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3 hrs ago | Globe and Mail

Fat belly may hurt the brain as well as the heart

Paul Taylor's Small Doses Fat belly may hurt the brain as well as the heart A new study finds that women who packed fat on their waist during middle age were more than twice as likely as other women to develop dementia as they grew older Paul Taylor Published on Friday, Nov.

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Sat Nov 28, 2009

KHOU-TV Houston

Free e-bus rides on Galveston

There may not be free lunches, but sometimes there are free rides. Beginning Monday and until Jan.

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Related Topix: Galveston, TX, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike

The Galveston County Daily News

UTMB posts charity policy signs

The University of Texas Medical Branch has posted signs in its hospital and clinics about the availability discounted health care, and it has launched an audit to review its policies on charity care in response to a report criticizing area health care providers for lacking state-mandated polices about free and discounted medical services.

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Related Topix: Galveston County, TX, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Galveston Metro, Houston Metro, Galveston, TX

Fri Nov 27, 2009

The Galveston County Daily News

Perry names Raimer to head health task force

Dr. Ben Raimer, a Galveston pediatrician and a leader at the University of Texas Medical Branch's office of health care policy and legislative affairs, has been named chairman of the Texas Health Disparities Task Force by Gov.

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Related Topix: Texas Government, Texas, Rick Perry, US Governors

The Galveston County Daily News

UTMB strengthens presence in North County

Operation: The University of Texas Medical Branch continues to strengthen its League City presence, this time leasing 15,000 square feet in the Brittany Bay Center, 1600 League City Parkway.

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Related Topix: League City, TX, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Houston, TX, Webster, TX, Houston Metro

Thu Nov 26, 2009

MediLexicon

Blood Pressure Meds Can Protect Kidney Health

What's good for your heart is also good for your kidneys, according to recommendations from the Texas Campaign for Kidney Health, a collaborative of health care stakeholders seeking to prevent kidney disease in the Lone Star State.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Hypertension

Wed Nov 25, 2009

Network World NetFlash

Desktop virtualization cheat sheet

Server virtualization is well on its way in corporate data centers and desktop virtualization is following fast behind.

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

EurekAlert!

Milestone biodefense publication by Elsevier journal Vaccine

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 .

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Related Topix: Houston Metro, Galveston Metro, Galveston, TX

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Science Daily

Inflammation Critical in Aortic Dissection, Researchers Find

Although its walls are extraordinarily strong, like other blood vessels the aorta can sometimes develop bulges, called aneurysms.

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Related Topix: Texas, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Rocky Mount Telegram

Treatments stir debate

Future doctors and nurses are learning about acupuncture and herbs along with anatomy and physiology at a growing number of medical schools.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nursing, Acupuncture, Health, Texas, Baylor College of Medicine

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Physics Blog

Researchers find inflammation critical in aortic dissection

The aorta, the body's largest artery, stretches from the chest to below the kidneys, expanding and contracting with the pressure of blood driven directly into it by the heart.

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Related Topix: Texas, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Mon Nov 16, 2009

The Galveston County Daily News

Doctors answer swine flu questions

The Galveston County Health District is giving vaccinations beginning at 9 a.m. today at its offices, 1207 Oak St., in La Marque.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Galveston County, TX, La Marque, TX

KWTX

Central Texas Woman Dies In Fiery Early-Morning Crash Sunday

A fiery crash between a 2003 Jeep Wrangler and a 1993 Buick Regal left a 28-year-old Central Texas woman dead and a 26-year-old Killeen man severely burned early Sunday morning in Killeen.

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Related Topix: Texas, Killeen Metro, Round Rock, TX, Austin Metro

Sun Nov 15, 2009

The Galveston County Daily News

Heart transplant patient gets back to life

Vernon Dean Crawford was a former football player, strong and well able to work long hours in the oil field when he went to the doctor with what he thought was a chest cold.

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Related Topix: West, TX

Fri Nov 13, 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.

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Related Topix: Galveston, TX, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike

Thu Nov 12, 2009

The Galveston County Daily News

Highway 146 reopened after tanker crash

State Highway 146 reopened about 1 p.m. after being closed by a major collision near FM 517.

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Related Topix: Galveston Metro, Texas City, TX, Houston Metro

Wed Nov 11, 2009

United States Coast Guard

Video Available: Coast Guard medevacs 43-year-old male near Galveston

The Coast Guard medevaced a 43-year-old male from the motor vessel Sicily, 28 nautical miles southeast of Galveston, Wednesday.

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Related Topix: US Coast Guard, US Military, US News

Tue Nov 10, 2009

GlobeNewswire

Vical's DNA Vaccine Technology Addresses Challenges of Emerging Diseases

Vical Incorporated today is presenting a strong rationale advocating the use of DNA vaccine technology for emerging and/or pandemic infectious diseases.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Vical, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Influenza, US Military, US Navy

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Doctors group's leader weighs in on health care debate

James Rohack is the president of the American Medical Association, which is meeting in Houston through Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Houston Metro, Health Insurance, Health

Sat Nov 07, 2009

KXMD-TV Williston

2 hurt in chopper crash in Gulf off Galveston

Two people were injured when a helicopter crashed on takeoff from an offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Related Topix: Galveston, TX

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