Norovirus Gastroenteritis Oct 29, 2009
From the Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (R.I.G.); the Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta (R.I.G., U.D.P.); and Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston (M.K.E.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Glass at Fogarty International Center, 31 Center Dr., Rm. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Dendritic Cells Spark Smoldering Inflammation In Smokers' Lungs Oct 29, 2009
What sparks that smoldering destruction remained a mystery until a consortium of researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine found that certain dendritic cells in the lung -- the cells that "present" a foreign antigen or protein to the immune system -- provoke production of destructive T-cells that attack a key protein called elastin, leading to death of lung tissue and emphysema. See also. (Science Daily)
IRSF receives $1 million matching gift Oct 27, 2009
The campaign, announced during Rett Syndrome Awareness Month, also coincides with the 10-year anniversary of the breakthrough discovery of the causative MECP2 gene, which was made by the lab of IRSF-funded researcher and key advisor, Dr. Huda Zoghbi at Baylor College of Medicine. "The last several years have been filled with exciting developments in Rett syndrome research, and major progress has occurred in the biomedical research arena," said Dr. Antony Horton, Chief Scientific Officer of IRSF.... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Statin Drugs Might Slightly Boost Diabetes Risk Oct 27, 2009
In an accompanying editorial, Dr. Christie M. Ballantyne of Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas and colleagues agree, pointing out that if future studies confirm such a connection, "Because cardiovascular disease accounts for almost two-thirds of deaths in people with diabetes, the protective effect of statins on this major complication may suffice to support their use despite a potential risk of new-onset diabetes.". SOURCE: Diabetes Care, October 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
Physicians assistant completing training in Stockton Oct 23, 2009
A Baylor College of Medicine physician assistant student is performing an eight-week rotation at Pecos County Memorial Hospital, according to a release from the Permian Basin Area Health Education Center. Hannah Ficker, a third-year physician assistant graduate student at Baylor College of Medicine, is scheduled to receive 320 hours of clinical training under the supervision of Dr. Larry Boyd during a rotation that began Sept. 28, the PBAHEC said. (Fort Stockton Pioneer, TX)
Doctors find efficiency in bigger space Oct 23, 2009
She received her medical education and performed her internship at Baylor College of Medicine. Her residency was performed at the University of Arizona Medical Center. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Scientists see00004000k origins of obesity in the womb Oct 23, 2009
"I think it could be a hugely significant factor," said Robert Waterland of the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, who studies the effect in mice. Dr. Rudy Leibel, an obesity expert at Columbia University, says he doubts it plays a huge role, but still believes it's worth studying. (Albany Times Union)
U.S. Backs Vaccines for Drug, Nicotine Addiction Oct 22, 2009
The vaccine was developed by Dr. Thomas Kosten of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, who used a similar approach to make a nicotine vaccine now being tested in Europe by private equity firm Celtic Pharma. Volkow said drumming up drug company interest in vaccines for illicit drugs is a harder sell because of liability concerns, and the fact that drug abusers are stigmatized. (MEDLINEplus)
Standards for a new genomic era Oct 22, 2009
Other collaborating institutions are the Sanger Institute and the HMP Jumpstart Consortium sequencing centers (Washington University School of Medicine, the Broad Institute, the J. Craig Venter Institute, and Baylor College of Medicine), as well as Michigan State University, the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, National Center for Biotechnology Information, Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Emory GRA, and the Naval Medical Research Center. About Los Alamos National... (EurekAlert!)
