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Raising money for cancer research can be 'hair razing' experience

January 22, 2014 Cancer, Childhood Cancer, Community, Education, Events, Houston, St. Baldrick's, Student Life

Did you know shaving your head could help fund the future of children’s cancer research? We’re Josh and Justin and we’re third-year medical students at

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Experts caution use of too much acetaminophen may lead to liver damage

January 17, 2014

Acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol®, is safe at recommended doses, and is popular for treating pain and reducing fever in both children and adults.

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Throwback Thursday: Snow in Houston?

January 16, 2014 Audrey M. Marks, History, Houston, Snow, Student Life, Throwback Thursday

For Houston natives it can be a shocking sight. Enough snow to create the base and mid-section of a snowman? But in 1973, our students

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‘Science Guys’ merge research and entrepreneurship

January 15, 2014 Avon Foundation, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Startup Challenge, Cancer, Center for Advancing Innovation, Education, National Institutes of Health, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center

David Ferguson and Ryan Fleischmann, two self-proclaimed “science guys” at Baylor College of Medicine, are expanding their horizons from the lab to the board room

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Learning to love public speaking: Cheers to Toastmasters

January 14, 2014 Diane Nino, public speaking, Toastmasters

When your boss or professor comes to you with a new assignment, do you silently hope that it’s anything but giving a presentation in front

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Control your weight, minimize cancer risk

January 13, 2014 Breast Cancer, Cancer, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Dr. Kent Osborne, Healthy Eating, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, Obesity

Learn how weight management can reduce your risk of cancer.

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Consider alternative energy source for quick pick-me-ups

January 10, 2014 caffeine, coffee, energy, energy drinks, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyle, Nutrition and Wellness, Roberta Anding, tea

Thinking about grabbing a tall coffee or an energy drink to perk you up after a morning workout? Caffeine can be a good thing, registered

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Throwback Thursday: Around the table

January 9, 2014 Audrey M. Marks, History, Throwback Thursday

In 1967, Friday lunch was a more dapper occasion, at least for our medical students. This Throwback Thursday we sneak a peek at student life

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A student's reflections on the SNAP Challenge

January 8, 2014 Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, Recipes, SNAP challenge, Student Life, wellness

Can you live on $4.50 a day? That’s the premise of the SNAP Challenge. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (previously known as the food stamp program)