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Fish Oil Doesn't Seem to Help Age-Related Macular Degeneration
A large-scale NEI study of age-related macular degeneration suggests fish oil supplements containing omega-3 fatty acids do not alter the progression of age-related macular degeneration, and that lutein and zeaxanthin may be safer than...
5/13/2013 2:15 PM EDT
Surgery Training Should Use Array of Approaches, Study Suggests
By developing a new way to compare techniques for teaching robotic surgery, doctors report in an upcoming issue of the British Journal of Urology International that surgeons training in robotic surgery learned best when three different teaching...
5/3/2013 3:00 PM EDT
No More Reflux: New Surgery in Fight Against Reflux for Patients Whose Medication No Longer Works
A new procedure involving a magnetic ring of beads that fits around your pinky has been shown to stop GERD in people whose medication stopped working.
4/30/2013 1:00 PM EDT
Multi-Million Dollar Gift Establishes Brain Tumor Center at Methodist
Brain and pituitary tumor patients will soon have access to a state-of-the-art facility at The Methodist Hospital, a result of a $10 million dollar commitment from a Houston oil executive.
4/23/2013 8:30 AM EDT
Methodist Cardiothoracic Surgeon Named National PI for Trial Studying Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis
Dr. Michael Reardon, a cardiothoracic with the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center in Houston, leads the second phase of a study looking a transcatheter aortic valve's ability to help those with severe aortic stenosis.
4/16/2013 4:00 PM EDT
Don’t Lose Sleep Over Daylight Saving Time
Daylight saving time can wreak havoc on the millions of people already affected by sleep problems, but a few simple sleep habits can make all the difference this March 10.
3/6/2013 12:00 PM EST
MRI Saves Heart Muscle
Researchers use MRI to determine that thinned heart muscle can be saved and reversed with proper treatment.
3/5/2013 4:00 PM EST
Obesity Makes Fat Cells Act Like They're Infected
Scientists report that a high calorie diet causes fat cells to act as if under pathogenic attack. The researchers have identified a root cause of the diet-caused fat tissue inflammation that has baffled medical researchers for decades.
3/1/2013 9:30 AM EST
Methodist Microgravity Experiment Gets Funding, May Go to International Space Station
A microgravity experiment will examine the fundamental physics of the chemical and physical properties that control nanoparticles' movement through nanochannels -- something scientists know very little about.
5/13/2013 1:00 PM EDT
West Nile/ER Physician Available for Comment
8/30/2012 3:45 PM EDT
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Q & A with Dr. Brian Miles
Dr. Brian Miles, a urologist with The Methodist Hospital, answer questions about prostate cancer and tries to help patients determine fact from fiction. September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
8/30/2011 8:45 AM EDT
Opportunities for Science in Space Will Continue, Methodist Researchers Say
Although disappointed by the retirement of the Space Shuttle program, a former astronaut and a biochemist who has flown experiments aboard the last two U.S. space shuttle missions both believe the outlook on research in a near-zero gravity...
7/22/2011 12:30 PM EDT
Expert in Stuttering Gives Review to Award-Worthy Movie the King’s Speech
Stuttering expert at The Methodist Hospital in Houston tells what the Academy Award-nominated film got right - and could have done better.
2/21/2011 9:00 AM EST
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: Experts Available from the Methodist Hospital, Houston
As you work on stories related to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, please keep in mind the following medical experts from The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas.
6/1/2010 8:00 AM EDT
Medical Expert Available Regarding Heart Disease Risk Study in JACC
Dr. Christie Ballantyne is one of the world’s foremost experts on lipids, cholesterol and statins. His research has contributed to FDA approval for many of the stains on the market today, including Crestor.
4/6/2010 10:00 AM EDT
Swine Flu Experts at the Methodist Hospital in Houston
A list of experts who can talk about all aspects of swine flu from The Methodist Hospital in Houston.
9/4/2009 12:10 PM EDT