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Cardiovascular Medicine

  • News

    May 24, 2012

    Pradaxa Patients Can't Stop the Bleeding

    There's only one really bad thing about the anti-clotting pill Pradaxa. You can't fall or get cut while taking it because once you start bleeding, there's almost no way to stop it. There's no reversal agent, no antidote.

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    Coroner: Drowning, Drugs Killed Whitney Houston

    The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office has finally released the toxicology report in Whitney Houston's death shortly before the Grammys last month, and it both is and is not a surprise. According to Yahoo, the coroner says Houston, who was found in the bathtub of her fourth-floor room in the Bever ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2012

    King's X Drummer Jerry Gaskill Has Heart Attack

    ​Jerry Gaskill, drummer and vocalist for Houston progressive hard rock band King's X, had a heart attack Saturday night, according to a Facebook post by his bandmate DUg Pinnick: Jerry had a heart attack last night. He was operated on and is in stable condition at the hospital. Were all waiti ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 23, 2012

    Proposals

    ​Jerry Gaskill, drummer and vocalist for Houston progressive hard rock band King's X, had a heart attack Saturday night, according to a Facebook post by his bandmate DUg Pinnick: Jerry had a heart attack last night. He was operated on and is in stable condition at the hospital. Were all waiti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Keep the Love Alive: Top Heart-Healthy Foods (Wine Included!)

    In honor of February, American Heart Month, The American Heart Society is promoting a Go Red for Women campaign. With heart disease being the number one killer of women, AHS is spreading the truth and myths about the disease and tips for prevention. Since eating well is a huge part prevention, we at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    A Call For Reason, Inspired by Man's Heart Attack, Suffered at The Heart Attack Grill

    The national media was inflamed yesterday with the news that a male patron of the Las Vegas eatery known as The Heart Attack Grill fell stricken with the condition that is the establishment's namesake, otherwise known as myocardial infarction. A heart attack. A guy, eating at a place so named, s ... More >>

  • Music

    January 19, 2012

    Mason Jennings

    The national media was inflamed yesterday with the news that a male patron of the Las Vegas eatery known as The Heart Attack Grill fell stricken with the condition that is the establishment's namesake, otherwise known as myocardial infarction. A heart attack. A guy, eating at a place so named, s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    UPDATED: Music Editor Chris Gray is Holding His Own

    Photo by Ramon MedinaChris Gray, on the right, with musician Benjamin Wesley.​UPDATE:On Monday afternoon, Chris Gray's dad said his son has his eyes open, is responsive to sounds and has moved around. It is still too early to determine what all has happened to him, however, because doctors sti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    UPDATED: Music Editor Chris Gray Is Holding His Own

    Photo by Ramon MedinaChris Gray, on the right, with musician Benjamin Wesley.​UPDATE: On Monday afternoon, Chris Gray's dad said his son has his eyes open, is responsive to sounds and has moved around. It is still too early to determine what all has happened to him, however, because doctors st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Electric Six: Love Songs for Mentally Disturbed People

    ​If Barry White did a record with Al Jourgensen it might sound something like Heartbeats and Brainwaves, the eighth studio album from Electric Six. This is the first time we've come into contact with the band, having only been aware of them vaguely from their song "Gay Bar" and the fact that ... More >>

  • Music

    August 25, 2011

    Doctor Doctor

    Billy Cohn wanted to be a rock star, and he is — as a trombone-toting heart surgeon and medical inventor.

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    Nolan Ryan Out of Hospital

    Nolan Ryan is a free man again.​Baseball great Nolan Ryan has been released from the hospital after a health scare, the Texas Rangers have announced. Ryan, 64, entered a Houston hospital yesterday after experiencing discomfort in areas that a man who has had heart bypass surgery doesn't want ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    The Best, Most Dramatic Walmart Lawsuit Ever

    One man's outrage, laid bare​Alonzo Ross is suing his local Walmart pharmacy for negligence, but it's the way he's doing it that got our attention. Instead of writing a stuffy old list of allegations, Ross decided to write a complete narrative in order to give his petition more pep. We wish mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Ingredient of the Week: Chickpeas

    Photo by John SuhChickpeas in their raw form​What is it? Also known as garbanzo beans, chickpeas are part of the legume family. They are one of the oldest cultivated vegetables in existence and are mostly used in South Asian and Middle Eastern cooking.

