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March 16, 2009 • Archive
Several weeks ago, I happened to read about promising new medical research into an experimental flu treatment made from human proteins that neutralized a wide variety of influenza germs. The affected germs typically cause seasonal illness, as well as the much more serious avian flu and the 1918 pandemic virus, which killed millions globally during…
March 13, 2009 • Archive
At the Health Industries Council meeting on March 11, in Irving, Harvey Brenner, PhD and professor of public health and behavioral sciences at the University of North Texas Health Science Center's School of Public Health, announced new findings that indicate that mortality is directly related to the economy. Specifically, unemployment and reduced spending on health care…
March 5, 2009 • Archive
It's time to wipe the dust off the golf clubs and get ready for the 4th annual UNT Health Science Center President's Invitational Golf Tournament, to be held April 7 at Ridglea's Championship Course. There is still time to register for the tournament. Last year's tournament raised $45,000 for Health Science Center initiatives.Garvey Texas Foundation…
February 27, 2009 • Archive
Rhonda Roby, PhD, and Joyce Hood, MPH, were both named 2009 HealthCare Heroes by the Fort Worth Business Press. The pair were honored at an event and featured in a special section released with the Feb. 23 issue of the Business Press.Dr. Roby's involvement in forensic DNA testing garnered her the honor. Her resume includes…
February 25, 2009 • Archive
The Center for Community Health, the Texas Center for Health Disparities and the Texas Public Health Training Center are pleased to sponsor a free live webcast from the 30th Annual Minority Health Conference on the University of North Carolina campus at 1 pm on Feb. 27 in the Mini-Auditorium in the Gibson Lewis Library on…
February 16, 2009 • Archive
Supply and demand: it's the central economic theory underpinning free markets everywhere. In a perfect world, a manufacturer makes the right product in the right quantity and consumers buy at the right price. Voila, equilibrium! But it's hardly perfect out there. Our domestic automotive industry is a supply-and-demand equation that's painfully out of balance. Another…
February 16, 2009 • Archive
The Health Science Center will host its annual Research Appreciation Day (RAD) titled "The Art and Science of Biomedical Research and Health" on March 6 beginning at 8:30 a.m. with research poster presentations and a vendor fair at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy St. Almost $10,000 will be awarded to top student…
February 11, 2009 • Archive
Church-based social support networks may help improve mental and physical health, according to a study conducted by Dr. Elena Bastida. The federally funded study analyzed the effects of religious beliefs on support late in life. "Core religious beliefs and providing support to others in late life," published in the journal Mental Health, Religion & Culture,…
February 9, 2009 • Archive
For the second consecutive year, the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine's chapter of the Texas Medical Association-Medical Student Section (TMA-MSS) was named Chapter of the Year by the TMA. The group received the award for its superior community service and its efforts to keep TCOM students educated and active in current legislative and political happenings.The…
February 4, 2009 • Archive
The Center for Community Health, School of Public Health and ForHER at the UNT Health Science Center are joining with other community organizations to present a workshop on preconception and interconception health. "Before, Between and Beyond Pregnancy" will be held at the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens on Friday, Feb. 27, from 9 a.m. to…
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