Researchers seek to make mini-guts that mimic life
By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. A five-year, $5.1 million National Institutes of Health grant will help researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University and the
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Appropriate use of aspirin for heart health evaluated
Many people have taken to heart the advice to take an aspirin a day to help prevent heart attacks – maybe too much so. When
Read MoreA matter of health — The promise of vaccination
By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. My mother was a nurse, and in the small Texas town where I grew up, that made her a medical expert.
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A bacterial signal activates the immune system against rotavirus
A bacterial signal activates the immune system against rotavirus By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. For three decades, Dr. Mary Estes, professor of molecular virology and microbiology
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Ebola not the first disease to frighten the public
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. – George Santayana The current furor over Ebola, a viral infection, and the few
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Ebola not the first disease to frighten the public
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. – George Santayana The current furor over Ebola, a viral infection, and the few
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Tips for food safety in your home
Today kicks off National Public Health Week, a week in which we take time to recognize public health and consider important issues that affect all
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