Asthma: A threat to your child's education?
October 24, 2007
KVUE-TV (Austin) (ABC), Oct. 20, 2007 Sharon Petronella is quoted in this story about the effect of asthma on schoolchildren in the... more »
Man Recovers from Flesh-Eating Bacteria
October 24, 2007
KTRE-TV (ABC) Lufkin-Nacogdoches, Oct. 23, 2007 This story recounts the Steve Gilpatrick's fight against the flesh-eating bacteria called vibrio... more »
Programs put light on domestic violence
October 24, 2007
Galveston County Daily News, Oct. 21, 2007 "Breaking the Silence," written and directed by Cheryl Kaplan, director of Theater Outreach and Education... more »
Old jail has no contractor for future use
October 24, 2007
Galveston County Daily News, Oct. 24, 2007 A second attempt to find a company to operate the old county jail as a private facility was unsuccessful.... more »
Hospital leaders discuss health care
October 24, 2007
East Texas Review (Longview), Oct. 24, 2007 Dr. Howard Brody, director of UTMB's Institute for the Medical Humanities, warned hospitals not to shift... more »
New study urges parents to stop using ipecac for poison control
October 24, 2007
Galveston County Daily News, Oct. 24, 2007 The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new guidelines urging parents to stop using a syrup of... more »
Our medical leadership is saving lives
October 24, 2007
Beaumont Journal, Oct. 24, 2007 Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison praises the Galveston National Laboratory at UTMB, which is expected to open in June 2008.... more »
Salute to Nursing events raise $135,000 to benefit students
October 24, 2007
GALVESTON, Texas - The Salute to Nursing Golf Tournament and Auction Party raised more than $135,000 for financial scholarships for students... more »
Diabetes self-management program sets classes
October 24, 2007
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Integrative cardiology
October 23, 2007
Medical Journal - Houston, October 2007 In his column on Integrative Medicine, UTMB's Dr. Victor S. Sierpina reports on the benefits of fish oil and f... more »