http://web.unthsc.edu http://web.unthsc.edu en http://web.unthsc.edu/info/20039/press_kits/24/womens_health <p>The Health Science Center houses a unique, interdisciplinary program to address the specific needs of women's health issues - FOR HER, a collaborative women's health center designed to meet the health care needs for women of all ages and cultures through research, education, patient care and community engagement....</p> 2012-08-13T20:50:31-05:00 http://web.unthsc.edu/info/20039/press_kits/23/what_is_do_fast_facts <ul> <li>There are nearly 57,000 D.O.s practicing in the U.S. today.</li> <li>Almost 50 percent of all D.O. students are women.</li> <li>A tenet of osteopathic medicine is that the body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing and health maintenance.</li> <li>Approximately 65% of practicing osteopathic physicians specialize in primary care areas, such as pediatrics, family practice, obstetrics and gynecology, and internal medicine.</li> <li>Many D.O.s fill a critical need for physicians by practicing in rural and other medically underserved communities.</li> <li>D.O.s practice a &quot;whole person&quot; approach to medicine. Instead of just treating specific symptoms or illnesses, they regard your body as an integrated whole, consisting of mind, body and spirit.</li> <li>Osteopathic physicians focus on preventive health care.</li> <li>D.O.s receive extra training in the musculoskeletal system-your body's interconnected system of nerves, muscles and bones that make up two-thirds of your body mass. This training provides osteopathic physicians with a better understanding of the ways that an illness or injury in one part of your body can affect another.</li> </ul> <p><br />For more information about the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth, contact the media office at 817-735-2446.</p> 2012-08-13T14:49:32-05:00 http://web.unthsc.edu/info/20039/press_kits/22/what_is_do <p> <ul> <li>A D.O., or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, is a fully licensed physician and surgeon. Osteopathic physicians are found in every medical specialty in the nation and are trained in the same modern diagnostic and therapeutic tools that allopathic (M.D.) physicians use.</li> <li>D.O.s also are trained to incorporate a holistic &quot;body-mind-spirit&quot; approach to healthcare and receive advanced training in manual medicine - also called osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT). OMT is used as an additional tool by D.O.s in the treatment of many disorders that affect the musculoskeletal system.</li> <li>D.O.s partner with their patients to maintain health and prevent disease. Many of the primary care doctors in the United States are osteopathic physicians, and many fill the healthcare needs of under-served and rural areas.</li> <li>Osteopathic medicine was founded in 1874 by Andrew Taylor Still, M.D., D.O. Dr. Still was dissatisfied with his contemporary medical practices and procedures, believing that medications and treatments of the time were ineffective.</li> <li>After losing three children to spinal meningitis, Dr. Still studied the human body and attributes of good health in order to better understand disease and the body's ability to fight illness. His resulting philosophy of medicine and health focused on the body's innate ability to heal itself and prevent disease.</li> <li>He also identified the musculoskeletal system as the key element of good health. Dr. Still believed a physician could use his hands to manipulate a patient's musculoskeletal system into balance, allowing the body to heal itself and function more efficiently.</li> <li>D.O.s today continue to promote overall wellness of their patients by taking into consideration the patient's lifestyle and other factors that could influence overall health. In addition to prescribing medical treatment as necessary, D.O.s also help educate their patients to make healthier choices and take more responsibility for their personal wellness.</li> <li>In addition to today's medical treatments and technologies, D.O.s bring something extra to their medical practices. They are trained to be generalists first and specialists second. Thus, the majority of D.O.s - about 65 percent - practice in primary care. D.O.s also are trained to treat patients as a whole person, rather than treating just a collection of symptoms or an illness.</li> </ul> ...</p> 2012-08-13T20:48:02-05:00 http://web.unthsc.edu/info/20039/press_kits/21/rural_fast_facts <p>Of Texas' 177 rural counties:...</p> 2012-08-13T20:46:24-05:00 http://web.unthsc.edu/info/20039/press_kits/20/rural_education <p>The UNT Health Science Center offers its medical students the unique opportunity to improve the health of Texans across the state in even the most remote areas through the Rural Osteopathic Medical Education of Texas (ROME) program....</p> 2012-08-13T20:38:27-05:00 http://web.unthsc.edu/info/20039/press_kits/19/pmi <p>The Physical Medicine Institute (PMI) was developed to promote basic and clinical research, education, clinical practice and community outreach programs in the prevention, diagnoses, treatment and rehabilitation of neuromusculoskeletal disease of human beings of all ages.<br />To accomplish this, the PMI has identified seven focus areas:...</p> 2012-08-13T20:37:21-05:00 http://web.unthsc.edu/info/20039/press_kits/18/dna_lab_overview <p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The University of North Texas Center for Human Identification (UNTCHI), a project of the National Institute of Justice, assists law enforcement officials across the country in missing persons investigations. Law enforcement agencies and medical examiners can submit samples to UNTCHI to be processed for DNA free of charge. The DNA results are entered into the multi-tiered Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) and searched against other unidentified cases and the families of missing persons....</p> 2012-08-13T14:35:59-05:00 http://web.unthsc.edu/info/20039/press_kits/17/dna_fast_facts 2012-08-13T20:34:55-05:00 http://web.unthsc.edu/info/20039/press_kits/16/dna_codis_overview <p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Within 30 days after a person is reported missing and is not found, law enforcement must inform the family of the missing person that they can voluntarily submit a sample of their DNA to UNTCHI to be processed and entered into the CODIS database. The samples are obtained by swabbing the inside of the cheek(s) of relative(s) of the missing person. In the rare case that family members are not available, a direct reference sample from the missing person can be used for DNA purposes (toothbrush, biopsy tissue). The samples are processed to produce DNA profiles which are then entered into a CODIS database and remain there until an association, if any, is made....</p> 2012-08-13T14:32:39-05:00 http://web.unthsc.edu/info/20039/press_kits/15/cancer_research <p>The UNT Health Science Center participates in a wide range of cancer research and treatment....</p> 2012-08-13T14:31:20-05:00 http://web.unthsc.edu/info/20039/press_kits/14/cancer_fast_facts 2012-08-13T20:30:06-05:00 http://web.unthsc.edu/info/20039/press_kits/13/alzheimers_work <p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; In the last two decades, census figures have shown that the world's vital statistics are changing. In the U.S., the proportion of older adults went from roughly four percent in 1900 to 13 percent today, and will increase to more than 20 percent by 2030....</p> 2012-08-13T14:26:22-05:00 http://web.unthsc.edu/info/20039/press_kits/11/alzheimers_fast_facts 2012-08-13T20:20:21-05:00