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This Simple Change Could Help More Premature Babies Survive

Posted on · According to the CDC, nearly one out of every eight infants born in the US every year is born prematurely — that means birth occurs prior to 37 weeks of pregnancy. Preterm-related causes of death together accounted for 35 percent of all infant deaths in 2009, more than any other single cause. Researchers at Texas […]

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Oil in Mexico, Premature Baby Nutrition, and Medical Tourism: Houston Matters for Thursday, August 28, 2014

Posted on · Earlier this month, Mexico's Congress approved an overhaul of the country's energy industry that, for the first time in 75 years, makes room for private corporations to participate in oil drilling. It's part of an effort by Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to boost his nation's economy. For oil and gas companies, which remain a […]