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HOUSTON -- (November 5, 2009) -- The Office of Outreach and Health Disparities in the Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine will continue its efforts to educate Hispanics about the importance of preventing colorectal cancer with a Spanish-language play Nov. ...

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HOUSTON -- (November 4, 2009) -- Minimally invasive surgery is even more minimal now that doctors at Baylor College of Medicine are using only one incision for some procedures, leaving behind little to no scar.

Baylor College of Medicine The Matthew A. Carter Memorial Lecture, which is part of the Compassion and the Art of Medicine Lecture Series, will be held Friday, Nov. 6, at noon in BCM's Cullen Auditorium. The speaker will be David Watts, M.D. - writer, NPR commentator, PBS producer, gastroenterologist and classically trained musician.

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HOUSTON -- (November 2, 2009) -- 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.

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HOUSTON -- (November 2, 2009) -- Specially developed immune system cells that target the common Epstein-Barr virus can protect immune-suppressed bone marrow transplant recipients against lymph system ...

Baylor College of Medicine Video about the H1N1 vaccine and pregnant women
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Dr. Todd Ivey and patient Kimberly DeLong talk about the importance of pregnant women getting vaccinated against the H1N1 influenza virus.

Conference addresses chronic illness, transition from childhood to adulthood - Baylor College of Med
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HOUSTON -- (October 29, 2009) -- When dealing with a chronic illness, the transition from childhood to adulthood has unique challenges. To address these issues, national and international experts will ...

Dendritic cells responsible for smoldering inflammation in smokers' lungs - Baylor College of Medici
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HOUSTON -- (October 28, 2009) -- Inflammation still ravages the lungs of some smokers years after they quit the habit. What sparks that smoldering destruction remained a mystery until a consortium of ...

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HOUSTON -- (October 28, 2009) -- Gone are the days when teens passed love notes in class. Today's adolescents have taken their notes electronic, in a form of flirting known as "sexting" that ...

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A Patchwork of Life is an online decision aid, in English and Spanish, for women with early stage breast cancer. http://www.bcm.edu/patchworkoflife/ You can get a widget for it to add to your own site. http://www.bcm.edu/cancercenter/?PMID=10 200
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HOUSTON -- (October 27, 2009) -- The best time to have your picture taken is usually not while you are sleeping, that is unless you suffer from sleep apnea. Doctors at Baylor College of Medicine are using ...

Baylor College of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine is to be featured in TLC's reality show "The Little Couple" tonight at 9 p.m. CST. Tune in to see Dr. Marcia Katz administer Jen's pulmonary function test at Baylor Clinic. The test is important in determining Jen's ability to carry a baby. Dr. Jen Arnold, a neonatologist at Texas Children's Hospital, is also on faculty at BCM.
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Bill Klein and Jen Arnold are just like your average newlyweds -- except for the fact that they’re both under 4 feet tall! “The Little Couple†is a new series for TLC that follows the couple as they embark on their new life together.

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HOUSTON -- (October 22, 2009) -- Neurons are structurally complex, with specific parts of the cell responsible for information input and other parts responsible for information output. When neurons lose the ability to distinguish between inputs and outputs, the nervous system stops working. ...

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HOUSTON -- (October 20, 2009) -- The Huffington Center on Aging at Baylor College of Medicine will host the 2009 Women's Health Summit starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the River Oaks Country Club.

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HOUSTON -- (Oct. 16, 2009) -- Dr. Paul Glezen answers questions about the H1N1 vaccine and the virus. The questions fall into six categories: general, symptoms and care, high risk factors, the virus itself, prevention, and the vaccine. You may also read a text version of this Q&A.










