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January 11, 2016
What should a physician do if patients are unable to visit a physician because their workplace doesn’t give them sick days? What about an obese individual who has trouble following healthy eating recommendations because their neighborhood doesn’t have a grocery store? Read the full story at The Conversation
January 5, 2016
A federal study out this morning shows that after spiking for the past decade, rates of childhood asthma are leveling off or even declining, News Radio 1200 WOAI’s Michael Board reports. The study by the National Center for Health Statistics say the rate of children with asthma peaked in 2009 at 9.7%, but since then […]
January 4, 2016
Are you overwhelmed by the holidays? Are you stressed, and drinking and eating more than you normally do? They are signs of what doctors call “Holiday Heart Syndrome.” The syndrome can happen to anyone, even if they have a healthy heart. It’s triggered by stress and alcohol, and makes your heart beat three to four […]
January 4, 2016
According to findings published in Cell Stem Cell, the cause of gastrointestinal symptoms in type 1 diabetes has been discovered. Researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio compared intestinal tissues from diabetic patients and healthy individuals to determine the cause of chronic gastrointestinal symptoms such as gastroparesis, irritable bowel syndrome […]
January 4, 2016
Ketamine, an anesthetic drug, has gained popularity as an illicit party drug due to its hallucinogenic properties and ability to provide pain relief, relaxation and sedation. Read the full story at Medical Daily
January 4, 2016
It was the year of our birth – and of many firsts – for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, the first public university created in Texas in the 21st century. Read the full story at the Valley Town Crier