Vegetable juice helps fill vegetable gap Oct 21, 2009
Research conducted at the Baylor College of Medicine revealed that drinking vegetable juice helped overweight individuals with metabolic syndrome lose more weight compared to non-juice drinkers. Those who drank one to two servings of Low Sodium V8 100pct vegetable juice a day as part of a balanced diet increased their vegetable intake and lost an average of four pounds over the 12-week study period. (India Times, India)
Carol Baker appointed chair of national CDC advisory committee on immunization practices Oct 20, 2009
Well known for her work in both immunization research and education, Dr. Baker serves as professor of pediatrics and of molecular virology and microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine and is the Texas Children's Hospital Foundation Chair in Pediatric Infectious Diseases ... In 2008 she received the Distinguished Alumna Award from Baylor College of Medicine and in 2009 the John P. Utz Leadership Award from National Foundation for Infectious Diseases ... Dr. Baker received her medical degree,... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
New chromosomal abnormality identified in leukemia associated with Down syndrome Oct 19, 2009
She is a Baylor College of Medicine assistant professor of pediatric hematology/oncology. The CRLF2 protein normally forms part of a receptor where a small growth factor known as a cytokine binds to white blood cells known as lymphocytes. (EurekAlert!)
Faulty Gene May Explain Sudden Deaths in Epilepsy Oct 16, 2009
Testing epileptics for a mutation in this gene could give doctors the information they need to prevent some of these deaths, said Dr. Jeffrey Noebels of Baylor College of Medicine, whose study appears in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Doctors have long known that patients with a mutation in the gene KvLQT1 -- which makes structures called ion channels that regulate electrical activity in the heart -- have a greater risk of sudden death from abnormal heart rhythms. (MEDLINEplus)
'Molecular Trigger' For Sudden Death In Epilepsy Found Oct 16, 2009
15, 2009) The most common gene for a syndrome associated with abnormal heart rhythms and sudden death triggers epileptic seizures and could explain sudden unexplained death in epilepsy, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears today in the journal Science Translational Medicine ... The identification of this particular potassium channel KvLQT in neurons of the central nervous system gives scientists a clue about which epilepsy patients face the greatest risk of... (Science Daily)
Bacterial Diarrhea Oct 15, 2009
From the University of Texas School of Public Health, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, and the Kelsey Research Foundation all in Houston. An audio version of this article is available at NEJM.org. (New England Journal of Medicine)
In Amoeba World, Cheating Doesn't Pay Oct 13, 2009
Researchers from Rice University and the Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) are peeling back the layers of strategy that determine how colonies of social amoebas resist the efforts of cheaters to alter the balance of power. In work appearing in Nature, Rice evolutionary biologists Joan Strassmann and David Queller join forces with BCM geneticist Gad Shaulsky to determine how altruistic mutants help preserve cooperative behavior by single-celled amoebas. (Science Daily)
'No Flu Shots for My Kids' Oct 11, 2009
On average, 100 children die from seasonal flu each year, noted Dr. Carol J. Baker, a professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. In 2003-04, a "particularly bad" flu season, 153 children died, and half of them were healthy, she added. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Jumping Genes, Gene Loss And Genome Dark Matter Oct 9, 2009
" The results show that any two genomes differ by more than 1000 CNVs, or around 0.8% of a person's genome sequence. Most of these CNVs are deletions, with a minority being duplications. Two consequences are particularly striking in this study of apparently healthy people. First, 75 regions have jumped around in the genomes of these samples: second, more than 250 genes can lose one of the two copies in our genome without obvious consequences and a further 56 genes can fuse together potentially... (Science Daily)
Establishing standard definitions for genome sequences Oct 9, 2009
Other collaborating institutions are the Sanger Institute and the HMP Jumpstart Consortium sequencing centers (Washington University School of Medicine, the Broad Institute, the J. Craig Venter Institute, and Baylor College of Medicine), as well as Michigan State University, the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, National Center for Biotechnology Information, Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Emory GRA and the Naval Medical Research Center. The U.S. Department of Energy... (EurekAlert!)
