O – The Oprah Magazine (Internet / Print) April 2006 http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/ (no direct weblink available) Breaking research by scientists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston suggests that the herb ginkgo biloba may lower the risk of developing ovarian cancer. Daniel W. Cramer, MD, and... more »

Galveston County Daily News (Internet / Print) 03/18/06 http://news.galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=0fab9c425dfb6b89 One hundred and eighty senior medical students at the University of Texas Medical Branch learned this week where they would spend the next three years of their lives. “Our... more »

Houston Chronicle (Internet / Print) 03/17/06 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/3729634.html Just as Hurricane Katrina didn't cancel Mardi Gras, the storm couldn't stop the tradition of Match Day for displaced fourth-year medical students from Tulane University. About 300 first- and... more »

Wall Street Journal (Internet / Print) 03/17/06 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114254853729500578.html?mod=health_hs_research_science Bringing the brain into mind-body science may remove the stigma from the phrase, "it's all in your head." "Doctors are aware that how you think and feel can affect... more »

CNN (Internet / TV) 03/11/06 (no weblink available) A new invention by sixteen year old Trisha Pasricha of Houston could make the old fashioned polygraph obsolete. It’s an award winning science project that measures stomach activity. Trisha Pasricha offered, “My father is a gastroenterologist and my... more »

Galveston County Daily News (Internet / Print) 03/16/06 http://news.galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=3a35802630583803 Column by Dr. Michael Trahan: We would love to see this patient at our UTMB Center for Weight Management, but we haven’t yet met the requirements for Medicare reimbursement... more »

Houston Chronicle (Internet / Print) 03/16/06 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/fortbend/news/3723844.html Operation Rainbow consists of four basic programs. The Domestic Program works with health-care partners to provide cost-free care to indigent children in American communities. The... more »

Houston Chronicle (Internet / Print) 03/16/06 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/3725265.html Hari Dayal, president of the Indo-American Association of Houston, isn't content to consult tour schedules or make a few calls when pulling together a performing-arts season. Born in northern India in... more »

Del Rio News Herald (Internet / Print) 03/14/06 http://www.delrionewsherald.com/story.lasso?ewcd=ff3f0e2081f8283c “Some 35 million people in the United States are affected by tinnitus,” Dr. Andamo Guillaume, physician with ENT Consultants, San Antonio, said recently. “It can obstruct other hearing,... more »

Malaysia Star (Internet / Print) 03/15/06 http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2006/3/15/health/13654825&sec=health Men with prostate cancer may be put on hormone therapy, to block testosterone production in an effort to halt or slow tumour growth. While some health effects of so-called... more »