September 2010 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

No Water In Calif. School Cafeterias? One Man Says There Should Be A Law

A survey of California schools found that 40 percent don't offer free drinking water in cafeterias. A bill on the governor's desk aims to change that. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 24 2010 9:42 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Support For Overhaul Inches Upward, But Foes More Likely To Vote

With Election Day looming, less than half of Americans have a favorable view of health overhaul, a new poll finds. Still, the sentiment has improved since August. Even so, opponents appear more likely to vote come November. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 27 2010 5:02 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Young Women, *** Cancer And The New Health Law

Provisions of the federal health law boost research by the National Institutes of Health on *** cancer in young women and fund awareness campaigns for *** health. The overhaul provides $9 million a year through 2014. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 28 2010 4:47 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Celiac Disease Strikes Some Late In Life

Gluten, a protein found in wheat, triggers the autoimmune disorder in people whose genes make them susceptible. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 28 2010 12:58 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Cheap Pill May Save Lives When Given Before Surgery

A new study shows beta blockers cut the risk of a heart attack for patients at risk during surgery. The cost? $1 per patient. But only half of hospitals offer the drugs to at-risk patients. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 29 2010 3:11 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Johnson & Johnson Concedes Mistakes On Motrin

Executives testified they would handle a recall of Motrin differently, if they had it to do over. A Food and Drug Administration said it wasn't aware of the surreptitious way the recall was carried out until long afterward. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 30 2010 1:42 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Allergan Settles Charges It Went Too Far Marketing Botox

The selling of Botox has gone far beyond cosmetics. Now, Allergan, the drug's maker, has agreed to settle federal charges of misbehavior and pay the government $600 million in fines. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 01 2010 8:55 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Bosses Put Higher Insurance Tab On Workers' Shoulders

Employers keep shifting a larger share of health costs to their employees. Higher premiums, deductibles and copayments are making health insurance less affordable for people who get coverage at work. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 02 2010 8:49 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

A Portrait Of Health: Prescription Drugs In America

Kids tend to take medicines for asthma and ADHD. For older folks, drugs to treat blood pressure and cholesterol are most common. The proportion of Americans taking at least one drug has risen to 48 percent, the CDC says. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 03 2010 8:54 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

When Hospice Patients Also Get Treatment, Payment Can Be A Problem

Forced to choose between treatment and palliative care, many people forgo hospice services. Less than 40 percent of people are in hospice when they die. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 07 2010 9:18 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

No Cure For Morning Sickness Just Yet

A scientific review of the evidence for treatments ranging from ginger to acupuncture finds nothing so far has been proved safe and effective in relieving the nausea that strikes most women early in their pregnancies. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 08 2010 10:56 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Americans Are Flunking Easy Goals For Healthier Eating

By now, most Americans should be eating fruit at least twice a day and vegetables three or more times daily, public health officials had hoped. But, we're not even close to achieving those modest targets. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 10 2010 5:58 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

C-Sections And The Profit Motive In California

An investigation of cesarean-section rates at hospitals in California finds they are higher at for-profit institutions. The differences are apparent even when the focus is low-risk pregnancies, California Watch reports. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 13 2010 6:19 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Health Overhaul Brings Ban On Lifetime Benefit Caps

The elimination of limits on the value of health claims that can be paid over a lifetime is among the first provisions of the new health law to take effect. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 14 2010 5:54 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Doctors-In-Training May Give More Than Medical Care

Medical residents sick with the flu regularly ignore advice that they stay away from patients Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 15 2010 11:54 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

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