NPR - 9/10/2010 11:57 AM
- Shots - Health News Blog
Dr. Harlan Krumholz has helped make the careful measurement of how patients do after treatment into a belatedly hot field.
NPR - 9/10/2010 10:00 AM
- Health
Ads urge men of a certain age to get screened for prostate cancer. But is "test early, test often" the best approach? Otis Brawley of the American Cancer Society and Mark Scholz, author of Invasion Of The Prostate Snatchers, discuss other approaches.
NPR - 9/10/2010 9:07 AM
- Shots - Health News Blog
With some health insurers saying health overhaul is leading to higher premiums, the administration accused them of misinforming Americans and falsely pinning blame on the new health law.
AP - 9/10/2010 8:35 AM
By
JON GAMBRELL
2010-09-10T15:35:30Z
GANJUWA, Nigeria (AP) -- Patients jammed rudimentary clinics and health workers in surgical masks sprayed anti-bacterial solution on muddy paths as the government struggled to contain a cholera epidemic that has killed nearly 800 Nigerians in two months....
NPR - 9/10/2010 5:58 AM
- Shots - Health News Blog
By now, most Americans should be eating fruit at least twice a day and vegetables three or more times daily, public health officials had hoped. But, we're not even close to achieving those modest targets.
AP - 9/10/2010 3:53 AM
By
DONNA BRYSON
2010-09-10T10:53:56Z
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Doctors and AIDS activists on Friday urged African governments to fulfill a decade-old pledge to spend more of their own money on health if they want international help in fighting AIDS....
AP - 9/9/2010 1:24 PM
By
MATTHEW PERRONE
2010-09-09T20:24:16Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal health regulators are warning doctors that a class of injectable drugs used in MRI medical imaging scans can cause a rare and sometimes fatal condition in patients with kidney disease....
AP - 9/9/2010 12:49 PM
By
MIKE STOBBE
2010-09-09T19:49:19Z
ATLANTA (AP) -- An apple a day? Apparently not in the United States....
NPR - 9/9/2010 12:00 PM
- Brain Wars: How The Military Is Failing Its Wounded
The Purple Heart is the most powerful symbol that a soldier has sacrificed for his or her country. For generations, the military has awarded Purple Hearts to soldiers wounded in action. But an investigation by NPR and ProPublica has found that Army commanders routinely deny Purple Hearts to soldiers who've suffered concussions from explosions -- even though Army regulations say they merit the award. Four soldiers have struggled to get Purple Hearts -- and medical help.
NPR - 9/9/2010 12:00 PM
- Law
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has temporarily lifted the temporary injunction on federal funding for stem cell research. Melissa Block talks with NPR's Julie Rovner about what the decision means and the next steps in the battle over stem cells.
NPR - 9/9/2010 11:59 AM
- Shots - Health News Blog
Once again, an analysis of Medicare data shows wide variations in the kinds of care patients receive. The lowest rate of mammograms is in Chicago. Highest rate of leg amputations: McAllen, Texas.
NPR - 9/9/2010 11:46 AM
- Medical Treatments
Doctors can easily tell whether a child's body is growing normally. But they have a much harder time assessing the brain. Now, using a new type of MRI scan, they can more accurately determine a child's "brain age" and help identify children with developmental problems.
NPR - 9/9/2010 10:25 AM
- Shots - Health News Blog
A federal appeals court lifted a temporary ban on federal funding of research with human embryonic stem cells. The Justice Department argued a lower court judge had misinterpreted the law and that even a temporary stay on funding would be harmful.
AP - 9/9/2010 8:52 AM
By
MARIA CHENG
2010-09-09T15:52:15Z
LONDON (AP) -- John Travolta was onto something. Women are most attracted to male dancers who have big, flamboyant moves similar to the actor's trademark style, British scientists say in a new study....
AP - 9/9/2010 8:10 AM
By
LINDA A. JOHNSON
2010-09-09T15:10:47Z
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Health giant Johnson & Johnson is donating about $200 million in cash and medicine to a sweeping United Nations program created to improve the health and lives of people in poor countries....
NPR - 9/9/2010 5:59 AM
- Shots - Health News Blog
Within a decade, annual health spending is expect to rise to $4.57 trillion, or 19.6 percent of the gross domestic product. The effect of health overall on spending is small -- about 0.2 percent a year.
NPR - 9/8/2010 9:00 PM
- Brain Wars: How The Military Is Failing Its Wounded
NPR News/ProPublica Investigation: Army commanders have routinely denied Purple Hearts to soldiers who have sustained mild traumatic brain injuries in Iraq, despite regulations that make such wounds eligible for the medal.
NPR - 9/8/2010 6:58 PM
- Brain Wars: How The Military Is Failing Its Wounded
Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is a sudden trauma to the brain caused by force. A severe TBI can leave a person almost incapable of functioning. But even a mild TBI, a concussion, can lead to a range of debilitating symptoms.
AP - 9/8/2010 4:54 PM
By
MALCOLM RITTER
2010-09-08T23:54:45Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- A 15-year-old boy damaged his eyes while playing with a laser pointer he'd bought over the Internet, say doctors who warn that dangerously high-powered versions are easily available online....
AP - 9/8/2010 2:06 PM
By
LINDSEY TANNER
2010-09-08T21:06:24Z
CHICAGO (AP) -- Flu vaccination should be required for all doctors, nurses and other health workers, the nation's largest pediatricians' group says, calling it a long overdue step to protect patients....
NPR - 9/8/2010 1:45 PM
- Shots - Health News Blog
Smoking rates are stuck around 20 percent in the United States. But health advocates say lower rates in some states suggest progress can still be made.
NPR - 9/8/2010 1:30 PM
- Health Care
Despite the long odds against scraping the new health law anytime soon, the head of a branch of the conservative think tank says the prospects of success are good, even if it takes another four years and a new Congress.
NPR - 9/8/2010 1:00 PM
- Health
For years, trombone player Scott Bean had a cough that wouldn't quit. A doctor later figured out that mold and bacteria living in his trombone caused him to develop a condition that's being called "trombone players' lung."
AP - 9/8/2010 12:18 PM
By
MARY CLARE JALONICK
2010-09-08T19:18:23Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The peanut industry executive whose filthy processing plants were blamed in a salmonella outbreak two years ago that killed nine people and sickened hundreds more is back in the business....
AP - 9/8/2010 6:51 AM
By
2010-09-08T13:51:59Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- CVS Caremark Corp. said Wednesday it will give away up to $5 million in seasonal flu vaccinations to people without health insurance....
