RT @childrenshealth: We're hiring nurses. Search 100+ openings http://snipr.com/l5dy3

New flu vaccine approved for H3N8 dog flu virus http://tr.im/qj9l

RT @msnbc_health: Daily sex makes for healthier sperm http://bit.ly/YErcr

Losing a comforting ritual: treatment http://tr.im/qj8v

The damage of reflux is bile, not acid http://tr.im/qj5Z

Remaining socially active aids motor skills says report published in The Archives of Internal Medicine http://tr.im/qj5n

Oncologist Dr. Gary D. Kao defends his work at a V.A. Hospital http://tr.im/qj51

Study in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society warns of hazards for elderly using walking aids http://tr.im/qj4E

RT @shamsha: my fav: stop googling PubMed! RT @laikas: Blogging: 10 + 1 PubMed Tips for Residents http://ping.fm/3Azr6

Governor Rick Perry says session’s task is set in stone http://tr.im/qj3Y

Dr. David Greening of Sydney IVF: 'If you want to have a baby, do it often' http://tr.im/qj3h

Michael Jackson’s Dr. Conrad Murray 'has nothing to hide' http://tr.im/qj2L

Bee Gees's song "Stayin Alive" is great beat for CPR, see the video of Dr. Richard Bradley of UT Med School on Channel 13 http://tr.im/qiW6

Dr. Richard Bradley of UT Med School tips on ohsonline.com to protect against soaring summer temperatures http://tr.im/qiTX

Dr. Richard Bradley of UT Med School is quoted in an msnbc.com story on the soaring summer temperatures http://tr.im/qiT0

Melissa McDonald won two Lone Star awards at Hou. Press Club for her interview Dr. Jaou-Chen Huang of the UT Med School http://tr.im/qiRl

RT @drrbradley: Some people treat acetaminophen like candy and ignore max. dose limits.

RT @MDAndersonNews: Researchers Pinpoint a New Enemy for Tumor-Suppressor p53 http://is.gd/1i7Ue

In the debate over health care reform, one issue looms large: whether to have a public option http://tr.im/qbcY

Before summer camps throw open doors, girding for swine flu http://tr.im/qba4

Grant system leads cancer researchers to play it safe http://tr.im/qb8v

RT @houstonhospital: Doctors work on hearts through wrist To read the entire story, visit http://bit.ly/18U9pK

New EnGeneIC cancer treatment shows promise in testing http://tr.im/qb20

New cancer treatment shows promise in testing http://tr.im/qb20

Food and Drug Administration weighs options to reduce painkiller overdoses http://tr.im/qb07

RT @drrbradley: Good CPR often results in broken ribs.

Methodist willing to negotiate with Rice University, not Baylor http://tr.im/q9W7

Troubling binge-drinking trend turns up in study by the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis http://tr.im/q9VG

University of Texas Health Science Center gets stimulus package grant for Parkinson’s disease research http://tr.im/q9IR

Soaring Summer Temperatures Spell Danger: What To Do To Protect Yourself - Richard N. Bradley, M.D.,UT Med School http://tr.im/q9Gv

Senators claim $1 trillion health bill in reach http://tr.im/pRLY

the Supreme Court rules lab analysts must testify on results http://tr.im/pRKf

Family caregiving on contract http://tr.im/pRJp

Can health care come with a warranty? http://tr.im/pRIR

New York state allows stem cell researchers now use public money for egg donations for research http://tr.im/pRHi

Senate democrats say cost of health-care bill can be trimmed — to $1 trillion over 10 years http://tr.im/pRGx

New study finds that overweight Canadians live longer http://tr.im/pRFY

Michael Jackson's illnesses contributed to a ‘toxic mix’ http://tr.im/pRFq

RT @childrenshealth: RT @childrenshealth We are testing our Emergency Communications channels. Please RT this <fake link> for tracking

Texas Southern University gets good news,SACS accrediting agency takes it off probation http://tr.im/pRDS

Cindy Crosson taught a CPR to a class at the UT Medical School June 16 http://tr.im/pITE

UTMS's Department of Otorhinolaryngology - is presenting a CME on pediatric care by Dr. Amber Luong & Dr. Soham Roy http://tr.im/pIRw

Dr. Anthony Estrera receives 2009 Distinguished Surgeon honors http://tr.im/pIQt

Dr. Poyee Pansy Tung of UT Med School named 2008 Outstanding Physician Consultant http://tr.im/pIPF

