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  • Blogs

    November 26, 2010

    Raw Materials Issues Blamed for Shortage of Lethal Injection Drugs

    Perhaps a firing squad?​Sodium thiopental, the drug that the state of Texas so desperately needs for its executions, is approved by the FDA for use only as an anesthetic. On the market for more than 70 years, it has been largely replaced in American hospitals by other anesthesia, according to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    Humana Announces Three Houston Finalists for Grant

    Elves & More, though not an elf support group, is a finalist for a Humana grant.​Insurance giant Humana has announced the three Houston non-profit finalists for its $100,000 Humana Communities Benefit grant. Recipe for Success Foundation, HOPE Clinic, and Elves & More are all in the runnin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Little Joe Washington Released From Hospital Into Rehab Facility

    ​Rocks Off just received a brief but fortuitous update on the condition of diminutive bluesman Little Joe Washington from his friend Reg Burns. As expected, Washington has been released from Ben Taub Hospital and is now in Quentin Mease Community Hospital, a rehabilitation facility. Washington ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 22, 2010

    Carlos Cisneros: The Name Partner

    Congratulations, you're my dad! Nice to meet you.

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    Local Group Leads Charge To Limit "Harmful Substances," a/k/a What Houston Is Known For

    ​If you like the idea of lower health care costs and are not one of the twisted few who are philosophically opposed to breathing cleaner air, there's a good chance you'll be excited to know that there's an effort underway to update the federal policies which govern toxic chemicals.Earlier today, t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    Widow Of Drunk Driver Denied Insurance Benefits, Sues

    ​Everyone knows that drinking and driving is a recipe for disaster. But if you're injured while driving drunk, does that mean your injuries are intentionally self-inflicted?It does if you ask the global insurance giant Cigna, according to a recent lawsuit filed in Houston federal court.Deborah ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 20, 2009
  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    Laid Off UTMB-Galveston Faculty Not Having A Lot Of Luck With Appeals

    The Scientist, a magazine that takes a skeptical look at goings-on in the medical industry, has a new report out on UTMB-Galveston's treatment of faculty in the wake of Hurricane Ike.Color them unimpressed. (Free registration may be required.)Or, maybe impressed -- just not in a good way. If you're ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2009

    Where Are We Eating?

    Although plenty of restaurants (and probably even shopping malls, nail salons and dentist's offices) in Houston serve the ubiquitous margarita, this place is special for a few reasons. Can you figure out where we're eating this week just from the margarita below? And bonus points to the lucky per ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    You Weren't Cured Of Down Syndrome, But You Can Get A Refund

    Photo courtesy AGs officeGuess what? You can't take a pill with something called "glyconutrients" and cure Down Syndrome or cystic fibrosis.But if you're a Texan who thought you could, you can at least get your money back.Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced a settlement today against Mannat ... More >>

  • News

    January 1, 2009

    Cancer Doctor Stanislaw Burzynski Sees Himself as a Crusading Researcher, Not a Quack

    He's treated thousands of people from all over the world, so why can't he get FDA approval?

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2008

    Sued By AG, Texas Company Takes Its Game Elsewhere

    He's treated thousands of people from all over the world, so why can't he get FDA approval?

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2008

    Ike Getting No Respect When It Comes To Baby Names

    He's treated thousands of people from all over the world, so why can't he get FDA approval?

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2008

    Kyle Janek Gets A Job

    He's treated thousands of people from all over the world, so why can't he get FDA approval?

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2008

    Web Extra: Memorial Hermann Hospital System's Board of Directors

    He's treated thousands of people from all over the world, so why can't he get FDA approval?

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2007

    Paxil: Now with Even More Effects!

    He's treated thousands of people from all over the world, so why can't he get FDA approval?

  • News

    September 14, 2006

    Baby Blues

    Lisa Collins took the Paxil her doctor prescribed. There was supposed to be no problem with her continuing it during her pregnancy. Now, it seems, there was.

  • News

    August 31, 2006

    Monkey Business

    Primates -- destined for laboratory research -- are being brought into a compound in Houston so carefully and quietly that no one knows they're here

  • News

    November 17, 2005

    Awards Time

    Press staffer wins first place in regional contest

  • News

    September 2, 2004

    Lots of Problems

    Twelve Oaks' expansion ignites a turf war with neighbors

  • News

    January 23, 2003

    Getting THMPed

    Activists fight the state's plan to slash drug help for HIV patients

  • Music

    November 28, 2002

    Gary Stewart

    Friday, November 29

  • Film

    February 21, 2002

    Snoozie Q

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

  • Music

    December 28, 2000

    Austin Lounge Lizards

    Never an Adult Moment (Sugar Hill)

  • News

    November 9, 2000

    Future Shock

    Can the system keep up with the evolution of mental health?

  • Dining

    August 17, 2000

    The ABCs of DNA

    Robert Del Grande

  • News

    November 25, 1999

    No Secrets

    Health providers, insurance companies, researchers and government agencies all want your medical records. And it doesn't matter whether you want them released or not.

  • News

    June 3, 1999

    Dealing with Adversity

    Health providers, insurance companies, researchers and government agencies all want your medical records. And it doesn't matter whether you want them released or not.

  • News

    June 3, 1999

    Immune to Reason

    Hundreds of thousands of Texas children, including 250,000 newborn babies, are routinely vaccinated against hepatits B each year. Why? Good question.

  • News

    January 22, 1998

    Following the Money

    Hundreds of thousands of Texas children, including 250,000 newborn babies, are routinely vaccinated against hepatits B each year. Why? Good question.

  • News

    January 22, 1998

    Critical Diagnosis

    If you think your HMO is bad, check out what Texas has created for its prison inmates

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