Tuesday, March 31, 2009

RT @MDAndersonNews: Advances in Proton Therapy, Pencil Beam technology reaches patient care http://ping.fm/ZjAVq
Tuberculosis: H.I.V. Infection Sharply Raises Risk for TB, Report Says http://tr.im/i2F4
Reshaping the Heart Is No Help http://tr.im/i2EI
Benefits of Mammogram Under Debate in Britain http://tr.im/i2Ea
Treating an Illness Is One Thing. What About a Patient With Many? http://tr.im/i2rV
Fish oil pills don't boost benefit of heart drugs http://tr.im/i2pY
The American Medical Association seeks probe of journal editors' actions http://tr.im/i2oJ
Once-a-day heart combo pill shows promise in study http://tr.im/i2ox
Food and Drug Administration issues salmonella warning on pistachios http://tr.im/i2nS
Hospice care becomes the norm, It aims to improve quality of life for dying patients http://tr.im/i2nH
Stem cell research hits snag in Texas http://tr.im/i2no
UT Med School's GUY L. CLIFTON, M.D.: Managing costs is key to overhauling health system http://tr.im/i2mL
Have you seen Amy Yasbeck and Ut Medical School's Dr. Dianna Milewicz' aortic aneurysm research story on KHOU Channel 11? http://tr.im/i2l7

Monday, March 30, 2009

Dr. E. Ross Kyger III, former Professor at UT Med School passed away this Thursday http://tr.im/i097
Dr. Brent King's 98.6 Degrees Blog: Paying for Quality http://tr.im/i05t
RT @UTHouston: Dr. Steven Hackmyer, UT Dental Branch, quoted in KTRH Newsradio 740 AM online article about baby teeth: http://bit.ly/uw4pd
Hennepin County Medical Center: Foreign Ways and War Scars Test Hospital http://tr.im/hZrz
A Lesson on Health Care From Massachusetts http://tr.im/hZrp
Stroke-blocking device called "the Watchman" shows promise, doctors say http://tr.im/hZrh
New England Journal of Medicine Study: Statins found to reduce onset of fatal clots http://tr.im/hZqR
Medical Center attacks rare eye cancer http://tr.im/hZqH
Residents waging a battle against Medical Center's eminent domain powers http://tr.im/hZqo
Former VT student John Woods fights to keep guns off UT Austin campus http://tr.im/hZq6
Bill changing Top 10 percent law in House's hands http://tr.im/hZpG
A car that gets 4,000 mpg? Three students at UH who are building a vehicle with super fuel efficiency in mind http://tr.im/hZpm
UTMB goes to court to keep Shriners Hospital for Children Galveston open http://tr.im/hZpi
Amy Yasbeck and UT Houston Medical School's Dianna Millewicz crusade to prevent aortic disease http://tr.im/hZp0
RT @UTHAdmissions: Gear up for the new 5/1 TMDSAS application by Interfolio! Apply early, apply STRONG. Study HARD for the MCAT!
RT @DrKellaway: Best Welcome Weekend Ever! Thanks to the MS1's for making it happen, and to the MS0's for coming.

Friday, March 27, 2009

RFID to Track Patient Files at the Cleveland Clinic http://ping.fm/J1yd9 (RT @ePatientDave: RT @ExLPharma)

