Friday, May 29, 2009
RT @nytimeshealth: Patient Money: The Many Hidden Costs of High-Deductible Health Insurance http://bit.ly/XfOuZ
2009 Texas Medical Liability Trust Memorial Scholarship applications now available http://tr.im/mNud
Study by Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council says weight gain be curbed in pregnancy http://tr.im/mNsT
How do you know when swine flu has turned serious? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explains http://tr.im/mNrH
Opinion By U.S. SEN. Kay Bailey Hutchison: Value-based plan helps cut health care costs http://tr.im/mNp2
US official in France diagnosed with swine flu, eleven other members of the U.S. delegation were placed in isolation http://tr.im/mNmW
Dr. Guy Clifton of the UT Med School was interviewed for the state’s top health and human services job http://tr.im/mNhP
More coverage of Dr. Caroline Fife’s research (UT Med School) on pediatric carbon monoxide poisoning during Hurricane Ike http://tr.im/mNd7
Thursday, May 28, 2009
RT @commitforlife: More opportunities to give blood w @975theticket today. All donor centers and lots of malls! http://tr.im/mFRD
Dr. L. Maximilian Buja addresses the Summer Research Program students in the UT Medical School Building http://tr.im/mIQF
UT Med School's Dr. O. Clark West named radiology fellow in the American College of Radiology (ACR) http://tr.im/mIOR
Research lead by UT Med School's Dr. Dianna Milewicz: Single gene defect leads to aortic, coronary artery disease http://tr.im/mIOh
President’s Scholars Awards honor outstanding faculty Drs. Cheves Smythe, Herbert DuPont, and Frank Arnett at UTHSC-H http://tr.im/mIN3
Governments’ drug-abuse costs Hit $468 billion, study by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse says http://tr.im/mHxv
Austin comes to aid of UTMB, state workers with spending measure approved Wednesday by the Texas Senate. http://tr.im/mHtD
A complaint about steroid use in local gyms led authorities to largest drug bust in Fort Bend history http://tr.im/mHt4
This year's group is class of 2,009 setbacks. What was the trouble? Swine flu, flooding and Hurricane Ike http://tr.im/mHsn
Chron Sci Guy Eric Berger: Playing video games after a hurricane ... just might kill you? http://tr.im/mHqY
UT Med School's Dr. Guy Clifton is in consideration for top spot at Health and Human Services http://tr.im/mHq9
Dr. Caroline Fife of the UT Med School: Kids sickened playing video games after Ike http://tr.im/mHnb
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
The choice of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court has put a spotlight on Type 1 diabetes http://tr.im/myFg
MAP Pharmaceuticals’ experimental migraine drug Levadex gains in test, and shares in its maker soar http://tr.im/myEw
Some acid-reflux drugs — including Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid — tied to pneumonia http://tr.im/myDH
Commentary By Fritz Steiner and Talia McCray: Redesign communities to help alleviate obesity http://tr.im/myAh
RT @DrKellaway: Our partner Memorial Hermann delivers the best in nation for medical care! http://tr.im/myuH
Dr. Caroline Fife of the UT Med School is in a USA Today story about carbon monoxide poisoning http://tr.im/mypM
Friday, May 22, 2009
RT @commitforlife: Don't forget to donate blood over Memorial Day wknd. need remains high. http://tr.im/m8Ne
Congratulations to Cristina Marchesano & finance Shaun Varghese who will both stay at UT Med School for their residencies http://tr.im/m9ea
Barbecue safety tips with Dr. Robert “Safety Bob” Emery & Dr. Brent King of the UT Med School http://tr.im/m6Et
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Dr. Alejandro Chaoul leads a class on Buddhist meditation every Monday during the month of May. http://tr.im/lZU3
UT Med School Cardiology names externship participants: Barcleigh Sandvall, Kayley Clemings, Jenny Weon, & Laura Iglesias http://tr.im/lZRB
U.S. Says Older People Appear Safer From New Flu Strain: People born before 1957 appear to have some immunity http://tr.im/lZNF
Olympic swimmer Cullen Jones preaches swimming safety with Memorial Day holiday weekend near http://tr.im/lZKc
Dr. Cheng Chi Lee’s research at UT Med School is exploring potential for Human Hibernation http://tr.im/lZrU
Dr. William Daily suffers heart attack at hospital, saved by Dr. David Robinson of UT Med School. See the story on FOX26 http://tr.im/lZpS
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
RT @MDAndersonNews: M. D. Anderson launched the new website http://ping.fm/9EZ7G and a new blog http://bit.ly/grp5P
Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg will be sworn in as commissioner of Food and Drugs this week http://tr.im/lT2A
RT @UTHouston: American Medical Association News featured Richard Bradley on lessons learned from the H1N1 scare: http://bit.ly/1anuqa
RT @UTHouston: Pamela Berens and Grant Fowler are featured in the Houston Chronicle on delaying births due to the econ: http://bit.ly/KSDgA
