March 2011 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

Glaxo CEO: Long Road To Win Back Public Trust

Glaxo CEO Andrew Witty says it is clear trust in the pharmaceutical industry has eroded over the past 20 years. He outlined a path to redemption during a recent chat with Shots. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 28 2011 1:40 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

FDA Dispels Concerns About Heart Attacks And HIV Drug

The agency crunched data from 26 randomized controlled trials, the gold standard in clinical tests, and decided they do not show an increased risk of heart attacks. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 02 2011 6:47 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

FDA Lowers Boom On Unapproved Cold Medicines

Drugs ranging from Accuhist to Zotex syrup were never put through the paces of an agency review. So now the regulators say the unapproved drugs cannot be sold anymore. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2011 6:55 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

FDA Fires Shot At Pricey Preterm Labor Drug

In an unusual statement, the Food and Drug Administration said it's quite all right for pharmacists to go ahead and make their own inexpensive version of an expensive medicine to help some women avoid preterm delivery of their babies. Read More.....

Published Wed, Mar 30 2011 9:34 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Nine Dead In Ala. After IV Treatment

A pharmacy that produces intravenous solutions is the potential common source for an outbreak of blood infections that has sickened 19 people at six hospitals. The products have been recalled. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 30 2011 1:32 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Your Health Podcast: Brittle Bones and Teen's Tan Tones

Our hosts share the week's top health stories: an osteoporosis drug is linked to fractures, painkillers are linked to birth defects and computers give speech to the speechless. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 07 2011 3:56 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

The New 'New Thing' In Health Care: Accountable Care Organizations

The Obama administration today released proposed rules that could help hospitals and groups of doctors cooperate more closely in caring for patients. If the approach works, it could save money and improve care. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 31 2011 10:32 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Miss. Gov. Doesn't Want To 'Kowtow' To Feds For Medicaid Relief

Potential Republican presidential contender Gov. Haley Barbour made it clear at a House hearing that he wants control over how to spend Mississippi's Medicaid money. He challenged the administration to switch funding to block grants. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 01 2011 1:57 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Raising Age For Medicare Would Save Feds Dough, Cost Everyone Else

Postponing Medicare eligibility by a couple of years could save the federal government billions of dollars. But the savings would be overshadowed by increased costs of health care for employers, individuals and other programs. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 29 2011 10:27 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Why We May Not Learn Much New About Radiation Risks From Fukushima

A leading radiation researcher in Japan says it will be tough to study health effects from the Fukushima accident in the population at large. The doses are likely to be small and very difficult to estimate. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 24 2011 3:00 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Here's Fish Oil In Your Eye

Women who ate fish, a prime source of Omega-3s, at least once a week were less likely to get age-related macular degeneration compared with women who ate fish just once a month, a new study finds. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 15 2011 7:53 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Labor Strife Can Pay Off Big For Some Nurses

When nurses walk off the job, there's a ready supply of replacement workers provided by companies that specialize in helping management weather labor storms. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 04 2011 1:47 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

For A Price, The Doctor Will See You Anytime

Some primary care doctors have decided to bypass the health insurance system entirely and charge patients a monthly fee. By doing so, the physicians claim they can afford to spend more time seeing fewer patients. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 08 2011 9:53 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Marijuana May Impair Thinking While Relieving Other MS Symptoms

A study of multiple sclerosis patients suggests that marijuana smoked to relieve pain may worsen cognitive impairment, a common problem for people with the illness. Researchers say the results are a cause for concern. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 29 2011 6:29 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

GOP Wants States To Lead On Health Coverage

If Republicans are successful in repealing last year's health law, they want to replace it with legislation that would give states far more discretion about how to cover people, according to a top Senate Republican. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 11 2011 1:55 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

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