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

RT @UTHouston: Dr. Martin Citardi and a patient were featured on Great Day Houston discussing rare sinusitis http://bit.ly/168oY
RT @UTHouston: Dr. H. Vernon “Skip” Anderson, UTMed School, featured in the Houston Chronicle’s Fort Bend news section http://bit.ly/7ipaD
RT @DrKellaway: Looking for summer research at UTH?http://ping.fm/qP2KI
Study by Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D.(UTMS): Visual learning study challenges common belief on attention http://tr.im/hNp9
RT @UTHouston: Join Team UT in supporting the March for Babies. For more information or to volunteer, visit http://bit.ly/SPvnl
RT @UTHouston: Lex Frieden, School of Health Information Sciences, quoted in a Ch. 11/WFAA story about service animals http://bit.ly/KJkMH
RT @commitforlife: The Houston Aeros final blood drive of the season is here. Donate and get a Commit for Life T-shirt! http://tr.im/hN4L
RT @AmericanCancer: Find out about the different cancer tests women and men need to stay healthy. http://bit.ly/3VMETF
UTMB funding bill survives committee vote http://tr.im/hMVs
Shriners board rejects reopening local unit http://tr.im/hMVh
Oversaving, a burden for our times http://tr.im/hMV0
President Barrack Obama: offer a federal, Medicare-like insurance plan to anyone http://tr.im/hMUG
Livestock Antibiotics, Alzheimer's Care and Detox Diets http://tr.im/hMUw
Katy High School students donate spare change to fight cancer http://tr.im/hMUp
Health insurers suggest deal on premiums http://tr.im/hMUh
Proceedings of the National Academy of Science Paper says Brain images show possible depression trait http://tr.im/hMU6
RT @msnbc_health: Pharmaceuticals found in fish across U.S. http://ping.fm/Gfl1C
Senate tentatively passes measure that would give more students a chance to attend UT http://tr.im/hMTm
Senate tentatively passes measure that would give more students a chance to attend UT http://tr.im/hMTm
Dr. Guy Clifton, former UT-H Neurosurgery chair, in a discussion about health care: UT Med School, 2.135 MSB. Thursday, March 26, at 10 a.m.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

RT @nytimeshealth: Study Links Depression to Thinning of Brain’s Cortex http://ping.fm/Ey7po
RT @UTHealthLeader: http://ping.fm/vXXzJ - This week in HealthLeader: Under Pressure http://ping.fm/iqPli ...
RT @UTHouston: Dr. Scott Walters, School of Public Health Dallas Regional Campus, quoted in editorial in News Herald http://bit.ly/1n0sd
Family Circle Magazine July Issue: Dr. Brent King of the Medical School for an article on the treatment of burns
UT Med School cardiologist honored with prestigious award from the Journal of the American College of Cardiology http://tr.im/hKsj
Deal offers dual benefits for doctors: Dr. Steven Hackmyer and Brenden Taylor (UT Dental Branch) quoted http://tr.im/hHtw
Botox Frees Muscles for Stroke Patients in the Know http://tr.im/hKrL
Vaccine Delays in Poorer Nations Raise Health Risks for Infants http://tr.im/hKry
Screen or Not? What Those Prostate Studies Mean http://tr.im/hKrp
A Quandary in Sweden: Criminals in Med School http://tr.im/hKrf
Marine moves fingers after rare hand transplant at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center http://tr.im/hKrb
Judge tells FDA to let 17-year-olds use morning-after pill http://tr.im/hKqZ
Alzheimer’s costs show need for solutions http://tr.im/hKqS
Rashmi Sinha of the National Cancer Institute Study: raises red flags about red meat http://tr.im/hKqF
Health insurance squeezes America's workers http://tr.im/hKqu
Need for beds may end Ben Taub pediatric care http://tr.im/hKqg

Friday, March 20, 2009

UT Medical School Match Day http://tr.im/hsSv
Congratulations Dr. Vernon Anderson (UT Medical School). He is receiving the Simon Dack Award: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
UT2ME: Q&A with Dr. John Byrne, assistant dean for UT Medical School research affairs http://tr.im/hC33
UT2ME: Q&A with Dr. John Byrne http://tr.im/hC33
F.D.A. Panel Gives Nod to Alternative to Warfarin a new drug, called rivaroxaban http://tr.im/hBcA
False Start on a Laser Remedy for Fungus http://tr.im/hBcp
Natasha Richardson Died of ‘Blunt Impact,’ Medical Examiner Says http://tr.im/hBce
Firefighting has always attracted big, burly guys. But is it muscle, or is it fat? http://tr.im/hBbZ
the journal Science: Spinal Shocks Ease Parkinson’s in Mice http://tr.im/hBbL
Daniel Williams: from High School drop out to UT Houston Medical School Grad (KHOU Channel 11 story) http://tr.im/hBbj
KHOU Channel 11's video Match day at Baylor College and UT Houston Medical School http://tr.im/hBae
Match Day: A Medical Student’s Rite of Passage http://tr.im/hB9G
Loren Steffy @ Houston Chron: New life for UTMB preserves Galveston's recovery http://tr.im/hB9C
Houston-area ERs (Memorial Hermann and Ben Taub) feel strain since Ike http://tr.im/hB9v
UH student went missing while he was in Midtown http://tr.im/hB9i

