Health & Medicine

In his quest to live an epic life, David Springer, an associate dean and distinguished professor, recently completed a 100-mile ultramarathon.

Compared to a carbohydrate-only supplement, a low-carb beverage with added protein increases endurance times in cyclists, according to a study out of The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Kinesiology and Health Education.

Dr. James McGinity, professor of pharmaceutics in The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, has received the $10,000 Ralph Shangraw Memorial Award for outstanding research in powder technology and the design and development of novel oral dosage forms.

Dr. Diane Tyler, professor of clinical nursing and director of the Nurse Practitioner Programs at The University of Texas at Austin, has been elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, an organization that promotes health policy and practice.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled last week 36 proposed warning labels for cigarette packages, including one showing an emaciated cancer patient.

Only 2 percent of Austinites surveyed dispose of unused medications following the FDA-recommended method, according to a recent survey by two School of Nursing graduate students. When disposed of improperly, pharmaceuticals can enter the city’s drinking water system.

The health care act targets underuse. Tort reform targets overuse. The only real way to cure the system is a comprehensive reform which addresses holistically the three cost drivers of underuse, misuse and overuse.

Across the country, in increasing numbers, crime victims are asking for face-to-face meetings with offenders who have hurt them or their families.

The only real way to address either the problem of offensive or defensive medicine is comprehensive health care reform which addresses holistically the various cost drivers. In other words, any real reform must address underuse, misuse and overuse.

Because of impairments in their insulin sensitivity, obese individuals demonstrate different brain responses than their normal-weight peers while completing a challenging cognitive task, according to new research by psychologists at The University of Texas at Austin.

An ancillary focus of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is increasing the quality of care through the incorporation of evidence-based medicine. That act, as well as the 2010 stimulus act, contains provisions that allocate grants to improve the quality of care.

Event: Athletes have allegedly been using steroids and performance-enhancing drugs for more than 20 years, yet it’s only over the past five years that the issue has received significant attention from sports journalists.