

By Scott Hensley With the passage of time since the attacks on the World Trade Center almost nine years ago, the health toll on workers who rushed to the scene is becoming clearer. Firefighters and rescue workers exposed to the dust at the scene in the...

Published Thu, Apr 08 2010 6:57 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Research, Environmental health

Drug Sales Rise, Paced By Biotech And Generics

By Scott Hensley Quick. Which company is the biggest supplier of prescription medicines to Americans? Three-quarters of prescriptions in the U.S. are now filled with generics. (iStockphoto.com) If you answered, Pfizer, that's a pretty good guess....

Published Thu, Apr 01 2010 8:58 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Pharmaceuticals

Mild Peppers May Help Burn Calories

By April Fulton We're liberal about piling on the hot chilies in our food, and science suggests there's even some benefit to the sweating we're doing when we eat them -- it burns calories. But what about those people who just can't stand...

Published Wed, Apr 28 2010 6:51 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Diets

Judge Lets Mass. Insurance Rate Rejections Stand

By Richard Knox A high-profile showdown between Massachusetts health insurers and state regulators over rates will have a second act -- and probably many more. The battle of health insurance rates in Massachusetts isn't likely to end soon. (iStockphoto...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 6:15 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Insurance

Icelandic Government Says Cover Your Mouth When You Breathe

Geochemist Asgerdur Sigurdardottir of the University of Iceland models a gas mask as she collects ash samples for analysis. (Joe Palca/NPR) Geochemist Asgerdur Sigurdardottir of the University of Iceland models a gas mask as she collects ash samples for...

Published Thu, Apr 22 2010 1:15 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Environmental health

More Medicaid Pay For Some Doctors, But Will It Last?

By Maggie Mertens While doctors are worrying a lot about whether Congress will block a big scheduled cut in Medicare payments, a fix to another public health program is raising another question. To ease the worries of already strained primary care doctors...

Published Tue, Apr 06 2010 1:57 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul, Insurance, Medicaid

Drug Rep Repeats Whistleblower Role For Seroquel

By Scott Hensley Even Big Pharma can be a small world. Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca have a surprising connection that makes the drug industry look like a small world. (iStockphoto.com) Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca have a surprising connection. (iStockphoto...

Published Wed, Apr 28 2010 9:42 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Pharmaceuticals, Mental Health, Conflicts of interest

Schistosomiasis: An Unwelcome Adventure

By Joanne Silberner Adrenaline-addicted travelers who love running rapids have another risk to contend with in some exotic locales -- schistosomiasis. Kayakers beware of these little buggers: Schistosoma mansoni. (Shirley Maddison/CDC) (Shirley Maddison...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 10:58 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Research, International scene

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