September 2011 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

Experimental Drug Reverses Effects Of Toxic Wild Mushrooms

Four wild mushroom foragers who mistakenly ate toxic fungi they found near Washington, D.C., were treated with an experimental medicine that's been used in Europe for years. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 30 2011 7:10 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Many Are Myopic About Costs Of Short-Term Disability

Watch your pennies. Gaps in coverage for short-term disabilities mean that if you break your arm and can't do your job for a couple of weeks, you may be on the hook financially for more than you expect. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 20 2011 7:51 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Ten Questions To Ask You Doctor

Some doctors wince when patients show up with sheafs of Internet printouts. But a good conversation between doctor and patient can make a big difference in the quality of medical care provided. Here are some tips on what to ask. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 21 2011 6:26 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Is Human Resistance Futile? Maps Show March Of Drug-Resistant Germs

Here in the U.S., we're doing better than average when it comes to antibiotic-resistant pneumonia with a resistance score of 19, compared with, say, Greece, which gets a 90 on a scale of 100, which is the worst. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 21 2011 1:50 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Silence From Rep. Bachmann As Vaccine Challenge Expires

A bioethicist says Rep. Michele Bachmann was not able to meet his challenge and produce evidence linking the HPV vaccine with mental retardation. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 22 2011 3:09 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Growth Of Children's Hospitals Raises Adult-Size Questions

Most big children's hospitals are nonprofits, but you wouldn't know that looking at the bottom lines of many of them. They're pouring billions of dollars into new buildings, adding beds and equipment and staff at the same time Washington,...

Published Mon, Sep 26 2011 7:57 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Employer Survey Shows Big Jump In Health Insurance Premiums

Premiums jumped by 9 percent this year, with the average price for employer-provided family coverage topping the $15,000 mark for the first time. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 27 2011 9:56 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

A Quirky Picture For Risk Of Death After Hip Fracture

Researchers confirmed that hip fractures increase the risk of dying within a year for some older women. But the risk of death wasn't uniform, and the youngest elderly women had a risk that persisted longer than expected. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 28 2011 12:30 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Efforts To Track Long-Term Safety Of Silicone *** Implants Flounder

Manufacturers of silicone *** implants have done such a poor job of tracking patients that it's impossible to know if the devices have long-term health and safety risks, according to consumer advocates testifying at an advisory panel meeting for the...

Published Thu, Sep 01 2011 12:07 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Tiny Strokes May Cause The Shuffling Gait of Old Age

The slow, shuffling walk of old age may be caused by invisible problems with tiny blood vessels in the brain. One-third of people who tested normal during life were found to have these tiny abnormalities in blood vessels at autopsy. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 02 2011 12:54 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Paintball Injury? Your Hospital Has A Code For That

About 56 people a day show up in emergency rooms with injuries from BB, pellet and paintball guns. How did researchers figure that out? It's all in the code. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 06 2011 2:12 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Maine Senator Postpones Potato Nutrition Battle, For Now

All year, a fight has been raging over the potato's proper role in school lunch and breakfast programs. Potato industry lobbyists and senators from potato-growing states are fighting efforts to limit spuds' appearances in the lunch line. Read...

Published Wed, Sep 07 2011 10:01 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Federal Court Rejects Two Challenges To Health Law

A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed cases brought by Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli and Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 08 2011 11:37 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

How To Find Out If Your Doctor And Drugmakers Are In A Relationship

Financial interests have the potential to influence what your doctor decides to do or prescribe for you. ProPublica has a fresh data you can mine to find out if your doctor gets money from drugmakers. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2011 9:25 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Poll: Americans' Concern About Food Safety Drops

Fewer people in the U.S. are as worried about food safety now as they were a year ago, according to the latest NPR-Thomson Reuters health poll. Those with the lowest incomes reported the most concern about the safety of the food they eat. Read More.....

Published Mon, Sep 12 2011 1:19 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

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