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To Curb Medical Arms Race, Go After The Suppliers

Older and wealthier populations that better health may drive some national demand for care. But the supply of services remains a big part of the cost problem. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 12 2011 9:42 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog
Antibiotics Defeat Ear Infections In Young Kids, Studies Find

Two studies bring new evidence to the long-running debate on whether antibiotics work for children's ear infections. But experts say doctors should be sure the child really is suffering from an ear infection before writing a prescription. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 12 2011 9:01 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog
Antibiotics Defeat Ear Infections In Little Kids, Studies Find

Two studies bring new evidence to the long-running debate on whether antibiotics work for children's ear infections. But experts say doctors should be sure the child really is suffering from an ear infection before writing a prescription. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 12 2011 2:15 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog
Psychiatrist Weighs In On Attitudes Toward Mental Illness After Loughner

Many people who encounter someone who's mentally ill assume it's a problem for the law, not a doctor. But what should we be doing to ensure more people with mental illness get help? Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 12 2011 1:34 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog
For Teens, Too Much Sugar Can Be A Heartbreaker

Teens should cut down on sugar as a favor to their heart, a new study suggests. There's lots of room for improvement because the average teen consumes more than 28 teaspoons of added sugar a day. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 12 2011 11:09 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog
Journal Claims Profit Motive Helped Fuel Autism-Vaccine Scare

A second article in a series on medical research that fanned fears about a link between autism and measles vaccine lays out evidence that business interests influenced the work. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 12 2011 7:32 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog
Single, Self-Employed And Without Insurance? Get Married And Hire The Spouse

Some self-employed people are discovering a helpful little loophole in insurance plans. By bringing their spouse or another person on board as an employee, insurers may have to issue them health coverage. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 11 2011 2:13 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog
EPA Moves To Ban Pesticide That Leaves Fluoride Behind

The government has been on a bit of a roll lately to reduce exposure to fluoride. It recently proposed reducing fluoride in water because studies suggest kids who get too much fluoride risk stained and pitted teeth. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 11 2011 11:25 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog
Doctors Say Giffords 'Holding Her Own' And Can Take Breaths Unaided

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is making some progress in recovering from a gunshot wound to the head. A surgeon on the team caring for her said she was looking good and able to initiate breathing on her own. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 11 2011 9:44 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog
Biking Ability Can Help Diagnose Parkinson's

Simple tests can sometimes tell doctors a lot. How well a person rides a bike can help differentiate two different forms of Parkinson's disease, Dutch doctors have found. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 11 2011 8:17 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog
Decline In Abortions Appears Stalled, But Protests Rise

A national survey finds that a longstanding decline in abortions has stopped, with a slight uptick in the number of procedures performed. Protests against providers of abortions have increased, however. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 11 2011 5:58 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog
Panel Criticizes Plan To Reward Poorly Performing Health Insurers

Expanding a bonus program to more health insurers with lower quality scores could cost the government too much money and reduce insurers' incentives to improve, says the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 10 2011 2:26 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog
How Neurosurgeons Size Up Brain Injuries Like Giffords'

Three neurosurgeons explain how patients with injuries like Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' are treated. So far, they say, the signs for her are hopeful, but she is entering a critical phase. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 10 2011 12:08 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog
Hopeful Signs But Many Questions For Giffords' Medical Outlook

Rep. Giffords responded to a simple verbal command to show two fingers after surgery, a sign that for now, the speech center of the brain is at least partially intact. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 10 2011 8:39 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog
To Beat Chickenpox, 2 Shots Of Vaccine Are Best

A study that measured antibodies and the disease history of more than 200 kids found that two doses of vaccine were 98 percent effective in preventing chickenpox compared with 86 percent for a single dose. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 10 2011 6:58 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

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