Birmingham Archives

Assisted Living & Other Senior Care Options

Aug 08, 2005 at 05:02 pm by steve

The demand for long-term healthcare services is reaching an all-time high, thanks in part to extended life expectancy and the overall graying of America. According to statisti.... Read More

Hospital-Based Palliative Care: Has the Time Come?

Aug 08, 2005 at 05:00 pm by steve

The scenario is painfully familiar: A 93-year-old woman in breathing distress is rushed by ambulance from her nursing home to a hospital emergency room in the middle of the ni.... Read More

UAB Program Works to Prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome

Jul 08, 2005 at 04:22 pm by steve

A program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is teaching parents of newborns how to protect their children from shaken baby syndrome, one of the most severe forms of c.... Read More

Children's Access to Care Tops AAP Priority List

Jul 08, 2005 at 04:21 pm by steve

"Access is at the top of everyone's agenda," stated Dr. John E. Lewy, FAAP, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Committee on Federal Government Affairs. With more.... Read More

Early Intervention Key to Dealing with Childhood Obesity

Jul 08, 2005 at 04:18 pm by steve

"To me, the hardest part of our clinical program is seeing a child who's 12 years old who weighs 300 pounds and is 5 foot 2. That child didn't get to be 300 pounds overnight..... Read More