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Not your ordinary Cinco de Mayo feast

May 5, 2014 Cinco de Mayo, healthy, Healthy Eating, ingredient swap, nacho, Nutrition and Wellness, Recipes, Roberta Anding

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo with a feast of Tex-Mex food and margaritas is a Texas tradition, but all that queso and sugary alcohol is heavy

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Biking to work? Join us May 9

May 2, 2014 Bike safety, Bike to Work Day, Community, community events, Houston

Baylor College of Medicine’s Recycling and Sustainability Program will join the City of Houston in celebrating Houston’s Bike to Work Day Friday, May 9 with

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Throwback Thursday: Student life, 1979 style

May 1, 2014 Audrey M. Marks, Baylor College of Medicine, History, Houston, Student Life, Throwback Thursday

In 1979, Pink Floyd premieres the live version of “The Wall” in Los Angeles. McDonalds debuts the Happy Meal and C-SPAN launched the first televised

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Recipe: Your new go-to muffin

April 30, 2014 Children's Nutrition Research Center, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, Recipes, Sugar Heart and Life, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center

Wake up with a sweet tooth? Step away from the cheese danish and pastry. Move past that sugar-laden cereal and head into the kitchen to

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How older adults express anxiety

April 29, 2014 Aging, Anxiety, anxiety disorders, Dr. Melinda Stanley, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Mental Health, Psychiatry, symptoms

While there are several factors that can cause anxiety in older adults, it can be difficult to identify because they express anxiety in unique ways,

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Tips for protecting your eyes this summer

April 28, 2014 Alkek Eye Center, Dr. Elizabeth Baze, eyesight, Healthcare, ophthalmology, Summer

Take precautionary measures to protect your eyes during the summer to prevent long-term damage to eyesight, said a Baylor College of Medicine ophthalmologist. “Ultraviolet light,

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In the lab with Jack's Army

April 25, 2014 Dr. Edward Cooper, Genetics, Healthcare, Jack Pribaz Foundation, Jack's Army, KCNQ2 deficiency, Neuroscience, Research

The Jack Pribaz Foundation has a way of bringing people together. The foundation, also known as Jack’s Army, was established to help find a cure for

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Throwback Thursday: Genetics, the early years

April 23, 2014 Audrey M. Marks, Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Arthur Beaudet, Dr. C. Thomas Caskey, Genetics, Houston, molecular and human genetics, Throwback Thursday

The study of genetics had a different look 50 years ago, and so did the researchers. This Throwback Thursday we take a look back in

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Recipe: Heart healthy stuffed peppers

April 23, 2014 CHEF course, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyle, Heart Health, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, quinoa, Recipes, sweet peppers

Looking to improve your heart health? Start in the kitchen. While regular exercise can help cut the risk of heart disease, a good diet with

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Baylor focuses on sustainability

April 22, 2014 BCM Recycles, Community, Earth Day, Earth Day 2014, Education, Events, Houston, RecycleMania, Recycling, Resource Stewardship and Sustainability Program

For more than eight years, Baylor College of Medicine has been committed to conservation efforts on campus. Students, trainees, faculty and staff alike join forces