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Heart Disease: It’s Not Just a Man’s Disease

Posted on · Thirty years ago, articles and advertisements related to the treatment of heart disease focused primarily on men. It was once a generally accepted belief that heart disease is a “man’s disease.” Not anymore. According to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, coronary heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women […]

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Pumps and Pipes: What Can the Medical and Oil and Gas Industries Learn from Each Other?

Posted on · We all know two of Houston’s biggest industries are oil and gas and medicine, and that those industries employ some of Greater Houston’s brightest minds. So what could all those bright minds accomplish if they joined forces? That’s the purpose of the 8th annual Pumps and Pipes conference on Monday, which seeks to find ways […]