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May 2, 2006
In the United States alone, 6.2 million children suffer from asthma, which accounts for one-third of all pediatric emergency room visits. Asthma is the fourth-most-common reason for pediatric physician office visits, and is one of the leading causes of school absenteeism.
May 2, 2006
A researcher at the Health Science Center has found a disturbing link among race, cardiovascular health and pre-term labor.
May 2, 2006
A fast, high-resolution, 3D mouse embryo visualization technique developed by collaborators in San Antonio and Salt Lake City will undoubtedly revolutionize the way birth defects and cancer genes are studied in animal models.
April 26, 2006
Parents of children and teens with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression and bipolar disorder have more reason to be optimistic these days, says Steven R. Pliszka, M.D., the Meadows Foundation and Semp Russ/San Antonio Area Foundation Research Professor at the Health Science Center
April 26, 2006
Pediatric sleep experts report that 25 percent of children in the United States experience some type of sleep disorder. Problems can include sleepwalking, insomnia, narcolepsy, snoring, sleep apnea and others.
April 26, 2006
Within moments at a computer, a man 55 or older who is concerned about his chance of developing prostate cancer can obtain a trustworthy, science-based estimate of risk – information that can help him decide whether or not to see a physician.