Agricultural rescue class to prepare volunteer firefighters, emergency responders
June 22, 2004
Emergencies involving people trapped in farm equipment require specialized knowledge and skills.
Clinical laboratory sciences graduate enjoys toxicology work
June 15, 2004
She’s quick to point out that her job isn’t quite as glamorous as the forensic detective work depicted on CBS-TV’s “CSI.”
Online course in pain management reaches Latin America
June 8, 2004
An online pain management course written in Spanish and created in the department of anesthesiology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio was rolled out this spring to a potential audience of 25,000 general practitioners, internists, rheumatologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, orthopedists and other physicians from Mexico to Argentina.
New information discovered regarding Hispanics with colorectal cancer
June 8, 2004
Hispanics present with colorectal cancer at a younger age and with more advanced disease than other ethnic groups, according to a study of 453 colorectal cancer patients treated between 1985 and 2001 by physicians from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Dental experts fault study linking X-rays to term low birth weight
June 7, 2004
A study published April 28 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) is causing some pregnant women to question whether they should have X-rays taken in their dentists’ offices.
Health Science Center bestows degrees for 2004
June 4, 2004
The five schools of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio held their commencement exercises in May. Some individuals in the following lists are summer or winter graduates