October 2011 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

Abbott Unveils Breakup, Plans To Settle Alleged Marketing Misdeeds

The same day that Abbott Labs announced it's splitting in two, the company disclosed it's also putting aside a big pile of cash to cover a settlement of allegedly illegal marketing of the seizure drug Depakote. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 19 2011 12:14 PM by Shots - Health Blog

IQ Isn't Set In Stone, Suggests Study That Finds Big Jumps, Dips In Teens

A new study documents significant fluctuations in the IQs of a group of British teenagers. The findings bolster the theory that the IQ test isn't a measure of a person's "fixed" intellectual capacity but rather, a gauge of acquired knowledge...

Published Wed, Oct 19 2011 11:29 AM by Shots - Health Blog

When It Comes To Baby's Crib, Experts Say Go Bare Bones

Expanded guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that parents remove blankets, bumpers, pillows, and toys from a baby's crib to protect them against suffocation and other threats. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 18 2011 1:35 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Experimental Malaria Vaccine Slashes Infection Risk By Half

Several thousand young African children who got three doses of the experimental vaccine had about 55 percent less risk of getting malaria over a year than those who got a control vaccine against rabies or meningitis. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 18 2011 10:06 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Teens' Sexual Attitudes Affected By TV And Mom

Teenage boys and girls who watch a lot of TV shape their attitudes toward sex differently. Mom may have something to do with that, according to a new study. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 18 2011 8:55 AM by Shots - Health Blog

How Hairdressers Can Help Fight Skin Cancer

Over a lifetime, our heads and necks receive a ton of exposure to the sun's UV rays. But most medical checkups don't include exhaustive exams of our hair and head. So public health researchers want to recruit hair stylists to help. It turns out...

Published Tue, Oct 18 2011 8:05 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Making Sense of Your Medical Math

Sooner or later most people who are trying to make a medical decision have to decipher statistics that describe how successful a particular treatment is likely to be. It's not as hard a task as you might think. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 18 2011 6:56 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Vaccinations Can Be Money-Losers For Doctors

When office costs are factored in, doctors lose money about half the time on common immunizations, a new analysis finds. Vaccine storage and personnel costs are often overlooked. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 17 2011 2:05 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Disease Detective Hot On The Trails Of Anthrax And Cholera

A scientist has used new genetic-sequencing technologies to identify the strain of anthrax in the 2001 attacks, the cause of anthrax contamination in European heroin, and the source of a cholera outbreak in Haiti. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 17 2011 1:26 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Uneven Global Progress On Treatment Of Mental Illness

A new batch of papers from The Lancet finds that there's been some encouraging progress in figuring out how to help people with mental health issues in developing countries, but progress in actually getting help for people has been slow. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 17 2011 8:19 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Kids As Young As 4 Can Be Diagnosed, Treated For ADHD

The most controversial part of the new advice is its endorsement of medication, such as Ritalin and Vyvanse, to treat even 4- and 5-year-olds with moderate-to-severe problems when behavioral therapy falls short. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 17 2011 6:32 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Administration Drops Long-Term Care Provision Of Overhaul

The administration has pulled the plug on the CLASS Act, a part of health overhaul that is supposed to provide a modest cash benefit to the elderly for the purchase of long-term care services at home. The actuaries couldn't get the finances to work...

Published Fri, Oct 14 2011 2:42 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

What Twitter Knows About Flu

Attitudes toward vaccination, as expressed on Twitter, help researchers track whether or not people are getting their flu shots. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 14 2011 1:22 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Early Deadline For Medicare Enrollment This Year

The annual enrollment period for privately run Medicare Advantage plans and prescription drug benefits starts Saturday, rather than in mid-November as in past years. The deadline for enrollment has also been pushed up — to Dec. 7 from Dec. 31. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 14 2011 7:05 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Men With Disabilities Face Increased Risk Of Sexual Violence

Study authors say previous research on sexual violence prevalence among men with disabilities has been limited. But women with disabilities still faced the highest rates of sexual violence. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 13 2011 1:20 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

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