What do a child admitted to the hospital for an appendectomy, a teenager being treated for a drug overdose in the emergency department and an elderly patient confused about the medication his physician prescribed have in common? They will all be cared for by a dedicated team of health care … [Read more...]

Liquid diets are all the rage. We’re bombarded daily with advice on how juicing can cleanse the body, the benefits of protein shakes as meal replacements, and even drinking tea to keep sickness at bay. While liquid diets do have value, they can be destructive to the teeth if you’re not … [Read more...]

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Getting older can seem daunting­—greying hair, wrinkles, forgetting where you parked the car. All jokes aside, aging can bring about unique health issues. With seniors accounting for 12 percent of the world’s population­–and rapidly increasing to over 22 percent by 2050–it’s important to understand … [Read more...]

  A urinary tract infection (UTI) can be an unwelcome visitor—leaving you with the urge to sprint for the bathroom every few minutes. You may have heard that drinking a large glass of cranberry juice can effectively ‘treat’ a bladder infection, but is this remedy more fact or fiction? A UTI … [Read more...]

Western society has long abandoned the days of rising and setting with the sun. Our daily habits translate into restless nights because our body clocks are completely out of sync—enter melatonin. Melatonin therapy may ease your sleep struggles and also body-hack your circadian rhythms to evade jet … [Read more...]

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States—an equal opportunity killer that claims approximately 1 million lives annually. The heart and arteries comprise one of our bodies’ largest organ systems, and, when they begin to fail, symptoms may manifest in seemingly unrelated parts … [Read more...]

As we head into cold and flu season, good hygiene is crucial. Viruses and bacteria can breed and multiply in the most unusual places. Staving off sickness this winter could be as simple as cleaning the following items a little more often. Computer Keyboard: Your keyboard may actually be dirtier … [Read more...]

Despite efforts in recent years to change perceptions, heart disease is still largely seen as only a men’s health concern. In a recent study, only 56 percent of women knew that heart disease is the leading cause of death in women in the United States, when in fact, heart disease and stroke kill more … [Read more...]

A compound in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables may be able to not only help prevent cancer but alsohelp to treat it—a new approach researchers at Texas A&M Health Science Center are calling “from the table to the bedside.” Although no one is suggesting giving up traditional chemotherapy … [Read more...]

A noninvasive device that enables doctors to quickly and accurately identify cancerous tissue in a person’s mouth could result in more effective diagnosis and treatment of the disease, says a biomedical engineer at Texas A&M University who is developing the instrument. The potentially … [Read more...]

Come discover the many variables of growing grapes, fermenting juice, and storing the wine and how they can dramatically impact the in wine in ways approaching alchemy. … [Read more...]

Join us as we celebrate the Grand Opening of our new Breast Diagnostic Center at College Station Medical Center. … [Read more...]

A quick glance in the mouth and your dentist can spot a plethora of bad habits, like opening bobby pins with your teeth or chewing ice. But did you know they can also see more serious health issues that may be lurking elsewhere in the body? William Wathen, D.M.D., associate professor at the Texas … [Read more...]

After Salima Rami injured her back in a car accident, her doctor prescribed her the brand-name pain medication Percocet. When she went to fill the prescription her pharmacist explained it would take several days for the brand-name medication to arrive, but in the mean time he would dispense the … [Read more...]