Enjoy quinoa – a gluten-free superfood
Galveston County Daily NewsAugust 5, 2014
By Dr. Victor S. Sierpina
Quinoa, pronounced “keen-WA,” is a food grown in the high Andes, primarily Bolivia and Peru.
It is not... more »
UTMB researchers receive over $6 million to develop treatment for deadly Ebola and Marburg viruses
July 31, 2014
GALVESTON, Texas — University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers continue to lead the way in infectious disease research.... more »
'No market': Scientists struggle to make Ebola vaccines, treatments
NBC NewsJuly 31, 2014
No specific drug has been shown to help people infected with Ebola, so patients are given saline to replace fluids lost to vomiting and diarrhea;... more »
In treating Ebola, doctors have only containment, not yet a cure
National Public RadioJuly 31, 2014
What treatments can be offered to those who are sick currently? UTMB’s Tom Geisbert says, “Right now the main care is just general... more »
When will we have a vaccine for Ebola virus?
Scientific AmericanJuly 31, 2014
A vaccine to help battle future Ebola outbreaks may be just a few years away. During the past decade researchers have made significant progress, and... more »
Texas lab targets Ebola virus with work on vaccine
USA TodayJuly 31, 2014
The Ebola virus is one of the deadliest on the planet and the current outbreak is the worst the world has seen since the virus surfaced in the late 19... more »
Texas bug brings deadly, at times incurable disease
Corpus Christi Caller-TimesJuly 31, 2014
Between May and September marks the season for a bug to come out in Texas, and it carries a disease-causing parasite that can become incurable.... more »
UTMB grant connects children with health care professionals
Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 31, 2014
In Texas, Child Protective Services is divided into 11 regions with a nurse overseeing the cases of children considered “medically... more »
Keeping Kids Healthy: Insect bites, stings cause problems for children
Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 31, 2014
In this week’s Keeping Kids Healthy column by UTMB Drs. Sally Robinson and Keith Bly: Summer is here and with it comes warm weather, more... more »
Keeping Kids Healthy - Insect bites, stings cause problems for children
Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 30, 2014
Keeping Kids Healthy
By Drs. Sally Robinson and Keith Bly
Summer is here and with it comes warm weather, more daylight and bugs.
Many... more »