Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Insurance reform passes in procedural Senate vote http://bit.ly/56vMpF

Monday, December 21, 2009

Health care: What happened and what's next http://bit.ly/6AHzVq

Friday, December 18, 2009

RT @RiceUniversity: Here's wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday. The Rice holiday card http://bit.ly/8A9fIm
The Office of Communications will be closed for the Holidays, Dec 24 - Jan 1, we wish you all a happy holiday season http://bit.ly/gfbi
Losing weight by Photoshop: What is the fastest way to lose weight? Try getting a cover shoot for a magazine. http://bit.ly/8X4Bcw
Assessment and thanks as flu wave ebbs in U.S. http://bit.ly/4KIYR1
Holding doctors accountable for medical errors http://bit.ly/4Kpo2G
11 baby deaths now linked to Simplicity cribs http://bit.ly/4s1Pbk

Thursday, December 17, 2009

RT @MethodistHosp: Astros slugger Lance Berkman visits patients 12/17 at The Methodist Hospital. http://bit.ly/62dKCS
A flexible mouth guard to de-stress your workout http://bit.ly/7tYFfI
A local developer is partnering with a growing medical practice to build a surgical hospital on 4.5 acres in Humble. http://bit.ly/7EjiOO
What to eat: Some wheat breads are a bit too sweet http://bit.ly/5esalm
Getting a ‘new' body after mastectomy http://bit.ly/54D9RX

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

RT @KidsAndCancer: Sitting in the studio audience waiting for Great Day Hous. show to start. Children's Art Project featured in quick promo.
In 2025, India to pass China in population, U.S. estimates http://bit.ly/7s21zT
Nearly 150,000 swine flu vaccines for Texas kids recalled http://bit.ly/7zWBvN
Rice faculty divided on whether to unite with Baylor http://bit.ly/6IKpXL
In-state rates for illegal immigrants attacked http://bit.ly/4FTmMl

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Check out the holiday message from The University of Texas Medical School at Houston http://bit.ly/6hpXLZ
President Barack Obama to work to solidify support for health bill http://bit.ly/7ZpFTt
Sports medicine pioneer Dr. Anthony Galea subject of doping inquiry http://bit.ly/6IxWF6
Professor Simon Bott sees involvement as key to students getting a diploma http://bit.ly/7REeYr
Before a packed auditorium, Drs. Denton Cooley, Edward Singleton & Charles Mullins talked w/ TCH's doctors-in-training http://bit.ly/5peHN8

Monday, December 14, 2009

Menopause, as brought to you by big pharma http://bit.ly/7eVLKB
Long-term care stirs health care debate http://bit.ly/4q9ETC
Proposed 5% levy on cosmetic procedures decried as discriminatory in Houston http://bit.ly/8YiquO
RT @MDAndersonNews: Novel Detection Method Unmasks Circulating Breast Cancer Cells http://is.gd/5mYKz

Friday, December 11, 2009

SCOOP: Dr. L. Maximilian Buja has been named exe director of the Houston Academy of Medicine(HAM-TMC) http://bit.ly/69IaGn
SCOOP: Drug shows promise in treating dangerous complication of erectile disorder http://bit.ly/7ILoHB

Thursday, December 10, 2009

RT @houstonhospital: Now’s the time for healthy living — united we stand, divided we fall - http://ping.fm/H5tIE
Study suggests methods and timing to treat fears http://bit.ly/58HwLg
Senate democrats see hope on health bill http://bit.ly/4wqDpL
Bodybuilders see kidney damage with steroids http://bit.ly/5axvM2

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

RT @RiceUniversity: Jewish Studies launched a new Web site. Go check it out! http://bit.ly/7qWenz
Sen.Charles Grassley seeks financials from medical groups about the amount of money they receive from drug makers http://bit.ly/4n7af1
Symptoms: Infections lead to more deaths in I.C.U. http://bit.ly/8gXNVW
Postpartum depression strikes fathers, too http://bit.ly/6vGfkB
Experts say flu pandemic could be mildest on record http://bit.ly/7YE7Ll

Monday, December 7, 2009

RT @houstonhospital: join Memorial Hermann Experts Dec 8. for a FREE CHAT about surgical weight loss, http://bit.ly/7UGdNb #askdocs
RT @UTHSCShuttle: METRO doing work on the lightrail. This is causing congestion. Sorry, but expect delays.
RT @RiceUniversity: Rice's Paul Padley is featured in a Houston Chronicle article on the Large Hadron Collider. http://bit.ly/6adRsf
White House is urged to help states with nuclear plants stockpile thyroid Drug http://bit.ly/6596y5
Medicare fraud, like the flu, can be communicable http://bit.ly/68Rz0p
Hepatitis C drug tested on chimps shows promise http://bit.ly/7YLz6V

Friday, December 4, 2009

RT @bcmhouston: Interested in seeing butterflies in space? View photos on BioEd Online. http://bit.ly/36hTAD
RT @dsilverman: If you're tweeting about today's winter weather in Houston, please use the #storm09 hashtag. thanks!
RT @MethodistHosp: Give the gift of life today and meet a Houston Texans cheerleader, Methodist Hospital 10 am - 5 pm http://bit.ly/5XEoaG
Glaxo's swine flu shot may give kids fever http://bit.ly/5v3oCW
County delays action on The Harris County Hospital District offer to purchase struggling Spring Branch Medical Center http://bit.ly/67Hktj
It's unlikely tuition at Texas A&M will go up http://bit.ly/7rHNEO

Thursday, December 3, 2009

RT @bcmhouston: Get involved with Butterflies in Space project. Free teacher’s guide available at http://bit.ly/36hTAD (www.bioedonline.org)
The National Institutes of Health approved 13 new human embryonic stem cell lines for research http://bit.ly/4YQr6q
Senate breaks health stalemate; First votes today http://bit.ly/5j8504
More Ike repairs in January at UTMB http://bit.ly/59pCu8
Research at TSU is taking flight thanks to NASA funds http://bit.ly/6dVA8b

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Pfizer said Tuesday that it had licensed the worldwide rights to a treatment for Gaucher disease http://bit.ly/7KVP9r
Breaking with past, South Africa issues broad AIDS policy http://bit.ly/5GXoMh
After menacing the area for eight months - Swine flu burns out in Houston: http://bit.ly/7K9qYd
WORLD AIDS DAY: For 20 years, a dose of hope: http://bit.ly/68GB7t

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

RT @houstonhospital: The chat's going on now! JOIN Memorial Hermann to CHAT about high-risk pregnancies, http://bit.ly/73F33D
RT @houstonhospital: FREE LIVE chat on high-risk pregnancies, TODAY AT NOON http://bit.ly/8V8iFy
No big cost rise in U.S. premiums is seen in study by the Congressional Budget Office http://bit.ly/6mYSuy
Stressed-out workers are calling in sick more often in greater numbers in the wake of layoffs http://bit.ly/7yG9v0
$250M medical mart to be built in Nashville http://bit.ly/5Ps8x5