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When Kathy Perusse had weight-loss surgery and shed 120 pounds, she may have done more than make her own life easier.

From the Departments of Radiology , Cardiology , and Biostatistics and Epidemiology , the Texas Heart Institute at St.

Future doctors and nurses are learning about acupuncture and herbs along with anatomy and physiology at a growing number of medical schools.

The addition of a "genetic sonogram" maximizes the accuracy of non-invasive testing for Down syndrome, said a Baylor College of Medicine researcher who was lead author of a landmark study in the current issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology .

Twenty-five percent of American kids don't get a single serving of fruit each day.

From the Molecular Surgeon Research Center, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex.

You might have seen them in your local convenience store, with colorful packaging and catchy names: iChill, Mary Jane's Relaxing Soda, Drank, Vacation in a Bottle, and Blue Cow.

A new study found that students who chewed gum during math class had higher scores on a standardized math test after 14 weeks and better grades at the end of the term than students in the class who did not chew gum.

If you feel like you're suffering a personal energy shortage, join the club: "Fatigue is the most common complaint women bring to their doctors," says New York City internist Erika Schwartz, M.D., who specializes in treating fatigue.

Last week, voters in Texas recognized the state's need for more top-level research universities when they passed Proposition 4. Tier 1 universities play a crucial role by performing the bulk of the nation's scientific research - work that drives economic growth and is crucial to solving major challenges in energy, health care and information ...

Pediatricians and pediatric oncologists express differing views on religion and spirituality, largely based on the types of patients they treat, according to a survey that will appear in the current edition of the journal Social Problems.

While Bryson Fanning prepares for an appointment at a Texas medical center, Bland County residents continue their financial support.

Using drugs to block the action of an enzyme called protein kinase C can reduce or even eliminate heart problems in mice with myotonic dystrophy, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears Nov.

Last week on the Consults blog, Dr. Neena S. Abraham, a gastroenterologist at the Michael E. DeBakey V.A. Medical Center and associate professor of medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, took readers' questions about ulcers, a potentially life-threatening condition increasingly tied to Nsaid pain relievers.

The loss of a gene through deletion of genetic material on chromosome 15 is associated with significant abnormalities in learning and behavior, said a consortium of researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears online today in the journal Nature Genetics .

Main Category: Primary Care / General Practice Also Included In: Medical Students / Training Article Date: 06 Nov 2009 "Work hard and persevere, and you can achieve most anything." That was the message of approximately 50 minority physicians and medical students to more than 450 minority and disadvantaged students Thursday in Houston.

A compound already used to treat pneumonia could become a new therapy for an inherited muscular wasting disease, according to researchers at the University of Oregon and the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in New York.

Baylor College of Medicine has been selected as one of 12 sites nationwide to conduct a study to determine if elderly men with low testosterone will benefit from testosterone treatment.

Extended Therapy for Blood Clot Prevention Yields Greater Benefits in Hip/Knee Surgery Patients undergoing total knee replacement or total hip replacement surgeries may experience better outcomes if they receive extended therapy for the prevention of thrombosis .

What: Now in its 32nd year, the CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium remains the top venue for research and discovery in breast cancer.