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Health November 4, 2009  RSS feed

Trinity Mother Frances and Tyler CVC announce affiliation
     Officials with Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics and the physicians of Tyler Cardiovascular Consultants, P.A. (CVC) announced a cardiac affiliation between the two institutions that they say would improve heart care in the region.
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Volunteers needed for trial on improving men's health
     Baylor College of Medicine has been selected as one of 12 sites nationwide to conduct a study to determine if elderly men with low testosterone will benefit from testosterone treatment.
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Baylor College of Medicine Health Briefs: November 2009
     Food pyramid helps build healthy habits for preschoolers HOUSTON – Many parents understand the challenge of establishing healthy eating habits in their preschool-aged children. Now they have easy access to information and resources that can help them lay the foundation for good nutrition.
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Immune therapy can protect against or treat later lymphoma
     Specially developed immune system cells that target the common Epstein-Barr virus can protect immune-suppressed bone marrow transplant recipients against lymph system disease and cancers that arise from the viral infection.
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Laparoscopic surgery cutting down on incisions
     Minimally invasive surgery is even more minimal now that doctors at Baylor College of Medicine are using only one incision for some procedures, leaving behind little to no scar.
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Cancer Center health disparities outreach continues with additional performance of colorectal cancer play
Colorectal cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in Hispanic men and women. If caught early (in a localized stage), colorectal cancer can be treated successfully
        
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Texas H1N1 Vaccine Update
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has allocated about 3 million doses to Texas. About 1 million of those doses were allocated over the course of this week and are in the process of being ordered and distributed to Texas providers
        
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AARP Texas supports Affordable Health Care for America Act
For the more than 45 million Americans in Medicare – 2,844,000 in Texas alone – the House plan makes prescription drugs more affordable, by completely closing the dangerous gap in prescription drug coverage known as the doughnut hole immediately, and allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug costs
     By Mary Scott   
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