Dr. John Higgins named chief of cardiology at LBJ http://tr.im/pIPb

Herbert L. and Margaret W. DuPont Master Clinical Teaching Award: Dr. Francisco Fuentes http://tr.im/pINI

McDonalds manager gets UT tuition paid http://tr.im/pIHy

How can you distinguish between night sweats that indicate a serious medical condition http://tr.im/pICf

RT @UTHouston: Pauline Rosenau and Ian Butler were quoted in a channel 13 news story on health care reform. http://bit.ly/Pa9fF

RT @MDAndersonNews: Cancer Newsline podcast this week experts talk about benefits of exercise & good diet http://bit.ly/fqxap

The Claim: Heat should be applied to a sprained ankle http://tr.im/pIAU

Ingenix faulty database takes patients for billions, Congressional investigators find http://tr.im/pIxH

Senators worry that health overhaul could erode employer insurance plans http://tr.im/pIwC

Fragile Tanzanian orphans get help after mothers die http://tr.im/pIvd

Everyone tells you to listen to your body, but what are you supposed to listen to? http://tr.im/pIuK

Commentary by David Brooks NY Times: Bankruptcy is too high a price for health care reform http://tr.im/pItU

Dr. Arun Sharma and his wife, Dr. Kiran Sharma charged with health-care fraud, illegally prescribing 600,000 pain pills http://tr.im/pIsY

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston gets federal stimulus grant for Parkinson’s disease research http://tr.im/pIrn

Heat Precautions: Channel 2 asks Dr. Richard Bradley of UT Med School http://tr.im/pIqb

Solomon's Blog: Achilles tendon surgery was done by one of the finest, Dr. Tom Clanton (UT Med School) at Memorial Hermann http://tr.im/pIlk

Yes, President Obama says, he sneaks an occasional cigarette http://tr.im/pAHY

Vaccine maker Protein Sciences Corporation facing possible bankruptcy wins contract http://tr.im/pAEJ

Medtronic gets subpoena regarding disputed study about bone growth product called Infuse. http://tr.im/pABA

In new theory, Swine Flu started in Asia, not Mexico http://tr.im/pAzy

Obesity may have offered edge over tuberculosis http://tr.im/pAwu

President Barrack Obama says government health coverage plan would not hurt private insurers http://tr.im/pAvM

Health insurance for all U.S. children would be a bargain, study finds http://tr.im/pAuX

Woman pleads guilty in drunken breast-feeding case http://tr.im/pAtW

2 swine flu cases confirmed at Mo. summer camp http://tr.im/pAti

Tuition, fees on the rise at University of Houston next year http://tr.im/pAry

Stomach stapling may lower cancer risk in women http://tr.im/pApU

M.D. Anderson scientists reported early obesity ups risk of developing pancreatic cancer later in life http://tr.im/pAp6

New Inquiry in surgeon Dr. Timothy R. Kuklo’s bone study for army http://tr.im/psfp

If you think your doctor will automatically tell you if you have an abnormal test result, think again. http://tr.im/psdu

Discrimination in visa laws poses risk to those with AIDS, the advocacy group Human Rights Watch says http://tr.im/psd5

In a lifeless birth, a midwife’s opened eyes http://tr.im/psck

A chance for clues to brain injury in combat blasts http://tr.im/ps9U

Where can the doctor who’s guided all the others go for help? http://tr.im/ps9s

Dr. David A. Kessler, Harvard-educated pediatrician, discovered he was helpless against the chocolate chip cookie. http://tr.im/ps8z

60,000 inmates sexually abused every year http://tr.im/ps7F

Chancellor Mike McKinney says Former Texas A&M University President Elsa Murano didn't meet expectations http://tr.im/ps6r

Houston Community College received a $743,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation http://tr.im/ps4D

‘Zero tolerance’ not enforced, many with allegations against them remain on job at state schools http://tr.im/ps46

UT Houston doctors mixed on healthcare reform http://tr.im/ps1s

RT @childrenshealth: Growing up with ADHD. Our research director offers parents tips from firsthand experience http://bit.ly/umLv7

RT @houstonhospital: An estimated 140,000 Houstonians are struggling with alcohol or drug addiction. www.mhparc.org

UT2ME: Dedication to patients http://tr.im/p5XL

RT @DrKellaway: I am hearing VERY good things from applicants, regarding the new TMDSAS application by Interfolio!

