University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio News

Studies that showed rapamycin, an antibiotic used in transplant patients, extended the life span of aged mice at three separate U.S. centers were recognized in the Dec.

Some are obvious, but those who don't usually overindulge may not be practiced in keeping track of their drinking or its effects.

Retired Brig. Gen. Daniel Perugini, D.O., was a young man from Philadelphia when he landed in San Antonio for his first tour of duty as an intern and fell in love with Military City, USA.

Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio are studying treating H1N1 caused acute respiratory distress syndrome with statins.

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is joining the fight against the H1N1 flu virus.

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Thousands of breast cancer physicians and researchers from around the world are heading to Texas this week for the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium , held December 9-13. The event, now in its 32nd year, showcases the latest in breast cancer research.

New results from a landmark women's health study raise the exciting possibility that bone-building drugs such as Fosamax and Actonel may help prevent breast cancer.

When Jesus Alonso was a boy, he spent months on his knees picking strawberries alongside his parents and six siblings in the fields of Northwest Washington.

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 's School of Nursing has received its second round of state funding designed to boost the number of qualified nurses entering the workplace.

The University of Texas System Board of Regents named John P. Howe III the president emeritus of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio .

Expanded use of lower level clinical personnel, such as medical assistants , in primary care can enhance patient care but only if the clinical personnel are trained and integrated into the practice culture, according to a pair of studies in the November/December issue of the Annals of Family Medicine .

As the former chief of primary care psychology at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Dr.

To keep reporters up to date with the latest developments on the age beat, The Gerontological Society of America is proud to host a series of press briefings and a journalists' networking reception at its upcoming Annual Scientific Meeting in Atlanta, GA.

The current UTHSC president, Dr. William Henrich , talks with two of the former presidents, Dr.

Twenty years of screening for breast and prostate cancer - the most diagnosed cancer in women and men, respectively - have not brought the anticipated decline in deaths, according to experts from the University of California, San Francisco and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in an opinion piece published Oct.

" November 3, 2009 - " MetLife, a provider of dental plan administration for over 21 million people, today announced more options for dentists and allied health care professionals seeking to enhance their professional development through its dental continuing education program.

Last September, Salud America! held its first national summit in San Antonio. The national nonprofit network, headquartered out of the Institute for Health Promotion Research at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio , worked with Sprocket Productions to develop a six-minute video filled with facts about Hispanic obesity in ...

Getting another Texas university to Tier One status will be good for all Texans, but the advance is not going to come fast or cheap.

Editor's note: The Business Journal asked several San Antonio physicians to describe some of the latest research in their areas of practice and what promise it holds for their patients.