Poison Center just a phone call away at 1-800-222-1222
November 17, 2003
As the holidays approach, the South Texas Poison Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSC) stands ready to help when the unexpected occurs.
Mellonig earns Outstanding Educator Award from AAP
November 17, 2003
James Mellonig, D.D.S., M.S., professor of dentistry and director of the Advanced Education Program in Periodontics at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSC), received the Outstanding Educator Award from the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP).
Metabolic syndrome predicts Type 2 diabetes
November 7, 2003
The oral glucose tolerance test, which diagnoses patients at high risk for diabetes but is costly and inconvenient, may soon be put to rest.
New UTHSC program answers question: Is sex worth the wait?
November 7, 2003
Four 12-year-olds and five 13-year-olds had babies in Bexar County last year. More than 60 girls gave birth at age 14 – some to their second child. And 224 girls gave birth at age 15.
Historic Palmaz Stent® displayed at Smithsonian
November 4, 2003
The world’s most successful medical device, the Palmaz Stent®, was part of a special presentation this fall at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
Ladies Auxiliary VFW awards grant to UTHSC professor
November 4, 2003
Charles R. Thomas Jr., M.D., vice chairman and associate professor in the department of radiation oncology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSC), received a $15,000 grant from the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars for his research of radiation therapy for lung and esophageal cancer.