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Schools Should Provide Students with Daily Physical Activity, IOM Recommends
A new report from the Institute of Medicine says schools should be responsible for helping pupils engage in at least 60 minutes of vigorous or moderate intensity activity during each school day.
5/23/2013 10:00 AM EDT
Team Ritter looking for runners for New York Marathon
The John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health, selected as an official charity of the 2013 ING New York City Marathon in November, is recruiting members for Team Ritter. Proceeds raised by members will go to the John Ritter Research Program at...
4/29/2013 12:05 PM EDT
Scientists Reverse Memory Loss in Animal Brain Cells
Neuroscientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have taken a major step in their efforts to help people with memory loss tied to brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.
4/17/2013 2:45 PM EDT
UTHealth Studies Way to Reduce Infant Exposure to Smoke
A study to investigate whether a hospital-initiated behavioral therapy program conducted in the neonatal intensive care unit can reduce secondhand smoke in homes with infants at risk for pulmonary problems has been launched by UTHealth researchers.
4/10/2013 1:00 PM EDT
Vermont’s Health Care Reform Has Lessons for Other States
Vermont’s aggressive health care reform initiatives can serve as a roadmap for other states, according to a Master of Public Health candidate at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The paper, “Lessons from...
4/3/2013 5:00 PM EDT
More Rapid Test for Group B Strep Successful
A more rapid laboratory test for pregnant women to detect potentially deadly Group B strep (GBS) has been successful at identifying GBS colonization in six and a half hours, according to the results of a study from UTHealth.
3/8/2013 3:45 PM EST
Study Reveals Keys to Success in Free Online Weight Loss Program
An analysis of a free online weight loss program revealed that members who were more active on the website lost more weight than members who were less active, report researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)...
2/25/2013 5:45 PM EST
UT Health Science Center at Houston Professor Receives Book Award
Dean Sittig, Ph.D., professor at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Biomedical Informatics, received a Book of the Year Award from The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
2/25/2013 5:00 PM EST
Expert Available to Talk About Ricin
4/17/2013 1:00 PM EDT
UTHealth Faculty Offers Tips for a Safe Holiday
11/28/2012 2:30 PM EST
UTHealth's Principal Investigator for RESPECT Trial on PFO Closure and Stroke, Available for Interviews
10/25/2012 10:40 AM EDT
UTHealth Public Policy Expert Available to Comment on Health Care Reform Decision and Impact on Texas
6/27/2012 6:30 PM EDT
Emergency Medicine Chair at UTHealth Available to Comment on Supreme Court's Decision on ACA
6/27/2012 6:25 PM EDT
UTHealth Public Policy Expert Available to Comment on Health Care Reform Decision
6/27/2012 6:20 PM EDT
UTHealth Faculty Can Comment on Tenth Anniversary of 9/11 and Anthrax Attacks
This year marks the tenth anniversary of terrorist attacks on American soil, as well as the mailing of Bacillus anthracis-laced letters. At The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), faculty members are available to comment...
8/29/2011 4:00 PM EDT
Congresswoman Giffords Shooting: Trauma Surgery and Recover Experts from UTHealth
UTHealth Trauma Experts are available for interviews to discuss trauma surgery and recovery in the wake of the near-fatal shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) at an event in Tucson.
1/10/2011 11:00 AM EST