President Barrack Obama plans to replace Bush’s bioethics panel http://tr.im/p3lU

Regulators approve novartis drug a treatment for patients with rare and potentially fatal auto-inflammatory disease http://tr.im/p3jm

Kidney stones common after weight loss surgery http://tr.im/p3iO

Taking time for the self on the path to becoming a doctor http://tr.im/p3i8

Summer camps seeing outbreaks of Swine Flu, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says http://tr.im/p3gT

On health care, President Barrack Obama tries to seize the moment http://tr.im/p3g4

Democrats scramble to cut costs from health plan, the top domestic priority of President Obama http://tr.im/p3fF

A&M committed to sharing services to control costs http://tr.im/p3e5

Insuring all children now will save money in future http://tr.im/p3dm

Bankruptcies, uncontrolled costs argue convincingly for health-care reform http://tr.im/p3c3

Swine flu suspected among Plano church's youth choir group http://tr.im/p3bx

Richmond man Don Ehler joins Zicam complaints http://tr.im/p3b3

‘Medical home’ offers coordinated care, exercise http://tr.im/p3a7

Dads give their daughters many things — including security and confidence — body image. http://tr.im/p390

Prostate cancer: A Q&A with Dr. Curtis Pettaway, a University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center urologist http://tr.im/p38m

The skinny on ...earwax: It may be nasty-looking stuff, but it shields the inner ear from dust and intrusive irritants http://tr.im/p37H

Group taking health care findings to Senate http://tr.im/p36K

RT @houstonhospital: Don’t forget registration for the 2010 Chevron Houston Marathon opens at midnight on July 17.

Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital CEO Craig Cordola unveiled new ambulances designed specifically with kids in mind. http://tr.im/oWhP

Texas Heart Institute, UT System strengthen affiliation http://tr.im/oW9Q

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is seeking nominations for the Rhoda & Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health.http://tr.im/oW8c

Dialing up the degrees to fight cancer with UT Med School's Dr. Joan Bull http://tr.im/oW7O

Texas Medical Association (TMA) grants scholarship to Incoming UT School medical student Jose Romero http://tr.im/oW6M

Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award: Dr. James “Red” Duke http://tr.im/oW62

$788,000 paid to Dr. Timothy R. Kuklo, accused of faking study of Medtronic bone growth product called Infuse http://tr.im/oW3E

New York Times/CBS News poll sees doubt on President Obama's plans on budget and health care http://tr.im/oVXo

RT @houstonhospital: Don’t forget registration for the 2010 Chevron Houston Marathon opens at midnight on July 17.

HLTH and WebMD to merge in all-stock deal http://tr.im/oVWi

Commentary: Former leaders in Senate offer health-care plan http://tr.im/oVVM

Widower crusades for reports on seizures http://tr.im/oVUM

RT @nytimeshealth: Skin Deep: A Slimmer You May Be a Whiff Away http://bit.ly/HYsyO

HealthLeader: (For Better or Worse) Gatherings Can Heal http://tr.im/oV30

RT @PhysRelations: We'll be talking about healthcare social media @TexasHospitals from 8am-5pm CST. related tweets here - http://is.gd/15fvB

X-Rays, 1896: How to photograph the invisible with the "Roentgen Ray" http://tr.im/oF9o

Far more chinese have mental disorders than previously reported, Columbia University study finds http://tr.im/oF8h

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says cryptosporidium is hiding in your swimming pool http://tr.im/oF6S

1952 Outbreak Has Echoes for 2009 http://tr.im/oF2p

The Claim: Allergy problems run in families http://tr.im/oF1H

“Girl, Interrupted,” with Winona Ryder oversimplified common yet poorly understood mood disorder http://tr.im/oF0Z

Alcohol’s good for you? Some scientists doubt it http://tr.im/oF0f

As President Barrack Obama pushes health issue, cost concerns arise http://tr.im/oEZN

Editorial: In finally regulating tobacco, Congress overcomes the industry’s pack of lies http://tr.im/oEZu

Light rail car derails near Medical Center, no one hurt http://tr.im/oEZ3

Safety of ADHD drugs questioned http://tr.im/oEYE

Firings of University of Texas Medical Branch tenured professors draw probe http://tr.im/oEXL

Swine flu is a pandemic, WHO says, "It's been pandemic all along" Dr. Charles Ericsson of UT Med School http://tr.im/oymK

RT @houstonhospital: Houston Vet rebuilds life after brain injury thru Project Victory, by the TIRR &TIRR Mem. Hermann http://bit.ly/vKJHD

Medtronic paid surgeon Dr. Timothy R. Kuklo while he Was in the Army http://tr.im/oyl7

