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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
FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2009, file photo, a dose of the experimental vaccine for the Swine flu virus is prepared at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. Swine flu vaccinations begin the first week of October 2009 after months of preparations and promises. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
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
This Oct. 1, 2009 photo shows Rick Lieb, a registered nurse at Dell Children's Hospital in Austin, Texas, examining Royanna Ayala, 3, as she sits in the lap of her mother, Sarah Ayala, inside one of the flu tents located at the Dell Children's Hospital in Austin, Texas. The Texas Department of State Health Services is urging state residents to be patient as shipments of swine flu vaccine begin trickling into the state over the next week or two. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Larry Kolvoord) ** MAGS OUT; NO SALES; TV OUT; INTERNET OUT; AP MEMBERS ONLY **
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
Consumers are stocking up on flu-related products, such as disinfectant and hand sanitizers, as flu-like illnesses spread across Brownsville and the rest of Texas.
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
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