August 2011 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

When Forgetfulness Needs Medical Attention

Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt was diagnosed with Alzheimer's this week. Shots caught up with a neurologist for more on how the Alzheimer's diagnosis is made. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 24 2011 1:00 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Better You Than Me: Scientists Sicken Mosquitoes To Stop Dengue

Scientists infected hundreds of thousands of mosquitoes with a mild strain of a bacterium. They believe that once mosquitoes are sick from the infection, they can't spread the dengue virus to humans. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 24 2011 9:01 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Soy Pills Fail To Counter Menopause Effects Like Bone Loss

The discovery will be a big disappointment to millions of women who started taking soy after the Women's Health Initiative showed in 2002 that estrogen supplements increase the menopausal women's risk of blood clots, stroke and cognitive problems...

Published Tue, Aug 09 2011 6:31 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Music's Soothing Notes Can Help Cancer Patients Chill Out

There's new evidence that music therapy can help patients and their families manage the anxiety and pain that comes with cancer treatment. Music therapists can even help get insurers to pay for the therapy. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 10 2011 8:37 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Can CT Scans Be Made Smarter To Use Safer Amounts Of Radiation?

Making CT scans safer should start with simple step of figuring out how much radiation you actually need to get the job done, researchers say. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 11 2011 8:03 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

'I Will No Longer Be Disfigured': First Photos of Transplant Patient Released

Charla Nash's face was mauled by a chimpanzee in 2009. Before the transplant, she wore a veil to conceal her grotesquely misshapen visage. Her transplanted face is smooth and normally proportioned, with little or no sign it came from another person...

Published Thu, Aug 11 2011 3:28 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Don't Get In A Pickle: Learn To Can Food Safely

The first annual Can-It-Forward Day takes place in Seattle on Saturday. The recent surge in interest in home food preservation inspired us to chat with an expert on how to do it safely. Read More...

Published Sat, Aug 13 2011 4:38 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Sleep Apnea Makes Quick Comeback If Breathing Treatment Stops

When patients stopped using a continuous positive airway pressure machine to treat sleep apnea even for one night, not only were they really sleepy the next day, but a flood of related health problems returned, a study found. Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 15 2011 2:07 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Think You're An Auditory Or Visual Learner? Scientists Say It's Unlikely

Researchers say there's no evidence to support the widely held belief that there are distinct visual, auditory and kinetic learning styles. Though an industry has sprung up around the idea, psychologists recommend other approaches to help kids retain...

Published Sun, Aug 28 2011 9:01 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Even If Chocolate Doesn't Ward Off Heart Disease, It's Still Yummy

Chocolate still isn't proven to prevent heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. But people who eat a lot of it are less likely to have those health problems, according to a new study in the British Medical Journal . The fat and sugar in chocolate treats...

Published Mon, Aug 29 2011 12:34 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Commission: Researchers Knew Of Ethical Problems In Guatemala STD Study

The panel, which was asked by President Obama to investigate the Guatemala study in October 2010, came to the conclusion after learning that the researchers had conducted similar research with American prisoners in 1943 but had given them the chance to...

Published Tue, Aug 30 2011 11:51 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

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