It is reported that a peanut allergy is one of the eight most common food allergies, and it is believed that this allergy affects only about 1 to 2 percent of the entire United States population. Peanuts grow underground and they are part of the food group known as legumes. Peanut allergy ...
Presented for your enlightenment and amusement today is the case of the “Champagne Bottle Leg.” To many, the idea that someone’s leg could be shaped in such a fashion seems absurd, but to those suffering from this affliction, this is no joke. And we’re not talking about a one in a million condition but a disease affecting one out of twenty Americans. This is the story of Martha, a retiree 70 years of age, who was employed for years working the register at a busy food store. Her medical history was quite common, moderately overweight with well-controlled high blood pressure. For ...
MARQUETTE — It’s often cited as among the best ways to improve health, this side of a rigorous exercise program. Tai Chi is a gentle, slow-moving exercise that improves balance, focus and regulates the immune system. It continues to be a part of treatment programs at the Mayo Clinic, ...
LANSING — Nurses are caught in the middle between their professional ethics code and constraints on treating patients who can’t afford medical care, a new study says. As a result, nurses in such situations may experience “moral distress” that “places the profession of nursing in ...
After 17 years of working in the Keweenaw Peninsula, it is time for me to make a change. A lot has happened during these years: I joined the hospital when it was a small, rural, independent facility (Keweenaw Memorial Medical Center), and saw it turn, as many other independent hospitals, ...
Once again, Fall Prevention Month, occurring every September, has come and gone. Little mention was made of the event in the popular media this year, not indicative of its importance, which is reflected in the statistics. Roughly 36 million falls are reported each year among older adults. ...
