Birmingham Archives

CMS Proposes Changes to the E-prescribing Standards

Aug 08, 2007 at 11:00 pm by steve

Electronic prescriptions, with their many advantages, may be on the verge of gaining popularity in the United States. E-prescribing is the process by which providers electroni.... Read More

Candidate HPV Vaccine Cervarix Poised to Compete with Gardasil

Aug 08, 2007 at 11:00 pm by steve

Results of a large multinational trial of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Cervarix indicate that it protects against more cancer-causing types of the virus than does Me.... Read More

Minority Outreach Key to UAB Prostate Cancer Research Compliance Rate

Aug 08, 2007 at 11:00 pm by steve

Education and awareness are major factors in the 95 percent compliance rate the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has maintained eight years into a prostate cancer tri.... Read More

Children Feel Pain, Too

Aug 08, 2007 at 11:00 pm by steve

For decades, it has been recognized that children frequently are not medicated enough for pain that results from disease or surgery. The under-medication has resulted, in part.... Read More

New Substance Changes Lives of Chronic Pain Patients

Aug 08, 2007 at 11:00 pm by steve

Because chronic pain sufferers frequently need narcotic drugs to relieve their discomfort, they are at risk of developing psychological and physiological dependence and addict.... Read More