Common cholesterol-fighting drug may prevent hysterectomies in women with uterine fibroids
November 13, 2014
UTMB researchers discover that cholesterol-fighting statins inhibit the growth of uterine fibroid tumors, which are responsible for 50 percent of... more »
Common cholesterol-fighting drug may prevent hysterectomies in women with uterine fibroids
November 13, 2014
UTMB researchers discover that cholesterol-fighting statins inhibit the growth of uterine fibroid tumors, which are responsible for 50 percent of... more »
Inside UTMB-Lunch Box group to discuss physical fitness
Galveston County Daily NewsNovember 12, 2014
The Lunch Bunch
“Active at Any Age: Strategies for Maintaining Physical Fitness” is the topic for the next Lunch Bunch today from noon... more »
First, do no harm
Galveston County Daily NewsNovember 12, 2014
By Victor Sierpina
The father of medicine, Hippocrates, gave us the dictum, “Primum non nocere” meaning “First, do no harm.”... more »
Medical Discovery News-Can measles save us from cancer?
Galveston County Daily NewsNovember 12, 2014
By David Niesel and Norbert Herzog
Today, the words “measles,” “mumps” and “rubella” sound foreign to... more »
Along with the cold fronts comes flu season
Galveston County Daily NewsNovember 12, 2014
By Sally Robinson
Flu season 2014 is here with the first few cases reported.
Protect your family against the flu with vaccination. The 2013 flu... more »
Is space tourism safe or do civilians risk health effects?
New SpaceNovember 7, 2014
Continuing coverage: Dr. James Vanderploeg and colleagues at UTMB coauthored an article outlining the research that has been done to identify the... more »
Looking to West Africa for insight into Ebola at Home
JAMANovember 7, 2014
The Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council convened a workshop earlier this week in Washington, DC, to set research priorities for do... more »
Spotlight: Thomas Ksiazek, DVM, Ph.D.
Texas Medical Center NewsNovember 7, 2014
Even before the first patient in the United States was diagnosed with the virus, teams of health care professionals and researchers were working with... more »
Ebola survivor Kent Brantly to speak at Louisville church
USA TodayNovember 7, 2014
Ebola survivor Kent Brantly received an experimental drug called ZMapp, made using tobacco plants by Kentucky BioProcessing in Owensboro, which is... more »