Steven Trunnell husband of the first American swine flu fatality says wife had been healthy until swine flu http://tr.im/lSVy
International Med Grads Use Controversial Match Services - John R. Potts, M.D., UTMS's surgical res. program quoted http://tr.im/lSPi
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Physicians (like UT Med School's Dr. Richard Bradley) say experience with flu strain helped prepare the next outbreak http://tr.im/lNsy
Could a reason for the reaction to the swine flu outbreak be that it diverted attention from the global financial crisis? http://tr.im/lNrd
Most Texas Medical Center institutions plan to finish ongoing projects, but area’s construction boom is apparently over http://tr.im/lNm4
Taking birth out of budget: Drs. Pamela Berens & Grant Fowler of the UT Med School quoted http://tr.im/lNjJ
Monday, May 18, 2009
Tulane Doctor Dr. Thomas A. Farley is expected to be named new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://tr.im/lFyz
Fighting for a Last Chance at Life, Lou Gehrig’s disease sapped Joshua Thompson of his ability to move and speak last fall http://tr.im/lFtH
the Memorial Hermann Circle of Life gala: Dr. Larry Kaiser & UT Regents Janiece Longoria and James D. Dannenbaum attended http://tr.im/lF6K
Friday, May 15, 2009
RT @UTHealthLeader: http://ping.fm/FGzE0 - Teen 'Sexting': Strike a pose. Press send. Regret it forever. What parents need to know
President Barack Obama taps NYC health commissioner Dr. Thomas Frieden to head Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://tr.im/lryQ
Citing the dire economic condition, the College Board will delay launching an eighth-grade college prep test http://tr.im/lrwH
KTRK-TV Ch. 13’s interviewed Dr. Robin Hardwicke of the UT Med School about whether women are healthier than men http://tr.im/lrpb
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Check out the SHIS Class of 2009 graduation photo in the SCOOP with dean Dr. Jack Smith and UT Med School's Dr. Brent King http://tr.im/lmir
Faculty, students bring wonders of science to kids at West University Elementary School’s Annual Science Night http://tr.im/lmgY
UT Med School's Dr. Jon Tyson receives 2009 Maureen Andrew Mentor Award from the Society for Pediatric Research http://tr.im/lmgk
Unmarried mothers gave birth to 4 out of every 10 babies born in the United States in 2007 http://tr.im/lkOr
Class-action lawsuit Puts Spotlight on Merck over marketing of the painkiller Vioxx http://tr.im/lkNC
Experimental drug eases poisonous scorpion Stings in Children, Study published in the New Eng. Journal of Medicine.Finds http://tr.im/lkJX
Biolab bill leaves much in the dark - Galveston National Laboratory gets to keep secrets http://tr.im/lkHi
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
the Obama administration reported Tuesday the recession drains Social Security and Medicare http://tr.im/lfaG
Study published online Tuesday in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Formaldehyde linked to cancer death http://tr.im/lf9N
A former surgeon at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, falsified study on injured G.I.’s, army says http://tr.im/lf94
RT @MDAndersonNews: Home Diet & Exercise Intervention Can Improve Physical Function in Older Cancer Survivors http://ping.fm/54Wpt
The Food and Drug Administration warns parents about bacteria-tainted face paint made in China http://tr.im/leO7
Check out UT Med School's Dr. Dong Kim in a great new patient story by Memorial Hermann http://tr.im/leNn
Dr. Latisha Smith of the UT Med School/Memorial Hermann on KUHF Radio 88.7FM about seeing lyphodemia with night vision http://tr.im/leLm
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
UT Med School Prepares for 2009 Hurricane Season: Its time for the annual flood door drill http://tr.im/l8Wp
UT Med School's Dr. Alisa A. Acosta: Kids with Elevated BP At Risk for Heart Damage http://tr.im/l8Vv
Reforming the U.S. healthcare system must start with reducing demand - Dr. Guy Clifton of the UT Med School is quoted http://tr.im/l8Uq
KUHF Radio�s story on the HEARTS program, with photos of UT Med School�s Dr. John Higgins http://tr.im/l8RL
A study of pet therapy dogs in The Journal of Hospital Infection, shows just how easily germs can transmit to visitors.http://tr.im/l8Qi
If you exercise to improve your metabolism and prevent diabetes, you may want to avoid antioxidants like vitamins C and E. http://tr.im/l8Pb
A University of Missouri graduate student found to have swine flu after traveling to China http://tr.im/l8Op
Cuba confirms its 1st swine flu case, while Fidel Castro accused Mexico of failing to disclose the spread of swine flu http://tr.im/l8NP
Study published Monday in the journal Science: Mexico has thousands more swine flu cases http://tr.im/l8Nb
A baby boom thanks to Ike? Doctors speculate as a number of women near due dates in June, 9 months after storm http://tr.im/l8M7
Monday, May 11, 2009
RT @UTHouston: Mary Kay Koenig was interviewed by the Houston Chron. in a story on a patient with mitochondrial disease. http://bit.ly/HgzDg
