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UT Southwestern Uncovers Genetic Link Between Emphysema & Lung Cancer
by Health News Texas Staff A gene linked to emphysema also can be a factor for developing lung cancer unrelated to cigarette smoking, UT Southwestern Medical Center research indicates. Smoking was the...
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Texas Children’s Hospital Announces FDA Approval of ‘Berlin Heart’ for Kids
Newborns, toddlers and teens who suffer from heart failure and need heart transplantation to survive just got a life-saving pediatric heart pump that buys time and allows them to grow stronger as they...
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Cardiologists Identify Mechanism Making Diabetic Heart Disease Worse
by Health News Texas Staff Two cardiologists have uncovered how a specific protein’s previously unsuspected role contributes to the deterioration of heart muscle in patients with diabetes....
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Texas Led Children Study Shows Berlin Heart Provides Life-Saving “Bridge”
by Health News Texas Staff A tiny heart pump that maintains blood flow in babies and small children with serious heart failure proved effective and life saving in a pioneering study involving 17...
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Halloween ‘Deadliest Day’ Of The Year For Child Pedestrians
Kids have a greater chance of being fatally injured by a car on Halloween than any other day of the year, including the Fourth of July and New Year’s Day. Stock Photo by Health News Texas Staff It’s...
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Survey Reveals First Aid Kit Essential in Car Trunk
New survey reveals only one in 10 drivers keep essential emergency supplies in their vehicle. Photo: State Farm Insurance by Health News Texas Staff According to a recent survey, a first aid kit is...
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Organization Trains Young Physicians for Leadership Roles
Enjoying a laugh during a break from class are (l-r) Elizabeth Rebello, MD, of Houston, Parin Shah, MD, of Sugar Land, and Steven Cole, DO, of Dallas. Photo: TMA by Texas Medical Association Staff In...
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E-Bra, A Life Saving Two Cup Recipe for Radiation Exposure
In her Ig Nobel Prize acceptence speech, Dr.Elana Bodnar credited her husband for design input for the easy opening clasp on the RAD Emergecy Bra. by Ed Lallo Newsroom Ink When the Chernobyl nuclear...
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Quarter Million Uninsured Texas Kids Dropped From Affordable Care Act
The number of uninsured children in Texas has declined by nearly 226,000 according to a new study by the State Health Access Data Assistance Center, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Photo:...
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