Study: Cocaine vaccine could help addicts Oct 8, 2009
Dr Thomas Kosten worked on the study at Yale, before moving to Baylor College of Medicine, in Texas. He told CNN that this is the first time a cocaine vaccine has been tested in people, and that the vaccine approach would be suitable for all kinds of addictive substances, except alcohol. (CNN -- Health)
Cautious Hopes for a Cocaine Vaccine Oct 8, 2009
"They're a body constituent as far as the immune system is concerned," says Dr. Tom Kosten, professor of psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine and the lead author of the study. Another issue is that the vaccine would require booster shots to maintain a consistent level of antibodies, so Volkow suggests that a successful vaccine would in theory be most useful for relapse prevention, rather than to initiate abstinence. (Time.com)
Cocaine Vaccine Could Treat Addiction Oct 7, 2009
"Fifty-three percent of participants in the high-antibody group were abstinent from cocaine more than half the time ... compared with only 23 percent of participants with lower levels of antibodies," said Dr. Thomas Kosten of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. But he noted that the immunization did not cause complete abstinence. (KIRO TV, WA)
Cocaine vaccine may reduce 'use' Oct 7, 2009
Dr Thomas Korsten, Baylor College of Medicine ... Dr Thomas Korsten, of Baylor College of Medicine who started the study while he was at Yale, said: "While these antibodies are in the blood targeting cocaine - the drug does not have an effect. "They don't destroy, they neutralize the cocaine and make it vulnerable to a cholinesterase enzyme which will then break it down. (BBC News -- Americas)
New Vaccine May Immunize Addicts from Cocaine's Pleasurable Effects Oct 7, 2009
a professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and a lead study author, is confident that with better vaccine ingredients (theirs used a traditional cholera toxin strengthened with an aluminum hydroxide adjuvant), the vaccine's effectiveness could be improved to as high as 80 percent. In animal trials, he noted, with newer donated from pharmaceutical companies the researchers found more than four times the amount of... (Scientific American)
Health Science Center is a leading institution for stimulus research Oct 7, 2009
The Health Science Center is fourth behind top-ranked Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, respectively. Health Science Center faculty members have received 57 grants for a range of projects, including cancer studies in HIV/AIDS patients, mood disorder research, bipolar illness prevention in Hispanic communities and dental implants in diabetic patients. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Experts: Don't Try 'Pox Party' For H1N1 Oct 7, 2009
Dr. Robert Atmar, a flu researcher at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, agreed. He said he would "strongly recommend against" purposely trying to catch the new flu. (W-USA News, DC)
* Cocaine vaccine shown to reduce some drug use: study Oct 6, 2009
But in a six-month trial conducted by researchers at Yale University School of Medicine and Baylor College of Medicine, only 38 percent of vaccinated subjects produced antibody levels high enough to sequester the cocaine and significantly reduce the feelings of euphoria from the drug. And those who did produce enough antibodies maintained them for only two months. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Cocaine Vaccine Is the Real Thing Oct 6, 2009
In a randomized, placebo-controlled study, volunteers who reached a high level of antibodies after vaccination used less cocaine than those whose response was lower, according to Dr. Thomas Kosten of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and colleagues. But as the effect of the vaccine wore off, antibody levels fell and many volunteers returned to abusing the drug, Kosten and colleagues said in the October issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. (ABC News)
Cocaine vaccinations can stop drug's high: study Oct 6, 2009
With more than 2 million cocaine abusers nationwide and no federally approved treatment, the results "are good enough - better than having nothing," said lead author Thomas Kosten of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He developed the vaccine used in the study. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Vaccine may fight addiction Oct 6, 2009
"Fifteen years ago, people thought this was completely stupid," said Thomas Kosten, a psychiatrist at Baylor College of Medicine and senior author of the cocaine study. But technological advances have changed that, he said. (AZCentral -- News)
Case Western Reserve University discovers Merkel cell originates from skin, not the neural crest Oct 3, 2009
D., a study co-author and assistant professor of neuroscience, molecular physiology and biophysics and molecular and human genetics at the Baylor College of Medicine. "It is thought that Merkel cells give rise to Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare but aggressive form of skin cancer that responds poorly to current treatments," said Dr. Maricich. (EurekAlert!)