RT @UTHouston: Sheryl McCurdy participated in a podcast at Michigan State Uni. on drugs, and violence in East Africa. http://bit.ly/11WR7v
RT @brentking: Should we get every treatment we want? Should doctors be paid for everything they do? http://tr.im/hkIh
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports flu deaths outside Mexico climb to 5 http://tr.im/l2PQ
Study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, suggests autism recovery possible http://tr.im/l2Mf
Mexico out of China trade fair amid swine flu flap, called China's treatment of its citizens unacceptable http://tr.im/l2LR
Friday, May 8, 2009
New York Times contributor Roni Caryn Rabin weighs in with a first-hand account of swine flu outbreak http://tr.im/kPYO
Thursday, May 7, 2009
UT Med School faculty, staff, and students belly up to the nacho bar as they celebrate Cinco de Mayo http://tr.im/kLnb
Dr. Andrew Harper of The UT Harris County Psychiatric Center receives excellence award http://tr.im/kLlW
UT Med School's Dr. John D. Reveille named to Association of American Physicians (AAP) http://tr.im/kLk7
the UT Center for Laboratory Animal Medicine and Care (CLAMC) granted full accreditation http://tr.im/kL8x
the UT Center for Laboratory Animal Medicine and Care (CLAMC) granted full accreditation http://tr.im/kL8x
Actress Amy Yasbeck, singer Patty Peterson team up with researcher Dr. Dianna Milewicz to beat thoracic aortic disease http://tr.im/kL7h
Actress Amy Yasbeck, singer Patty Peterson team up with researcher Dr. Dianna Milewicz to beat thoracic aortic disease http://tr.im/kL7h
Actress Amy Yasbeck, singer Patty Peterson team up with researcher Dr. Dianna Milewicz to beat thoracic aortic disease http://tr.im/kL7h
Memorial Hermann, the UT Med School and the Rockets will team up for a HEARTS event at Key Middle School http://tr.im/kKtO
HealthDay quotes Dr. Luis Ostrosky of UT Med School: Swine flu likely to return to U.S. next winter http://tr.im/kKse
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials note youth of serious flu cases http://tr.im/kKo9
Brace for 3 flu shots next fall: The Obama administration is considering an unprecedented fall vaccination campaign http://tr.im/kKas
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
FOX 26, the AMA, and UT Med School's Dr. David McPherson team up to spread the word about Heart Disease http://tr.im/kEvo
2nd swine flu death in Texas; Mexico set to reopen businesses, restaurants, schools and parks http://tr.im/kDUC
President Barrack Obama seeks a global health plan broader than Bush�s AIDS Effort http://tr.im/kDXH
Dr. Paul Glezen,at the Baylor College of Medicine: Mild swine flu could quickly turn deadly http://tr.im/kDV0
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
BioOptics World features Dr. Caroline Fife of the UT Med School on "Night vision" NIR http://tr.im/ky69
Did you catch Dr. Charles Ericsson of UT Med School in the USA Today article about antiviral medications? http://tr.im/ky4r
How Does the Influenza H1N1 Strain Affect Mom-to-be? Dr. Pamela Berens of the UT Med School has answers http://tr.im/ky2W
�Many Mexicans use the local pharmacy as their source of health care,� said Dr. Luis Ostrosky of the UT Med School http://tr.im/ky1z
Dr. Gavin Smith, a virologist at Hong Kong Univ. is analyzing the new swine flu to figure out how and when it evolved. http://tr.im/kxXj
Monday, May 4, 2009
#Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine Institute symposium helps docs stay at the top of their game http://tr.im/krqA
#University of Texas Health Science Center and #Memorial Hermann offer Clinical Research Education courses http://tr.im/krqa
First patient Roland �Bud� Henrich enrolled in #stroke stem cell study led by #UT Med School's Dr. Sean Savitz http://tr.im/krpq
Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News: Single gene defect can cause stroke by Dr. Dianna Milewicz of #UT Med School http://tr.im/krdB
#Swine flu (#H1N1) has become widespread in the United States, with 226 cases in 30 states http://tr.im/kraH
MD Anderson's Ellen R. Gritz, PH.D.: Let�s convince insurance firms to offer coverage for smoking cessation treatments http://tr.im/kr8q
�SWINE FLU� last week was the most searched term on Yahoo, displacing �American Idol.� http://tr.im/kr8O
Leading US health expert Dr. Richard Besser urging cautious approach in leveling off the severity of the swine flu threat http://tr.im/kr5J
What to do if your kid gets sick? Ask Dr. Lynnette Mazur, professor of pediatrics at the UT Med School http://tr.im/kr1L
What to do if your kid gets sick? Ask Dr. Lynnette Mazur, professor of pediatrics at the UT Med School http://tr.im/kr1L
Health officials want people to keep being cautious: Mild flu strain or not, stay home if you�re sick http://tr.im/kr0y
Health officials want people to keep being cautious: Mild flu strain or not, stay home if you�re sick http://tr.im/kr0y
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