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In case you missed it: our new look, breast cancer awareness and more

October 12, 2013 Audrey M. Marks, Breast Cancer, Healthy Eating, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, pumpkin, Recipes, responsive design, website

Before you kick off your weekend take a look at news and features touching on health, science, nutrition and Baylor College of Medicine. Our new

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6 tips for surviving seasonal allergies

October 11, 2013 Allergies, Andy Phifer, Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Armando Correa, Healthcare, Houston

Do you feel like everywhere you go – your office, school, or any public place – everyone is sneezing or coughing lately? This time of

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Throwback Thursday: Before the Nobel Prize

October 10, 2013 Audrey M. Marks, Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Roger Guillemin, History, Nobel Laureate, Throwback Thursday

With the Nobel Prize announcements this week, we take a trip back to a time when our professor was receiving accolades before he was a

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Controlling, not curing, asthma

October 9, 2013 asthma, Dr. Nicola Hanania, Healthcare, Lung, lungs, pulmonary

Medications and lifestyle changes help manage asthma, but they will not actually cure it, according to an expert at Baylor College of Medicine. “You still

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Parents should be cautious when treating kids for coughs and colds

October 8, 2013 Andy Phifer, Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Julieana Nichols, kids, Medications, pediatrics

According to the Centers for Disease Control, one out of every 151 2-year-olds is treated for unintentional medication overdose and 1/3 of emergency room visits

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Pumpkin Spice Cake Recipe

October 7, 2013 Nutrition and Wellness, pumpkin spice, Recipes, Roberta Anding

The weather is starting to feel much more like fall in many parts of the country and fall fruits and vegetables are featured in grocery

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In Case You Missed It: Solving medical mysteries through our genes and on the web, emotional effects of reading, and more

October 5, 2013 Baylor College of Medicine, Genetics, Genome Sequencing, Jordan Magaziner, Sleep

Hope you’re enjoying your weekend so far. Thanks for joining us for our roundup of news that you might have missed from this past week.

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Coping with financial, emotional effects of the government shutdown

October 4, 2013 Anxiety, Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Asim Shah, Financial, Jordan Magaziner, Mental Health, Psychiatry

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are in a stressful financial situation due to the government shutdown. Others are affected by it in more indirect

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Throwback Thursday: In their genes

October 3, 2013 Audrey M. Marks, Baylor College of Medicine, Community, History, Throwback Thursday

Last week we found out one professor doesn’t necessarily mount tissue slides alone, but his extended family lends a hand to amass an elaborate collection of

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Dr. Mary Brandt’s 4 steps to maintaining regular exercise habits

October 2, 2013 Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Mary Brandt, Execise, Fitness, Jordan Magaziner, wellness

We’ve all been there at one point or another – we make a promise to ourselves to exercise regularly and push ourselves to achieve new,