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Women are just as corrupt as men in Mexican politics
Women are just as corrupt as men in Mexican municipal politics, according to a new study from Rice University.
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Let Them Eat Cake
Wedding Cake 2017 Trends and Interview with Tammy Allen Award Winning Baker
Everyone knows 2017 is all about the cake and who better to ask than award winner and top wedding cake designer Tammy Allen of Wedding Cakes by Tammy Allen. According to Brides.com, bakers are taking buttercream to a whole new level. Bridal cakes are being made bigger with more elaborate style using geometric shapes. Watercolors, crystallized candy, and bling are just some of the newest trends couples are bound to see appearing on cakes this year. With so much new creativity happening with cakes the sky is the limit on the perfect cake for the special day.
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Eight Houston Area Finalists Vie to Be Named a H-E-B’s Primo Pick Product
Prepare your taste buds for some new, interesting flavorful combinations that will hit H-E-B stores in the future thanks to their annual competition, H-E-B Primo Picks Quest for Texas Best. Now in its fourth year, the statewide competition is the signature program for the grocer that allows food entrepreneurs to compete for a chance to have their products on H-E-B store shelves. To date, the competition has yield more than 200 new products for H-E-B.
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Philip Guston Now Opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Through January 2023
Philip Guston Now, First Retrospective in 20 Years influential Artist’s Work, opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Works touch on what the artist called the “brutality of the world.” The deep joy of painting will be on view through January 16, 2023,
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JUST ANNOUNCED: Kyle MacLachlan Narrates Oedipus rex
The Houston Symphony thrilled to announce that Golden Globe Award-winning actor Kyle MacLachlan—best known for his roles in Twin Peaks, Dune, Blue Velvet, Portlandia, Desperate Housewives, and Sex and the City—will join the cast of Stravinsky’s Oedipus rex as narrator.
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Love is in the Air: Valentine's Day at Hotels Across the State
Where to Celebrate Valentine's Day
Some Valentine’s Day programming from across the state, from Houston to Fort Worth and more.
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Harris County District Attorney's Office: Houston Man Sentenced to 90 Years for 2017 Crime Spree That Left Two Dead
A 60-year-old Houston man who killed two people and injured a third as part of a “list” of people he wanted dead was sentenced this week to 90 years in prison, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.
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People over 50 accounted for 17% of new HIV cases diagnosed in Europe in 2015, study says.
Published on September 27, 2017
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Stopping antidepressants may lead to relapse, study finds. Here's what you can do
Over half of people with chronic depression who attempted to stop their antidepressant medication relapsed into depression by the end of a year, compared to those who did not stop medicating, according to a randomized, double-blinded clinical trial released Wednesday.
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Greatest Rise in Heroin Use Was Among White People, Study Says
The numbers are startling -- in 2015, 52,404 people died from drug overdoses according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sixty-three percent of those deaths involved an opioid.
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Middle-aged Americans less healthy than English peers — and it doesn't matter how much money they have
Middle-aged people in the United States are in worse health than those living in England, and the disparities are larger for low income individuals, according to a new study.
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Deaths in pregnant or recently pregnant women have risen, especially for unrelated causes such as drug poisoning and homicide
The mortality rate of pregnant and recently pregnant women in the United States rose almost 30% between 2019 and 2020, according to a new study.
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A new study found about two young children are injured every day in window blind-related incidents.
Published on December 12, 2017
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Brain scans from the University College London study, published on July 8./Credit: University College London
Published on July 8, 2020
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Wearing a mask at home was 79% effective at preventing the spread of Covid-19, according to a recent study. Credit: Shutterstock
Published on December 14, 2020
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Artificially sweetened beverages may not be a heart-healthy alternative to sugary drinks, a new study found. Credit: Shutterstock
Published on October 26, 2020
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The study bolsters the idea that inflammation is linked to Parkinson’s disease, and points to differences in how men and women respond to the disease.
Published on April 27, 2021
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Reynolds Files HB 342 on Cyber-Security Protections for Our Elections
American elections only recently seemed impenetrable: too many different systems, different jurisdictions and different machines, online and offline, to hack. But confidence in the system's invulnerability is eroding after national security officials revealed that during the 2016 presidential race Russian hackers attempted to infiltrate election systems in 21 states, Texas being one of them.
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Popular OTC medicines for colds and allergies don’t work, FDA panel says
Phenylephrine, a popular ingredient in many over-the-counter allergy and cold medicines, is ineffective in tablet form, an independent advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration unanimously agreed on Tuesday.
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Younger people have continued to walk less since the height of the pandemic, the study found. Mandatory Credit: Adobe Stock
Published on March 21, 2023