A Double-Blind, Delayed-Start Trial of Rasagiline in Parkinson’s Disease Sep 24, 2009
From the Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York (C.W.O.); INSERM CIC-9302 and UMR-825, Departments of Clinical Pharmacology and Neurosciences, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire and University of Toulouse, Faculty of Medicine, Toulouse, France (O.R.); the Department of Neurology, University of South Florida, Tampa (R.H.); the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel (P.D.F.); the... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Is the new swine flu vaccine safe? Sep 23, 2009
Baylor College of Medicine is in its second month of clinical trials for the H1N1 (swine) influenza vaccine. The campus is one of eight federally funded centers involved in a series of studies to determine the effectiveness of several experimental vaccines to protect against the H1N1 virus. (KHOU.com, TX)
Pregnant women bare arms for H1N1 vaccine Sep 22, 2009
Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Duke University in Durham, N.C.. (USA Today)
Lung Cancer Suppresses MiR-200 To Invade And Spread Sep 20, 2009
19, 2009) Primary lung cancer shifts to metastatic disease by suppressing a family of small molecules that normally locks the tumor in a noninvasive state, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the Sept. 15 edition of Genes and Development. "Existing treatments have little success against cancer that has spread to other organs, so finding a way to prevent metastasis could have a huge impact on survival," said senior author Jonathan Kurie, M.D., professor... (Science Daily)
20/20: Man Who Spread HIV Denies Wrongdoing Sep 19, 2009
Dr. Michael Metzker, a professor of genetics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, was asked by the prosecution to conduct a study comparing blood samples from Padieu and the six women. DNA sequencing can show how two HIV strains are related and which one is the source, Metzker said. (ABC News)
How To Improve Vaccines To Trigger T Cell As Well As Antibody Response Sep 19, 2009
3, 2006) Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) in Houston have reason to believe their unorthodox vaccine could one day help to prevent or control HIV infection, according to a study published in. . (Science Daily)
TIPS: Successful dieters distinguish hunger from emotions Sep 16, 2009
It's not surprising that so many people are prone to emotional eating, says psychologist John Foreyt, director of the Behavioral Medicine Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. In this society, many people are stressed out, and they don't have enough outlets for dealing with it, so they go home and sit and watch TV and use food to soothe themselves, he says. (USA Today)
50 million new patients? More primary docs a must Sep 15, 2009
A fourth-year medical student at Baylor College of Medicine in Texas, Ramshorst is doing his residency in general pediatrics ... Baylor College of Medicine. (Yahoo News)
Alpine native Judith Smith Glasscock dies Sep 15, 2009
Doug Glasscock announced Sunday that a longtime friend of the family, Dr. Rainy Williams, has pledged a 1 million memorial donation to Baylor College of Medicine to fund research on seizures. The donation is in recognition and honor Judith s life and work. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Reform could meandoctor shortages Sep 14, 2009
A fourth-year medical student at Baylor College of Medicine in Texas, Ramshorst is doing his residency in general pediatrics. "When I wrote on my medical school application that I wanted to help people, I really meant it," he said. (MSNBC -- Race)
Flying hospital Sep 12, 2009
The flying eye hospital was the vision of one man, Dr David Paton, an eminent eye surgeon at the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas, US.. TREATABLE CONDITIONS Cataract Childhood blindness Corneal blindness Diabetic retinopathy Glaucoma Retinoblastoma Retinopathy of prematurity Strabismus Trachoma. (BBC News -- Africa)
Pregnant Women Taking Part In New H1N1 Vaccination Trials Sep 11, 2009
The trial will be conducted through a NIAID-funded network of Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston; Group Health Cooperative Center for Health Studies in Seattle; Saint Louis (Mo. University; Vanderbilt University in Nashville; Duke University in Durham, N.C.; and Scott and White Memorial Hospital and Clinic in Temple, Texas. (W-USA News, DC)
NIAID launches 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine trial in pregnant women Sep 10, 2009
The trial is taking place at the following six medical centers: Baylor College of Medicine VTEU in Houston; Group Health Cooperative Center for Health Studies VTEU in Seattle; Saint Louis University VTEU; Vanderbilt University VTEU in Nashville; Duke University in Durham, N.C.; and Scott and White Memorial Hospital and Clinic in Temple, Tex. In a paper published Aug. 8 in The Lancet, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that six of 45 people (13 percent) who... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
BCM creates program at Ben Taub Sep 10, 2009
Baylor College of Medicine creates emergency medicine program at Ben Taub Hospital - Houston Business Journal ... Baylor College of Medicine creates emergency medicine program at Ben Taub Hospital. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Nicotine Creates Stronger Memories Sep 10, 2009
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine say nicotine, the addictive component in cigarettes, "tricks" the brain into creating memory associations between environmental cues and smoking behavior. The findings appear in the current issue of the journal Neuron. (Science Daily)
Overexpressed protein converts noninvasive breast cancer into invasive disease Sep 9, 2009
D., of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine; and Victoria Seewaldt, M.D., of the Duke University Department of Medicine. About M. D. Anderson. (EurekAlert!)
