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  • Texas Medical Center's Annual Christmas at the Center - A Celebration of Giving, 1998. In this annual effort, social workers from TMC hospitals identify families with special needs. The TMC Assistance Center and Assistance League of Houston work with institutions and the community to fulfill each family's wishes. Call 713-790-1136 by Oct. 30 to make a donation or sponsor a family.

  • Biologic Principles for the Therapy of Human Colon Cancer, sponsored by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Nov. 5-8. For information, call 713-792-2222.

  • First Annual Women's Health Symposium, sponsored by M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Nov 7. For information, call 713-792-2222.

  • Continuum of Care in Rapid Pain Management: New Era of Reperfusion, sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine, Oct. 31. For information, call 713-798-6020.

  • ISCTS -⋅The World Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons VIII World Congress, sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine, Nov. 1-4. For information, call 713-798-6020.

  • Eucharistic Celebration for Health Care Professionals, sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of Galveston-Houston, Oct. 18, 3 p.m., at Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral, 1111 Pierce St.

  • The Health Policy Lunch Lecture Series, sponsored by the American Medical Students' Association of Baylor College of Medicine, Oct. 19-23, noon-1 p.m. each day in the Kleberg Auditorium of the DeBakey Building. Managed care, malpractice, and patients' rights are just a few of the topics to be discussed. For information, call 713-798-4600.

  • The 12th Annual Willliam A. Spencer, M.D., Lectureship: "The Effects of Exercise on Aging with Disability" co-sponsored by the departments of physical medicine and rehabilitation of Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Oct. 23, 8:20-10:30 a.m. The guest speaker will be Dr. William J. Evans.

  • 19th Annual LVN Workshop, sponsored by the Harris County Hospital District, Nov. 13, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. For information, call 713-636-5160.

  • Healthy Halloween Extravaganza, sponsored by the Museum of Health & Medical Science, Thursday, Oct. 29, 4-7 p.m. Carnival booths, costume contest, scary story hour, haunted body pavilion, witch's kitchen and much more. For information, call 713-942-7054, ext. 106.

  • Children's Art Project Parade, sponsored by M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Oct. 29, starting at 11:15 a.m. Life-sized reproductions of young patients' famous holiday art. The parade marks the 25th year of the Children's Art Project. For information, call 713-792-6266.

  • The Great Pumpkin Fun Run, benefiting Texas Heart Institute and sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Saturday, Oct. 31. For the seventh consecutive year, runners and walkers will be wearing their scariest costumes as they race in the Great Pumpkin Dash (5K run), the Goblin Gallop (3K walk and jog) and the Witches Walk (1K walk and jog). For information and registration, call 713-791-2540.

  • The Spectre of Chemical and Biological Terrorism, sponsored by the City of Houston Health and Human Services Department, Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services and The University of Texas-Houston School of Public Health, Oct. 20, at the School of Public Health, noon-1 p.m. For information, call 713-500-9164.
  • "Doors," a photographic exhibit and benefit for neuromuscular research at Baylor College of Medicine, will open Oct. 21, at the Robert McClain Gallery, 2818 Kirby, and run through Oct. 28. There will be an opening reception on Oct. 21, from 6-8:30 p.m. The photos taken by Dan Wainberg depict a personal view of Russia, Yemen, India, Indonesia and Egypt where Wainberg and his wife Doreen traveled. Doreen was diagnosed with ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig's disease, in 1996, but the couple continue to plan their trips abroad. Wainberg hopes to advance ALS research through the sale of his photos. For information about this exciting exhibit, call 713-520-9988.

  • National Veterans Creative Arts Festival, sponsored by the Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Nov. 2-9. The culmination of a year-long fine arts talent competition open to all veterans receiving care at one of the VA hospitals across the country. A week of rehearsals and workshops (held at the Crowne Plaza Medical Center) will culminate on Sunday, Nov. 8, with a gala variety stage show and art exhibit at the University of Houston's Cullen Performance Hall. Admission is free. For information, call 713-794-7410.

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