Buddy Conant was a ticking heart-attack bomb when he joined the Century Health Study of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). Armed with a PET scan of his injured heart, he has changed his life.
Healthcare providers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and other Texas Medical Center institutions helped many earthquake victims during a recent Haitian relief trip.
Following President Barack Obama’s healthcare summit on Feb. 25, a new poll shows that likely voters are feeling more confident that health reform legislation will pass in 2010. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) commissioned Zogby International to conduct online surveys both before and after the summit.
Community support of school obesity prevention programs is critical to achieving a significant decrease in obesity among children, according to researchers at the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, which is part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
A new poll by UTHealth, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and Zogby International showed that likely voters were divided in their support of healthcare reform and the packages being offered by President Barack Obama and the Republican leadership prior to the start of a bipartisan meeting Feb. 25. The White House Web site reports that the meeting was called to hear any and all new ideas to put Americans in control of their own health care.
Innovative neuroscience research and expanded clinical care have been launched at the new Center of Excellence on Mood Disorders at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston.
The first Native American school to earn Texas School Ready! (TSR) Project certification was honored by a contingency including lawmakers, educators and tribal administrators.
Autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases are a major health issue. The National Institutes of Health reports that up to 23.5 million Americans are afflicted. The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association reports the number is closer to 50 million. Scientists and clinicians at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston can address the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions, as well as the latest advances in research.
Autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases are on the rise and researchers and physicians at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston are at the forefront of efforts to stem the tide. These diseases are often hard to diagnose and often affect individuals differently.
A growing weakness left 11-year-old Iraqi Aram Ali unable to even take a normal breath. Then pediatric neurologists at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston put her on a path to a healthy life.
His Excellency Ricardo Alberto Martinelli - the President of the Republic of Panama - showed his support for a new cooperation agreement between The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the University of Panama by traveling to the Space City for the signing ceremony.
Researchers at the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living at The University of Texas School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus found that obesity prevention efforts in the El Paso region were the most effective in Texas in decreasing the prevalence of childhood obesity.
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston has established a Department of NanoMedicine and Biomedical Engineering (nBME), which will give students an opportunity to get hands-on experience in these emerging fields of medicine.
Waiting rooms are full, physician phone lines are overwhelmed and questions are running rampant as federal health officials say the H1N1 flu virus is spreading quickly. UT Health Science Center at Houston experts can provide answers.
Pre-kindergarten teachers will be rewarded this week for their dedication to preparing their students for kindergarten when their classrooms receive Texas School Ready! certification.
Adults are nervous enough about H1N1. Imagine how our children might fear "Slime Flu." Here's a different kind of anti-viral: common sense advice to calm our children and calm ourselves.
Reach Out and Read Texas, a program of the Children’s Learning Institute at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, is proud to take part in the first official September 11 Day of Service and Remembrance, a day established by President Obama and Congress to honor the sacrifices of 9/11 heroes and encourage more Americans to serve their communities.
In the year 2030, the youngest members of the baby boomer generation will hit 65, making up nearly a quarter of the country's population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Researchers and clinicians in the Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston offer 10 challenges that may be staring back at baby boomers.
Walter R. Lowe, M.D., the new head of the orthopaedic programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, has been treating Houston's top professional and college athletes for more than a decade. He is a team physician for the Houston Texans and Houston Rockets, as well as the University of Houston, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory and North Shore Senior High School.
A new report by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and TIRR Memorial Hermann chronicles some of the post-Hurricane Ike challenges experienced by the estimated 30,000 Houstonians with severe disabilities who sheltered in place or were evacuated.
As parents watch their child walk through the door to kindergarten for the first time, the backpack almost dwarfing the little body, the moment is bittersweet. It may also include tears, and that's normal, experts say. "It is not taboo for your child to cry. It's a normal emotion. The first day of kindergarten for your child can be exiting and a little bit scary," said John Gasko, Ph.D., director of state initiatives at the Children's Learning Institute at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. So how do you know if your child is ready for this big step into kindergarten? Here are some clues to help ease parents' fears.
Americans are unsure that a healthcare reform bill introduced this week is the solution to problems with the U.S. healthcare system, according to a poll created and commissioned by a public policy expert at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Dr. S. Ward Casscells, John Edward Tyson Distinguished Professor in Cardiology and Vice President of External Affairs and Public Policy at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health, along with John Zogby, president of Zogby International, will present the results of the largest recent survey of American attitudes toward healthcare reform legislation, at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, in the Murrow Room, 13th floor, National Press Building, 529 14th St., N.W.
Pauline Rosenau, Ph.D., professor of management, policy and community health at The University of Texas School of Public Health, can translate the proposed plan for universal health care coverage in the United States and discuss the policies of other countries with universal coverage.
The life story of James H. Steele, D.V.M., is set to be released this week at the 2009 American Veterinary Medical Association Convention in Seattle. The biography, "One Man, One Medicine, One Health: The James H. Steele Story," covers more than nine decades of Steele's life from his childhood in Chicago to his retirement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to his work at The University of Texas School of Public Health. All proceeds of book sales will benefit the Steele Endowed Lecture Series and the James H. Steele Professorship of Epidemiology at the UT School of Public Health.
Middle school students who were part of a unique science learning program developed by The University of Texas School of Public Health showed significant increases in interest and achievement scores compared to other students, a recent study found.
Obesity is an escalating problem for all age groups in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than one-third of U.S. adults and 46 percent of children are obese. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is at the forefront of obesity prevention, research and treatment and its faculty members have developed community, education and technology-based obesity intervention programs that have worldwide impact. Healthcare specialists are available to discuss obesity prevention, genetics, nutrition, surgical solutions, childhood obesity, fertility and obesity co-morbidities and chronic diseases.
