Health
- Brownsville Community Health Center breaks ground on new clinic
- Paula Gomez had been waiting a long time. After 26 years working with the Brownsville Community Health Center, Gomez watched as shovels plunged into a vacant field on Friday morning, commemorating the groundbreaking of the center’s new... Full story
- Paint-A-Can promotes environmental awareness
- Brightly decorated garbage cans lined the sidewalk in Linear Park on Saturday, each asking passersby to keep Brownsville beautiful. The cans were brought to the Brownsville Farmers’ Market to mark the end of the Healthy Communities of... Full story
- Tu Salud ¡Si Cuenta! (Your Health Matters!)
- Diabetes Causes Kidney Disease,Get a simple test to catch and treat it early
- Daniel Guerrero is one of the lucky ones. Although he discovered his diabetes late, he has successfully managed it without developing complications, including kidney disease. "I had not been to a doctor in 35 years. I felt fine, but yet I... Full story
- Paint-A-Can winners to be announced
- Healthy Communities of Brownsville will pick the winners in its Paint-A-Can Project today at the Brownsville Farmers’ Market in Linear Park. The contest, which challenged local businesses, schools and churches to decorate garbage cans,... Full story
- Organic farmers market kicks off a new season Saturday
- San Juan — They won’t have as many vegetables as they usually do, but the area’s only organic farmers market is scheduled to kick off its new season at 9 a.m., Saturday at North San Juan Park in San Juan. Blame... Full story
- BISD students take flu vaccinations in stride
- Eleven-year-old Michelle Herrera didn’t understand what all the hype was about — getting an H1N1 vaccination. She said it wasn’t a big deal. Two squirts of the nasal spray vaccine up her nose and she was done. "It felt okay,"... Full story
- Honky tonkin’ for a cause
- Home for terminally ill banks on fundraiser to help with operating expenses
- Sunshine Haven is something vital in South Texas: a comfortable, caring home for terminally ill people who need a place to spend their last days. It costs about $10,000 a month to run the not-for-profit operation, which subsists entirely on... Full story
- South Texas Rehabilitation introduces new technology to the Valley
- The South Texas Rehabilitation Hospital will hold a free seminar and screening today to teach patients about new treatment options for a variety of medical problems. Patients who suffered a stroke, brain injury, multiple sclerosis, cerebral... Full story
- CDC now says 4,000 swine flu deaths in US
- ATLANTA (AP) — Federal health officials now say that 4,000 or more Americans likely have died from swine flu — about four times the estimate they've been using. The new, higher figure was first reported by The New York Times. It... Full story
- November’s Health Hero: Gabriel Sanchez Teaches Seniors Tai Chi
- Tu Salud ¡Si Cuenta’s! Health Hero for November is Gabriel Sanchez, a Tai Chi instructor who is spreading his knowledge and dedication to health through Tai Chi classes at the Pavilion in Dean Porter Park. Gabriel... Full story
- Recession Bites the Poor
- Experts predict more children will need government food benefits
- At least "from a technical perspective," as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in September, some economists believe the recession is very likely over. But a study released this week emphasized high levels of poverty among children... Full story
- UTMB women’s cancer center reopened
- What: UTMB Cancer Stop and Dysplasia Clinic at Renaissance Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday Where: 620 S. Broadway St., McAllen Services: Cervical cancer screening, breast cancer screening, referral for mammograms, and follow-up for... Full story
- Texas getting at least 2 million swine flu doses
- AUSTIN (AP) — Texas has been allocated about 2 million swine flu vaccine doses from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Texas Department of State Health Services on Friday said the agency continues to order the state's... Full story
- Local clinic to hold H1N1 workshop today
- At least 10 of Dr. Satnam Bhondi’s patients in Brownsville this month tested positive for the flu. Dozens more came in with influenza-like symptoms — and all had questions about the H1N1 virus. Should I get tested for the flu? What... Full story
- CDC: US swine flu vaccine outlook improving
- ATLANTA (AP) — More than 22 million doses of swine flu vaccine are available now, and most Americans should soon find it easier to get their dose, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. "We're beginning to get to significant increases in the... Full story