Thursday, March 19, 2009

RT @PhysRelations: RT @HIMSS: The listing of sessions about the economic stimulus package and health IT at #HIMSS09: http://is.gd/o4Gc
Boxing legend George Foreman visits UT Med school to fight for cure http://tr.im/hzz3
Judges needed for 50th Annual Science Engineering Fair of Houston http://tr.im/hzyO
Nominations sought for TMC Women’s Health Network Stream award http://tr.im/hzyA
Faculty development leave proposals due April 1 http://tr.im/hzyg
Third-year UT medical student Ricky Haywood-Watson II wins pediatric neuroscience award http://tr.im/hzy3
TB breakthrough could lead to stronger vaccine report Medical School scientists in Nature Medicine's Online Publication http://tr.im/hzxK
Dr. Henry Strobel Strobel (UT Med School) named commencement speaker http://tr.im/hzxc
Strobel named commencement speaker http://tr.im/hzxc
’07 U.S. Births Break Baby Boom Record http://tr.im/hyJh
President Barrack Obama proposed insurance change for Veterans is scrapped http://tr.im/hyJd
Air Force unveils brain injury clinic in Alaska http://tr.im/hyIW
Want to reduce heart disease? Pass the ketchup http://tr.im/hyIA
How safe are supplements? http://tr.im/hyzP
Studies question value of prostate cancer screening http://tr.im/hyzr
John Robertson UT Law School in Austin: Changes needed to foster Texas stem-cell research http://tr.im/hyzg
HIV takes on a new face in Houston http://tr.im/hyyJ
Dr. Caroline Fife (UT Medical School) dispels myths and discusses the benefits of hyperbaric oxygen therapy http://tr.im/hytc
Today is Match Day, and Univision, Ch. 13 (KTRK), and Ch. 11 (KHOU) will be at the UT Medical School to cover the event. So Smile!
RT @UTHouston: IMM Professor Dr. Rick Wetsel’s appearance on a FOX Channel 26 newscast on stem cell research http://bit.ly/2ThAg
Dr. Joan Bull (UT Medical School) featured on KHOU Ch. 11: Doctors use thermal therapy to prolong cancer patients' lives http://tr.im/hys1
Dr. James McCarthy (UT Medical School) on head injuries like Natasha Richardson's http://tr.im/hyrM

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

RT @UTHouston: Dr. Sanford Fenton, UT Dental Branch, quoted in a TMC News story about his work with Special Olympics http://bit.ly/rzFZ4
RT @UTHouston: UT Family Medicine clinic relocates to better serve patients. Read about the new clinic at http://bit.ly/nzqy1
RT @PhysRelations: @shamsha They're gearing up at @ASCO already.
RT @UTHouston: UT Medical School seniors meet match: Students learn during Match Day where they will train as residents http://bit.ly/zxwxV
RT @UTHouston: UTHouston TB research front page in Texas Medical Center News. Check out the TMC News at http://bit.ly/MN7j4
Three powerful House committee chairmen have agreed to work together on legislation to overhaul the health care system http://tr.im/hvO8
El Paso executive joins TSU regents http://tr.im/hvNX
Study featured in Journal of the American Medical Association: 'Smart drug' Provigil may be habit-forming http://tr.im/hvNi
RT @PhysRelations: We're on a conference call with the nice folks at #ASCO. The topic? Twitter and social media - http://www.asco.org/
Study Shows First-Time Online Donors Often Do Not Return http://tr.im/hvN3
Terminal patients’ faith linked to prolonged care http://tr.im/hvMM
Political drama unfolds after Houston Ch. 8 pulls show http://tr.im/hvMF
Dozens of students from UTMB made the rounds of the Capitol Tuesday, asking legislators to support plans to rebuild http://tr.im/hvMs
UT Chancellor to be keynote speaker at UTMB commencement http://tr.im/hvM0