Gout the “disease of kings” extends its pain to middle class http://tr.im/oyjH

Medical problems could include identity theft http://tr.im/oyiB

MEDICARE expenditures threaten to crush the federal budget, yet the Obama administration is proposing that we spend more http://tr.im/oyhW

G.O.P. Senators Question Obama’s Health Reforms http://tr.im/oyhu

Following the money in the health care debate http://tr.im/oyfM

U.S. births hint at bias for boys in some asians http://tr.im/oyfd

President Barack Obama open to reining in medical suits http://tr.im/oyef

President Barack Obama urges doctors to back his health care plans http://tr.im/oydD

Tab for The 81st Texas Legislature special session will be more than $30,000 per day http://tr.im/oyd1

Woman’s Hospital of Texas sees triplet births 3 times in one day http://tr.im/oycK

RT @houstonhospital: Join us TONIGHT for a free live online chat about childhood asthma, http://bit.ly/stg3P

1st swine flu death outside Americas reported http://tr.im/oxs5

Rice-Baylor Med merger talks still not close http://tr.im/oxrh

Elsa Murano steps down as A&M president http://tr.im/oxqO

UT2ME: Cautious growth http://tr.im/ojyq

Medicine in the Age of Twitter http://tr.im/oisw

Feeling sick? If so, the cause might have been bad chicken http://tr.im/ois4

Senate Approves Tight Regulation Over Cigarettes http://tr.im/oirq

To Flu Experts, ‘Pandemic’ Confirms the Obvious http://tr.im/oirc

World Health Organization: Swine flu pandemic has begun http://tr.im/oiqT

RT @houstonhospital: Healthcare reform: good or bad? Watch KHOU's Len Cannon talk to Dr. Doug Ardoin about the issue Friday at 10pm.

UT Med School Emergency Medicine Specialist Dr. Richard Bradley is quoted in an online publication MedPage about H1N1 http://tr.im/ogRu

Flowers were placed in the Leather Lounge at the UT Med School in memory of all the animals lost during Allison http://tr.im/ocN3

UT Med School psychiatry residents participate at National American Psychiatric Association meeting http://tr.im/ocMk

UT Physicians offer free varicose vein screenings http://tr.im/ocLB

UT Postdoctoral Association (UTH-PDA) voted in the 2009-2010 executive officers May 28 http://tr.im/ocKK

UT Med School researchers are studying whether a diet of rice improves symptoms of metabolic syndrome http://tr.im/ocK2

UT Med School Summer Research Program sees record number of participants http://tr.im/ocIW

RT @houstonhospital: WHO is declaring swine flu a pandemic — the first global flu epidemic in 41 years. http://ping.fm/cQlPj

RT @JennTex: RT @OC2009SanFran Upcoming webinar on social media in healthcare -- includes someone from MD Anderson - http://bit.ly/9igij

Hurricane & Flood Handbook Part 2: After the Storm http://tr.im/o9VS

Study offers clues to why people overeat http://tr.im/o9Vn

House Bill would create artificial joints registry http://tr.im/o9RV

Savings for small business in health plan http://tr.im/o9Rb

Doctors’ group the American Medical Association opposes public insurance plan http://tr.im/o9PR

Dilemma in 3rd Ward: Just how safe is the University of Houston? http://tr.im/o9Py

The University of Texas Medical Branch to reopen full-service emergency room closed since Ike http://tr.im/o9O1

RT @brentking: Atul Gawande's June 1st New Yorker Article should be required reading. See 98.6 for my recommendations. http://tr.im/hkIh

RT @houstonhospital On Thursday, June 11th, Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital will host a Blood & Marrow Registry Drive from 6 am-6 pm

Childhood obesity may have yet another dangerous consequence: disordered breathing during sleep http://tr.im/o2eM

Democrats nearing consensus on health plan http://tr.im/o2em

Mexico fire turns spotlight on Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California http://tr.im/o2dj

5 more Americans test positive to swine flu in Egypt http://tr.im/o29S

World Health Organization says it may declare swine flu pandemic soon http://tr.im/o29n

It’s bad enough to lose your job. But it’s a double whammy when you lose your health insurance, too. http://tr.im/o28B

McAllen spends more per person on health care than any other metropolitan area in America http://tr.im/o27y

DWI deaths called 'pandemic' in Houston http://tr.im/o26p

Erik Wilson, M.D., Surgeon UT Med School, says new StomaphyX gastric bypass procedure doesn’t require open surgery http://tr.im/o246

