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Elsevier Journal Vaccine Features Milestone Biodefense Publication
Main Category: Immune System / Vaccines Also Included In: Bio-terrorism / Terrorism Last week during the 'Vaccines for Biothreats and Emerging and Neglected Diseases Symposium' in Galveston TX, USA, the Elsevier journal Vaccine released a supplement dedicated to vaccines for biodefense.
Fri Nov 20, 2009
KHOU-TV Houston
Woman attacked with hammer on The Strand
A woman walking in the historic Strand district downtown was struck in the head with a hammer by a man attempting to steal her purse, police said.
Thu Nov 19, 2009
Houston Chronicle
Ike victims claim pressure to leave trailers
Alida and Tom Duggan are fighting contractors, their insurance company and the bank in a struggle to rebuild their home in Bayou Vista, destroyed by Hurricane Ike.
Wed Nov 18, 2009
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Pediactric Health Chat-Live with a Pediatric Specialist Nov 19
Worried about your child's health?
Get answers directly from the director of emergency services at the Childrens Emergency Centers at Memorial Hermann Memorial City.
Dr. Michelle McKane has special knowledge and training in treatment and medications for infants, children and adolescents who are critically ill because of injury or disease.
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Health Leader Surgery story #3
Bariatric Medicine: Part 1
At 535 pounds, Rex Adams felt like a prisoner, not just because of his weight, but because he was taking as many as a dozen pills a day to help manage complications of obesity.
When I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and had to go on oral medication, thats when it really hit me, Adams says. I had done this to myself. I knew I had to do something to lose the weight and free myself from all the pills I was taking.
Adams sought a surgical solution a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass to control the weight and his blood sugar. He took one last pill the day before the surgery. Since then, he hasnt required any medication to manage type 2 diabetes. He is no longer considered diabetic.
It was like a complete release, Adams says. I had the surgery, and I never looked back.
Weight-loss surgery, including gastric bypass and the lap band, can have a dramatic impact on morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes, a condition characterized by high levels of blood sugar as a result of defects in insulin production and resistance to insulins actions. Some are able to go off diabetes medications entirely. Others may be able to significantly reduce the amount of insulin or other medication they require to keep their blood sugar in check. Patients who are classified as pre-diabetic may be able to avoid the disease all together.
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Health Leader Surgery story #2
Bariatric Medicine: Part II
When Abby Erias had gastric bypass surgery, she remembered the physicians telling her that one of the side effects to her rapid weight loss could be increased fertility.
She already had two daughters and wasnt planning to have any more children, so she went on birth control. She didnt want to take any chances.
I couldnt find the right birth control for me, so my plan was to go off birth control for 30 days and then go a different route with something new, Erias says. In less than 30 days, I didnt think I could get pregnant, but I went a different route all right. I had a baby!
When bariatric surgeons at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston host informational sessions about gastric bypass and lap-band procedures, they emphasize that as the unwanted pounds come off, pregnancy may become a very real possibility.
This discussion often produces some chuckles and a few yeah, right comments from women in the audience.
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Health Leader Surgery story
STORY BY
Camille Webb
Few patients look forward to going under the knife. For Ouida Gernentz, however, abdominal surgery turned out to be a much better experience than she ever could have imagined.
Abdominal surgeries typically require large incisions that leave physicaland sometimes emotional marksincluding scars at the wound site, pain, lengthy recoveries and a delayed return to normal, everyday activities.
Gernentz did not experience the usual, postoperative pain, thanks to a pioneering surgical technique performed by The University of Texas Medical School at Houstons Minimally Invasive Surgeons of Texas (MIST).
The Family Badge
Army vet disappears from home near Orange
In late October Jay Dee Herrmann, 41, of Orangefield kissed his wife of 9 years, told her he loved her and would be back after he ran some errands, however, he was never heard from again.
Tue Nov 17, 2009
Motorcycle USA
Galveston Lone Star Rally Report
Over 100,000 motorcyclists converged on the streets of Galveston, TX recently for the 8th Annual Lone Star Motorcycle Rally.
Mon Nov 16, 2009
Alabama Live
Odd World: Woman accused of faking breast cancer for implants
Authorities say a Texas woman lied about having breast cancer and spent $10,000 raised at a benefit to have her breasts enlarged.
Sun Nov 15, 2009
The Galveston County Daily News
Hard times arrive for some island businesses
In the months after Hurricane Ike, cleanup and rebuilding booms helped fill restaurants and hotels and put buyers in stores, shielding the island's economy from a population plunge and a national recession.
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More H1N1 Vaccine In Galveston
Hundreds of doses of the H1N1 vaccine will be available to high-risk residents in Galveston County on Monday, KPRC Local 2 reported.
Sat Nov 14, 2009
KHOU-TV Houston
Alternative Galveston housing proposal released
The Galveston Alliance of Island Neighborhoods has released its own plan for rebuilding the city's public housing.
Fri Nov 13, 2009
KansasCity.com
Hutchison won't resign seat before Texas primary
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is planning to hold onto her Senate seat until after Texas' March gubernatorial primaries are over.Hutchison is challenging Gov.
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Care 2 Chat About Teen Health?
Saturday, November 21, 2009
9 a.m. Noon
Cullens Upscale American Grille
11500 Space Center Blvd., Houston, TX 77059
Information,
inspiration and
insights for teen girls
and their moms
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Live chat with golf star Nov. 24
Register using the link to chat at noon on Nov. 24 with Stacy Lewis and pediatric orthopedic surgeon Gary T. Brock, M.D., the physician who treated her when she was diagnosed with scoliosis at age 11.
Lewis went on to become the 2007 NCAA champion and the 2008 LPGA qualifying tournament winner. Earlier this year she became the celebrity spokesperson for the Scoliosis Research Society.
Dr. Brock has special interest and training in the treatment of pediatric spinal disorders, including scoliosis, and in pediatric Sports Medicine.Dr. Brock is affiliated with Childrens Memorial Hermann Hospital, as well as other hospitals in the Houston area.
RV Business
Galveston May Call Halt to Temporary RV Housing
Residents living in privately owned trailers and recreational vehicles while their homes on Galveston Island, Texas, are repaired will have to find a new place to stay if the city council does not extend a deadline.
Thu Nov 12, 2009
KHWB-TV Houston
Blame it on a bird, distracted Bugatti Veyron driver near Galveston goes into saltwater pond
A bird is blamed for distracting the driver of a luxury sports car who then drove his Bugatti Veyron into the drink.
Wed Nov 11, 2009
KHWB-TV Houston
Galveston Bait Cars
"We want criminals to be weary that if they get into a car with keys in it, that it's probably going to be a bait vehicle, and they're going to get caught and they're going to go to jail," said Sgt.
Tue Nov 10, 2009
KHOU-TV Houston
New tree rules take root in Galveston
Planting trees in the city's right of way will be easier under a new ordinance. Under the previous ordinance, property owners had to request a special license to plant trees between the street curb and the sidewalk, an area known as the tree lawn.