Indianapolis Star (Internet / Print) 05/28/06 http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060528/NEWS06/605280423/1012/NEWS06 A virus killed three patients in the U.S. last year after they received donated body organs, and a pet hamster may be partly to blame, a report says. The patients... more »

Galveston County Daily News (Internet / Print) 05/28/06 http://news.galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=44ed3e2ab6b90d1c Despite the continued rise in new HIV infections in the United States and the staggering number of deaths worldwide attributed to AIDS in the past 25 years, the medical... more »

McAllen Monitor (Internet / Print) 05/27/06 http://www.themonitor.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=13421&Section=Valley Hospital nurses from San Antonio to McAllen and Brownsville congregated at Rio Grande Regional for the "Preemie For A Day" workshop to learn the... more »

Wall Street Journal (Internet / Print) 05/27/06 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114866654030364389.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Carbon nanotubes have for more than a decade been prized by materials scientists. They've added them to batteries to increase their surface area and are developing... more »

Medical Journal - Houston (Internet / Print) May 2006 http://www.mjhnews.com/mjh_pg34.htm Dr. William Calhoun, the new Director of the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, Immunology, Critical Care & Sleep (APICS) at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, has big plans to expand his... more »

Medical Journal - Houston (Internet / Print) May 2006 http://www.mjhnews.com/mjh_pg29.htm A new DVD produced by the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston will teach children with asthma across Texas to gain better control over their disease. The project was made possible in part by the... more »

Medical Journal - Houston (Internet / Print) May 2006 http://www.mjhnews.com/mjh_pg08.htm The 71 patients who had weight loss surgery at UTMB at least three months ago have lost a total of 5,174 pounds, more than two and one-half-tons, according to Dr. Michael Trahan, surgical director for the... more »

Medical Journal - Houston (Internet / Print) May 2006 http://www.mjhnews.com/mjh_pg09.htm Texas scientists have added one more trick to the amazing repertoire of carbon nanotubes – the ability to carry electrical signals to nerve cells. Thin films of carbon nanotubes deposited on transparent plastic... more »

Medical Journal - Houston (Internet / Print) May 2006 http://www.mjhnews.com/mjh_pg07.htm Column by Dr. Victor Sierpina: Wellness promotion emphasizes those activities, attitudes, and behaviors that promote optimal well being. Wellness is more than a state of “not being sick” but rather utilizes a... more »

Medical Journal - Houston (Internet / Print) May 2006 http://www.mjhnews.com/mjh_pg03.htm Responding in this issue’s Hospital Administrator Survey, Dr. Karen Sexton, vice president and chief executive officer for hospitals and clinics at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, answers... more »