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

RT @JennTex: RT @PhysRelations: Become a fan of myMDAnderson for Physicians on Facebook and stay informed on enhancements to the portal
The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine: Big waist is an extra burden on lungs http://tr.im/hsWr
Ambulance stethoscopes may pose risk http://tr.im/hsWi
A journey of a thousand miles may begin with a single step http://tr.im/hsWc
A rise in sexually transmitted diseases http://tr.im/hsW7
Dr. Alice W. Flaherty: From bipolar darkness, the empathy to be a doctor http://tr.im/hsW2
Rabies outbreak in Angola, caused by roaming dogs, kills 93 children http://tr.im/hsVJ
After her stroke, Francine V. Corso, a software engineer who worked on NASA’s lunar lander, was housebound http://tr.im/hsVC
Pregnancy problem is a heart warning http://tr.im/hsVw
You may be cooking more these days. But is your cooking healthier? http://tr.im/hsVk
What does it take to make a medical expert? Practice, practice, practice. And, unfortunately, some error along the way. http://tr.im/hsVd
An outbreak of autism, or a statistical fluke? http://tr.im/hsUY
UTMB rushes to rehire: Some question whether fall layoffs were rash as hundreds get jobs back http://tr.im/hsTD
The Medical School Match Day, are you ready? http://tr.im/hsSv
Dr. Chinnaswamy Jagannath’s collaborative TB research featured the TMC News http://tr.im/hsSf
Dr. Andrew Barreto’s recent stroke research on the Wall Street Journal: http://tr.im/hsQv
Dr. Chinnaswamy Jagannath’s collaborative TB research http://tr.im/hsPI
Dr. Cheryl Erwin (GSBS and MS) Sound Science: Stem Cell Research http://tr.im/hsOI

Monday, March 16, 2009

RT @brentking: http://tr.im/hkIh
RT @NIHforHealth: News: Researchers Develop DNA "Patch" For Canine Form of Muscular Dystrophy: http://ping.fm/DrUjH
UT2ME: Spotlight on Student Affairs, Admissions http://tr.im/hqb1
After change in federal policy, some states take steps to limit stem cell research http://tr.im/hqaJ
Medtronic links device for heart to 13 deaths http://tr.im/hqaA
Bad economy leads patients to put off surgery, or rush it http://tr.im/hqag
When money is tight, everything is negotiable — including your health care bills. http://tr.im/hq9T
Dr. Kennedy Cosgrove of Stevens Hospital in Edmonds, Wash.: Mysterious Psychosis http://tr.im/hq9N
Massachusetts faces costs of big health care plan http://tr.im/hq9x
France puts a cork in alcohol sales to youth http://tr.im/hq9o
President Barack Obama may support taxing health-care benefits http://tr.im/hq9i
Shannon Hader, director of the District of Columbia's HIV/AIDS Administration: Report finds 'severe' AIDS rate in D.C. http://tr.im/hq99
A medically supervised daily dose of peanuts may help children with peanut allergies http://tr.im/hq8N

