MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'houston chronicle'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:58:36 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1971059&cid=t_117273_125_f&fid=38161&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fdentalheroes%2F%7E3%2F352372153%2F As if we aren’t all feeling enough pain with the rising costs of what seems like everything, but especially gas and food, those crowns and fillings will now cost you more as well. Why have gold prices risen so much Why? Well, that has been debated by economists because it really transcends the law of supply and demand. The demand for gold has actually dropped as the U.S. economy has slowed in recent months. According to Slate.com, the reason for the increase in price of gold is primarily the result of speculation. While consumers are reacting to expensive gold by demanding less of it and recycling more, investors are reacting by bidding up the price further… What do rising gold prices mean at the dentist’s office This is probably pretty office, but you can expect your ... Dental Heroes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1971059 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:28:30 +0100 1971059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1216519&cid=t_117273_145_f&fid=35710&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstoryofhealing.com%2F2008%2F02%2F06%2Fmeeting-the-xo-aptly-at-a-geek-gathering-and-other-yowzahs%2F Never have I imagined that Houston would be the place to affirm my geek. Except at my brother’s old place from where he built me my first PC. And then after that when I met my husband, who is a proud one himself. But out in the wild? It is with a happy note then that I share with you a Houston that has such a dynamic within. Having lived here for not very long, it is wonderful to have these venues to meet with one’s ‘kin’. Meeting folks who will match my very own, “@timeless” with their “@outofbalance” or “@superman” unleashes a smiling butterfly that says, “yowzah!”. The gatherings come in many wonderful names and behind them smiling headshots coming to life as you meet them. “@imelda’s” Twitter Houston and “@laanba’s” Housto... the story of healing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1216519 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:00:57 +0100 1216519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=682750&cid=t_117273_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F18%2F1970s-orinase-scandal-predates-avandia-troubles%2F Filed under: Type 2, DrugsIn the Houston Chronicle, People's Pharmacy columnists Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon remember a drug scandal from 1970 that mirrors today's Avandia troubles almost exactly. Orinase, a popular diabetes drug was found to be increasing the very heart trouble it was designed (and marketed) to prevent. Orinase's active ingredient is tolbutamide, a substance that stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin. According to the Graedons, the heart damage being caused by Orinase-takers was first revealed by the University Group Diabetes Program in 1970 following an extensive analysis of diabetes care in the US. Like the Avandia controversy, experts also debated the results of the University Group's conclusions on Orinase, yet it was more or less eventually accepted as fact t... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=682750 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 682750