Birmingham Archives

Survey: High Deductibles Often Steer Patients Away From Care

Feb 08, 2006 at 02:44 pm by steve

Those high-deductible and consumer-directed health plans may be all the rage in the insurance industry, but researchers say they ultimately may pose a threat to people's healt.... Read More

How is Alabama Dealing with Soaring Medicaid Costs?

Feb 08, 2006 at 02:38 pm by steve

As healthcare costs go up and the number of uninsured Americans rises, Medicaid funding is an ongoing concern, especially for providers such as nursing homes and teaching hosp.... Read More

NIH Outlines Ambitious Plans To Produce Cancer Genome Atlas

Feb 08, 2006 at 02:34 pm by steve

The National Institutes of Health is planning to spend upwards of a billion dollars to deploy the latest technology in the hunt for molecular signposts that will play a key ro.... Read More

Inhibitex Designing New Therapy To Fight Deadly MRSA

Feb 08, 2006 at 02:30 pm by steve

A new and more virulent form of antibiotic-resistant staph infection has spread beyond its traditional setting in U.S. hospitals and has begun appearing with increasing &ndash.... Read More

Women Need More Aggressive Management of Cardiac Risk Factors

Feb 08, 2006 at 02:22 pm by steve

Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in women since 1912, but today doctors still underestimate women's heart risk, according to a study published in the February.... Read More