Thursday, March 12, 2009

M. D. Anderson is hosting a CME event on Cellular Energy, Metabolism and Cancer, April 3 – 4, 2009. http://ping.fm/tlImM
2009 UT Houston Medical School Homecoming & Reunion http://tr.im/hiRr
Stimulus grants available for research http://tr.im/hiRh
Two UT Houston Medical School groups join Run for the Rose http://tr.im/hiR5
“A Conversation on Healthcare Reform with Guy Clifton,” at 10 a.m., Thursday, March 26, in MSB 2.135 http://tr.im/hiQL
UT Houston Medical School’s Rheumatology grand rounds set for March 18 http://tr.im/hiQw
Study at Children’s Memorial Hermann under Dr. Jason Sanders looks to improve diagnosis, management of bronchiolitis http://tr.im/hiPI
Students raise “dollars for scholars” http://tr.im/hiPw
RT @EricRasch: My office's website was featured on cssWOW today! There's nothing better than peer appreciation: http://tr.im/hiGT
RT @EricRasch: Office's website was featured on cssWOW today! There's nothing better than when peers appreciate your work: http://tr.im/hiGT
RT @UTHealthLeader: http://ping.fm/jUmR7 - Should you go to the ER? Stay home? Wait it out? Call an ambulance? This week in HealthLeader
UT Houston is partnering with Children’s Museum of Houston for the debut of their new building addition, March 14, 2009 http://tr.im/hio0
Dr. Guy Clifton, professor of neurosurgery challenges 'assembly line' medicine http://tr.im/h2Ps
Wal-Mart plans to market digital health records system http://tr.im/hhLQ
Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, plans back Vast Parkinson’s study http://tr.im/hhLd
Bipartisan call for changes in the nation’s food safety system http://tr.im/hhKV
President Obama to nominate Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg,former NYC health commissioner to lead the F.D.A. http://tr.im/hhKG
Saving UTMB: Regents’ vote is welcome for Galveston and the upper Texas Gulf Coast. http://tr.im/hhKv
A survey of Americans’ well-being, conducted by Gallup says Americans happier, healthier in the West http://tr.im/hhKq
State schools aren't strangers to complaints: Reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation up 65 percent, records show http://tr.im/hhK9
The 411 on 911: When to Go to the Emergency Room http://tr.im/hhJX
Dr. Rick Wetsel’s stem cell interview with KUHF 88.7FM Radio http://tr.im/hhJH
UT Family Medicine clinic relocates to better serve patients http://tr.im/hhJz
RT @msnbc_health: Control your DNA destiny http://ping.fm/2bjhy
RT @Health_IT: Walmart entry into “low-cost” electronic health records to put pricing pressure on the industry? http://ping.fm/cu4NB

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

RT @UTHouston: Dr. C. Thomas Caskey, IMM, interviewed for Ch. 11 story “Obama overturns stem cell policy” http://bit.ly/DjBCG
RT @msnbc_health: Probe: Federal agency ignores health hazards http://ping.fm/2qHui
RT @UMMC: Compelling stories from MD Half Marathon participants about why they are running & raising money for @UMGCC: www.umgcc.org/1121
As merger mania plays out among the pharmaceutical giants, drug investors lose patience http://tr.im/hfab
Dr. Scott S. Reuben, admits pain studies were frauds, hospital says http://tr.im/hf9V
President Barrack Obama’s Stem Cell Decision Worries Some Scientists http://tr.im/hf9A
Dr. Len Lichtenfeld of the American Cancer Society: We are overdiagnosing prostate cancer http://tr.im/hf9m
The Lancet Oncology: Screening Can Detect Early Ovarian Cancer http://tr.im/hf9a
UTMB hospital to remain on Galveston Island http://tr.im/hf8C
Hepatitis C found in 16 after needle reuse in El Paso http://tr.im/hf8o
Dr. Rose Gowen of the School of Public Health is quoted about healthy eating on WABC NY Green Right Now Web site http://tr.im/hf7R
Dr. Guy Clifton of the Medical School talked to Ch. 11 about health care reform http://tr.im/hf7f
Dr. Mauro Ferrari received $7 million to develop a new delivery system for breast cancer drugs http://tr.im/hf72
Watch Dr. C. Thomas Caskey of the IMM on Channel 13: http://tr.im/hf65

