KDAF-TV CH 33 (CW) Dallas/Fort Worth - Breast Cancer: New Technique offers One Stop Mastectomy, Breast Reconstruction (Nov. 20, 2009) It's hard to believe, but seven months ago Jennifer Jablon had a preventative double mastectomy. She has a family history of breast cancer and genetic testing indicated she would eventually wind up with cancer too, so at 36 years of age, she opted for Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator surgery. Surgeons remove the breasts and then reconstruct them with skin and fat from the stomach. UT Southwestern plastic surgeon Dr. Michel Saint-Cyr operated on Jennifer. He's one of only 40 surgeons in the United States that performs the procedure. Watch segment

REUTERS - Reflux might be immune condition, study finds (Nov. 20, 2009) Acid reflux, a common condition that has been highly profitable for the makers of antacid drugs, may not be caused by stomach acid at all, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. Instead, gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD might be caused by immune system cells causing inflammation, the team at UT Southwestern said. "Currently, we treat GERD by giving medications to prevent the stomach from making acid," said Dr. Rhonda Souza, who led the study published in the November issue of Gastroenterology. "But if GERD is really an immune-mediated injury, maybe we should create medications that would prevent these cytokines from attracting inflammatory cells to the esophagus and starting the injury in the first place." Read more

FOX NEWS - The Obese Don't Always Know It (Nov. 18, 2009) Some obese individuals don't realize they have a weight problem, a new study finds. That could be an unhealthy attitude as these same people tend not to exercise and have many risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The study, based on survey data collected in Dallas, found that one in 10 participants - all of whom were classified as obese - were satisfied with their body size and didn't think they needed to lose a few. "That is a sizeable percentage who don't understand they are overweight and believe they are healthy," said lead researcher Tiffany Powell, a cardiology fellow at UT Southwestern. Read More