03/12/2010

Climate change a threat to migratory birds
AUSTIN – An Interior Department report says that global climate change poses a significant threat to migratory bird populations already stressed by the loss of habitat and environmental pollution.

03/11/2010

Warm, wet, windy weather has allergies blooming in Dallas
The sneezing season is upon us, as pollen counts soar.

03/09/2010

Health Calendar: Dementia, stress, obesity

03/08/2010

Frisco girl's stroke at age 3 spurs parents to launch awareness campaign
Dawson Quiroz pranced around the mound of bottle caps and glitter in her kitchen before scrambling onto the counter in her princess dress. She paused to peer at the half-made fundraiser necklaces – the most tangible reminder of the past year. The Frisco 4-year-old suffered a stroke a year ago, leaving her family questioning both the cause and the possibility of recurrence.
Link: Dawson's Cause
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03/05/2010

UT Southwestern warns patients that hospital worker stole records
Only a few patient records were involved, but 12,000 letters are sent out in "an abundance of caution," hospital spokeman says.

03/03/2010

Flu season's been mild so far, but experts warn it's not over yet
Dallas County health officials aren't ready to declare this a mild flu season, but they're close.

Researcher finds methane plumes near natural gas facilities in Barnett Shale counties
An atmospheric researcher drove a specially equipped van in several Barnett Shale counties this week and found methane plumes near many natural gas facilities, with one plume in Flower Mound measuring 40 parts per million.

03/02/2010

'The Other Brain' by R. Douglas Fields focuses on the white matter
R. Douglas Fields titled his book The Other Brain: From Dementia to Schizophrenia, How New Discoveries About the Brain Are Revolutionizing Medicine and Science . But when you talk to him, he simplifies things: "How could we overlook half the brain for 100 years?" he asks.

03/01/2010

UT Southwestern researcher ready to test new diabetes treatment in humans
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.

02/01/2010

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