Heat up the barbecue for grilled veggies

Let me make a confession. I have no idea what a curry mung burger is. But it sure tasted good during the Burger War at Pine Knob Golf Club.

Racquet Up courts urban kids

On a recent Thursday afternoon at the Northwest Activities Center in Detroit, a group of 10 kids played fierce sets of squash while a second group of 10 rehearsed their haiku poems and best Langston Hughes imitations for the following evening’s Open Mic night. An hour and a half later, the groups switched activities.

Depression is treated like an illness

Dear Dr. Donohue: I have been on Paxil for a number of years due to an unfortunate happening in my life. It has now been more than 15 years. I'm an elderly person. Would it be safe for me to wean myself from Paxil?

Research: Large vitamin C doses lower blood pressure

Large doses of vitamin C may moderately reduce blood pressure, Johns Hopkins researchers have found.

Born to run barefoot? Some end up getting injured

Los Angeles— Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of striding unshod.

Lightheadedness means different things to people

Dear Dr. Donohue: I am a 69-year-old woman and hope you have an answer for me. My doctor checked me for vertigo and then gave me a prescription of meclizine (Antivert). It didn't help me. I am on no medicines and have no other medical problems.

Annual lung scan benefits targeted

Chicago — New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers.

CDC: Half of overweight teens have heart risk

Atlanta-- Half the nation's overweight teens have unhealthy blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar levels that put them at risk for future heart attacks and other cardiac problems, new federal research says.

Sleep apnea leaves people constantly tired

Dear Dr. Donohue: Will you please write about sleep apnea? What are its causes? What can be done for it in natural ways?

Feds to boomers: Get hepatitis C test

Atlanta — For the first time, the government is proposing that all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C, a liver destroying virus.

Woman learns toll of vicious flesh-eating bacteria

Atlanta — Faced with the prospect of losing both hands and her one remaining foot, a young Georgia woman battling to survive a case of flesh-eating bacteria that has already claimed one leg mouthed the words “Let’s do this.”

Leg strength greatly adds to speed of pitched ball

Dear Dr. Donohue: I'm a high-school pitcher. Sometimes I play other positions, but most of the time I pitch. My coach has told me to start doing strength work on my legs. He says it will increase the speed of my pitches. He didn't say how. Can you tell me how? It sounds like hogwash to me.

Meals at restaurant can often hide high sodium

We thought we were going healthy on Mother's Day by picking up grilled chicken at a restaurant. There was no time to cook. There was no time to sit down at a restaurant because my daughter, Celine, was in the always-grueling Novi Jaguars soccer tournament and we did not leave the fields in Hamburg, Mich., until 7 p.m.

Study: Good cholesterol may not lower heart risk

Raising good cholesterol, a goal pursued by Merck & Co. and Eli Lilly & Co. as the next milestone in cardiac care, may not cut heart attack risk, says a study that challenges the development of drugs that may generate billions of dollars in sales.

More doctors are ditching the old prescription pad

Washington — Doctors increasingly are ditching the prescription pad: More than a third of the nation's prescriptions now are electronic, according to the ...

Kids’ lead poison limit drops

Atlanta — For the first time in 20 years, U.S. health officials have lowered the threshold for lead poisoning in young children.

Research: Coffee linked to longer life

Milwaukee — One of life’s simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might ...

Autistic students get support in EMU program

Although many young people on the autism spectrum can handle the academics of college, some need support navigating the social, time management and ...

Alzheimer’s research ramps up in Michigan

An $80 million national research plan to attack Alzheimer’s disease will start this year with federally sponsored studies on ways to prevent the disease in ...

Tuberculosis patient charged in California for not taking meds

San Francisco— Authorities in California took the unusual step of jailing and charging a tuberculosis patient who they say refused to take medication to ...

Man’s sudden death not preventable

Dear Dr. Donohue: My son died suddenly at age 45. An autopsy found that he had aortic valve stenosis. Two years previous, his doctor had him take a ...

Clock ticking with new plan to fight Alzheimer’s

Washington— The Obama administration declared Alzheimer's one of the country's biggest health challenges on Tuesday, adopting a national strategy that ...

Lichen sclerosus is a troubling skin problem

Dear Dr. Donohue: I am a 70-year-old woman recently diagnosed with lichen sclerosus et atrophicus. Will you please provide information on this disease? Is it ...

1 in 3 autistic young adults lack jobs, education

Chicago -- One in 3 young adults with autism have no paid job experience, college or technical schooling nearly seven years after high school graduation, a ...

States cracking down on strangulation attempts in domestic abuse cases

Washington-- By the time the late-night argument ended, Jacqi Galles had been hoisted off the ground in a tight stranglehold and choked so vigorously that she ...

Polycystic kidney disease attacks all people

Dear Dr. Donohue: Help us raise polycystic kidney disease awareness. March is National Kidney Month!

Once-a-day pill to join AIDS fight

Chicago — Condoms and other safe-sex practices have accomplished only so much. Now the 30-year battle against AIDS is on the verge of a radical new phase, with ...

In-home HIV test considered

Washington — The Food and Drug Administration is considering approval of the first over-the-counter HIV test that would allow consumers to quickly test ...

Too few infants breast-fed

Washington — The real issue with breast-feeding is this: Too few infants who could really benefit from it are getting mom’s milk.