October 2010 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

One Egg Farm Cleared To Sell After Salmonella Scare, Another Warned Again

The DeCoster egg operation needs to seal out rodents, clean up standing manure pits, and make sure employees wear appropriate clothing before selling eggs again. This summer's salmonella outbreak sickened 1,600 people. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 19 2010 7:37 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Hispanics Living Longer Than Whites, Blacks. But Why?

Hispanics born in 2006 can expect to live to the ripe old age of about 80 years. That's more than 2 years longer than non-Hispanic whites who're looking at about 78 years and nearly 8 years longer than blacks' 73 years. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 14 2010 11:56 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Britain Gives Alzheimer's Drugs A Second Chance

In a reversal, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence says Aricept, Razadyne and Exelon are worth the money when it comes to treating people with mild Alzheimer's disease. Four years ago the gatekeeper recommended against them....

Published Thu, Oct 07 2010 6:13 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Healthy Living Can Temper *** Cancer Risk That Runs In Family

Researchers found women had a lower risk of *** cancer later in life when they exercised regularly, drank modestly and kept a normal body weight. There are benefits even if a woman's mother or sister had developed *** cancers. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 12 2010 6:55 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Can You Trust Preteens To Babysit? Maybe

A survey finds that many young babysitters have engaged in unsafe behaviors while on the job, such as leaving children unattended. A pediatrician recommends that preteens take a formal course in babysitting, just to be on the safe side. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 04 2010 11:14 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Mouth-To-Mouth In CPR Might Be Overrated

A study out of Arizona found that cardiac arrest patients who received hands-only CPR had a higher rate of survival than patients who received conventional CPR and those who didn't get CPR. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 05 2010 2:39 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Better Safe Than Sorry: Surgeons Get Help Counting Sponges

Computerized systems for tracking equipment in operating rooms can reduce errors that hurt patients. The Mayo Clinic in Minnesota hasn't lost a sponge inside a patient in more than a year and a half. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 06 2010 11:50 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Monthly Injection Approved To Fight Drug Addiction

The Food and Drug Administration approved the use of a once-a-month injection that shows promise for weaning some people from heroin and other opiates. Called Vivitrol, the drug blocks the effect of opiates on brain cells. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 13 2010 7:52 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Earthquake Not To Blame For Cholera Outbreak In Haiti

The most likely explanation for the outbreak is a rise in temperature and salinity in estuaries around Haiti's Bay of Saint-Marc, says an expert. Shrimp-like copepods that carry the cholera bacterium thrive in those conditions. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 26 2010 8:31 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Glaxo To Pay $750 Million And Plead Guilty In Drug Quality Case

The company pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges and agreed to a civil settlement over the sale of substandard medicines to government health programs. Quality problems at a factory in Puerto Rico lay at the root of the case. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 26 2010 1:22 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Court OKs Hormone-Free Label On Dairy Products In Ohio

A federal court's decision on hormone-free milk labeling may stoke the debate over how to label genetically-engineered salmon. Is it OK to note that milk or fish aren't the products of genetic engineering? Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 01 2010 1:31 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Cost Blast From Health Care Past: 'It's The Prices, Stupid.'

The overhaul of the U.S. health care system will lead to many more people having insurance coverage. But when it comes to the costs of care, don't expect much improvement. High prices will remain a problem. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 25 2010 6:37 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Texas Shuts Down Celery Plant After Five Deadly Listeria Cases Reported

Listeria poisoning can cause fever, headache, nausea, and preterm labor, as well as death. Contaminated fresh fruits and vegetables, raw milk, and raw meats are frequent culprits, says the Food and Drug Administration. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 21 2010 12:50 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

New Anti-Clotting Drug Jumps Into Giant Market

The new drug Pradaxa is the first to take on the dominance of warfarin - the blockbuster anti-clotting drug. The market is estimated at $12 billion a year. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 20 2010 11:11 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Maria Shriver Says Women At The Center Of The Alzheimer's Epidemic

A report found that two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer's disease are women. Also, women make up 60 percent of those who are unpaid caregivers for Alzheimer's disease sufferers. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 19 2010 12:00 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

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