Media Spotlight

During April 2005, 88 media placements about The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston reached a potential audience of nearly 20.4 million people. The following is a sample of those media placements.

Dr. Adelaide Hebert talks about the drugs Elidel and Protopic and a new FDA warning, saying there is no evidence of humaninduced cancer with eczema creams, KPRC-TV, April 4.

Dr. Mohammed Madjid says scientists are working to track respiratory illnesses so they can forestall the next flu pandemic, KHOUTV, April 7.

Dr. Christopher Livingston says that if silicone gel breast implants are allowed back on the market by the FDA, they will have advantages over other options, KPRC-TV, April 11.

At the historic groundbreaking ceremony, Dr. Stanley Schultz, promises that – after the devastating flooding from Tropical Storm Allison – the UT Medical School is building a bigger, better flood-proof research facility, KUHF-FM Radio, April 12-13, and Front Page of the weekly Houston Business Journal, April 22-28.

Dr. Raul Caetano, from the UT School of Public Health’s Dallas Regional Campus, is launching the largest study of its kind to explore the alcohol use of Hispanics; “Health/Medicine” Page, Houston Chronicle, April 14.

Efforts by the UT Health Science Center and engineer Ernest Walkup to create a “green roof” building trend typify the spirit of Earth Day, Houston Chronicle, April 22.