Articles tagged: prevention
Daily Dose of Health News: Tylenol linked to asthma in teens
Posted: Aug 16, 2010Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: • Teens who regularly take acetaminophen, more often known as Tylenol, were more likely to ... Read more »
Washtenaw County Health Department: Watch out for whooping cough
Posted: Jul 31, 2010It might start with what seems like a common cold. But whooping cough can soon develop into a illness with fits of uncontrollable coughing that persist for weeks. Read more »
Daily Dose of Health News with poll: Head lice pesky? Yes, but not an excuse to miss school, pediatric physician group says
Posted: Jul 29, 2010Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: • Head lice appear to be getting harder to get rid of than in years ... Read more »
Daily Dose of Health News: Anti-smoking losing out to anti-obesity campaigns
Posted: Jul 28, 2010Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: • Anti-smoking campaigns are losing out as the wars against obesity suck attention and public ... Read more »
Health in brief: Registration open for Ann Arbor suicide prevention walk planned for this fall
Posted: Jul 27, 2010The Ann Arbor Out of the Darkness suicide prevention walk is planned for Sept. 19 at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor. The event is hosted by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The walk is ... Read more »
Daily Dose of Health News: Exercise does little to reduce risk of death when too many hours are spent sitting
Posted: Jul 26, 2010Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: • It may help your body to work out regularly, but if you spend most ... Read more »
Daily Dose of Health News: Pregnant women who've previously needed surgery for childbirth may have option for traditional birth
Posted: Jul 22, 2010Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: • New guidelines could allow more women who have previously given birth via a C-section ... Read more »
Daily Dose of Health News: Why you might want to kick the high heels (at least a few times a week)
Posted: Jul 19, 2010Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: • Watch out fashionistas. You might like the way those stilettos look, but scientists are ... Read more »
Top 5 things you didn't know about getting bed bugs
Posted: Jul 19, 2010It's a subject that seems to elicit collective "ewws" whenever it comes up: Bed bugs. And while it seems like those pesky little buggers are a nuisance of years past, they're cropping up more and ... Read more »
How a checklist saved lives at Ann Arbor area hospitals
Posted: Jul 18, 2010In one of the long corridors of St. Joseph Mercy Hospital's intensive care units, a group of medical staff huddled outside a patient's room for morning rounds.They were meeting, the way they do every day, ... Read more »
Daily Dose of Health News: New warning for guacamole and salsa lovers from government report
Posted: Jul 13, 2010Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: • Love to chow down on some guacamole and salsa through the summer months? Chew ... Read more »
Daily dose of Health News with poll: Man, it's hot out. Do you know the signs of a heat stroke?
Posted: Jul 07, 2010Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: • It's been positively baking outside in Michigan this week with bright sunny skies and ... Read more »
Q & A: University of Michigan professor addresses controversy with cholesterol-lowering statins
Posted: Jul 03, 2010If you've ever been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, chances are your doctor also discussed statin drugs with you. But chances are, you might have been prescribed statins if you were at increased risk for but ... Read more »
Daily dose of Health News: What should you be eating? Debate rages on
Posted: Jul 01, 2010Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: • The debate on nutrition was reignited as experts parse the newly released dietary guidelines that ... Read more »
Daily dose of Health News: FDA: Antibiotics in livestock bad for human health
Posted: Jun 29, 2010• Cattle, poultry and pig farmers should stop giving antibiotics to their livestock when it's not medically necessary, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday. Reported by USA Today, the government department said the overuse ... Read more »
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