Medical Journal – Houston, July 1, 2010 - (Link unavailable)

While the cancer incidence rate has not declined significantly, the cancer death rate has decreased. More people are surviving cancer, meaning primary care providers will have more patients living with cancer. Physicians have a crucial role in increasing survival rates as well as improving the... more »

KUHF-FM (88.7, Houston), July 17, 2010

A love of cooking prompted UTMB’s Norbert Herzog and David Niesel to think about spices in this week’s installment of Medical Discovery News. Earlier this year, Indian children in the Boston area were diagnosed with lead poisoning, prompting investigators to study spices, food products... more »

Galveston County Daily News, July 21, 2010

Warm, sunny weather — you love it, the children love it and bacteria love it. Yet summer is prime time for food poisoning because disease-causing microorganisms thrive in the warmer temperatures, wrote UTMB Drs. Sally Robinson and Keith Bly in their Keeping Kids Healthy column.   more »

Galveston County Daily News, July 21, 2010

Kenneth J. Ottenbacher, Robert P. Garofalo and Michael Malloy are cited for accomplishments and Emily Bloomberg is the new director of health systems operations.    more »

Galveston County Daily News, July 20, 2010

In his weekly column, UTMB’s Dr. Michael Warren explores ‘bionic’ technology. “Artificial body parts are becoming more and more readily available. In fact, you may have a friend or relative with an artificial hip, knee, heart valve or eye lens. It’s difficult to compile... more »

Galveston County Daily News, July 15, 2010

News in this week’s installment of Inside UTMB includes high marks for inpatient satisfaction for June, the Sealy Center for Environmental Health and Medicine hosts an orientation for Elissa volunteers and UTMB remains in a positive fiscal position. In addition, Kirk English named as... more »

Galveston County Daily News, July 14, 2010

Young children, especially infants, are more sensitive to heat than adults because their bodies don’t regulate temperature as well as an adult’s body does, wrote UTMB Drs. Sally Robinson and Keith Bly in their Keeping Kids Healthy column. “A child left in a hot car can suffer from... more »

Galveston County Daily News, July 10, 2010

News in this week’s installment of Inside UTMB includes the rebuilding and renovating of UTMB; the demolition of several buildings, including Old Shriners Hospital and Jennie Sealy Hospital; women older than 40 can schedule a screening mammogram at UTMB’s Radiology Imaging Center at... more »

KUHF-FM (88.7, Houston), July 10, 2010

Cryonics involves using very cold temperatures, under negative 238-degrees Fahrenheit, to preserve the human body. The hope is that future advances in technologies can revive the bodies and cure them of currently untreatable diseases, report UTMB’s Norbert Herzog and David Niesel in this... more »

Your health By Sally Robinson and Keith Bly By the time an average child finishes high school, he or she will have spent thousands of hours in front of the television set. Today, many pediatricians believe excessive television viewing by youngsters reinforces such destructive behaviors as... more »