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Baylor team rides, supports Tour de Pink for 11th consecutive year

For the 11th year in a row, Baylor College of Medicine participated in the Pink Ribbons Project annual Tour de Pink cycling event, which raises

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Healthy Habits: Helping kids make healthy lunch choices

September 21, 2015 Children's Hospital of San Antonio, Dr. Michelle Barajaz, Healthcare, Healthy Habits, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, pediatrics, San Antonio

Taking care of your health is a priority and nobody knows that more than physicians and healthcare providers. It can sometimes be difficult to find

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Beat the flu: Get your vaccine now

September 18, 2015 Dr. Pedro A. Piedra, Flu, flu shot, Healthcare, high-dose influenza vaccine, Houston, inactivated flu vaccine, infectious disease, influenza, live flu vaccine, molecular virology and microbiology, Vaccines

The easiest way to help prevent the flu? Get vaccinated. Dr. Pedro A. Piedra, professor of molecular virology and microbiology and pediatrics at Baylor College

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Tips to cope with computer vision syndrome

September 16, 2015 computer visions syndrome, Dr. Sumitra Khandelwal, eye health, Headaches, Healthcare, Houston, Men's Health, office health, ophthalmology, Technology, Women's Health

Sitting and staring at a computer all day accompanies most jobs, but positioning yourself and the computer in a specific way may help alleviate the

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Psoriasis: More than skin deep

September 15, 2015 automissume disease, Dermatology, Dr. Sylvia Hsu, Graciela Gutierrez, Healthcare, Houston, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis

If you suffer from psoriasis, you might be surprised to learn it’s not just the skin that might need treatment. “Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease,”

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Healthy Habits: Tennis, walking help keep Dr. Zoorob active

September 14, 2015 Dr. Roger Zoorob, Family and community medicine, Healthcare, Healthy Habits, Houston, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness

Taking care of your health is a priority and nobody knows that more than physicians and healthcare providers.

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What medicine can borrow from literature

September 11, 2015 Dr. Ricardo Nuila, Education, Healthcare, Houston, TED talks

For centuries storytelling has been part of society and culture. Dr. Ricardo Nuila, assistant professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, explains how storytelling

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Helping a drunk friend: When to call 911

September 8, 2015 alcohol intoxication, alcohol poisoning, Andy Phifer, Audrey M. Marks, Healthcare, Houston, Men's Health, Women's Health

Can you tell when someone has had too much to drink? How about knowing when extreme intoxication requires medical attention? “If it is bad enough

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Baylor College of Medicine lights up blue in honor of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

September 4, 2015 Blue Cure Foundation, Cancer, Community, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Events, Glenna Vickers, Healthcare, Houston, Light it up blue, Men's Health, Prostate Cancer

September officially kicks off National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and in a show of support for increased awareness, education, research and clinical advances, the Baylor

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From treating cancer patients to developing cancer therapies: My journey so far

September 3, 2015 Breast Cancer, Cancer, Dr. Trey Westbrook, Healthcare, Houston, Research, Tiffany Hsu, triple-negative breast cancer, Women's Health

There are some people in your life who make a lasting first impression. There are other people that you meet who end up changing your