Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Blogging is healthy
The Green Life
Leslie Ellis: Kudos to the Woodbridge Pub in Detroit, which has opted to use local, seasonal offerings on its menu.
Buying food locally and in … Continued
Health & Fitness
Terry Foster: Today's magic number is 34. That is my new waist size and it took about eight months to get there. That was the goal when I changed my … Continued
Disabilities Blog
McKinzie Brantley: On March 10, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) outlined its plan to ensure people with disabilities have broadband access to the … Continued
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Health
- New HIV infections increasing among homosexuals - 12:55 AM
- Arteries improve after smokers quit, study finds - 05:06 PM
- Study: Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgery - 08:17 AM
- Studies: Intense treatment doesn't help diabetics - 07:20 PM
- Hearts may swoon when stocks do, study suggests - 05:07 PM
- Many WTC responders show early signs of heart woes - 08:20 AM
- Women on the pill may live longer - 01:06 PM
- Court says thimerosal did not cause autism - 09:09 PM
- Experts say even Obama getting too many med tests - 04:30 PM
Diabetes seminar today in Warren
A Community Diabetes Education Seminar is open to the public from 10 a.m. to noon today at the Warren Parks and Recreation Building, 5460 Arden St., Warren. - 03/16/2010
Sick, uninsured and in debt: One man's health care crisis
One afternoon, Kirk Miller, a 26-year-old with an easy smile and a quick wit, sat at his coffee table trying to make sense of the medical debt he has accumulated in the last few years. - 03/15/2010
Obama seeks to reassure seniors on health care
Strongsville, Ohio-- With a fresh sense of urgency, President Barack Obama sought to reassure seniors Monday about health care legislation approaching a final vote in Congress, pledging it would make preventive care cost-free and close a gap in Medicare prescription drug coverage. - 03/15/2010
Study: Clip rivals heart-valve surgery
Atlanta -- Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery. A study showed that a tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer than surgery, and nearly as effective, doctors reported Sunday. - 03/15/2010
Don't put off dealing with unpaid medical bills
Dealing with medical debt can be a harrowing experience, especially when the bills keep piling up and the tab runs into thousands of dollars. - 03/15/2010
Israeli organ donation plan resisted
Jerusalem -- Israel is launching a potentially trailblazing experiment in organ donation: Sign a donor card, and you and your family move up in line for a transplant if one is needed. - 03/15/2010
Heart disease treatments for diabetics fail to reduce risks
Three aggressive treatment strategies doctors had expected would prevent heart attacks among people with Type 2 diabetes and some who are on the verge of developing it have proved to be ineffective or even harmful, new studies show. - 03/15/2010
Dr. Paul Donohue
A person can be saved even if both of the lungs collapse
Dear Dr. Donohue: What happens to a person when his lungs collapse? Can he stay alive? Can the lungs be blown up like the inner tube of a wheel? - 03/15/2010
Court rejects link between autism, vaccine
Los Angeles -- The federal "vaccines court" ruled Friday in three separate cases that the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal does not cause autism, a finding that supports the broad scientific consensus on the matter but that greatly disappointed parents who are convinced that their child's illness was caused by vaccines. - 03/13/2010
Fed issues warning for baby slings after deaths
Washington -- The government warned Friday that those chic baby slings that hip moms and dads are sporting these days can be dangerous, even deadly for their little ones. - 03/13/2010
Experts: Health tests, care outpace need
Chicago -- Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans -- maybe even President Barack Obama -- are being overtreated. - 03/13/2010
Dr. Paul Donohue: Your health
Exercise can bring on asthma
Dear Dr. Donohue: At age 35 and in the wintertime, I decided to get into shape. I joined two others in daily jogging. Things went well until the end of December, when I started to cough while jogging. Sometimes the coughing was so bad that I had to stop. The coughing cleared enough to allow me to resume running, but it didn't go away entirely. One of my buddies thinks I have asthma. Could that be? - 03/13/2010
Prescription drug discount card offered for Detroit residents
Detroit -- City residents can cut their prescription drug bill by an average of 20 percent through a new program announced today by Council President Charles Pugh and City Clerk Janice Winfrey. - 03/12/2010
FDA warning: Some patients cannot process Plavix
Washington -- The Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix after reports that some patients cannot process the blockbuster blood thinner. - 03/12/2010
Experts say doctors are overtesting, overtreating
Chicago -- Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans -- maybe even President Barack Obama -- are being overtreated. - 03/12/2010







