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‘Tis the season: Kids, colds and cough medicines

January 5, 2015 cold, cough, Dr. Julieana Nichols, Glenna Picton, Healthcare, medication, medication safety, over-the-counter, pediatrics

Have a kiddo with a cold? If they are 6 years old, cough and cold medicine can help ease their symptoms, according to Dr. Julieana

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Volunteer some holiday cheer

December 22, 2014 Dr. James Lomax, Healthcare, Holiday Season, Men's Health, Mental Health, pediatrics, Psychiatry, Teen Health, Volunteer, Women's Health

To give is better than to receive – but volunteering can accomplish both in one fell swoop, says a Baylor College of Medicine psychiatry expert.

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Huda Zoghbi: A lab of her own

October 20, 2014 Dr. Arthur Beaudet, Dr. Huda Zoghbi, Dr. Ralph Feigin, Education, Genetics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, molecular and human genetics, Neuroscience, pediatrics, Research, Rett Syndrome, Vilcek Prize

Immigrants make the journey to the United States for a number of reasons. For physician and medical researcher Huda Zoghbi, her journey began with a

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Ward off flu, get vaccinated

October 1, 2014 Dr. Simon Whitney, flu shot, Healthcare, Houston, influenza, Men's Health, pediatrics, Teen Health, vaccine, Women's Health

Want to avoid the flu this year? Dr. Simon Whitney, associate professor of family and community medicine at Baylor College of Medicine offers this advice:

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Breakfast key for student focus

September 19, 2014 breakfast, Dr. Teresia O'Connor, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyle, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, pediatrics, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center

Children who eat a nutritious breakfast in the morning have an easier time focusing on their schoolwork since they are not distracted by hunger, according

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Going gold in Africa: Treating pediatric cancer

September 16, 2014 Baylor Pediatric AIDS Initiative, Cancer, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Community, Dr. Jeremy Slone, Dr. Uma Ramamurthy, Healthcare, Pediatric Cancer, pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital Cancer Center

Each September, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month shines a light on pediatric cancer treatment and research. More than 10,000 children are diagnosed with cancer in the

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Help your kids stress less over tests

September 10, 2014 Dr. Megan Mooney, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Mental Health, pediatrics, Psychiatry, school, Stress, tests

Lots of children experience anxiety over tests, but they – and their parents – can deal with it through the right attitude and taking care

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Going gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness

September 9, 2014 Baylor College of Medicine, Cancer, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Healthcare, Houston, pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital Cancer Center

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and it is being commemorated all month long at Texas Children’s Cancer Center, starting with a gold ribbon ceremony

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In case you missed it: Ice buckets, orangutan treatment and more

August 29, 2014 Affiliates, ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, Baylor College of Medicine, Cheyenne, Community, Dr. Paul Klotman, Events, Genetics, Healthcare, Houston, Houston Zoo, IBM Watson, Knowledge Integration Toolkit, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, orangutan, pediatrics, Social Media, Surgery, Technology

Before you head off into the holiday weekend, check out the latest news happening at Baylor College of Medicine. A special patient Our doctors recently had

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Culinary program to benefit San Antonio children

August 25, 2014 childhood obesity, Children's Hospital of San Antonio, Healthcare, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, pediatrics

An innovative program aimed at reducing childhood obesity and improving access to healthy foods for patients and the community at large is being launched in