COLLEGE STATION — The shrimping industry is critically suffering this year due to the late winter and the drought of 1996. Consumers should not be surprised if the price of shrimp rises during the coming months, according to the laboratory director of National Marine Fisheries. “Although the prices aren’t relatively low now, the shortage later…
HOUSTON — A diet rich in the right foods may someday replace surgery and conventional medications to prevent and treat prostate cancer, researchers say. Scientists at Texas A&M University’s Institute of Biosciences and Technology in Houston say their studies suggest that a diet rich in vegetables, fruits, whole grains and soy could help men avoid…
COLLEGE STATION — Lawrence Marshall Dealerships in Hempstead will be the first car dealerships in Texas distributing safety information to new car buyers to support Coordinated Campaign Safe and Sober. Kids Aren’t Cargo hang tags will be placed in all new pickup trucks. The decision to distribute the information came as a result of when…
COLLEGE STATION — Farm and ranch families may have to live with less income as a result of the drought, said Nancy Granovsky, family economics specialist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service and certified financial planner. According to Granovsky, the key to surviving stressful financial pressure is communication. Families suffering economic hardship need to communicate…
LUFKIN – Scattered rain showers across the state have done little to dampen concerns about the use of fireworks this July Fourth holiday. “We’re optimistic,” Bobby Young, associate director of Forest Resource Protection with the Texas Forest Service, says of the recent rains. “But we also realize that we’re not out of the woods by…
COLLEGE STATION — More than 25 percent of Texans still don’t use their seat belts when they travel in their vehicles. Coordinated Campaign Safe and Sober reminds Texans about the importance of using safety belts with some straight-forward facts. Katie Womack, research scientist for the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), said they have been collecting safety…
(Color photos available upon request.) COLLEGE STATION — Biochemist George Bates begins his talk about malnourished Mexican children in an academic way; slides showing stunted growth, protruding shoulder blades, dry eyes, rotten teeth and scaley skin. But somewhere in the carousel of images, scientist turns sentimentalist. “I’m not in this because I’m a toughy,” admits…
Writer: Kathleen Davis Phillips, (979) 845-2872, ka-phillips@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. George Bates, 979-845-6831 COLLEGE STATION — Biochemist George Bates begins his talk about malnourished Mexican children in an academic way; slides showing stunted growth, protruding shoulder blades, dry eyes, rotten teeth and scaley skin. But somewhere in the carousel of images, scientist turns sentimentalist. “I’m not in this…
WICHITA FALLS — Diabetes is a widespread disease affecting more than 14 million Americans, almost a million of whom are Texans. Half of the victims are unaware they have the disease, but there are successful treatments which can help diabetes sufferers and their families manage and cope with the changes the disease causes, say family…
COLLEGE STATION — Osteoporosis, a major health problem in America, will receive statewide attention during Osteoporosis Action Week, May 12-18. The Texas Department of Health, along with health care providers, hospitals, businesses and other agencies such as the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, will join the annual National Foundation’s Osteoporosis Prevention Week campaign to educate Texans…
