ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 4 -- When Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took office, she inherited a vexing health-care problem common to many states: whether to let small clinics compete freely against hospitals for such services as outpatient surgery and MRIs.
Nigerian opposition parties on Thursday demanded information on the health of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, amid alarming rumours that have spread for the past 15 days he has been out of the country.
Counseling on smoking cessation and other health issues during pregnancy may have lasting benefits for low-income African-American women, a study suggests.
A survey being released by the Mercer consulting firm found 59% of companies intend to keep down rising health care costs in 2009 by raising workers' deductibles, copays or out-of-pocket spending limits
