December 2010 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

Lessons Learned As 'Doctors Behaving Badly' Tour Ends

A yearlong investigation into the disciplinary actions taken against problem doctors uncovered serious shortcomings in the protection of patients. The specific findings are easy to find on a Google map. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 29 2010 2:56 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Stories Of Health Care Horrors Produce Happy Endings For A Few

A contest to find the best essays about the effect of doctors' orders on health costs has named its winners. The top stories were about people who had health insurance, but still struggled to pay their medical bills. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 28 2010 6:58 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Health Overhaul's Biggest Failing Could Be Lack Of A Catchy Name

Even the wonkiest among us rarely refer to the law by its given name: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. So what should we call the law remaking the nation's health care system? Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 27 2010 6:57 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Underage Drinkers Get Carried Away On New Year's Eve, Too

A national estimate derived from a sample of emergency rooms around the country finds nearly 2,000 young people wound up in the hospital on New Year's Day in 2009 because of alcohol. Easier access to booze and less parental are key factors. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 30 2010 6:59 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Tainted Food A Common Cause Of Illness

Each year about 1 in 6 of Americans get sick from a bug carried by some sort of food they eat. Norovirus, which causes the stomach flu, and salmonella are the most common culprit for illness. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 16 2010 5:34 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Five Cookbooks To Avoid For A Healthy 2011

Put down the fruitcake and stay away from these high fat, high calorie cookbooks, says the Physicians for Responsible Nutrition. Plus, we've got tips for eating better that don't even require a cookbook. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 23 2010 12:41 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Epilepsy Strikes 1 in 26 People During Their Lives

About 12 million Americans alive today will develop epilepsy at some point in their lives. People are more prone to develop the seizure disorder as they age, with a big jump in risk after age 50. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 27 2010 1:40 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Feds Propose To Scrutinize Health Insurers' Big Rate Hikes

Federal officials are pushing ahead with new rules that would let them weigh in on whether a health insurance company’s proposed premium increases are reasonable. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 21 2010 11:55 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

In Breakaway, Big Health Insurers Seek To Boost Washington Clout

Aetna, Cigna, Humana, UnitedHealthcare and WellPoint are looking to band together and increase their influence on the implementation of policy and overhaul of the nation's health system. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 09 2010 4:06 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

5 Health Books You Don't Need To Read Because We Did

Speed dating meets literary criticism. Shots reviews some of this year's health books which came our way. Many had advice about what to eat. Several had something to say about belly fat and abs. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 28 2010 12:57 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Shocker: People Search A Lot For Diet Help In January

Two in three Americans are overweight or obese. Next month, a lot of us will be searching online for help with weight-related resolutions, according to data from Bing and Google. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 29 2010 6:57 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Abbott Recalls Millions of Glucose Testing Strips Used By Diabetics

Up to 359 million test strips designed to test the blood glucose levels of diabetics are being recalled due to a manufacturing defect that makes blood sugar levels look lower than they really are. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 22 2010 11:34 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Scientific American: U.S. Pig Farms May Be 'Flu Factories'

Writer Helen Branswell says in an article in Scientific American that American pig farms are virtual "flu factories" because monitoring of animal health is so weak. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 23 2010 5:37 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

Deer Get Revenge With A Pox On 2 Hunters

The men nicked their fingers while dressing deer carcasses. Within a few weeks angry-looking raised lesions appeared at the sites of the cuts. Scientists determined that a virus from the deer had infected the men. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 30 2010 1:05 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

President To Sign Food Safety Bill Into Law. Now What?

President Obama will sign the food safety bill into law as early as today. But many other challenges lie ahead, such as what consumers will see, where the $1.4 billion cost will come from, and how the regulations are written. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 22 2010 9:38 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

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