New recommendations can help health providers prepare for electronic record push Sep 9, 2009
713-798-6826 Baylor College of Medicine ... D., of the University of Texas School of Health Information Science at Houston, is an author of a commentary in JAMA titled "Eight rights of safe electronic health... A new framework of recommendations created by health informatics researchers may help doctors and hospitals prepare for a federal initiative to expand the use of electronic health records (EHRs). The recommendations from faculty at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,... (EurekAlert!)
People With Type 2 Diabetes Not Meeting Important Nutritional Recommendations Sep 6, 2009
D., R.D., of Baylor College of Medicine; Monica Yamamoto, Ph. D., R.D., of the Public Health University of Pittsburgh Graduate School; Catherine Champagne, Ph. (Science Daily)
Gene Called Flower Missing Link In Vesicle Uptake In Neurons Sep 5, 2009
Most important, exocytosis must be tightly coupled with endocytosis to sustain rapid neurotransmission, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears in this week's issue of the journal Cell. See also. (Science Daily)
Exercise can improve insulin sensitivity Sep 3, 2009
"Because weight loss can be difficult to achieve and maintain in obese sedentary children, the purpose of this study was to determine whether a controlled exercise program, without any diet intervention and with no intention of weight loss, would improve fat distribution and sensitivity to insulin," said Dr. Agneta Sunehag, of Baylor College of Medicine and senior author of the study. "We found that a 12-week moderate aerobic exercise program consisting of four 30-minute workouts a week... (India Times, India)
Medical groups may recommend procedure on boys, but opponents say benefits exaggerated Sep 3, 2009
In the two years since the government recommended that every adolescent be vaccinated, close to 40 percent of tweens and teens are, says Dr. Carol Baker, a pediatric vaccine specialist at Baylor College of Medicine. For years the medical establishment in the U.S. has avoided advising parents on whether to circumcise their newborn sons, saying the benefits do not outweigh the risks. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Cardiac Surgeons Implant World's First New DeBakey Heart Assist Device Sep 2, 2009
The DeBakey VAD was first developed in the 1990s in cooperation with NASA by Professor Michael DeBakey, the renowned American cardiac surgeon at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, who died in 2008 at the age of 99. The modern version of the device, the HeartAssist 5, is manufactured by US company MicroMed Cardiovascular. (Science Daily)
Exercise Improves Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Adolescents Sep 2, 2009
Because weight loss can be difficult to achieve and maintain in obese sedentary children, the purpose of this study was to determine whether a controlled exercise program, without any diet intervention and with no intention of weight loss, would improve fat distribution and sensitivity to insulin, said Agneta Sunehag, MD, PhD, of Baylor College of Medicine and senior author of the study ... Other researchers working on the study include Gert-Jan van der Heijden of Baylor College of Medicine in... (Newsmax)
Recovery Icon DJ AM not Immune to Addiction Sep 2, 2009
Scott Basinger, an expert on addiction and recovery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, said drug addiction can be so permanently ingrained or wired in addicts that even talking about their drug of choice will elicit the same reaction as actual using it. "In the case of crack, the person will start to sweat, their pupils will dilate, their heart rate and breathing becomes more rapidjust like if they had smoked crack. It shows they are still very susceptible.". (ABC News)
Shire Completes Submission of NDA for Velaglucerase Alfa for Type 1 Gaucher Disease and Reports Positive Results for Remaining Two Phase III Trials Sep 1, 2009
