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Focus your resolution on lifestyle improvement, not outcomes

December 27, 2013 Dr. John Foreyt, Exercise, Healthy Lifestyle, New Year, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, resolutions, wellness

It’s the season for new beginnings and resolutions. If you’re tempted to ring in the new year with a resolution to improve your health, Dr.

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Throwback Thursday: Studying in the 1950s

December 26, 2013 Audrey M. Marks, History, Houston, Student Life, Students, Throwback Thursday

This Throwback Thursday we travel back to 1956. The year that saw the television premiere of the Wizard of Oz, the election of Dwight D.

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Win the fight against heartburn before it starts

December 24, 2013 Dr. Waqar Qureshi, Gastroenterology, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyle, Heart Health, heartburn, Nutrition and Wellness

For most, the holidays mean family, fun and food – and for many, those rich foods mean heartburn. Eating healthier meals during the holidays and

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Looking back: 2013 in research, awards and more

December 23, 2013 American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Audrey M. Marks, Awards and Honors, Cancer, Community, Dr. Bert O'Malley, Dr. Huda Zoghbi, Dr. James Lupski, Dr. Kristy Murray, Dr. Mark Kline, Dr. Ming-Jer Tsai, Dr. Sophia Tsai, endocrinology, Genetics, HIV/AIDS, Houston, Jared Rammell, Molecular and cellular biology, molecular and human genetics, National School of Tropical Medicine, Orthotics and Prosthetics, pediatric AIDS, pediatrics, Tropical Diseases, Tropical Medicine, Year in Review 2013

Our remarkable faculty received accolades over the past year for their professional achievements, research findings and contributions to medicine and science. Take a look back

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In case you missed it: Ghost hearts, drug-resistant antibiotics and more

December 21, 2013 antibiotics, Audrey M. Marks, caffeine, coffee, Diabetes, energy drinks, Healthy Lifestyle, Heart Health, heart transplants, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, Research, Year in Review

For those keeping count: there are four shopping days until Christmas. But before you brave the crowds, catch up on news you may have missed

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Consider safety when holiday shopping for kids

December 20, 2013 Andy Phifer, christmas, Emergency Medicine, Holiday Season, pediatrics, toy safety

The holiday season usually means cold weather, time with family and, for many, gift giving that leads to a host of new toys for little

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Throwback Thursday: A very fratty Christmas

December 19, 2013 Audrey M. Marks, History, Houston, Throwback Thursday

This week we’re feeling festive at Momentum. To help usher in the holiday, we’re enlisting the brothers of our once active Phi Chi Medical Fraternity

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Butternut squash orzo risotto with a healthy twist

December 18, 2013 CHEF course, Healthy Eating, Houston, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, Recipes

This fall, students within the CHEF course invited Chef Stephanie from Ripe Cuisine to teach one of their classes. She shared with them a way

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Tips for exercising while enjoying vacation

December 17, 2013

It’s important to relax while on vacation and spend time with family and friends. Although it’s tempting, having a relaxing vacation doesn’t have to mean

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Research, awards and more: Looking back at 2013

December 16, 2013 Awards and Honors, Cancer, Community, Dengue Fever, Dr. Bert O'Malley, Dr. Brendan Lee, Dr. Chenghang Zong, Dr. Zaq Pitkow, Education, endocrinology, Genetics, Genome Sequencing, Giving Life to Possible, Houston, McNair Scholars, molecular and human genetics, Neuroscience, Tropical Diseases, Tropical Medicine, Year in Review 2013

It’s hard to believe 2014 is just two short weeks away. But before we roll into a new year, Momentum continues to look back at