Fitness in the Park
Has your New Year’s resolution to get more exercise fallen by the wayside? Need a little encouragement? One of the best-kept fitness secrets around is the city’s Fitness in the…
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Fitness in the Park
Smoking and drug use tied to stillbirths
For several years, a national study that includes San Antonio-area hospitals has been trying to get at one of the most difficult and devastating questions in pregnancy - what can…
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Smoking and drug use tied to stillbirths
Simple test saving newborns
A beautiful newborn baby — by all appearances perfectly healthy — goes home from the hospital in the care of delighted parents. What they don’t know is that within that…
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Simple test saving newborns
Physical therapy on demand?
Walk-in urgent care centers such as University Health System’s ExpressMed clinics are increasingly popular, accommodating the hectic schedules of busy families. But walk-in physical therapy? While instant access to physical…
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Physical therapy on demand?
I’m an ER doc
Over the past year, the first 10 doctors in our inaugural emergency medicine residency program have been hard at work in University Hospital’s Emergency Department, developing new skills and perfecting…
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I’m an ER doc
Helping babies who can’t eat
As a newborn, Eluterio Mireles’ tiny body lacked the normal length of intestine needed to properly absorb nutrients through normal feeding. It’s an uncommon problem, but not a rare one.…
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Helping babies who can’t eat
Beware the bristles!
It’s a Texas tradition, firing up the backyard grill. But how you clean that grill between uses could mean the difference between a savory meal and a trip to the…
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Beware the bristles!
Nopal salad
Here's a cool, satisfying taste of Mexico, with an explosion of flavors, courtesy of our nutrition experts at the Texas Diabetes Institute. Tangy Nopal Mexican Salad Ingredients 2 pounds cut,…
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Nopal salad
Kabobs
A satisfying and easy-to-make Mediterranean meal. Mediterranean kabobs Broiled beef and chicken cubes flavored with lemon and parsley For marinade: 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 Tbsp garlic, minced (about 2–3…
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Kabobs
Pork mignons
Consider doubling the sauce to serve over whole-wheat pancakes, or eat all alone for dessert. Pork mignons with French applesauce 1 pair pork tenderloins (about 2 lb) ¼ tsp salt…
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Pork mignons