- Tu Salud ¡Si Cuenta! (Your Health Matters!), Halloween Treat Control: How to have a healthy holiday
- When I was a kid, the loot from the Trick-or-Treat run at Halloween often included home-made cookies or candied apples. These days, concerns about hygiene and general safety prevent us from accepting or handing out anything that isn’t... Full story
- Red tide still lingers on the Island
- The red tide that made Saturday and Sunday so miserable for people on the beach at Sandcastle Days started to dissipate this week, but was still evident Thursday afternoon. Dr. Donald Hockaday, working at the University of Texas-Pan American... Full story
- CDC: 1 in 5 US kids had flu this month
- ATLANTA (AP) — The latest government survey has found that 1 in 5 U.S. children had a flu-like illness earlier this month, and most of those cases likely were swine flu. A federal health official announced the findings Wednesday, at a... Full story
- Flu on the rise
- The "new" flu season officially started Oct. 4, but health officials are saying the old one never really ended. Influenza-like illnesses have been high all year — and are now increasing. In fact, visits to doctors for flu-like illness are at... Full story
- Panel backs vaccine as cervical cancer alternative
- ATLANTA (AP) — A federal vaccine advisory panel has voted to recommend a second kind of vaccine against cervical cancer for girls and young women. The government last week licensed the vaccine, Cervarix from GlaxoSmithKline, for marketing... Full story
- Dancing Lasts a Lifetime
- When we think of exercise, often the first thing that comes to mind is working out on machines at the gym, walking on a treadmill, or following the newest exercise DVD craze. But one of the best forms of exercise is dancing. Dancing has been... Full story
- Fall a treacherous allergy season for Valley residents
- McALLEN — Isabel Garza and her four daughters suffer from allergies and asthma year-round. But it’s the fall and winter months in the Rio Grande Valley they dread the most. "They usually don’t go out during the winter... Full story
- Heart & Bowl: Hassle-free veggies
- I remember when I was growing up, going to the grocery store with my dad or mom, who would load up our refrigerator for the week. But when you’re cooking for one or two people, it doesn’t make sense to get a week’s worth of... Full story
- Profitable, Productive and Healthy Worksites
- Many of us spend the majority of our waking hours at work. Whether in an office, at a school, factory, construction site or hospital, the environment we work in has a great impact on our physical and mental health. With this in mind, along... Full story
- Free butterfly gardening program slated Oct. 10
- A free, one-stop shop for gardeners who want to attract more butterflies to their properties will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, in San Benito. The Cameron County Master Gardeners in cooperation with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service will... Full story
- McAllen company issues recall of pulmonary resuscitators
- McALLEN — A local medical equipment manufacturer is recalling manual pulmonary resuscitators because the potentially life-saving device could fail and lead to serious injury or death, according to a news release from Denmark-based Unomedical... Full story
- Health care industry saves economy
- EDINBURG — Carlos Morales plunged a catheter into a 41-year-old man, guiding it up his arm and to the heart as two nurses and a technician watched blood and tube pulse through the artery on a black-and-white X-ray screen. A light flickered in... Full story
- H1N1 vaccine distribution is slow
- Cameron County received less doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine than expected this week, but residents have not flocked to clinics to get them. Distribution has been slow and steady since the first 100 doses of the FluMist nasal spray arrived on... Full story
- County receives only 100 doses of H1N1 vaccine
- The Cameron County Department of Health and Human Services has received its first dosages of the H1N1 vaccine, but the amount sent to the county is much lower than anticipated. The county received 100 doses of the nasal form vaccine and because of... Full story
- Farmers’ Market kicks off second season
- More than 400 people rose bright and early Saturday to get their fruits and vegetables — almost straight from local farms. Live music played while crowds browsed the produce varieties available during the seasonal opening of the Brownsville... Full story
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