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Tuesday: Health

Rekindling tradition

MARQUETTE — The Marquette Holistic Health Fair is actively seeking vendors to participate in this year’s revival of an iconic event. Mark your calendars for 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 18, as the fair returns to the Northern Center at Northern Michigan University in Marquette. This event ...

Talk With a Doc

The following was recently reported by the USA National Institutes of Health. According to a growing body of research, listening to or playing music affects the brain in ways that may help to improve our overall health, and may also help us to manage various disease symptoms. This recent ...

South Africa investigates Johnson & Johnson for ‘excessive ‘ drug prices

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — U.S.-based pharmaceuticals company Johnson & Johnson is being investigated in South Africa for allegedly charging “excessive” prices for a key tuberculosis drug, the country’s antitrust regulator said Friday. J&J’s Belgium-based subsidiary ...

Urology Pearls: Televison medicine vs. real life

Audrey Hepburn, an actress and fashion icon best known for her beauty and her roles in Breakfast at Tiffany’s and in My Fair Lady once said: “Everything I learned I learned from the movies.” The quote came to my mind, one autumn weekend night—the leaves out of my windows in Marquette ...

Health Matters: Aaron Rodgers injury: Did artificial turf play a role?

Although relative only to the world of sports, the loss of Aaron Rodgers from the New York Jets roster for the remainder of the year (and possibly beyond?) has been called a tragedy. Three offensive plays into the season, the first game for his new team, after all the fanfare and hype, the star ...

Conservation officers expand mental health mission

LANSING — For some, a bad day is just that – a bad day. But for many Americans, bad days outweigh the good, and that can take a defeating toll on one’s mental, and even physical, health. In 2021, it was reported that more than one in five U.S. adults, not including the homeless ...