September 2012 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

Scientists See Upside And Downside Of Sequencing Their Own Genes

Prominent geneticists are getting their own genomes decoded, revealing the benefits and risks. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 19 2012 12:02 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Where There's 'Sexting,' There May Be Sex

About 15 percent of high schoolers with cellphones said they had sent sexually explicit texts or images, according to a survey in Los Angeles. More than half of the students reported knowing someone who sexted. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 17 2012 11:57 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Swedes Perform Pioneering Uterine Transplants; Americans Not Far Behind

The Swedish team transplanted uteruses from two women in their 50s to their daughters, and an Indiana group is recruiting women willing to undergo womb transplants in this country. It's the latest frontier in a field launched in 1954 with a successful...

Published Fri, Sep 21 2012 12:36 AM by Shots - Health Blog

'Cocaine For Snowblindness': What Polar Explorers Packed For First Aid

The list of items that early Antarctic explorers like Sir Ernest Shackleton and Robert F. Scott packed in their medical kits reads like a "witch's grimoire." Along with strange items like fish swim bladders and 'gold-beater's skin"...

Published Fri, Sep 28 2012 6:50 AM by Shots - Health Blog

For Best Toilet Health: Squat Or Sit?

Passionate advocates believe that squatting over the toilet is a more healthful position than sitting down on one. They say the posture can alleviate problems like hemorrhoids. One company is making stools to help people get closer to the squat. Read...

Published Fri, Sep 28 2012 9:32 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Where Traffic Noise Takes A Toll On Health

Too many bad nights' sleep can raise the risk of heart attack and high blood pressure. Researchers say highway noise should be added to the list of environmental pollutants. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 11 2012 2:42 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Pediatricians: Bounce Trampolines From Homes To Protect Kids

A leading group of pediatricians is out with a sterner warning than ever about trampolines. They say the risk of injury to kids remains too high, despite some safety measures. Use of trampolines at home "is strongly discouraged." Read More....

Published Mon, Sep 24 2012 11:36 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Knee Replacements Are All The Rage With The Medicare Set

There are a lot more older people with worn-out knees, and the rate at which those people get knees replaced has gone way up in the last 20 years, too. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 26 2012 9:40 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Portland, Ore., Becomes Latest Fluoride Battleground

Portland, Ore., is the largest American city not to add fluoride to its drinking water. Activists have been vocal, for and against a proposal to change that. The science shows that fears of side effects from small amounts of fluoride to protect teeth...

Published Wed, Sep 12 2012 1:58 PM by Shots - Health Blog

New Experimental Drug Offers Autism Hope

The drug, called Arbaclofen, made people with Fragile X syndrome less likely to avoid social interactions, according to a study in Science Translational Medicine. Researchers suspect it might do the same for people with autism. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 20 2012 12:33 AM by Shots - Health Blog

On The Road: Reporting On Lead Poisoning In Nigeria

Gold ore mined in northern Nigeria is mixed with lead. When the ore is dug up, crushed and processed, the lead escapes into the air and settles on the ground. Children are being poisoned when they swallow lead-contaminated dust and dirt. Read More...

Published Sun, Sep 30 2012 10:06 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Doctors Sift Through Patients' Genomes To Solve Medical Mysteries

Doctors used genome sequencing to put a name to the mysterious cluster of symptoms that afflicted Christian Terry, 5. He's one of many patients now getting the test, which can cost as little as $1,000, to resolve undiagnosed illnesses. Doctors are...

Published Tue, Sep 25 2012 12:18 AM by Shots - Health Blog

A Peace Corps For Doctors, Built By A Senator's Daughter

Vanessa Kerry, a daughter of Sen. John Kerry, has created a nonprofit to partner with the Peace Corps in sending doctors and nurses abroad. In return, the organization pays off a portion of the volunteers' school loans. The goal is to reduce the severe...

Published Wed, Sep 26 2012 6:57 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Korean Eunuchs Lived Long And Prospered

Korean researchers have found that eunuchs who worked for kings in ancient royal courts lived longer, on average, than other males who were in the inner circle. The provocative findings fit with other work that has shown an inverse link between longevity...

Published Tue, Sep 25 2012 11:53 AM by Shots - Health Blog

When Doctors Tell Patients They Shouldn't Drive

After Canadian doctors warned patients with medical conditions that could impair driving about the risks, there was a 45 percent drop in the annual rate of accidents for the group. But the patients also were seen more often for depression afterward and...

Published Thu, Sep 27 2012 9:30 AM by Shots - Health Blog

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