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Foot pain is a funny thing, although those so afflicted aren’t laughing. It’s hard to rest your foot while going about your normal routine. Pain from this appendage can appear in many forms, cloaked in all manner of strange sensations. Many are confused about what constitutes pain, ...

Health Matters: HEEL PAIN NOT CAUSED BY HEEL SPURS

By Dr. Conway McLean, DABFAS, FAPWHc Joe went to his doctor after suffering for over a year. His pain was not debilitating (not yet anyway), but he simply didn’t want to do much, at least anything active, since it meant more discomfort. Joe wasn’t particularly fond of the sensations ...

Talk with the Doc: Basketball history and humor

Now that we are well into our wonderful entertaining basketball season, let’s take a brief look at the history of this great game. The game of basketball was invented by James Naismith in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He wanted to create an indoor sport to condition athletes during the ...

New leaders: Superior Health Foundation adds two new board directors

MARQUETTE — The Superior Health Foundation welcomed two new board directors at its meeting in early January. Fredi de Yampert and David Jahn joined the now 14-person board of directors. De Yampert will represent Houghton, Keweenaw and Baraga Counties, while Jahn will represent Chippewa, Luce and Mackinac Counties. De Yampert currently serves as the vice president of academic affairs and dean of the college of health sciences at Finlandia University. She acts as the chief academic officer for two colleges and two schools within the university. Earlier in her career at ...

Urology Pearls – The Index Card Diet: the final chapter

A few weeks ago, I told you about the book “The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated” written by Helaine Olen and Harold Pollack. “The Index Card” claims that the best financial advice for most people would fit on an Index Card. “If you’re paying for ...

Health Matters: Psoriatic arthritis leads to foot pain

Skin problems come in all shapes and sizes, afflicting most Americans at some point in their lives. Often, these are predictable, the blistering rash produced by a poison ivy patch. Skin lesions can be deadly, the obvious example being a malignant melanoma. On occasion, they are a reflection ...