Ready or not, the holidays are here. It’s a time when many Americans accustomed to preparing simple meals find themselves responsible for safely serving multi-dish feasts. It’s no easy task. Outbreaks of some types of food poisoning tend to rise in November and December, according to the ...
MARQUETTE — Michigan is offering free contraception at locations across the state starting in November. The Department of Health and Human Services is distributing certain kinds of free contraception as part of a new state education and awareness program. Supplies include condoms and over-the-counter medications like emergency contraception and contraceptive pills. Long-term contraception, like IUDs or implants, aren’t included. The program’s goal is to expand awareness of family planning services that are already available in Michigan, said Natasha Bagdasarian, the ...
Next week, on Thursday, Nov. 28, we will be blessed to celebrate our annual Thanksgiving Day. This is a special time when many of us will have the opportunity to be thankful as we gather together with family and friends. Certainly, many of us also have much to be thankful for as we enjoy our great Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Let me again briefly review the long term history of our Founding Fathers as they continued to offer thanks for our wonderful country. Thanksgiving Day was first recognized as an official federal holiday by the United States government when President George ...
Billions of dollars are spent in America in caring for illness and disease. Many tears have been shed from the lives lost to our biggest killers, the chronic diseases of lifestyle. Modern medicine has struggled to combat the rising tide of these conditions, like heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. And the link to the epidemic of obesity over the last half century is hard to ignore. Obesity is a global epidemic; every analysis is showing increasing numbers around the globe. In general, this rise appears to be linked to the spread of the fast-food, ultra-processed dietary regimen. These ...
Have you ever had a kidney stone? Do you know someone who had one, perhaps more than one? Kidney stones are common. About 11 percent of men and 6 percent of women in the United States have kidney stones at least once during their lifetime. Once you have a kidney stone, the chance of having another one rises to about 50%. If you had a kidney stone attack, also known as renal colic, you are unlikely to forget it because the pain is intolerable and the event typically leaves such a mark that you would do almost anything to avoid the agony. Can kidney stones be prevented? Can recurrent ...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — After working at a crowded and dangerous internment camp in Iraq, Air Force Staff Sgt. Heather O’Brien brought home with her anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. A bouncy labradoodle and a Kansas City-area program helped her get back on her feet. Dogs 4 Valor, ...
