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1: Texas Patients, Families May Be Unwitting Victims Of Federal Privacy Laws
While the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a federal law enacted in 1996, is primarily designed to allow Americans, including those in Texas cities of Dallas, Austin and Houston, t..
2: Free Drug Samples in Texas A Bad Idea?
"Free" is a great thing. It costs you nothing if you get something for free, right? Or does it? It the world of medicine, drug company sales reps in Dallas, Houston and elsewhere in Texas try keep sam..
3: Texas Loves Its Chocolate: An Ancient Treat From The Mayans Just Gets Better
Very few of us don't have at least one good memory of chocolate. Remember warm chocolate chip cookies after school, or brownies pulled straight from the oven on a cool, fall day? Hot chocolate is stil..
4: Now We've Done It: Texas Fights The Overuse of Antibiotics
Most of us have done it: at some point, we caught a bad cold or flu and, feeling miserable, dragged (or, if you prefer, drug) our shaking bodies into the doctor's office to beg for a prescription, bel..
5: Where There's Smoke In Texas, There's The Increased Risk Of Dementia
It used to be, "If you got 'em, smoke 'em." But these days, medical professionals in Dallas, Houston and elsewhere in Texas, seriously frown on tobacco use. In fact, more studies and research are poin..
6: Texas May Be Getting Smart About Health Insurance Cards
Every individual who has health insurance in Dallas, Houston and elsewhere in Texas probably has an insurance card that he/she carries in his/her wallet. Politicians in Texas are considering taking th..
7: How To Begin Your Yoga Practice In Texas
When you begin your first Yoga class in Dallas, Houston or anywhere else in Texas, you will probably hear your teacher, or yogi, refer to it as "your practice." This refers to your individual experien..
8: Texas Chows Down: How Decreasing Food Intake May Increase Life Span
"Eat less and exercise" is traditional advice dispensed to those wanting to lose weight, improve health, and reduce susceptibility to certain diseases. With the national obesity epidemic growing by th..
9: Exercise Keeps The Brains Of Texans Fit As They Age
Your brain is like a muscle. That's right. Now you've got something else that needs to be exercised. And no matter whether you're a young or old individual who lives in Dallas, Houston or elsewhere in..
10: A Cup Of Green Tea May Help Keep The Doctor Away In Texas
There's an ancient Chinese proverb that states, "Better to be deprived of food for three days, than tea for one." They must have known something that Westerners are just discovering: tea, especially g..
11: Getting Bent Into Shape In Texas, Or Yoga For Beginners
Yoga has become a very popular form of physical activity for many individuals in Dallas, Houston and elsewhere in Texas. It involves both physical and mental balance and is good for strengthening your..
12: Smaller Employers In Texas Opt Out Of Insuring Individuals
The U.S. Government Accountability Office recently reported that fewer employers in Dallas, Houston, throughout Texas and the rest of the U.S. are offering health benefits. This is mostly because many..
13: Texans Find Qigong as a Response to the Obesity Epidemic
It wasn't long ago that workout programs were limited to variations on the basics: jogging, hiking, team sports, like basketball or soccer, and, if one was lucky enough to have a home or fitness club ..
14: Controversy In Texas! Yoga Or Pilates?
Yoga or Pilates. Pilates or Yoga. You've seen the late night/early morning infomercials for both. Bookstores in Dallas, Houston and throughout Texas have the latest books on these two activities. Exer..
15: Even Texas Has Gardens: Gardening 101 For Arid Climates
Now, now. Before I hear the seasonal sighs and woeful mumblings of secret New England jealousy, let me offer a word of encouragement. You can do it. This is not an unattainable goal. There are no insu..
16: Every Breath You Take In Texas
Breathing is as natural as - well - breathing. But many individuals in Dallas, Houston and elsewhere in Texas don't know that proper breathing, especially deep breathing, is important to good mental a..
17: A Spray A Day May Keep Sinus Trouble Away
Each year, nearly 37 million individuals in Dallas, Houston, elsewhere in Texas and around the country suffer from debilitating symptoms, including sinus pressure, nasal congestion, cough and postnasa..
18: Aromatherapy Grows: Not Just For The Girls Anymore
Aromatherapy, like many other natural treatments, is growing more powerful in Dallas, Houston and throughout Texas. Once thought of as just so many pretty scents, the populace is becoming more aware o..
19: Young Women Are Learning To Fight Back: What You Can Do To Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk
The American Cancer Society predicts 34,170 new cancer cases in Texas this year. Of those, 2, 480 are expected to be breast in third place, following lung (9,920 cases expected), and colon/rectum (3,2..
20: Seven Newly-Identified Diabetes Genes
Recent research findings may offer some new hope to 20.8 million individuals in Dallas, Houston, elsewhere in Texas and throughout the rest of the United States who have diabetes. While an estimated 1..
21: Coming Full Circle In Texas: Integrating Natural Health Principles Into Everyday Life
The nineteenth century may not have been so kind to natural healers. Western medicine was witnessing the dawn of many fascinating achievements, after all, and commandeering the spotlight: antibiotics,..
22: Asthma Causes In Texas Still A Mystery, But Young Practitioners May Offer Hope
Diana, a young mother in Dallas, was devastated when she discovered her four-year-old son had asthma. She kept thinking she could have done something - maybe even while she was pregnant - to have prev..
23: Boosting The Good And Lowering The Bad In Texas
Although it's been suspected, researchers have shown for the first time that raising "good" cholesterol levels is almost as important as lowering levels of "bad" cholesterol to help individuals in Dal..
24: Searching For The Shovel In Texas: The Young Are Digging Themselves Out Of The Healthcare Crisis
Perhaps it shouldn't feel like suffering a personal wound when learning about the state of health care coverage in Dallas, Houston and throughout Texas, or anywhere else in this country - but it does...
25: An Aspirin A Day In Texas May Keep Cancer Away
Individuals in Dallas, Houston and elsewhere in Texas who take an aspirin a day may lower the odds of colon, prostate and breast cancer if you are at high risk for those malignancies, researchers at t..
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