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Journal of Applied Physiology: Mental fatigue can lead to physical kind http://tr.im/hd1b
March 10 issue of Neurology: More people go to the emergency room for headache treatment in warm weather. http://tr.im/hd12
Oxygen therapy is valuable, sometimes . . . http://tr.im/hd0N
Dr. John J. McGrath: Older fathers linked to lower I.Q. scores http://tr.im/hd1l
Scientists have discovered that an old antimalaria drug effective against two fatal viruses jumped from animals to humans.http://tr.im/hd0u
Oxygen therapy is valuable, sometimes . . . http://tr.im/hd0N
The Claim: Daylight Saving Time Can Affect Your Health http://tr.im/hd0G
Unlocking the Secrets of Gray Hair http://tr.im/hd02
Cancer insists on its own time. If you try to defy it, it can break you, physically and spiritually. http://tr.im/hcZI
Rethink Stem Cells? Science Already Has http://tr.im/hcZC
Houstonians should query restaurants on what's in the food http://tr.im/hcZg
Genetic Tests May Reveal Source of Mystery Tumors http://tr.im/hcZr
France weighs alcohol restrictions http://tr.im/hcZ2
President Barack Obama vows to make up for delays in stem cell research http://tr.im/hcYT
Paralyzed lawmaker — Rep. Jim Langevin (R.I.) hails stem cell decision http://tr.im/hcX4

Monday, March 9, 2009

Doctoral Candidates Anticipate Hard Times http://tr.im/ha8K
As colleges weigh this year’s round of applications, high school seniors are not the only anxious ones. http://tr.im/ha8F
A Thousand Drops: One patient's infusions are the last treatment left to slow his rapid weight loss from AIDS. http://tr.im/ha8B
In Divide Over Health Care Overhaul, 2 Major Unions Withdraw From a Coalition http://tr.im/ha8i
Hanging On to Health Coverage, if the Job Goes Away http://tr.im/ha8d
President Barack Obama Is Leaving Some Stem Cell Issues to Congress http://tr.im/ha7Q
Rival pharmaceutical companies Merck, Schering-Plough to merge in $41.1 B deal http://tr.im/ha7G
Nigerian AIDS patients urged to marry each other http://tr.im/ha7B
President Barack Obama, Republicans spar over health care reform http://tr.im/ha7q
Gov. Rick Perry has declared problems with the state’s 13 institutions for the mentally disabled a legislative emergency http://tr.im/ha7k
Scientists hail President Barack Obama’s order on stem cells http://tr.im/ha79

Friday, March 6, 2009

RT @JennTex: RT: @ericbrody Dr. Jay M. Bernhardt: Better Health through Social Media http://ping.fm/MertN
RT @tstitt: RT @gfry: Obama to sign exec order on Mon, lifting ban on funding for embryonic stem cell research.
RT @DrKellaway: DYK that our primary teaching hospital ranked 6th among the nation's Academic Medical Centers-Memorial Hermann TMC?
UT2ME: Q&A with Juanita Romans of Memorial Hermann http://tr.im/h5Tb
IABC/Houston Welcomes Nominations for 2009. Previously honored: UT Med School dean Giuseppe Colasurdo http://tr.im/h5hx
Richard Castriotta (Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine UTMS) offers the following tips adjust to time change: http://tr.im/h5hj
Richard Castriotta (Director of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine UTMS). “The time change is even hard on parents. http://tr.im/h5gL
Jacqueline Hecht (UTMS): without access to the blood samples, "we might miss the opportunity to make huge breakthroughs." http://tr.im/h5gg
RT @msnbc_health: Better cheer up: Optimism is key to longevity http://ping.fm/0wW9Y
Dr. Sanjay Gupta Ends Surgeon General Candidacy http://tr.im/h5fJ
Food and Drug Administration Warning: M.R.I.’s May Burn Patients Who Wear Drug Patches http://tr.im/h5fA
Bill Would Restore Right to Sue Over Medical Devices http://tr.im/h5fm
Study in the March issue of the journal Obesity: Exercise Campaigns May Encourage Extra Eating http://tr.im/h5eH
Hepatitis C Infections Found in Clinic Patients by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://tr.im/h5et
President Obama Says He Is Open to Altering Health Plan http://tr.im/h5en
the Whitehead Institute in Cambridge: Converting Cells Shows Promise for Parkinson’s disease http://tr.im/h5ek
Food Problems Elude Private Inspectors http://tr.im/h5e6
Dr. Oscar Boultinghouse: House call from afar http://tr.im/h5dV
UT Med School to host free weekend forum on stroke http://tr.im/h5dk