UT Physicians Open House 4:30 – 6:30 p.m., June 17, at 6700 West Loop South, Suite 540, Bellaire, Texas

RT @commitforlife: Encourages Hurricane Preparedness: Houston/Galveston Nat'l Weather Service Hurricane Wkshp http://ping.fm/y6RUr

New Study in Archives of Disease in Childhood says music May help premature babies http://tr.im/nbcg

RT @houstonhospital: Beauty Talk http://ping.fm/EvCDt

Menopause Slows the Brain, Temporarily http://tr.im/nbbH

Study by The Archives of Internal Medicine says millions of people may suffer from inner-ear disorders that affect balance http://tr.im/nb9S

Malaria parasite species found in chimps is similar to deadly version in humans http://tr.im/nb9d

Models’ projections for Swine Flu Miss mark by wide margin http://tr.im/nb8d

Hold your head up. A blush just shows you car http://tr.im/nb7A

Texas A&M University study says Texas Coast will likely see more flooding & hurricanes because of global warming http://tr.im/nb70

Two new Texas state laws to lure doctors to underserved areas http://tr.im/nauF

Meryl Slipakoff Cohen of Planned Parenthood of Houston is this year’s recipient of John P. McGovern Award http://tr.im/naui

Texas House Tier 1 bill contains money for Ike-ravaged University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston http://tr.im/narl

Dr. Gerard Francisco named the chair of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the UT Med School http://tr.im/napH

Cleft Lip & Palate Surgeries by John Teichgraeber of UT Med School Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital Save Baby’s Smile http://tr.im/naoW

The HEARTS program by UT Med School & Memorial Hermann aims to prevent sudden cardiac death in teen athletes http://tr.im/nanK

Are new continuous birth control pills right for you? See the WebMD article with Dr. Patti J. Ross of UT Med School http://tr.im/nalH

Army Ranger Darrell Wilcox achieves dream of being doctor at UT Med School http://tr.im/nal0

Dr. John Holcomb, UT Med School's chief of acute-care surgery said lack of Houston trauma funds a public health disaster http://tr.im/n2S3

RT @EricRasch: Last Day to Vote for the Office of Communications in eduStyle's People’s Choice Awards http://tr.im/n4QE (RT @TheOOC)

Last Day to Vote for the Office of Communications in eduStyle's People’s Choice Awards http://tr.im/n4QE

"Recognizing Symptoms of a Heart Attack" is the topic of the live online chat June 3rd with Dr. Ali E. Denktas http://tr.im/n347

Live heart chat with Cardiologist Dr. Ali E. Denktas brought to you by Memorial Hermann & UT Houston Med School http://tr.im/n33b

New blood tests for 920 patients at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center after six samples were mislabeled http://tr.im/n32r

Democrats Edward M. Kennedy, Max Baucus, spearheading health bill are Split http://tr.im/n31E

RT @UTHouston: Caroline Fife’s carbon monoxide research is featured in the Houston Press: http://bit.ly/IIAwt

Hormone therapy to counter the effects of menopause can increase the risk of dying from lung cancer http://tr.im/n2ZJ

RT @UTHouston: Susan Landry of the Children's Learning Institute is quoted in a Dallas Morning News about pre-K: http://bit.ly/1kbmcS

The breast cancer drug Herceptin may now have a role in treating stomach cancer as well http://tr.im/n2YZ

RT @UTHouston: President Larry R. Kaiser, MD, featured in the Houston Business Journal's "Face to Face With..." column: http://bit.ly/Xd7Ld

Hospitals fight proposed charity care rules require providing “a minimum level of charitable care” for tax-exempt status http://tr.im/n2Y2

Doubts on Ovarian Cancer Relapse routine CA125 testing http://tr.im/n2X8

Abortion Doctor George Tiller, Shot to Death in Kansas Church http://tr.im/n2VQ

Legislation to promote seven Texas universities as emerging research institutions http://tr.im/n2VA

César E. Chávez High School sticks by senior Maria Gamez who had sought to drop out http://tr.im/n2UD

This year, Galveston will try to avoid Ike missteps http://tr.im/n2U0

Team at University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center reports progress on cancer vaccine http://tr.im/n2SK

UT-Houston, will use trauma funds to hire faculty and staff over the next 18 months http://tr.im/n2S3

RT @houstonhospital: Watch Great Day Houston today at 9am to hear more from our Katy Rehabilitation Hospital!

UT2ME: Dean Giuseppe Colasurdo's weekly update of news and items of interest http://tr.im/n2QA