Media Spotlight

During November 2005, 123 media placements about The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston reached a potential audience of more than 39 million people. The following is a sample of those media placements

Dr. Philip Orlander says, “We could all have a different thermostat” when it comes to the normal range for thyroid hormones, “Science” section, The New York Times, Nov. 8.

Dr. C.Y. Joseph Chang says subjective tinnitus suffering can be eased with hearing aids, Houston Chronicle “Health/Medicine” Page, Nov. 10.

Drs. Jon E. Tyson and Brenda H. Morris explain how a special cooling blanket brought a Houston “miracle baby” back to life and active health after being born dead, KTRK-TV’s “Live at Five,” Nov. 11, and “Sunday Eyewitness News Extra,” Nov. 27; also Houston Chronicle’s “Health/Medicine” Page, Nov. 24.

Dr. Carlos Moreno tells why stomachs growl, yawns are contagious and our eyes sometimes twitch, KTRK-TV, Nov. 16.

Alison Gernand, School of Public Health dietician, talks about research suggesting some spices also can cure health problems – for example, garlic can reduce the risk of heart disease, rosemary can be good for eyes, ginger fights nausea, etc., KTRK-TV’s “Live at Five,” Nov. 17.

Dr. Adelaide Herbert says toxins in some make-up products can do harm by leaking into the skin and into blood vessels, KRIVTV’s “Fox 26 News at Nine,” Nov. 17.

Dr. Arnold Schecter from the School of Public Health’s Dallas Regional Campus appears on one of the last of Ted Koppel’s “Nightline” broadcasts on ABC News to talk about dioxin poisoning and Agent Orange, Nov. 17.

Dr. Luis Ostrosky discusses the possibility of the avian flu turning into a global pandemic, KXLN-TV’s “Noticias 45” Spanish-language news, Nov. 16.

Dr. Joan Bull and her cancer patients are interviewed about a new thermal therapy, KTRK-TV’s “Live at Five,” Nov. 22.

The School of Health Information Sciences’ Dr. Kim Dunn makes house calls on patients, offers personalized service – advantages typical of “concierge medicine” plans, KHOU-TV’s “11 Up Close,” Nov. 22.

Dr. Susan Landry’s TEEM approach makes Head Start work better, faster, Houston Chronicle “Education” Page, Nov. 23.

Dr. Pamela Berens tells why the promise of stem cell research has moved a Houston couple to store blood from the umbilical cord of all three of their children, KHWB-TV, Nov. 28.

In the UT Health Services clinic, nurse practitioner Julie Lindenberg talks about “problem” headaches, their triggers and treatments, KTRK-TV’s “Live at Five,” Nov. 30.