June 2011 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

Aluminum Panels Set To Take On Pollution As 'Smog Eaters'

The aluminum giant Alcoa wants to fight smog with a new building product. The company says its panels clean the air as well as trees, but research suggests trees can remove some pollutants the panels can't. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 30 2011 1:12 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Support For Medicare Cuts Depends On Where Savings Would Go

To keep Medicare from going bankrupt, a majority of Americans would consider cuts in the program's spending. A minority would support Medicare reductions to avoid tax increases on the rich. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 30 2011 10:57 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Europeans Back Broader Use Of Avastin For *** Cancer

The European Commission gave the OK to an expansion of Avastin's approval to include using the drug in combination with Xeloda, a chemotherapy medicine, to treat metastatic *** cancer. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 30 2011 6:49 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Expert Panel Tells FDA To Pull Approval Of Avastin For *** Cancer

Genentech failed to persuade a single member of the Food and Drug Administration's panel of cancer experts that its blockbuster drug Avastin should keep the agency's seal of approval for treating advanced *** cancer. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 29 2011 2:43 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Environmental Group Rates 'Superstar' Beaches, And Their Dirty Brethren

A report by the Natural Resources Defense Council reveals the cleanest—and the dirtiest—beaches in the country. It's based on state agency reports of health advisories and closed beaches from water pollution. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 29 2011 1:23 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Health Overhaul Law

In a 2-1 decision, an appeal court panel in Ohio upheld the individual mandate of the law overhauling the nation's health care system. The ruling is the first by a federal appeals court on the overhaul. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 29 2011 1:00 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

A Real-World Test For Drug To Reduce Deaths From Childbirth

The drug misoprostol can prevent bleeding after birth and save women's lives. And a test in Mozambique shows it can be used safely by traditional birth attendants who deliver babies in homes. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 29 2011 12:33 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Avastin As *** Cancer Treatment Tests FDA's Ability To Say No

In a controversial 2008 decision, the FDA gave a fast-track approval for the pricey drug for *** cancer treatment based on a single study. Now, after subsequent research proved disappointing, the agency is moving to revoke the approval, angering patients...

Published Wed, Jun 29 2011 7:00 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Medicare Proposal Could Stress Strapped Seniors

A Senate bill that aims to save Medicare money could lead to higher costs for patients. But fresh research suggests many seniors, whose nest eggs are slim, could have trouble coping. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 28 2011 1:19 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

For-Profit Hospices Keep Patients Longer, Push Costs Up

Medicare's method of paying hospices a flat fee for each day a patient is receiving care there encourages operators of the facilities to seek out patients early on — and try to keep them as long as possible. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 28 2011 12:33 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Home Sick Home? Architect Goes After Tuberculosis In Haiti

An architect thinks better design for housing could help improve health. He commissioned prototype homes to prevent tuberculosis transmission in Haiti from designers and doctors around the world. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 28 2011 9:23 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Patient Vigilance Can Help Thwart Errors In Doctors' Offices

Of nearly 11,000 malpractice claims paid on behalf of doctors in 2009, some 43 percent were for errors in outpatient settings. Diagnostic errors were the most common problem leading to malpractice payments for outpatients. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 28 2011 6:05 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Study: Doctors More Likely To Drop Private Insurance Than Medicare

Results from a national survey of doctors found they were less likely to take new patients with private insurance than those covered by Medicare. The unexpected finding surprised researchers. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 27 2011 2:13 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

FDA To Consumers: Don't Eat Evergreen Produce Sprouts

The agency says Evergreen Produce brand of sprouts may be linked to 20 cases of salmonella, including one bad enough to land a person in the hospital. The cases were reported in Idaho, Montana, New Jersey, North Dakota and Washington. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 27 2011 12:16 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Pediatricians Recommend A Media Diet For Kids To Fight Obesity

Pediatricians say children shouldn't spend more than 2 hours a day plopped down in front of a computer, TV or other glowing device. The littlest kids — those 2 and younger — should watch any TV at all. Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 27 2011 7:27 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

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