Good fitness before a stroke could reduce brain damage

March 28, 2006

Here’s reason No. 101 to do those jumping jacks in the morning: The brain housed in a well-conditioned body is far more able to respond to the challenge of a stroke than the brain housed in an out-of-shape body, new research out of the Health Science Center suggests.

President Cigarroa receives leadership award from National Hispanic Medical Association

March 28, 2006

Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., president of the Health Science Center, received the Hispanic Health Leadership Award in the academic category from the National Hispanic Medical Association in Washington, D.C. on March 25.

Web courses put allied health professionals on the cutting edge of disaster response

March 20, 2006

You are on your normal shift when you hear from a couple of your patients that an “18-wheeler” has overturned less than a mile from your clinic.

Laparoscopic colorectal surgery reduces patients’ pain, surgeon says

March 20, 2006

It has been more than a decade since the first laparoscopic colorectal surgery was performed, and all indications are that the minimally invasive technique “is a significant advance in the way we treat colorectal cancer and other conditions,” said John H. Winston III, M.D., M.B.A., assistant professor of surgery at the Health Science Center.

Putting plans in place will greatly help your future caregivers

March 20, 2006

We should plan for being old, so that when the time comes, the stress our children or other caregivers feel can be greatly reduced.

April 3-6 programs examine mental health consequences of Katrina, other disasters

March 14, 2006

“Mental Health Consequences of Recent Disasters: From Oklahoma City to Katrina,” a conference and workshop, will be offered to area health professionals April 3-6 at the Health Science Center.