June 2011 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

L.A. Becomes First Big School District To Ban Chocolate Milk

The move by the Los Angeles Unified School district is only one of many efforts in the last few years to ban flavored milk in schools in an effort to combat childhood obesity. But the dairy industry warns that milk consumption will go down. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 15 2011 11:52 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Outpatient Medical Errors May Surpass Those In Hospitals

High rates of malpractice in hospital settings have been well-known for more than a decade. But a new study says that malpractice claims from outpatient care accounted for more than half of all malpractice payouts in 2009, the last year studied. Read...

Published Wed, Jun 15 2011 9:51 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Montel Williams Helps Open Medical Marijuana Shop In Calif.

This week the media star took reporters on a tour of an upscale medical marijuana dispensary that he's helping to launch. "I use medical marijuana," Williams told one TV reporter. He's been an advocate for the legalization of medical...

Published Wed, Jun 15 2011 7:29 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

House Debates Funding Cuts For Food Safety, Nutrition Programs

While Republican Agriculture Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers says the reduced funding proposed in his bill reflects hard decisions, Democrats say the decisions are too hard on programs to feed the hungry. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 14 2011 1:37 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

FDA: Sunscreens Will Get More Scrutiny, New Labels

The Food and Drug Administration expects the changes will help people find the right sunscreen to protect against sunburn, reduce the risk of skin cancer and prevent premature skin aging. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 14 2011 11:59 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

FDA Warns Kellogg Over Contaminated Cookie Factory

Food and Drug Administration inspectors found Listeria monocytogenes , a germ that can cause serious illness and sometimes death, at a Georgia factory that makes Keebler and Famous Amos cookies. Kellogg says it is taking the agency's concerns about...

Published Tue, Jun 14 2011 11:26 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

An Air Ambulance Trip Can Leave You With A Sky-High Bill

A half-million people a year are transported by air ambulances because of medical emergencies. The service can be pricey, and many health insurers don't cover the expense. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 14 2011 6:29 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Timing Is Everything For Heart Failure Treatment With Pacemakers

Doctors have been puzzled about why 40 percent of people who receive pacemakers to treat heart failure don't improve. A new analysis concludes that a patient's heart must beat out of sync quite a bit to make the devices worthwhile. Read More....

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

Canadian Med School Dean Irks Students With Copycat Speech

The dean of the University of Alberta's school of medicine is in hot water after a delivering a moving speech to a banquet for graduating students. The dean's talk drew heavily, and without attribution, from one delivered a year earlier by Dr...

Published Mon, Jun 13 2011 10:58 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

For Pesticides: Apples Are Worst, Onions The Best

An advocacy group came up with a shopping guide for consumers concerned about pesticide residues in produce. The group's "Dirty Dozen" is headlined by apples, celery and strawberries. The fruits and vegetables lowest in pesticides were led...

Published Mon, Jun 13 2011 7:52 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Your Health Podcast: Sleep-Inducing Drinks And 'Mulligan Stew'

Check out the government's 200-year role in shaping the American diet, food safety issues, prescription drug costs and what getting caffeinated means to our bodies on this week's Your Health podcast. Read More...

Published Sat, Jun 11 2011 6:52 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

In Joplin's Tornado Emergency, Electronic Health Records Were Key

St. John's Regional Medical Center was badly damaged by the powerful twister that ripped through Joplin, Mo., last month. But its patient records weren't. The hospital completed converting to digital records just three weeks before the storm....

Published Fri, Jun 10 2011 11:43 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Woman Mauled By Chimp Gets A New Face

Charla Nash, the woman whose face and hands were mauled by a chimpanzee in 2009, received a new face from surgeons at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. She also received transplanted hands, but they had to be removed after a blood infection...

Published Fri, Jun 10 2011 11:21 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

German Officials Conclude Sprouts Are The E. Coli Culprit

Even though tests from a sprout farm in Northern Germany failed to detect the Escherichia coli strain that has sickened more than 3,000 and killed 31, German disease gumshoes concluded from the pattern of cases that sprouts are to blame. Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 10 2011 5:57 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Americans To Health Plans: Pay For The Pill

Three-quarters of Americans favor insurance coverage of birth control pills, including under those policies bought with government assistance, an NPR-Thomson Reuters poll finds. Support is strongest among the young and those with at least a college degree...

Published Thu, Jun 09 2011 1:57 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

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