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ROME, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Inspiration) today announced clinical results for the Company's lead product candidate, an intravenous recombinant factor IX (FIX) product being investigated for the treatment and prevention of bleeding in individuals with hemophilia B. The data demonstrated that Inspiration's FIX product provided effective surgical hemostasis in people with hemophilia B undergoing major surgical procedures. The data were...
Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, along with the other five medical schools in Texas, will host the Association of American Medical College's Regional Conference of the Southern Group on Educational Affairs from April 14-16 at Hotel ZaZa in Houston.The southern region consists of more than 40 medical schools, the largest number of medical schools in any region. With the theme of the...
A network of Harris County academic institutions, public health systems and community service organizations, including the NCI-designated Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine, will host an educational forum March 24 on how to use various art forms to promote important health messages.The forum takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the United Way of Greater Houston Community Resource Center, 50 Waugh Dr., 77007. Free parking is available on-site.The network,...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Nobel Prize winner will soon be teaching and conducting life saving research at the George Washington University. Professor Ferid Murad, recipient of the Nobel Prize in medicine and world renowned pioneer in biochemistry, will join the faculty in April 2011. Professor Murad, who will serve as University Professor, will be deeply engaged with students across the university, teaching a course for undergraduates, mentoring graduate and...
WASHINGTON, July 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new survey of nearly 4,000 people showing that Americans are wary of health reform legislation will be released at a National Press Club Newsmakers press conference at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, in the Murrow Room, 13th floor, National Press Building, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, DC.(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080917/NPCLOGO)Developed by the University of Texas and conducted by Zogby International, the poll will be...
Middle school students who were part of a unique science learning program developed by The University of Texas School of Public Health showed significant increases in interest and achievement scores compared to other students, a recent study found.Results from the study are published in the June issue of the Association of American Medical Colleges' Academic Medicine. Â The program, HEADS UP (Health Education and Discovering Science while Unlocking Potential), presents key science...
- The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation awards grant totaling more than $3 million to fund expansion of proven school health program - AUSTIN, Texas, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, part of The University of Texas School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus, is pleased to announce the expansion of the Coordinated Approach To Child Health (CATCH) program to Travis County and Central Texas middle schools. The CATCH Middle...
By Todd Ackerman, Houston Chronicle Jul. 27--When he was a sophomore in high school, Jim Willerson's parents decided it would be a treat for their son to meet Dr. Denton Cooley, then a rising star coming to San Antonio to lecture on heart surgery. Despite the aspiring doctor's protestations, they deposited him in a station wagon with four physicians who picked Cooley up at the airport, then proceeded to one's home. Willerson had never met any of them. "I thought it was the silliest thing...
Positron Corporation (OTC: POSC) (the "Company") announced today that it has acquired an exclusive license to a coronary disease reversal and prevention practice management program created by K. Lance Gould, M.D. and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. "We are grateful to the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Dr. Gould for selecting Positron Corporation as the exclusive licensee of their heart disease management product", stated Joe Oliverio,...
