Denton Record Chronicle | News for Denton County, Texas

03/01/2010

UT Southwestern researcher ready to test new diabetes treatment in humans 2:05 PM CT
Dr. Roger Unger, chairman of diabetes research at UT Southwestern Medical School, is quick to warn that a novel method that worked in mice with Type 1 diabetes may not help people.

02/27/2010

Plate sliding under South America blamed for Chile earthquake
The magnitude-8.8 earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile early Saturday morning occurred along the same fault responsible for the biggest quake ever measured, a 1960 tremor that killed thousands in Chile and hundreds more across the Pacific.

02/26/2010

2 huge icebergs let loose off Antarctica's coast
A massive iceberg struck Antarctica, dislodging another giant block of ice from a glacier, Australian and French scientists said Friday.

02/19/2010

Diabetes drug Avandia hurts heart, reports conclude
Hundreds of people taking Avandia, a controversial diabetes medicine, needlessly suffer heart attacks and heart failure each month, according to confidential government reports that recommend the drug be removed from the market.

02/18/2010

Texas Energy blog: Health department studies impact of natural gas facilities on Dish residents
The Texas Department of State Health Services collected blood and urine samples from residents in the Dish area to test whether natural gas activity is affecting their health.

02/16/2010

Texas challenges EPA ruling on greenhouse gas threat
The state accused the federal government in a lawsuit Tuesday of using "tainted data" to declare that heat-trapping gases are a threat to the public, warning that Texas' economy could suffer as a result.

Health Calendar: Heart, cancer, Parkinsons

02/01/2010

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