MARQUETTE — The Marquette Regional History Center will host an archaelogy fair from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21. Attendees are invited to join an international celebration of archaeology at the MRHC on Spring Street in Marquette and enjoy hands-on learning for all ages. ...
MARQUETTE — There’s nothing like almost dying to wake you up to the multiple realities of America’s health care system. I nearly died in April from a still-unidentified collapse and its complications, including pneumonia, blackouts, heavy bleeding, liver damage and ICU delirium during ...
NEGAUNEE — The Negaunee Public Library is starting a caregiver-child book club. Elementary-aged children and their caring adults are welcome to read a book together and then come to the library to discuss the book at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. The program will begin with “Rise of the Earth Dragon” (book one of Dragon Masters), by Tracey West, which is available for checkout at the library. The first meeting will also be used to decide on future books to share. Snacks (nut-free) and a simple craft will be provided. For more information, visit the library’s Facebook page ...
Men who worked in stressful jobs that they felt required high effort but provided low reward had twice the risk of heart disease as men who were free of such stressors, a study has found. The combined effect of job strain and effort-reward imbalance was similar to the magnitude of the effect obesity has on the risk of coronary heart disease, according to the study, which was published Tuesday in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. Results on how job stress affects women’s heart health were inconclusive in the study, which looked ...
NEW YORK — A growing number of Americans are finding it difficult to afford insurance on their homes, a problem only expected to worsen because insurers and lawmakers have underestimated the impact of climate change, a new report says. A report from First Street Foundation released ...
PHOENIX (AP) — Andrea Nissen is trying to prepare her 65-year-old husband, who has Alzheimer’s disease, for a solo flight from Arizona to Oklahoma to visit family. She worries about travelers and airport officials misinterpreting his forgetfulness or habit of getting in people’s personal ...