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Volunteering in Houston Just Got Easier

    No excuses now.​If you've been eagerly awaiting a chance to volunteer but couldn't figure out how, you've just lost that excuse. Mayor Annise Parker unveiled a new program and Web site today called Houston SERVICE which highlights opportunities and makes it easier to get info on them. The We ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    An Egg a Day Is Now Okay

    modomatic​I love eggs. I would eat them in a box, with a fox, in a house, with a mouse, here, there, and everywhere - if they weren't loaded with cholesterol. But earlier this week the USDA released surprising findings from a recent nutritional re-evaluation, reporting that modern-day eggs a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    Houston Is A Global City, Foreign Policy Magazine Declares

    Photo courtesy GHCVBA global city....with a disappointing football team​Foreign Policy magazine, desperate to hike pageviews now that their "Hottest Women of Diplomacy" issue is a thing of the past (or of our imagination) has ranked the 65 "Global Cities" of the world.The magazine looked at 65 cit ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 23, 2010

    The Waiting Room

    You won't have to wait long for the laughs in this comedy

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2010

    "McDonald's Fat Menu Will Kill You" Ads May Be Coming To Houston

    The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, who presumably spent years trying to come up with the most boring "eat your spinach" name ever, may be targeting Houston with its latest attack ad.That ad, which has run in Washington, DC, features a fat guy on a gurney in the morgue with a death gr ... More >>

  • News

    July 1, 2010

    An Immigrant's Heart

    To survive the ordeal of escaping Guatemala, Julia needed a big Heart. But not this big.

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Random Ingredient: Leeks

    ​What is it? Leeks are related to shallots, onions and garlic, but they have a milder, sweeter taste. Instead of forming bulbs at the base of the plant like the others, leeks form long, thick stalks with heavy green outer layers that extend toward the top. They look like giant, mutated version ... More >>

  • Music

    May 6, 2010

    Gilberto Santa Rosa, Oscar D’León

    ​What is it? Leeks are related to shallots, onions and garlic, but they have a milder, sweeter taste. Instead of forming bulbs at the base of the plant like the others, leeks form long, thick stalks with heavy green outer layers that extend toward the top. They look like giant, mutated version ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2010

    Super Size Me

    Want a Shake with That?

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2010

    Sampler Plate: This Week In Food Blogs

    Each week, we put together a sampler plate of the most interesting links from both local and national food blogs. Know a blog we should be paying particular attention to? Leave the address in the comments section below. Confessions of a Gluttinous Chinaman: One of two blogs that we were just turned ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Late Night Scene: Saint Dane's

    Fried Oreos​We could probably tell you every bar inside the loop that serves Miller High Life, the champagne of beers. We're happy to report that Saint Dane's (502 Elgin) is one of these bars. But it also serves shots in plastic cups, which is a personal peeve of ours. We mean, is this a frat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    Ask a Rapper: Much Luvv's Tre9 Remembers Late Christian Rapper Juan "Enock" James

    The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place - lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good - so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask them to explain things. Have something you always wanted to ask a rapper? Email it to introducinglisto ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 20, 2008

    The Body Code

    Web exclusive!

  • News

    November 1, 2007

    Jeffrey Klem

    Web exclusive!

  • Calendar

    July 20, 2006

    Get Screwed

    Web exclusive!

  • News

    July 28, 2005

    One Dead Guinea Pig

    A bad reaction to a drug trial sparks an investigation into Houston's Fabre Clinic and its founder

  • News

    May 19, 2005

    Westward Whoa!

    Stem cell restrictions could send Texas Medical Center researchers fleeing to California

  • Music

    February 3, 2005

    Down on the Corner

    An evening with the workers and players at Montrose and Westheimer

  • Music

    February 12, 2004

    Cardiac Kids

    The Austin rejects of Young Heart Attack rule Houston and the UK

  • News

    December 25, 2003

    Heart Broken

    Despite the mounting evidence of innocence, a convict remains in prison

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003
  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Tofu/Soy Products

    Whole Foods Market

  • Music

    September 11, 2003

    Air

    City Reading: Tre Storie Western (Record Makers/Astralwerks)

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002
  • Music

    August 29, 2002

    Wood Redux

    Greg Wood puts his old band and a young heart attack behind him with Ash Wednesday

  • Dining

    May 16, 2002

    Wheat Meat

    Naturally Yours Café

  • Film

    February 21, 2002

    Snoozie Q

    Its heart is in the right place, but John Q. is too clumsy to make us care

  • Music

    February 21, 2002

    Annus Horribilis

    The El Orbits' David Beebe comes back from the near-dead

  • Music

    January 17, 2002

    Joseph Murrail Jackson Memorials

    Friday, January 18 and Sunday, January 20

  • Best of Houston

    September 20, 2001

    Best Tofu/Soy Products

    Whole Foods Market

  • Dining

    March 29, 2001
  • Dining

    December 28, 2000

    Butter Yourself Up

    Looking for food-related New Year's resolutions? Start by swearing off margarine.

  • Dining

    September 7, 2000

    High on Fat

    Lard may be a four-letter word, but you shouldn't treat it as one

  • Music

    July 17, 1997

    Static

    Lard may be a four-letter word, but you shouldn't treat it as one

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