September 2012 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

The 'Facebook Effect' On Organ Donation

Between May 1 and the middle of September, around 275,000 Facebook users posted their donor status on the site. Now the social network has rolled out the feature in Canada and Mexico to spur donations. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 20 2012 8:17 AM 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

Subsidies Help Get Modern Malaria Drugs To Millions In Africa

An experimental program by the Global Fund brought more than 100 million malaria treatments to people in sub-Saharan Africa last year, a panel of public health experts said on Monday. But time may have run out for the program to prove it's worth continuing...

Published Wed, Sep 19 2012 2:31 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Tiny Bubbles: Injectable Oxygen Foam Tested For Emergency Care

The experimental treatment, which hasn't been tried in humans, encapsulates pure oxygen in microbubbles made of fat molecules. The bubbles look quite a bit like shaving cream, one of the researchers says. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 19 2012 1:07 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Ebola's Unlikely Victims: Health Care Workers

The World Health Organization has confirmed 72 cases of the dreaded virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo since May; 23 of them are health care workers. Despite elaborate protective garb and other precautions, it's hard for doctors, nurses and...

Published Wed, Sep 19 2012 12:04 AM by Shots - Health Blog

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

Link Between BPA And Childhood Obesity Is Unclear

In a study, researchers found that among white kids and teens, higher BPA levels were associated with more than twice the risk of obesity. But higher BPA levels didn't affect childhood obesity risk for blacks and Hispanics. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 18 2012 1:48 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Botswana Doctors Stop Cervical Cancer With A Vinegar Swab

Women with HIV have a high risk of getting cervical cancer, but the traditional screening method for the disease — a pap smear — isn't available in many poor countries. Now doctors have developed a cheap, simple alternative way to detect cervical...

Published Tue, Sep 18 2012 10:55 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Nursing Homes' Arbitration Agreements Can Contain Hidden Risks

Consumer advocates say people who sign the agreements pay higher fees and may get smaller awards than they would if the case were to go to court. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 18 2012 8:49 AM by Shots - Health Blog

As Genetic Sequencing Spreads, Excitement, Worries Grow

The cost of deciphering a person's genetic code has dropped faster than the price tag on flat-screen TVs. But some experts are concerned that access to genomic information could stoke fears and invade privacy. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 18 2012 12:34 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Medicaid Helps Washington, D.C., Clinic Care For Ex-Prisoners

After they are released, former prisoners often don't have jobs or health insurance. The federal health law's Medicaid expansion could change that soon, though. Some states and the District of Columbia are getting a head start. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 17 2012 1:25 PM 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

Teachers' Expectations Can Influence How Students Perform

Teachers' expectations about their students' abilities affect classroom interactions in myriad ways that can impact student performance. Students expected to succeed, for example, get more time to answer questions and more specific feedback. But...

Published Mon, Sep 17 2012 12:36 AM by Shots - Health Blog

How Your Job Could Hurt Your Heart

People with stressful jobs had a 23 percent higher risk of heart attack than those whose jobs weren't pressure cookers. A stressful job has to combine intense demands and little control over decisions about the work. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 14 2012 1:53 PM by Shots - Health Blog

How's Your Cholesterol? The Crowd Wants To Know

As more people get interested in managing their own health and experimenting with new diets, some are testing their cholesterol on their own, and posting results in online forums where they get feedback on how to improve their scores. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 14 2012 9:51 AM by Shots - Health Blog

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