August 2011 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

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

Vitamin A Supplements Save Kids' Lives, Researchers Say

A review of clinical trials shows that vitamin A supplements reduced child mortality by 24 percent in low and middle income countries by preventing measles, diarrhea and vision problems in children. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 26 2011 8:20 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Vampire Bats. Bites. Rabies. Oh My!

After a 19-year-old man died of rabies in New Orleans, doctors found that the virus was transmitted by a vampire bat. Rabies cases are rare in the U.S. with most cases caused by bites from plain old insect-eating bats. Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 15 2011 11:59 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Test a Mother's Blood To Learn Her Baby's Sex Early On

Tests that predict a baby's sex by testing a mother's blood for baby DNA are accurate as early as 7 weeks' gestation. But they're not approved for sale by in the United States. Parents whose children may have genetic disorders have to...

Published Tue, Aug 09 2011 12:52 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Cracking The Marijuana Genome In Search Of Therapeutic Highs

A startup company has sequenced the genome of Cannabis sativa, the marijuana plant . The company hopes scientists will use the genome to find out more about compounds that could help fight pain or cancer. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 19 2011 6:06 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

What's In A Drug Name? Sometimes, Enough To Cause Mix-Ups

The government has a system in place to try to keep similar looking and sounding drugs from ending up on the market together. But the pharmaceutical industry has been pushing to kill that system. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 17 2011 9:44 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Can Therapy Help Change Sexual Orientation?

A debate over the value of conversion therapy has been raging in psychological circles for more than a decade. Two men who underwent the therapy, with vastly different results, share their story. Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 01 2011 1:59 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Better A 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

Why The Cardiologist Cares About Your Antidepressant

The FDA says doctors should not treat patients with doses of the antidepressant Celexa in excess of 40 milligrams a day. Doses higher than that raise the risk for abnormal heart rhythms. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 25 2011 1:43 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Early Morning Smokers Are More Addicted And At Greater Risk Of Cancer

To measure addiction, cancer researchers can count how many cigarettes are smoked per day and how many years someone's been smoking. Now, researchers are interested in when people have their first cigarette — the earlier in the day, it seems, the...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2011 2:55 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Can Therapy Help Change Sexual Orientation? The Jury's Still Out

A debate over the value of conversion therapy has been raging in psychological circles for more than a decade. Two men who underwent the therapy, with vastly different results, share their story. Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 01 2011 1:59 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Feds Order Insurers To Cover Birth Control Free Of Charge To Women

Starting a year from now, most new health insurance policies will have to include a comprehensive list of women's preventive health services with no copay or deductible. Under the rule, insurers would have to cover all prescription contraceptives...

Published Mon, Aug 01 2011 10:19 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Google Forking Over $500 Million In Online Pharmacy Ad Settlement

Search giant Google has agreed to settle a federal probe into ads it ran for online Canadian pharmacies by forfeiting $500 million. The settlement assures the company will not face criminal charges. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 24 2011 8:58 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

For Love Or Insurance? Rabbi Seeks Young Wife To Lower Health Costs

A widowed Florida rabbi saw the cost of his insurance coverage rise by 38 percent this year. So he decided to look for a new, younger spouse to help him bring costs back down. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 17 2011 1:53 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Bargain CT Scans For Smokers: More Harm Than Good?

Hospitals around the country have started offering deeply discounted CT scans for smokers. A recent study found such screenings could reduce the risk of dying from lung cancer in heavy, long-term smokers and ex-smokers. But the findings came with important...

Published Wed, Aug 17 2011 7:05 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

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