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Pneumonia Leads Global Scourges In Kids

By Maggie Mertens With all the attention on the danger malaria and HIV/AIDS pose for kids around the globe, you might be surprised to learn that pneumonia kills more than 2 million children worldwide each year--more than any other disease. A woman holds...

Published Mon, Nov 02 2009 1:20 PM by NPR Blogs: NPR Health

Filed under: Public Health, Infectious disease, Children

Genome Work Paves Way For Benlysta Lupus Drug

By Scott Hensley Remember all those drugs that were supposed to come tumbling out of the Human Genome Project? So far there's not much in the medicine cabinet to show for all the hype surrounding the decoding of the human genome. Today, though, there's...

Published Mon, Nov 02 2009 10:55 AM by NPR Blogs: NPR Health

Filed under: Pharmaceuticals

Holtz-Eakin Faces End Of His Health Coverage

By Scott Hensley If you had any doubt about the challenge of buying health insurance on the individual market, just ask Doug Holtz-Eakin. Remember him? Doug Holtz-Eakin listens to questions about preexisting conditions during a forum hosted by Congressional...

Published Mon, Nov 02 2009 8:20 AM by NPR Blogs: NPR Health

Filed under: Health Overhaul, Insurance

Swine Flu Q&A: Post-Halloween Edition

By Scott Hensley With Halloween behind us, Daylight Saving Time over and the leaves practically jumping off the trees, it's really starting to feel like... flu season. Fall schmall. The swine flu is hitting early and hard. The CDC says there have...

Published Mon, Nov 02 2009 5:45 AM by NPR Blogs: NPR Health

Filed under: Swine Flu (H1N1)

One Dose of H1N1 Vaccine Or Two?

By Richard Knox Even kids can get by with a single dose of swine flu vaccine, says the World Health Organization. But the U.S. is not so sure just yet. WHO previously recommended two shots for kids younger than 10. But the new one-shot deal contradicts...

Published Fri, Oct 30 2009 3:45 PM by NPR Blogs: NPR Health

Filed under: Swine Flu (H1N1)

Of Flu And Surgeons General

By Joanne Silberner You may not have noticed, but we've been having an H1N1 epidemic without America's Top Doctor. Will Benjamin use the bully pulpit on swine flu? (Charles Dharapak/AP ) (Charles Dharapak/AP/) --> That may change soon. The...

Published Fri, Oct 30 2009 3:05 PM by NPR Blogs: NPR Health

Filed under: Swine Flu (H1N1)

BPA Safer Than Contraceptives In Rat Study

By Jon Hamilton The plastic additive bisphenol A (BPA) may not be so bad after all, according to results from a new animal study funded by the federal government. (David McNew/Getty Images) Some earlier research in rodents suggested BPA, which is found...

Published Fri, Oct 30 2009 2:12 PM by NPR Blogs: NPR Health

Filed under: Environmental health

How Much Will This Overhaul Cost?

By Scott Hensley When it comes to revamping the nation's health system, President Obama drew a $900 billion budget line in the sand for getting the job done. (iStockphoto.com) --> A billion here and a billion there starts to add up. (iStockphoto...

Published Fri, Oct 30 2009 9:58 AM by NPR Blogs: NPR Health

Filed under: Health Overhaul

House Health Bill Could Swell With Expected Amendment

By Mary Agnes Carey If the 1,190-page health bill trotted out Thursday isn't hefty enough for you, just wait a little while. There's more material on the way. House Minority Whip Roy Blunt warns there could be surprises in an amendment to the...

Published Fri, Oct 30 2009 6:44 AM by NPR Blogs: NPR Health

Filed under: Health Overhaul, Congressional activity

Report Backs White House Claim Of $700 Billion In Wasteful Health Spending

By Christopher Weaver The notion that Americans spend $700 billion a year on health care that doesn't leave them healthier is Exhibit A in the Obama team's case that health costs can be cut without rationing. Budget director Orszag testifies at...

Published Thu, Oct 29 2009 2:01 PM by NPR Blogs: NPR Health

Filed under: Health Overhaul, Costs

Voting Gets Easier For Disabled, But Problems Remain

By Joseph Shapiro On Election Day last year, the Government Accountability Office sent investigators to 720 polling places around the country to see if people in wheelchairs, or who were blind deaf or had other disabilities, could easily cast a ballot...

Published Thu, Oct 29 2009 1:15 PM by NPR Blogs: NPR Health

Filed under: People with disabilities

Feds Charge Stryker Biotech, Execs Over Fraudulent 'Sausages'

By Maggie Mertens The Justice Department alleges a medical technology company and several of its execs fraudulently marketed bone-growth products for unapproved uses. They've been charged with five counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy...

Published Thu, Oct 29 2009 11:56 AM by NPR Blogs: NPR Health

Filed under: FDA

Name Changer Is Rarely A Game Changer, Madame Speaker

By Ron Elving Down in Florida this week, visiting with seniors in a place called Sunrise, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi adopted a shiny new name for the "public option" -- the issue on which hangs the fate of the health care overhaul. She called...

Published Thu, Oct 29 2009 9:34 AM by NPR Blogs: NPR Health

Filed under: Health Overhaul

Live-Blog: House Democrats Unveil Overhaul Bill

By Scott Hensley We're standing by for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to tell us about the health overhaul bill she and the leading Democrats in the House have cooked up. We previewed some of the key features a little earlier this morning, and there's...

Published Thu, Oct 29 2009 8:21 AM by NPR Blogs: NPR Health

Filed under: Health Overhaul

House Democrats Move Ahead With Overhaul Bill, Public Option

By Scott Hensley Today is the day House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to unveil the Democrats' unified bill to overhaul health care. What's in the proposal, which melds the work of three different House committees over the summer? Some form of public...

Published Thu, Oct 29 2009 6:45 AM by NPR Blogs: NPR Health

Filed under: Health Overhaul, Congressional activity

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Pneumonia Leads Global Scourges In Kids

Genome Work Paves Way For Benlysta Lupus Drug

Holtz-Eakin Faces End Of His Health Coverage

Swine Flu Q&A: Post-Halloween Edition

One Dose of H1N1 Vaccine Or Two?

Of Flu And Surgeons General

BPA Safer Than Contraceptives In Rat Study

How Much Will This Overhaul Cost?

House Health Bill Could Swell With Expected Amendment

Report Backs White House Claim Of $700 Billion In Wasteful Health Spending

Voting Gets Easier For Disabled, But Problems Remain

Feds Charge Stryker Biotech, Execs Over Fraudulent 'Sausages'

Name Changer Is Rarely A Game Changer, Madame Speaker

Live-Blog: House Democrats Unveil Overhaul Bill

House Democrats Move Ahead With Overhaul Bill, Public Option