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Exploring the history of snoring, sleep apnea treatment

December 10, 2014 Dr. Mas Takashima, head and neck surgery, Healthcare, hyposglossal nerve stimulator, Julia Parsons, otolaryngology, Sleep, sleep apnea, Surgery, The Sinus Center at Baylor College of Medicine, treatment

When it comes to snoring and sleep apnea, there hasn’t been a shortage of home remedies and methods to sleep more soundly and quietly. Dr.

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San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium kicks off this week

December 9, 2014 Breast Cancer, Cancer, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Dr. Kent Osborne, Glenna Picton, Healthcare, Research, San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Did you know Baylor College of Medicine co-sponsors and helps organize the largest and most prominent breast cancer meeting in the world?

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In the genes: Family quests for glioblastoma answers

December 8, 2014 brain cancer, brain tumors, Cancer, Dr. Melissa Bondy, Genetics, glioblastoma multiforme

When glioblastoma hit their family for a second time, sisters Hadley Rierson and Carrie Lebovich teamed up with Baylor College of Medicine’s Dr. Melissa Bondy.

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Is your lunchbox lacking? Tips for packing healthier lunches

December 5, 2014 back to school, Dr. Karen Cullen, Dr. Teresia O'Connor, healthy lunches, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, packed lunches, school lunches, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center

While they may be packed with love, researchers at the USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital found most lunches packed

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Throwback Thursday: Covering home

December 4, 2014 Audrey M. Marks, baseball, Baylor College of Medicine, Community, History, student activities, Student Life

As if studying and practicing medicine weren’t enough, Baylor College of Medicine students find ways to explore their passions. In 1917, that included a baseball

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New book explains how ‘fatal pauses’ cause us to become stuck

December 3, 2014 Dipali Pathak, Dr. Stuart Yudofsky, Fatal Pauses, Psychiatry, The Partnership

Have you ever felt trapped in an unhealthy relationship or a dysfunctional situation? Dr. Stuart Yudofsky, a Distinguished Service Professor and chair of the Menninger

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Doing good on #GivingTuesday

December 2, 2014 BCM Fund, Community, Dr. Andre Catic, Dr. Roger Zoorob, Family and community medicine, giving, Huffington Center on Aging, philanthropy

We’ve celebrated Thanksgiving, braved (or avoided) the crush of holiday shoppers on Black Friday and checked out the deals online during Cyber Monday. #GivingTuesday, a

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Top 7 tips and tools for caregivers

December 1, 2014 Anxiety, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Transition Medicine Clinic, caregiver, Healthcare, Mental Health, Stress, tips, tools

Are you a caregiver? While you focus on caring for others what do you do to take care of yourself? Being a caregiver can be

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Curb buyer’s remorse: Skip drinks while holiday shopping

November 28, 2014 Dr. Kristin Kassaw, drinking, Holiday Season, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Nutrition and Wellness, Psychiatry, shopping

Preparing for some marathon holiday shopping? Baylor College of Medicine Psychiatrist Dr. Kristin Kassaw says don’t add alcohol to the mix. “Alcohol impairs judgment and decreases

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Running can be good for your knee health

November 26, 2014 Dr. Grace Hsiao-Wei Lo, Fitness, Graciela Gutierrez, knee health, knee osteoarthritis, Nutrition and Wellness, running

Some people worry that running will cause knee osteoarthritis characterized by progressive damage to the joint cartilage—the cushioning material at the end of long bones—and