Revived drug prevents malaria, skirts drug resistance
"Clobbering parasites at two places is greater insurance that you clean themout." A chemical rank...parasites at two places,"Shapiro says, "is greater insurance that you clean them out." Drug resistance occurs when a few parasites in their human hosts ...Elderly heart attack patients fare well with managed care
...rctionequal to or better than with fee-for-service insurance BOSTON, MA - The timeliness and quality of care for elderly patients with acutemyocardial infarction (AMI) who are covered by non-profit health maintenanceorganizations (HMO) is equal to, or better than, the care provided underfee-for-service...New nasal obstruction procedure offers cheaper, pain-free alternative to surgery
...er than lasers -is less expensive. Medical insurance generally covers somnoplasty to treat nasalobstruction; because the procedure is new, Yarbrough gets pre-approval frominsurance companies. Somnoplasty - for the treatment of both snoring and nasal obstruction -is the way of the future, he sai...Elderly less likely than other adults to have economic problems
... dependent children, stable health insurance through programs such as ...more likelyto have health insurance -- such as Medicare -- whichhelps reduce economic hardships. Older people a...Annals of Internal Medicine Tip Sheet - October 19, 1999
... require changesin hospital and office procedures, insurance priorities and improvements incommunity-based programs that protect battered women and their children fromharm (Editorial, p. 619). * * * New Vaccines and Drugs Will Improve Preventing and Treating Flu An editorial reviews current and new vaccine......uffering from undetected liverdisease. Since many insurance companies follow HCFA's policies, millions ofyounger Americans may also have undetected liver disease as a result of thegovernment's action. Arguing that the diagnostic yield of an elevated ALT isquite good, Askari estimates that with the ALT test, ...Lack of private health insurance increases risk of dying, study finds
...ults under the age of 65 who lacked private health insurance were 35 percent more likely to die between 1986 an...isk of death because it is used to purchase health insurance and products and services used to promote health and prevent disease, the study found. Education re...Should banks be liable for pollution caused by companies that borrow from them?
... risks is inhibiting the creation of environmental insurance products. Analysis from the US, where environmental liability has been extended to banks, shows that it has a significant negative impact on their willingness to lend to environmentally risky industries. In the past, when environmental liability...Researchers find one in five children not getting care they think they need
...onvenient care." Teens who have continuous health insurance and those who had a physical examination within th...thers to forego care, researchers found. "Besides insurance availability, another key to change would be public health policies that guarantee confidentiality f...Genetic test for melanoma developed at UCSF
... through the screening process; according to some insurance carriers, these cases account for six percent of the money awarded each year in malpractice suits. Because melanoma results when a cell's genetic machinery gets out of control, Philip LeBoit, MD, a professor of pathology at UCSF, and his collea...UNC-CH study finds N.C. outpatient heart rehabilitation programs mostly under-used
...eck with their health maintenance organizations or insurance carriers and doctors to find out whether outpatient cardiac rehabilitation is covered by insurance.......is study. "Due to concerns about reimbursement by insurance companies, many patients decide not to participate in clinical trials or withdraw before completion of a new therapy that may offer the best hope of improved outcome or survival." To confirm the results of the study, investigators currently are discu...... eligible for Medicaid -- the federal/state health insurance program for certain low-income and needy people --...e families surveyed have employer-sponsored health insurance but are not taking advantage of it, and they are not enrolling their children in Medicaid," said Dr....Insured minorities continue to face obstacles to health care, UCSF study reports
... on minority populations and compare access across insurance plans. Analyzing data from the 1996 Medical Exp...that minorities also have a more limited choice of insurance plans than whites. The UCSF researchers also examined the effects of managed care on access to heal...New research reveals jury bias against whiplash lawsuits
... more likely to doubt victims of whiplash than the insurance companies that deny their claims. The Tennessee L...ue injury claims." As a result, Hans writes, "some insurance companies appear to be changing their settlement practices in low-impact car accidents, offering low...New study finds 18 football players died in 1999 season, eight paralyzed
...the UNC-CH professor said. They also should ask if insurance and medical assistance are available in case of injuries. The annual survey of football deaths and injuries began at Yale University in 1931, moved to Purdue University in 1942 and has been at UNC-Chapel Hill since 1965. The American Football ......ikely than whites to lack pension plans and health insurance coverage and to report poor perceived health statu... have a traditional job, a pension plan and health insurance coverage, she said. However, Asian Americans are still over twice as likely as whites to have povert...Many uninsured adults do not receive needed medical care
...1 year CHICAGO - American adults without health insurance are less likely than insured adults to receive pre... classified as long-term uninsured (without health insurance for a year or longer), short-term uninsured (without insurance for less than a year), or insured. D...... population of people who are employed and receive insurance coverage through their employers," said Linda C. Degutis, assistant professor of surgery and public health at Yale University. Each year, she added, substance abuse costs businesses at least $10 billion in absenteeism, injuries, medical liability an...