Saturday, November 07, 2009
Blogging is healthy
The Green Life
Cindy Jacobs: I always find the most helpful reading materials while waiting on carryout at Mudgie's Deli in Corktown. Greg Mudge's countertop has … Continued
Health & Fitness
Terry Foster: One of my boys noticed my weight loss and wanted to know how he could shed a few pounds. I will hide his identity but if you see a short … Continued
Disabilities Blog
McKinzie Brantley: Kareem Dale is the Special Assistant to President Obama for Disability Policy. He recently agreed to spend a few minutes with The Detroit … Continued
Special Section
Ready or not, it's flu season
Find the latest reports on influenza and the H1N1 flu, advice from pediatrician Dr. Molly O'Shea, flu-tracking maps, video, Twitter updates and more.
Special Report
Cancer's inequities in Michigan
Whether you die from cancer may depend on where you live, your race and other factors.
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Health
- House opens debate on health care overhaul bill - 10:30 AM
- Alaska island village hit by suspected swine flu - 11:05 AM
- In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only - 05:50 PM
- Poll: One-third able to get swine flu vaccine - 03:29 PM
- FDA warns Web companies not to sell flavored cigs - 01:07 PM
- Goldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccine - 06:53 PM
- New gene therapy halts 2 boys' rare brain disease - 05:12 PM
- WHO: Swine flu virus is top strain worldwide - 10:50 AM
- Old method of heart bypass better than 'off-pump' - 08:58 AM
Foundation promotes mustaches as cancer awareness
It's been derided as a soup strainer, cookie duster, lip spinach and even face fungus, but if Australian expat Adam Garone has his way, each November the maligned mustache will become as potent a symbol in the fight against cancer as the pink ribbons that blossom each October in support of breast cancer awareness. - 11/07/2009
A Christian answers a Muslim's prayers
Family hopes to change view of organ donations
Raeda Charara Haidar will never forget how her teenage son dropped 80 pounds in just a month weeks because of his failing kidneys. After doctors told her he would need a kidney transplant, Haidar prayed a miracle would happen for her young son. - 11/07/2009
Michiganians clamor for swine flu vaccine
The virus is rampant. The vaccine is scarce. Oakland and Macomb county health departments are only holding mass clinics to administer the vaccine; Wayne County is taking appointments. - 11/06/2009
Dearborn physical therapist has license suspended
The Michigan Department of Community Health has suspended the license of Abdul Khaliq Zafar, a Dearborn physical therapist, after he failed to report a conviction in U.S. District Court. - 11/06/2009
Paul Donohue: Your Health
The cold fact on colds is they're contagious
Dear Dr. Donohue: When can I expect to catch my annual cold? Midwinter? How long is a person with a cold infectious to others? I want to be responsible about not spreading colds, but I'm not sure my boss is happy with me taking time off for having one. It sounds like a wimpy excuse. How do I tell cold symptoms from more serious things, like the flu? - 11/06/2009
W.Va. sits groggily on top in sleeplessness study of U.S. states
Atlanta -- Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness. - 11/05/2009
Medical Weight Loss clinics to teach the jobless health basics
Unemployed Michigan residents who want to lose weight and learn healthier eating habits are invited to attend a free, 10-week weight loss program at any of Medical Weight Loss Clinic's 34 locations in Michigan and Ohio. - 11/05/2009
U-M study: Sneezes raise health fears
If "achoo!" makes you jumpy these days, you're not alone. The swine flu pandemic has made people much more reactive when they hear or see someone sneeze, according to a new study. - 11/05/2009
6 more dead from H1N1 in Michigan
Six more people have died as a result of H1N1 for a total of 22, state health departments said today as the H1N1 virus hits Michigan hard. - 11/05/2009
Paul Donohue: Your Health
LDL cholesterol helps verify risk of heart attack
Dear Dr. Donohue: I am a 79-year-old female, 5 feet 2 inches tall and weigh 127 pounds. All my numbers are fine except for cholesterol, which is 151. My diet is low fat to no fat. I have nonfat yogurt every day. The last time my cholesterol was up, I cut out the yogurt and had oatmeal every day. My cholesterol went down to 145. My doctor wants me to take cholesterol medication. I would rather not. Is it the yogurt, or just my natural makeup that keeps my cholesterol high? - 11/05/2009
Insurers OK drug alternatives
Acupuncture, not pain pills that "make me loopy," is what Cynde Durnford-Branecki wants for her aching back, and a treatment costs her only a $20 copayment. - 11/04/2009
Breast cancer project targets world's poor
Washington -- Nurses were training women in rural Mexico to examine their breasts for cancer when one raised her hand to object. If she lost her breast, Harvard public health specialist Felicia Knaul recalls the woman saying, "My man would leave me" -- and with him, the family's income. - 11/04/2009
Diabetes can affect the health of your eyes
An estimated 17.9 million Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes and another 57 million people are at risk of getting the disease. Diabetics also are at risk for diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of vision loss among adults in the United States. In fact, people with diabetes are 25 times more likely to lose their vision than those without the disease. - 11/04/2009
Paul Donohue: Your Health
Leaky valves don't always need treatment
Dear Dr. Donohue: I had been feeling slightly uncomfortable in my chest, especially in the morning after waking. I had an echocardiogram. The report reads: "a trace of mitral regurgitation; mild tricuspid regurgitation; pulmonic valve thin and pliable with normal motion; insignificant valvular hemodynamics; normal ejection fraction of 60 percent." Is this something to be concerned about? How are valves related to the heart? My study was "technically difficult." Why? I am 68 years old. - 11/04/2009
Swine flu hits Michigan hard
Michigan is being hit by the worst flu season in years, with the H1N1 virus sickening tens of thousands of residents, sending hundreds to the hospital, closing nearly 600 schools and killing 16 people -- including five people in Metro Detroit. - 11/03/2009
