State and federal lawmakers are focusing increas ingly on health care reform, and a growing number are expressing serious interest in "patient-focused" or "consumer-centered" approaches. This is certainly a positive development.

Some remedies people can practice themselves. Posted: Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. MARQUETTE -- Seeking conventional help for ailments has its place.

The convergence of genomics, information technology, and nanotechnologies will radically alter every aspect of the healthcare system from the way companies develop and market drugs to the way individuals pay for and receive medical services, according to

Ronald Warner, DVM, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center warns people to be cautious around wildlife to avoid contracting rabies.

If you've been outdoors at dusk lately, you know that mosquitoes could be a big problem this year. The area's recent rainfall and flooding have produced plenty of standing water for the swarming insects to lay their eggs and reproduce.