"I am impressed by the series of clinical trials that were designed to evaluate velaglucerase alfa at multiple doses and in different patient groups," said Dr. Christine Eng, Professor of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine. "The inclusion of children, who are often the sickest patients, is especially useful. I believe velaglucerase alfa will be an important new treatment option for Type 1 Gaucher disease and I am pleased that there is a mechanism in place for physicians to... (PR Newswire)
Shots can protect youth from deadly meningitis Sep 1, 2009
In the two years since the government recommended that every adolescent be vaccinated, close to 40 percent of tweens and teens are, says Dr. Carol Baker, a pediatric vaccine specialist at Baylor College of Medicine. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)
Brain Region For Sense Of Personal Space Found Aug 31, 2009
(May 19, 2006) Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have mapped not only where trust forms in the brain but have also uncovered clues as to how humans represent themselves and others as physical responses in. (Feb. (Science Daily)
'Fatostatin' Is A Turnoff For Fat Genes Aug 31, 2009
"We are frankly very excited about it," said Salih Wakil of Baylor College of Medicine ... The researchers include Shinji Kamisuki, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan; Qian Mao, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Lutfi Abu-Elheiga, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Ziwei Gu, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Akira Kugimiya, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan; Youngjoo Kwon, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Tokuyuki Shinohara, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan;... (Science Daily)
Counting duplicated genome segments now possible Aug 31, 2009
In addition to Alkan and Kidd, other scientists working on the project were Tomas Marques-Bonet, Gozde Aksay, Francesca Antonacci, Jacob O. Kitzman, Carl Baker, Maika Malig, and Evan E. Eichler from UW Genome Sciences; Fereydoun Hormozdiari, and S. Cenk Sahinalp from Simon Fraser University School of Computing Sciences; Onur Mutlu from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University; and Richard Gibbs from Baylor College of Medicine. The research was supported... (EurekAlert!)
Scientists find turnoff for fat gene Aug 29, 2009
The chemical "fatostatin" blocks a well-known master controller of fat synthesis, a transcription factor known as SREBP, researchers from Japan's Kyoto University and Baylor College of Medicine in the United States discovered ... "We are frankly very excited about it," Salih Wakil of Baylor College of Medicine said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Brothers Charged In Doctor's Killing Aug 29, 2009
Gonzalez, who knew from a young age that he wanted to be a doctor, graduated with degrees from the Universidad de San Carlos in Guatemala City before going to medical school at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He became Methodist's critical care chief three years ago, and served as secretary of the hospital's medical staff. (Click2Houston, TX)
New fat-fighting drug has also reverses diabetes Aug 28, 2009
Writing in the journal Chemistry and Biology, Salih Wakil of Baylor College of Medicine in Texas, Motonari Uesugi of Kyoto University in Japan and colleagues said the drug interferes with a suite of genes turned on by overeating. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)
Getting Kennedy-esque care on your budget Aug 28, 2009
Dr. Raymond Sawaya, chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, says he also returns e-mails from patients he doesn't know. "Smart people write to the top four or five major centers in the country," he says. (CNN)
HEALTHY EATING: Staying slim requires vigilance Aug 27, 2009
Dr. John Foreyt, professor of psychiatry and director of the Behavioral Medicine Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston said, The keys to long-term weight control are problem-solving on a daily basis, predicting challenges and then planning for them. People may say they want a detailed prescribed meal plan, but what they need is nutrition know-how and the problem-solving skills to use any day of their lives. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
