MARQUETTE — Opioid-related overdose deaths have increased by more than three times in Michigan since 2011, rising from 622 to over 2,000 deaths annually. In response to this, a recent amendment to Michigan’s Public Health Code is aiming to address the opioid epidemic in Michigan in a ...
My employer is very concerned about my health. Once a year, I have to fill an online health questionnaire; a nurse comes over to my office, she measures my blood pressure and takes my pulse, and she asks me to step on the scale. There are also some blood tests involved. This year, everything ...
Modern medicine has developed tunnel vision. To put it another way, specialists specialize. This system has developed by necessity since the amount of knowledge about the human body is vast and complex. But this has led to a very narrowed focus on one particular region or tissue type, making it ...
We should all take healthy measures to avoid dehydration in our body. Let us first review the medical definition of dehydration. Human dehydration is generally defined as a potentially harmful reduction in the amount of water in the body, due to either not taking in enough water and fluids, or ...
The amount of money spent on health care in the U.S. is astounding, a total that has been increasing yearly. So much effort put into attaining health: wouldn’t it make more sense to maintain it? This is a philosophical issue in many ways, but most Americans agree: we don’t practice enough ...
MARQUETTE — Openly talking about depression and other mental health conditions can be challenging. But conversations about mental health can help individuals and their loved ones recognize potential problems and seek help. Due to this, depression in the elderly was the topic of a March 26 ...
MARQUETTE — Herbalists, naturopaths, chiropractors, nutritionists and a variety of other holistic health care providers gathered at the Masonic Center in Marquette Saturday to spread their passion for alternative medicine to the community for the 20th annual Holistic Health Fair. The ...
The other day, I sat at Napoleon House in the French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana. I arrived in the Big Easy for a medical conference. But before the conference started, and after it ended, and during lunch breaks, even a doctor must eat. Hence Napoleon House, a restaurant in the heart of ...
I would like to tell you a tale, not one of mystery and intrigue, but of frustration and pain. No, this is not the first chapter of my next murder mystery, but an everyday occurrence, a scenario that takes place frequently in exam rooms across the country. Someone presents with a small painful ...
There are volumes of collections that reflect on the wit and wisdom that has been expressed by our great presidents of the United States over many years. Of course, they have been expressed during hard times and during good times. They can often give us some insights for us to reflect upon ...
When people are asked to think about the word “health”, thoughts automatically turn inward. They think of their heart or their joints, liver or lungs, associating health with the internal environment, our “innards”, all those organs and vessels. But the external world is a critical ...
MARQUETTE — The United States has already had over 200 cases of measles reported in 2019, as outbreaks have been reported in 11 states — in Michigan, a case of measles was just reported Thursday in Oakland County, officials said. “These outbreaks are entirely preventable because the ...
Dr. Novick’s love for mathematics had started years before he saw Steve, the young athlete who became suddenly, severely ill. Novick didn’t find interest in the quadratic equation, nor in mathematic expressions of physical phenomena of energy and mass. Instead, he searched for meaning in ...
When Americans are surveyed regarding the US health care system, many concerns and complaints are heard. One of the most common is our reliance on pharmaceuticals. Apparently, it is a frequent experience, whereby someone goes to their doctor with some sort of complaint, pretty much any kind of ...
By CECILIA BROWN Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Data released from a recent survey conducted by The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America — Michigan Chapter, and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association indicates more than half of Michigan residents are not supportive of ...
Ibuprofen (Motrin and Advil brand names) was first discovered in 1961 in England by a scientific research team led by Dr. Stewart Adams, working for a company known as the Boots Group. Its discovery was the result of research done during the 1950s and 1960s to find an alternative to aspirin. ...
Working as a clinician as I do, I have the opportunity to educate many about the causes and treatments for a variety of musculoskeletal conditions. The plethora of orthopedic maladies seen in the foot, ankle and lower leg is great, providing me with a chance to talk to people about their ...
By CECILIA BROWN Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Physical therapy can help with a wide range of issues that a person may experience throughout their lifetime. Many may wonder if they are candidates for physical therapy or if it can help them with a specific issue. Due to this, ...
My graduation from Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University, in the early 1990s, coincided with the second wave of immigration from Russia to Israel. There was a moment in which it seemed that these immigrants were all doctors looking for a position as a resident-doctor in General ...
How often, during the course of my day, do I deal with the consequences, many as there are, of the “A” word. Do you know which word I’m talking about? Everyone should. Especially since we all succumb to its effects. Dust-to-dust, we all must shuffle off this mortal coil. Father Time has a ...