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Angelina Jolie brings awareness to hereditary breast cancer prevention

May 14, 2013 Angelina Jolie, Baylor College of Medicine, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Genetics, Glenna Picton, Human Genome Sequencing Center, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Women's Health

Today, actress Angelina Jolie, through her own personal story, brought awareness to a very important issue in the fight against breast cancer – hereditary breast

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Tips to soothe sinus infection symptoms

May 14, 2013 Andy Phifer, Baylor College of Medicine, Healthcare, Isabel Valdez, Sinus infections

Soothing a sinus infection is simply a matter of knowing what tool to use to help relieve your symptom. A sinus infection is a swelling

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Project Bootstrap: Helping young men survive and thrive

May 13, 2013 Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor Teen Health Clinic, Dana Benson, Men's Health, Teen Health

A program at the Baylor Teen Health Clinic offers young men another chance when they think they’re all out of chances. At least that’s the

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In Case You Missed It: The flu, new BCM magnet middle school, concussions and arthritis

May 11, 2013 Arthritis, Audrey M. Marks, Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan, Community, Concussions, Dr. Melvyn Harrington, Events, Houston Art Car Parade, Houston Independent School District, immune system, In Case You Missed It, influenza, Orthopedic surgery, saliva

We hope your weekend is off to a great start. Take a moment to catch up on news, announcements and events you may have missed.

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Top 4 myths about arthritis: Baylor College of Medicine expert separates fact from fiction

May 10, 2013 Arthritis, Baylor College of Medicine, Dipali Pathak, Dr. Melvyn Harrington, Orthopedic surgery

We’ve all heard about arthritis, but how much do we really know about it and how it affects those who struggle with it on a

Fezzes, camels and Baylor College of Medicine?

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Throwback Thursday: A camel mystery

May 9, 2013 Audrey M. Marks, Baylor College of Medicine, History, Throwback Thursday

This week’s Throwback Thursday is a bit of a mystery wrapped in an enigma. It’s 1921 and Baylor University College of Medicine students are in

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Toni the Healthy Eating Cart stars in the Houston Art Car Parade

May 8, 2013 Art Car Parade, Baylor College of Medicine, Cancer, Community, Events, Healthy Eating, Houston, Jordan Magaziner, Nutrition and Wellness, Office of Outreach and Health Disparities, Toni the Art Cart

Every year in Houston, hundreds of cars, bikes, skaters, and other wheeled works of art of all shapes and sizes roll down Allen Parkway and

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Memory problems: Is it dementia or signs of normal aging?

May 7, 2013 Aging, Alzheimer's, Andy Phifer, Baylor College of Medicine, Dementia, Dr. Mark Kunik, Dr. Robert Roush, Jordan Magaziner, Psychiatry

Do you constantly walk around with notes reminding you to complete tasks or set cellphone reminders—today’s version of a string tied around a finger—because you

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Reduce damage from strokes with FAST action

May 6, 2013 Andy Phifer, Baylor College of Medicine, Neurology, Neuroscience, Stroke

May is Stroke Awareness month and with it comes a chance to learn how to prevent or deal with a stroke. Your chance of stroke can be

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In case you missed it: Travel, health, breast feeding and vitamin D

May 4, 2013 Audrey M. Marks, Baylor College of Medicine, breast feeding, Community, Education, international travel, JAMA, orthotics, prosthetics, vacation, Vitamin D

Welcome back to BCM Momentum’s rundown of exciting news, events and announcements that you may have missed. Travel internationally, stay healthy While yesterday was chilly