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Going to the Races

February 13, 2003 Star-Courier 0

By CHARLIE FARRARThere is a new racecar track going in 25 miles South of Houston off Highway 288 in Brazoria County. They will offer stock car and open

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Chickenpox

November 7, 2002 Star-Courier 0

CHICKENPOX (Varicella)By Patricia Henderson, MS, RN, C-FNP Chickenpox (medical term is varicella) is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus. It spreads from person to person

Send ’em a Texas Ranger

October 31, 2002 Star-Courier 0

What a week. It seems that the whole world is tipping over on its side. There’s a gunman loose in the Washington/Virginia area and everyone is staying home,

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Up in Smoke

October 31, 2002 Star-Courier 0

An Apple A Day: Up In Smoke Despite growing awareness of the dangers of tobacco smoke, many Americans remain unaffected by the message. Around one-quarter of our adult

Overweight Children

October 17, 2002 Star-Courier 0

By J.S. Henderson, M.D.Overweight ChildrenWe have addressed the issue of the epidemic of overweight children in the past. It is such a critical issue that we felt this