Thursday, March 5, 2009

RT @UTHouston: UTHouston has several stories in the Texas Medical Center News. Read all of the stories at http://bit.ly/xmhzc
RT @UTHouston: UT nano scientist gets $7 million DoD Innovator Award for breast cancer research – read the story at http://bit.ly/10PLmb
RT @MDAndersonNews: Listen to Dr Wolf & survivor Andrea Quinn talk about Ovarian Cancer & Sprint for Life http://ping.fm/sOqWP
RT @childrenshealth: I'll make a $25 donation to Children's National Medical Center in the name of the 1000th follower, if it happens today.
RT @UTHouston: Acne 101: An adult guide on how to leave your youth behind. Read this weeks HealthLeader at www.uthealthleader.org
RT @msnbc_health: Study: Viruses may cause juvenile diabetes http://ping.fm/C68XT
RT @PhysRelations: Thanks to @jenntex for enhancing our myMDAnderson for Physicians page on Facebook - http://is.gd/lZ4a
UT Houston Med School Go Texan Day http://tr.im/h3R4
UT Health Science Center at Houston CSW annual awards ceremony, reception set for March 19 http://tr.im/h3QB
Dean’s Lectures set for March 11, 25 http://tr.im/h3Ql
UT Physicians offices expand, move http://tr.im/h3Q0
Jorge Zambra (utms pediatrics & OB/GYN) appointed AVP revenue cycle management http://tr.im/h3PO
UT Med School Resident duty-hour violations subject of Faculty Senate http://tr.im/h3PA
President Larry Kaiser addresses UT Medical School at first Town Hall http://tr.im/h3Pk
The UT Houston 2009 STAR Awards ceremony hosted by Jeanice Theriot, Dr. Larry Kaiser, Kevin Dillon, & Eric Fernette http://tr.im/h3P5
RT @msnbc_health: Free antibiotics may have high cost later http://ping.fm/vYNxG
Positron bets on PET-only Attrius system device using quantitative software by PET pioneer Dr. K. Lance Gould http://tr.im/h2P1
Dr. Richard Smalling and one of his patients were featured on Ch. 11’s 5 p.m. newscast yesterday http://tr.im/h2Ps
No Legal Shield in Drug Labeling, the Supreme Court Justices Rule http://tr.im/h2O7
Free Antibiotics May Contribute to Drug Resistance, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Say http://tr.im/h2NL
Two studies published this month in the journal Gastroenterology suggest wine may lower the risk of rare esophageal cancer http://tr.im/h2NB
President Barack Obama to convene forum set on fixing health care ills http://tr.im/h2Nh
Judge keeps UTMB layoffs lawsuit in Galveston http://tr.im/h2Mi
Watching UT-Houston Cardiothoracic's Dr. J.C. Walkes explain Barbara Bush's heart surgery on KHOU Ch. 11 right now! http://tr.im/utcvs

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

RT @DrKellaway: Applying to Texas med schools? We met in Austin yesterday and the new online TMDSAS application by Interfolio is fantastic!
Just met a guy at Starbucks who is seeing Dr. Frank Arnett, (UT Med School Rheumatology) today. Referred to him as "One of world's best!"
Show support for the OOC @eduStyle Awards please vote http://tr.im/h0H7
RT @MDAndersonNews: RT @SprintforLife: Registration is now open! http://ping.fm/tgooB For ovarian cancer research
Dr. Amber Luong, (MS otorhinolaryngology): Turning sinusitus inside out http://tr.im/h0o8
Short of Dentists, Maine Adds Teeth to Doctors’ Training http://tr.im/h0nT
Senator Charles E. Grassley Asks Pfizer About Harvard Payments http://tr.im/h0nP
Federal Prosecutors Plan Crackdown on Doctors Who Accept Kickbacks http://tr.im/h0nD
the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education,issued an open letter on Young Doctors and Long Workdays http://tr.im/h0ns
New Study in this week’s British Medical Journal Highlights Teen Obesity Risks http://tr.im/h0ni
It’s Organic, but Does That Mean It’s Safer? http://tr.im/h0nb
Harvard Medical School in Ethics Quandary http://tr.im/h0mJ
3 Houston clinics getting shares of stimulus funds http://tr.im/h0mn
Concerns may darken future for Texas teeth-whitening outlets http://tr.im/h0m4
Hiring fires up student group at Texas A&M University http://tr.im/h0lh

