Stories from Houston Chronicle: Health News

  1. Mexicans fare poorly in Texas study of diabetes risks

    Houston Chronicle: Health News &bull Aug 19, 2011

    Diabetes seems to be deadlier for Mexican-Americans than for Anglos, and much deadlier for diabetics living in Mexico, according to the latest findings from a landmark San Antonio-led study. Full Story »

  2. New definition: Addiction a brain disorder, not just bad behavior

    Houston Chronicle: Health News &bull Aug 16, 2011

    WASHINGTON - Addiction isn't just about willpower. It's a chronic brain disease, says a new definition aimed at helping families and their doctors better understand the challenges of treating it. That's true whether it involves drugs and alcohol or gambling… Full Story »


  3. Texas Children's wants donated breast milk to help preemies

    Houston Chronicle: Health News &bull Aug 15, 2011

    Lashorna Latique Foote holds her daughter Kelby, feeding her donated breast milk Friday in the Newborn Center at Texas Childrens Hospital. Kelby weighed 1 pound, 10 ounces at birth. Proponents say breast milk helps critically ill infants survive. Why: Very… Full Story »

  4. Pregnant moms can learn baby's sex at just seven weeks

    Houston Chronicle: Health News &bull Aug 10, 2011

    CHICAGO - Boy or girl? A simple blood test in mothers-to-be can answer that question with surprising accuracy at about seven weeks, a research analysis has found. Though not widely offered by U.S. doctors, gender-detecting blood tests have been sold… Full Story »

  5. Demographic revolution plays out at a Houston nursing home

    Houston Chronicle: Health News &bull Aug 8, 2011

    How you doing, sweetheart?" Next door, Noel Tobias, a 35-year-old Filipino immigrant, is slicing vegetables, dusting a dish with paprika and plucking a baking sheet of pastries from the oven, hoping the day's offerings will please his often-picky, mostly Anglo,… Full Story »


  6. Texas drought will harm wildlife habitat for years

    Houston Chronicle: Health News &bull Aug 8, 2011

    Texas State Park police officer Thomas Bigham walks across the cracked lake bed of O.C. Fisher Lake Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. A bacteria called Chromatiaceae has turned the 1-to-2 acres of lake water remaining the color… Full Story »


  7. Healthy eating called privilege of rich

    Houston Chronicle: Health News &bull Aug 4, 2011

    In this May 29, 2007 file photo, people shop for fruit at Iovine Brothers Produce in Philadelphia. A healthy diet is expensive and could make it difficult for Americans to meet new U.S. nutritional guidelines, according to a study published… Full Story »

  8. Falkenberg: Birth-control insurance mandate is long overdue

    Houston Chronicle: Health News &bull Aug 3, 2011

    Excuse me if I don't applaud, drop to my knees and kiss President Barack Obama's size 13 wingtips for the generous benefit he and the federal government will soon bestow on all Americans with a uterus. Sure, it's a great… Full Story »


  9. Houston spina bifida case marks advances in fetal surgery

    Houston Chronicle: Health News &bull Aug 2, 2011

    Ivan and Colette Hagler and their daughter, Faith, at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital on July 8, four days after her birth. Faith's fetal surgery will allow her to walk, doctors say. Colette and Ivan Hagler thought an ultrasound would merely… Full Story »

  10. Tylenol cuts recommended extra-strength dose from 8 a day

    Houston Chronicle: Health News &bull Jul 28, 2011

    TRENTON, N.J. - Johnson & Johnson said Thursday that it's reducing the maximum daily dose of its Extra Strength Tylenol pain reliever to lower risk of accidental overdose from acetaminophen, its active ingredient and the top cause of liver failure.… Full Story »

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