Abuse follows increased prescription rates
July 2, 2007
Galveston County Daily News, July 1, 2007 GALVESTON - Xanax and Vicodin aren't the first prescription pills to be used recreationally and likely... more »
CDC Halts Disease Research at Texas A&M U.
July 2, 2007
Chronicle of Higher Education, July 2, 2007 COLLEGE STATION - Texas A&M University has been ordered to immediately halt all work on federally... more »
Medical ethics also stretches to researchers
June 29, 2007
Galveston County Daily News, June 29, 2007 Guest Column by Seymour Fisher, Professor Emeritus, UTMB I thoroughly enjoyed reading Howard Brody's... more »
Progen Pharmaceuticals establishes international clinical advisory board
June 29, 2007
Earthtimes, June 29, 2007 BRISBANE, Australia -- Progen Pharmaceuticals Limited today announced the establishment of an international clinical advisor... more »
Study of bacterial pathogen may give insight to cancer development
June 29, 2007
MedIndia, June 29, 2007 US researchers are conducting a study to understand the mechanism by which cells grow and cancer develops, and they are using... more »
Bacterial pathogen may be key to understanding cancer development
June 29, 2007
Science Daily, June 29, 2007
A research team including University of Central Florida Microbiology Professor Keith Ireton is using the bacterial... more »
Blackwell named director of General Internal Medicine
June 28, 2007
For immediate release: June 28, 2007
As part of a concerted plan to continue to improve the level of care that Internal Medicine patients receive at... more »
Bisphosphonate treatment associated with jaw bone problems
June 28, 2007
Doctor's Guide, June 27, 2007
OXFORD, U.K. - Patients treated with intravenous bisphosphonates are at an increased risk of jaw or facial bone... more »
Group warns of biological agent research
June 28, 2007
Ft. Worth Star Telegram, June 28, 2007
AUSTIN -- Unbeknownst to many Texans, at least a half a dozen facilities in the state are handling biological... more »
Blood Banks Must Recruit Immigrant Donors To Address Supply Imbalance
June 28, 2007
MediLexicon, June 27, 2007
A potentially dangerous imbalance in the blood supply could deplete available stock of O-positive blood. It is linked to... more »