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Drs Robert L. Hunter & Chinnaswamy Jagannath (MS Pathology):TB Breakthrough Could Lead to Stronger Vaccine http://tr.im/gZ6m
ANAHAD O’CONNOR, NY Times: Morning Is the Best Time to Exercise http://tr.im/gYo1
In Adults, Shots Are Best for Flu http://tr.im/gYnw
February issue Psychiatric Services: Fatal Illness More Likely in Bipolar Patients http://tr.im/gYn3
the journal Thorax: Mold and Pollen May Affect Asthma Risk http://tr.im/gYmk
malecircumcision.org Seeks to Fight Myths About Circumcision and H.I.V http://tr.im/gYm3
Loren Berlin: Three beautiful words “You’re in remission.” http://tr.im/gYlH
Libby Zion died 25 years ago this week, no one would have guessed that her case would change history http://tr.im/gYlv
A Hurdle for Health Reform: Patients and Their Doctors http://tr.im/gYkZ
Flu strain resistant to Tamiflu medication http://tr.im/gYkH
Dr. Grant Fowler, (MS family medicine): Needle free vasectomy really pain free? http://tr.im/gY0g
Dr. Richard Castriotta UTMS Internal Medicine: The Anatomy of an Asthma Attack http://tr.im/gWkj

Monday, March 2, 2009

Dr. Richard Castriotta UTMS Internal Medicine: The Anatomy of an Asthma Attack http://tr.im/gWkj
Dr. Richard Castriotta UTMS Internal Medicine: The Anatomy of an Asthma Attack http://tr.im/gWkj
Dr. Richard Castriotta UTMS Internal Medicine: The Anatomy of an Asthma Attack http://tr.im/gWkj
RT @MDAndersonNews: Researchers Identify Potential Therapeutic Target in Osteosarcoma http://ping.fm/P48PG
RT @PhysRelations: Many of us are spending the day working on a new online guide for physicians.
RT @commitforlife: New on the Commit for Life blog: They're 12, and they run their blood drive like a Fortune 500 http://tr.im/gW0H
10 Questions You Need to Ask About Colonoscopy http://tr.im/gW23
AstraZeneca E-Mail Released in Seroquel Lawsuit http://tr.im/gW1X
Debbie Purdy: Preparing to End Her Life, While Protecting Another http://tr.im/gW1I
How to Make Electronic Medical Records a Reality http://tr.im/gW1F
Obama’s Health Plan, Ambitious in Any Economy, Is Tougher in This One http://tr.im/gW1o
Well-Regarded Public Colleges Get a Surge of Bargain Hunters http://tr.im/gW1i
Health care plan in stimulus bill is causing confusion http://tr.im/gW1b
Doctors conflicted over assisted-suicide law http://tr.im/gW17
Dr. Mark Kline eyed for State Department AIDS post http://tr.im/gW0M
Mark Kline eyed for State Department AIDS post http://tr.im/gW0M
Salmonella recall hurting companies large and small http://tr.im/gW0C
Car safety tests reveal infant seat failures http://tr.im/gW0u
Big job awaits Kan. Gov. Sebelius as health chief http://tr.im/gW0k
Study finds high lead levels in children drop http://tr.im/gVVp
Medical imaging draws scrutiny from industry http://tr.im/gVVj
Kenya sees 1st polio infection in 20 years http://tr.im/gVUR
Private colleges take steps to ward off recession http://tr.im/gVUB
RT @cssscoop: Eric Rasch http://ping.fm/3IaMJ