Summer's brutal heat brings with it the dangers of skin-scorching sunburn, heartbreaking accidents and deadly dehydration. Summer is also the time when travel season peaks, as people journey to various locations for rest and relaxation, to enjoy water activities and take a "time out." Healthcare specialists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston offer advice and tips to beat the heat and stay safe this summer.
From the west to east coast, Americans are experiencing record-breaking temperatures. Some states are reporting triple-digit numbers and the heat has been the cause of several reported deaths. "Children and the elderly are considered the most vulnerable population. It is harder for their bodies to respond to these high temperatures," said Richard N. Bradley, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine and chief of EMS and disaster medicine at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston.
Researchers at The University of Texas School of Public Health have developed a game for HIV-positive youth, +CLICK, designed to reduce secondary transmission of the virus.
With the World Health Organization raising the H1N1 flu to the highest pandemic level (Level 6), faculty members of The University of Texas Health Science Center say the world economy could be affected but the illness has run its course in the United States "“ for now.
Summer camp, with all its attendant bugs, s'mores and new friends, is a child's first step toward independence from parents. It's also an important educational experience that helps them develop traits they will need as they grow into adulthood. But how do you know if they're ready? An expert from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston helps you figure it out.
"My wish is simple, but I wouldn't have given it a second thought this time last year," Joe Castelli said as his eyes welled up with tears. "I want to see my children grow up. I have two daughters who are nine and seven." Castelli has stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He is receiving treatment at the Center for Thermal Therapy Cancer Treatment at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. Castelli was approved as a candidate for Dr. Joan Bull's Phase 2 thermal therapy clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Students from The University of Texas School of Public Health are gaining firsthand surveillance experience in response to the recent H1N1 flu outbreak. The Student Epidemic Intelligence Society (SEIS) was organized in 2002 shortly after Kristy Murray, DVM, Ph.D., assistant professor of epidemiology at the UT School of Public Health joined the faculty at the UT School of Public Health. As a former Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, she was invited to assist the city health department with the increasing number of West Nile virus cases being diagnosed in Houston.
Adrian, William, Jocelyn and Kailynn"”all athletic teenagers from the Greater Houston area and all victims of sudden cardiac arrest. Adrian and William survived. Jocelyn and Kailynn, both just 13, did not. "In each of these cases, the problem that caused the sudden cardiac arrest could have been detected with more in-depth screening than typical athlete physicals," said John P. Higgins, M.D., assistant professor of medicine at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston.
The director of the new Center for Molecular Imaging at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is using near-infrared night vision technology made famous by American soldiers in the First Gulf War to shed light on the lymphatic system.
With more outbreaks of the new strain of swine flu come outbreaks of misinformation and rumor. Below are 20 questions answered by infectious disease expert Charles Ericsson, M.D., professor of internal medicine and director of Travel Medicine at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston.
John A. Valenza, D.D.S., executive associate dean and associate professor in the Department of Diagnostic Sciences at The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston, has been named the school's interim dean, effective May 23, 2009.
While they don't look like R2-D2 or the other robotic stars of the silver screen, assistive robotic devices being designed to help stroke and spinal cord injury survivors with rehabilitation could be an even bigger hit.
Middle school youth are engaging in sexual intercourse as early as age 12, according to a study by researchers at The University of Texas School of Public Health. Christine Markham, Ph.D., assistant professor of behavioral science at the UT School of Public Health, and colleagues examined sexual risk behaviors among middle school students in a large southeastern U.S. urban public school district.
Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston are on the forefront of stem cell research, developing novel therapies designed to generate heart cells, repair traumatic lung injuries, grow new bone and stanch the spread of cancer cells.
Residents shopping at the Brownsville Farmer's Market are taking a healthy step in fighting an epidemic of obesity and diabetes in the Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley by eating more fruits and vegetables since the market opened last November, according to researchers.
A breakthrough strategy to improve the effectiveness of the only tuberculosis vaccine approved for humans provided superior protection against the deadly disease in a pre-clinical test, report scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in Nature Medicine's Advance Online Publication March 1. Their findings resulted from more than 6 years of research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Tick Tock. It's that time of year. Daylight-saving time begins at 2 a.m. this Sunday. A sleep expert at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston offers tips to help you and your family get a good night's rest.
At her 21st birthday, Julie Moore understood better than most what "having your whole life in front of you" meant. Not because she could finally order a legal drink, but because her whole life had just depended on noticing one tiny freckle. The freckle, it turned out, was melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Tanning booths and sun worshipping had left their mark early.
Safe barbecuing relies upon simple common sense, but let's face it"“we're all just grown-up kids playing with fire when we cook burgers over an open flame"”which is part of the fun, but sometimes people do get hurt. Whether your grilling pit is powered by lighter fluid or propane, fire is fire. Know the dangers (and how to use a fire extinguisher.)
Bikinis, beaches and beer: spring break is here. But with it comes the sobering thought that 1,700 college students each year die as the result of alcohol misuse and thousands more are injured or sexually assaulted, says college drinking expert Scott Walters, Ph.D., associate professor at The University of Texas School of Public Health Dallas Regional Campus.
UT Houston pediatric dentist provides training to 35 colleagues from around the world at the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games. Sanford Fenton, D.D.S., chair of pediatric dentistry at The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston, has been a Special Olympics Global Clinical Adviser since 2005.
One-third of El Paso's residents cross the Texas-Mexico border to Ciudad Juarez to purchase medication and health care services, according to a study by researchers at The University of Texas School of Public Health El Paso Regional campus.
He was in the throes of a heart attack"”the kind so bad it's called "the widow maker." PATCAR was at the rescue, a state-of-the-art response that required three medical teams-from ambulance to cath lab-to all work from the same playbook in precision time. Alive and well, he cheated death twice in one day.
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