July 2012 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

Gene Mutation Offers Clue For Drugs To Stave Off Alzheimer's

The mutation is rare but it appears to protect some people from developing the disease. The finding is an encouraging sign for drug researchers looking for medicines that have a similar effect in the brain. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 11 2012 1:18 PM by Shots - Health Blog

WHO Says Virus Caused Illnesses In Cambodia

The World Health Organization says an investigation found that the fast majority of illnesses and deaths were the result of a severe form of hand, foot and mouth disease. Why it was fatal to so many children isn't clear. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 12 2012 1:48 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Texas Slow To Review Health Insurance Rate Hikes

To make insurance more affordable, the federal health law requires every state to conduct a special review whenever a health insurer wants to raise premiums more than 10 percent. The Texas insurance department hasn't completed a reviews of any of...

Published Fri, Jul 20 2012 12:30 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Firefighters Prevail In Fight for Health Insurance

President Obama has told federal agencies to start offering seasonal firefighters the same health benefits year-round federal employees get. The order came as legislation to make the change was introduced in Congress. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 11 2012 12:55 PM by Shots - Health Blog

When Does An App Need FDA's Blessing?

There's been an explosion in apps designed to help people stay healthy and manage chronic diseases. The Food and Drug Administration has announced plans to regulate some of these apps to make sure they're not putting patients at risk. But that's...

Published Tue, Jul 10 2012 11:59 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Virus Suspected In Mysterious Cambodian Outbreak

Scientists have found enterovirus 71 in samples taken from children sickened in Cambodia. The virus can cause hand, foot and mouth disease. Symptoms of that illness are consistent with those reported in an outbreak that has been seen since April. Read...

Published Mon, Jul 09 2012 8:56 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Under Pressure, Pfizer Agrees To Change Vitamin Claims

Under an agreement between the drugmaker and the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Pfizer won't make claims about "*** health" or "colon health" for Centrum products. In return, the consumer group agreed not to take legal...

Published Fri, Jul 06 2012 8:58 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Glaxo To Plead Guilty To 3 Charges In Sweeping Health Settlement

The British drugmaker has agreed to pay $3 billion and is pleading guilty to criminal charges related to its marketing of two antidepressants and failure to provide the Food and Drug Administration with data about safety problems with the diabetes pill...

Published Mon, Jul 02 2012 9:42 AM by Shots - Health Blog

AIDS Returns To The U.S. Spotlight

The leading international AIDS conference returns to the U.S. after a 22-year hiatus. A lot has happened in the years since the conference was last here. Treatments have turned a disease with a near-certain death sentence into a disease that people can...

Published Mon, Jul 23 2012 1:14 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Olympic Hopeful Works To Improve Bone Marrow Registries

For many people of African descent, a lack of registry information and genetic diversity make bone marrow matches tough to find. Lawyer and Winter Olympic hopeful Seun Adebiyi made his battle with leukemia a quest for more donors and better registries...

Published Mon, Jul 23 2012 7:55 AM by Shots - Health Blog

After Supreme Court Ruling, Health Law Will Cover Fewer And Cost Less

The Supreme Court decision that made the expansion of Medicaid optional for states will result in 3 million fewer people getting coverage. And that will also reduce the overall price tag of the law over the next decade by about $84 billion. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 24 2012 2:16 PM by Shots - Health Blog

How HIV Hijacks The Immune System

HIV is like a jack-in-the-box. When the viruses bump into particular cells in the immune system, the viruses' shells pop open and their genes enter the cells. Experimental therapies for HIV could stop the virus from getting in. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 19 2012 8:46 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Hospital Specialists Help Remind The Sickest Kids They're Still Kids

Child life specialists, a new kind of health care provider, can minimize the trauma caused by a hospital stay. They're also costly, but experts says they help doctors be more efficient and can pay dividends far into the future for a sick child. Read...

Published Mon, Jul 23 2012 2:13 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Health Insurance Prices For Women Set To Drop

Women spend $1 billion more annually on their health premiums than they would if they were men. But under the recently upheld health law, insurers won't be allowed to charge higher rates based on gender starting in 2014. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 17 2012 7:50 AM by Shots - Health Blog

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