July 2012 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

Under Pressure, Pfizer Agrees To Change Vitamin Claims

Under an agreement between the drugmaker and the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Pfizer won't make claims about "*** health" or "colon health" for Centrum products. In return, the consumer group agreed not to take legal...

Published Fri, Jul 06 2012 8:58 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Why Silk May Someday Be Added To Vaccines

A protein in silk could help stabilize vaccines and medicines. Researchers at Tufts University have found a little bit of the protein can help preserve heat-sensitive medicines that usually require refrigeration. Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 09 2012 1:06 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Will Medicaid Bring The Uninsured Out Of The Woodwork?

As governors weigh whether to participate in an expansion of Medicaid under the federal health law, some worry the change could attract people who don't qualify for a special subsidy. Adding them to Medicaid rolls could strain states' budgets...

Published Wed, Jul 11 2012 12:21 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Texas Slow To Review Health Insurance Rate Hikes

To make insurance more affordable, the federal health law requires every state to conduct a special review whenever a health insurer wants to raise premiums more than 10 percent. The Texas insurance department hasn't completed a reviews of any of...

Published Fri, Jul 20 2012 12:30 PM by Shots - Health Blog

San Francisco Thwarts HIV With Wide Testing, Universal Treatment

A new approach in San Francisco provides HIV testing and treatment for patients with the virus who didn't know they were at risk. "Test and treat" requires long-term vigilance by doctors and patients, but early evidence suggests that it...

Published Mon, Jul 23 2012 12:25 PM by Shots - Health Blog

HIV Testing Goes Mobile In Rural South Africa

Nearly 1 in 5 South Africans is infected with HIV. But many of them don't know it. The lack of information hinders treatment and also enables the spread of HIV. To close the gap, some groups are taking HIV testing door to door. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 24 2012 6:41 AM by Shots - Health Blog

After Supreme Court Ruling, Health Law Will Cover Fewer And Cost Less

The Supreme Court decision that made the expansion of Medicaid optional for states will result in 3 million fewer people getting coverage. And that will also reduce the overall price tag of the law over the next decade by about $84 billion. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 24 2012 2:16 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Prevention Programs Curb New HIV Infections In South Africa

More than half a million South Africans were infected with HIV in 2000, but efforts to stem the virus since then have produced marked results in the number of new infections. But the total number of people with HIV in South Africa still isn't going...

Published Wed, Jul 25 2012 4:54 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Treating Everybody With HIV Is The Goal, But Who Will Pay?

Right now about 8 million people around the world are getting treated for HIV at a cost of about $17 billion a year. Universal treatment would cost another $22 billion. One proposal on funding: a tax on beer and cigarettes. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 26 2012 1:16 AM by Shots - Health Blog

State Legislatures Stay Busy On Abortion Laws

There were 39 laws restricting abortion enacted in the first half of 2012. While that's less than half the 80 put in place during the first half of last year, the number of laws already on the books for 2012 is higher than any other year before 2011...

Published Thu, Jul 12 2012 12:57 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Amid An AIDS Epidemic, South Africa Battles Another Foe: Tuberculosis

Some parts of the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa have HIV rates that are more than twice the national average. And clinics in the region are seeing another major problem: thousands of cases yearly of multi-drug-resistant TB. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 26 2012 11:36 AM by Shots - Health Blog

A Walk Through The AIDS Conference's Global Village

The International AIDS Conference isn't only about medical research. People from around the world meet at its Global Village to share their experiences with the AIDS epidemic through music, art, and dance. This years highlights include a "codomize"...

Published Fri, Jul 27 2012 1:07 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Cancer Patient Gets Help From 'Bake Sale' And Aetna CEO

Arjit Guha, a graduate student at Arizona State, felt sick after coming back from a trip to India in early 2011. His severe stomach pain was caused by advanced colon cancer. He maxed out his health insurance and harnessed the Web to raise money to cover...

Published Mon, Jul 30 2012 10:04 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Medical Technician Might Have Exposed Hundreds To Hepatitis C

A former New Hampshire hospital employee was arrested in connection with an outbreak of hepatitis C. He's accused of tainting syringes that were later used on patients. Now officials are investigating whether patients in other states were exposed...

Published Tue, Jul 31 2012 2:06 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Organ Donation Has Consequences Some Donors Aren't Prepared For

Some of the 100,000 people who have donated a kidney in the last six decades say the donation has left them with debilitating health and financial problems. And they say the health care system doesn't do enough to document their cases or issue them...

Published Mon, Jul 02 2012 12:31 AM by Shots - Health Blog

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