Newstreamz Video Extra - Texas State Band Halftime Performance
The Texas State Marching Band performed their halftime performance “Firedance” at the Texas Southern game on Saturday. Here is the complete performance.
Bobcats Win In Offensive Shootout
Texas State played in the first live broadcast of a football game on the new Southland Conference Television network and turned in an impressive offensive showing. The Bobcats (3-2) beat Texas Southern (3-3) by a score of 63-39 in front of 11,561 delighted fans at Bobcat Stadium Saturday evening.
Texas State opened the game with Karrington […]
SMCISD parent meeting: Gifted/Talented Education program overview
On October 9, 2008, an open meeting will be held for San Marcos CISD parents who are interested in information on the district’s Gifted and Talented Education Program. The overview will be presented from 6-7 pm in the large training room of the Lamar Annex Building, 500 West Hutchison. According […]
Homecoming Isn’t Kind to Rattlers
Friday night, the San Marcos High School Rattlers’ planned an evening of pomp and pageantry, and while they succeeded in that respect, homecoming week didn’t work out completely as planned. The Rattlers football team fell to the New Braunfels Canyon Cougars 48-14.
San Marcos won the coin toss and decided to defer to the second half […]
The fourth San Marcos High School Football Game. The Strikin’ Rattlers versus New Braunfels Canyon.
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Texas State students take a stand
Congressman Lloyd Doggett came under pressured to vote “no” on HR1424, the Economic Stabilization/Bail Out Bill. Freedom Works, a student run organization at Texas State University that promotes capitalism and free market principles, urged students to get involved. The organization gathered at the free speech zone on campus and solicited signatures for a petition against […]
Helpful tool or big brother?
Posted on May 23, 2008 at 11:23 am • Print • Share
Google has announced a service that keeps track of all your medical history. According to google.com/health, the main goal behind Google Health is organizing your medical records into one place so that patients and doctors can have easy access. Ultimately the service should help prevent cases of drug interactions caused by lack of information, as well as better diagnose illness by being able to chart symptoms over a long period of time.
This kind of technology is already being used on a smaller scale according to Clay Destefano, Public Relations President at Central Texas Medical Center, “People are enjoying using this system. It is a great way to keep up with immunizations and a good place for you to put this kind of health information.”
People outside the health profession aren’t so eager to participate in this new technology. Texas State University student Cody Cheves is one of many who are apprehensive. “[Google Health] seems to be one of those things that could be good but there is a high potential for abuse.” Local San Marcos resident Fets Benavides agrees, “I don’t think this is necessary, I think they will just use it to sell pharmaceuticals. I think the plan is: Do you feel like you have a headache?…yes…click…here are five pharmaceuticals to help.”
Destefano defends the system for its many benefits. “When people visit the doctor they are usually under a lot of stress and not as clear headed when they fill out forms for the doctor. The program is designed to build as you go, at home, when you are not under stress.” As for the potential for abuse by Google and other companies Destefano said “The records are not kept by a physician or a lab like ours, it is a personal health record and in that context it is a great thing.”
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