Family medicine physicians unveil colorful, effective clinic
May 17, 2005
The new Wow! Clinic at the University Health Center Downtown is an eye-catching experience because of a wonderful collection of art produced by San Antonio artists.
Type 2 diabetes may begin with Grandma’s diet, research suggests
May 10, 2005
An innovative study published in the latest online edition of the Journal of Physiology provides the first evidence that the insulin resistance typical of type 2 diabetes can be “programmed” across two generations by poor nutrition during a grandmother’s pregnancy and lactation.
Mini-Medical School puts spotlight on women’s health
April 26, 2005
Graciela Cigarroa knows that each year more women than men die of heart disease – 67,000 more.
UT Health Science Center opens student-run free clinic at Alpha Home
February 22, 2005
Millions of uninsured and underinsured Americans find their care in hospital emergency rooms, long after the time when preventive steps might have been taken to better their health.
Health Science Center publishes Web database of clinical studies
October 5, 2004
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has begun publishing descriptions of its clinical studies on the World Wide Web.
School-based diabetes program stems normal childhood rise in blood sugar
September 17, 2004
A school-based program to instill healthy habits in low-income, Mexican-American children resulted in a dramatic drop in blood sugar levels of 1,200 fourth-graders, according to a randomized, controlled trial released Sept. 6 in Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.