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D A T E |
| A Heart of Gold | 12-16-2009 |
| The Battle of a Different Bulge Pelvic Organ Prolapse |
11-04-2009 |
| Single Incision Surgery Twice as easy on the patient, Twice as challenging for the surgeon |
10-01-2009 |
| Oh, Baby! Bariatric surgery can help women lose weight and gain a baby |
07-22-2009 |
| ByPassing Diabetes New evidence shows weight-loss surgery improves or resolves insulin resistance |
07-15-2009 |
| Girl Interrupted: A husband's unconditional love and a doctor's compassion and skill help one woman regain a part of herself that she didn't even know was missing... until her wedding night. |
05-08-2008 |
| Abscessed Teeth: One Painful Reminder |
02-20-2008 |
| From Scratch Nine months after a devastating wreck, Dan Ryder’s pelvis was still in pieces. His new surgeon had a plan: start all over. |
08-29-2007 |
| Brain Drain Two lucky patients can hold their heads high (and one can even fly!) thanks to advances in treating hydrocephalus |
08-22-2007 |
| Car Wrecks: Saving Life and Limb |
06-27-2007 |
| Male Breasts Gynecomastia: When nature gets confused |
04-04-2007 |
| The Pork Taco, The Tapeworm and The Brain | 10-25-2006 |
| Inflammatory: The Other Breast Cancer |
10-18-2006 |
| Bathroom Break An array of treatments gives the restroom a rest |
07-26-2006 |
| Short Cut: Through the Nose When it comes to removing some skull-base tumors, the shortest distance between two points beats the old-fashioned way...by a nose. |
06-21-2006 |
| Propped Open: Pancreatic cancer patients can eat again, thanks to the small bowel stent |
10-05-2005 |
| More than a Headache | 08-29-2005 |
| Two Thumbs Up New Wrist Fix |
08-01-2005 |
| Straight from the hip: Joint replacements may provide relief to teens with arthritis |
06-24-2005 |
| Finè....
Kaput....
The End. A final goodbye to hemorrhoids |
03-18-2005 |
| NPH:
The Great Pretender It looks like Parkinson’s, acts like Alzheimer’s, seems like dementia. The difference? It’s treatable. |
03-11-2005 |
| A
Chance for Abigail Even before birth, she was dying. But Abigail and her surgeon had other plans for her future. |
01-07-2005 |
| Beat Headaches (By a Nose) | 12-02-2004 |
| Cosmetic Surgery on Persons of Color | 06-21-2004 |
| Flying Without a Net! A new surgery for women with stress incontinence restores freedom from shame, fear (and diapers). |
05-20-2004 |
| A Recipe for Healing: A new orthopedic frame helps surgeons mend broken bones more precisely |
03-22-2004 |
| Pumped Up Stroke patients gain mobility, calm spasms with new device |
01-15-2004 |
| Happy Endings: New surgical option for hemorrhoid sufferers |
11-20-2003 |
| A Burning Desire to Stop Heartburn Surgery may fix the reflux for good |
09-18-2003 |
| What's Afoot? | 08-14-2003 |
| Cool New 3-D Computer Games Nahhh, Just the Surgery of the Future |
07-17-2003 |
| Bending at the Knee: Alternative to Total Knee Replacement |
06-16-2003 |
| Ankle Arthritis | 05-15-2003 |
| Putting Metal to Metal Next Generation Hip Replacement Adds Years to Your Stride |
03-06-2003 |
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Spring Break:
Avoid the Binge
Whether you’re off to South Beach or South Padre, it’s likely that you or others you are with will have plenty of opportunities to drink alcohol. If you're going to drink during Spring Break, it's very important that you take precautions. Intoxicated students are targeted for both theft and physical assault, so do not underestimate the need to take serious precautions to protect yourself.
Many students binge drink during Spring Break; it has become a big part of the experience for many and it's what gets students into trouble the most.
The safest approach is to not binge drink and to know your limit with alcohol. We each have a point where the lousy effects of alcohol outweigh the fun effects. If you believe you’re going to drink too much, always use the buddy system for your protection.
Here are some tips to help ensure a fun and safe Spring Break:
So remember, Spring Break is a time for great fun and relaxation. Don’t ruin yours by binge drinking and the negative behaviors that goes along with it. Have a good time and be safe. Drink in moderation and watch out for each other.
