Study Shows Potential Benefits of Xolair(R) in Treating Children Suffering from Moderate or Severe Persistent Allergic Asthma Inadequately Controlled With Inhaled Corticosteroids Nov 9, 2008
"Asthma is a life-threatening disease that can have serious health consequences in children. There are many children whose allergic asthma symptoms are just not adequately controlled despite optimal dosing with standard of care inhaled corticosteroid treatment," said principal investigator Bob Lanier, MD, Medical Director of the North Texas Institute for Clinical trials and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. "In the Phase III study, children... (PR Newswire)
How to Finally Beat 'Recession Depression' Oct 8, 2008
"It isn't your normal kind of recession, which makes it more fearful and it paralyzes people," said Harvey Brenner, a public health professor at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, who has long studied the relationship between mental health and recession. Brenner also said suicide rates can almost become economic indicators. (ABC News -- Business)
Williams Named Hospital CEO Aug 21, 2008
He received his Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) from the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth in 1981. After completing two years of general surgery training at Methodist Medical Center of Dallas in 1982, he received his Medical Doctor (M.D.) degree from Ross University in New York City in 1984. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Drs. Brann and Mahesh co-edit journal issue on estrogen action in the brain Aug 20, 2008
Estrogen's impact on the cell's powerhouse, the mitochondria, is the focus of an article by Dr. James W. Simpkins, chair of the Department Pharmacology and Neuroscience and director of the Institute for Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Research at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. Dr. Simpkins documents estrogen receptors in the mitochondria, showing that one way the hormone may protect neurons is by helping regulate these powerhouses that enable cell survival. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Who will provide care in the end? Jul 20, 2008
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Is that energy drink jolt worth the nutritional risks? Jun 17, 2008
Aggressive marketing and urban legends have fueled the popularity of these drinks, said Dr. Damon Schranz, an assistant professor at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. "Some people may actually believe they are health drinks.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
DNA tests show remains those of missing Belgrade woman Jun 4, 2008
The Wyoming State Crime Lab was unable to identify the remains using dental records, so the skull was sent to the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, park officials said. DNA tests were conducted and the results showed the remains belonged to Kellie. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Hypoxia training suppresses harmful cardiac nitric oxide production during heart attack May 24, 2008
Researchers at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas have demonstrated that, contrary to prevailing dogma, hypoxia can be remarkably beneficial to the heart. These discoveries, to be reported in the June 2008 issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine, may lead to a new paradigm to protect hearts of patients at risk of coronary disease. (EurekAlert!)
South Dakota Health Care Providers to Learn About PTSD at TriWest and VA-Sponsored Conference Feb 15, 2008
TriWest Healthcare Alliance is sponsoring the conference in conjunction with the University of North Texas Health Science Center and the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in South Dakota. Continuing education credits will be offered to attendees. (PR Newswire)
STEVE JACOB: The cost of benefits puts U.S. retirees in fix Jan 16, 2008
Steve Jacob is publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Northeast and a master's student in health policy and management at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. Share this story. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Lone Star Circle of Care names new chief medical officer Jan 1, 2008
Shuman received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Baylor University, and went on to receive his medical degree from the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. He most recently was clinical director for the Molokai Community Health Center on the Hawaiian island of Molokai. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Try these 10 germ busters Nov 24, 2007
But most of these products are more about marketing than strengthening the immune system, said Dr. Damon Schranz, a medical director and assistant professor at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. Germs are everywhere, from ATMs to escalator rails. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
D-FW programs receive DoJ finding Sep 14, 2007
The University of North Texas Health Science Center was awarded an $800,000 grant to develop and deliver a curriculum for two regional missing persons training seminars. The city of Fort Worth received $750,000 for an arrest policies and enforcement of protection orders program, which helps increase victim safety in domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking cases. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Yale dumps BioMedCentral Aug 10, 2007
The University of North Texas Health Science Center, which held a flat fee membership, did not renew it as of July 31. "The 15% discount did not make it financially worthwhile," Craig Elam, senior director for technical services at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, told The Scientist. (The Scientist)
Anti-smoking pill shows promise in curbing drinking Jul 12, 2007
That a single drug could work to curb both addictions isn't a given -- nor is it surprising, said Christopher de Fiebre, an associate professor of pharmacology and neuroscience at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. "This is an extremely important paper and hopefully it will convince the major funding agencies that they need to examine the interactions between nicotine and alcohol to a greater extent than they have done to date," said de Fiebre, who was not... (North County Times)
A Bartender's Worst Nightmare Jul 11, 2007
Christopher de Fiebreassociate professor of pharmacologyUniversity of North Texas Health Science CenterWHAT DO YOU THINK ... That a single drug could work to curb both addictions isn't a given nor is it surprising, said Christopher de Fiebre, an associate professor of pharmacology and neuroscience at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. (CBS News)
Coroners get help identifying old bodies Jul 10, 2007
The University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth has been designated as one of only three laboratories in the nation authorized to perform free DNA testing for law-enforcement agencies and medical examiner's offices around the country. The university's Center for Human Identification has received several million dollars worth of National Institute of Justice grants since beginning the work in 2004. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
University of North Texas official chosen as SIU’s new chancellor May 24, 2007
Trevino, a Texas native, has spent eight years as dean of the School of Public Health at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, where he also was a professor of health management and policy ... Marc Hahn, dean of the medical school at University of North Texas Health Science Center, said his colleague should have no problems cultivating good relations between his office and SIU constituencies or trustees. (Marion Daily Republican, IL)
'Rubber Band' Obesity Surgery Cuts Diabetes Risk May 4, 2007
"They don't have to reach their ideal weight in order to make some pretty significant health improvements," Dr. Joan F. Carroll of the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, one of the study's authors, told Reuters Health. Carroll reported the findings this week at the American Physiological Society's annual meeting in Washington, DC.. (MEDLINEplus)
Lap band gastric bypass surgery improves insulin resistance May 1, 2007
Joan F. Carroll, Department of Integrative Physiology and Susan F. Franks, Departments of Family Medicine and Psychology, University of North Texas Health Science Center; Adam B. Smith, Laparoscopy, Bariatrics, and Surgery, and David R. Phelps, Radiology Associates of Tarrant County, Fort Worth, TX conducted the investigation. Dr. Carroll is presenting the teams findings at the 120th annual meeting of the American Physiological Society (APS; ), being held as part of the Experimental Biology (EB... (EurekAlert!)
Cold medicine can hurt younger kids Mar 21, 2007
"Parents are unaware that many of the medications that they use on their older children have not been tested for their younger children, and that's what dangerous," says Dr. John Podgore, professor of pediatrics at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in January that over two years, 1,519 children younger than 2 were treated in emergency rooms for adverse effects and overdoses associated with cough and cold... (Orlando Sentinel)
UNT Health Science Center receives technology funding Mar 17, 2007
The University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth has received $2. 27 million in funding from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund to set up a new center for fluorescence technology. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
