Health
health: Still Got It! Ann Arbor Y hosts free 50+ fitness and wellness program
Posted: Apr 02, 2013As an active guy over 50, I don't consider age a barrier to keeping healthy and fit. But making smart choices about food, regular exercise, and care of body and mind becomes especially important to ... Read more »
Detroit Free Press: Michigan hit the hardest by fungal meningitis outbreak
Posted: Apr 01, 2013A national outbreak of fungal meningitis that baffled doctors and patients alike hit Michigan residents the hardest, according to media reports. Read more »
U-M Health System to move some services off main campus due to space constraints
Posted: Mar 28, 2013A cluster of services housed at the University of Michigan Health System’s main medical campus in Ann Arbor will be moved to an off-site clinic location to alleviate space constraints after a $3.6 million renovation, officials announced recently. Read more »
Washtenaw Health Plan to offer state health care program to adults with little-to-no income in April
Posted: Mar 27, 2013A health insurance plan specifically designed to help adults with little to no income is enrolling Michigan residents in the month of April only. Read more »
food & health: Restaurant Inspections for Washtenaw County in February 2013
Posted: Mar 27, 2013The Washtenaw County Public Health Department's Environmental Health Division is responsible for inspecting all food service establishment operations in Washtenaw County. These food service establishments are regulated under the State of Michigan's Food Law and ... Read more »
health: Giving back: Dexter couple organizes 'Tornado Run' to benefit nonprofits
Posted: Mar 06, 2013In the late afternoon of March 15, 2012, while hail pummeled my car and winds rattled the windows in my Saline office, a Category F3 tornado ripped through Dexter. It destroyed or damaged more than ... Read more »
Ann Arbor native and author Sarah Erdreich to discuss 'Generation Roe'
Posted: Mar 03, 2013Ann Arbor native and journalist Sarah Erdreich, who’s coming to Nicola’s Books on March 7, wrote her book “Generation Roe: Inside the Future of the Pro-Choice Movement” in hopes of not only reaching out to ... Read more »
health: Restaurant Inspections for Washtenaw County in January 2013
Posted: Feb 27, 2013The State of Michigan has updated its Food Law and adopted the Michigan Modified Food Code. The most noticeable change is in the terminology used for violations in restaurant inspections. Previously, violations were Critical or ... Read more »
Sales office opens for Dexter Wellness Center, which is scheduled to open in June
Posted: Feb 17, 2013The Dexter Wellness Center is on track to open in June, and its sales office opened last week. It's located at 8059 Main Street in downtown Dexter, and the staff is ready to answer questions ... Read more »
health: High levels of arsenic found in some drinking water wells in Washtenaw County
Posted: Feb 14, 2013When you hear the word “arsenic,” what comes to mind? Old apothecary jars? Rat poison? Perhaps Cary Grant’s dark comedy "Arsenic and Old Lace"? Arsenic is a documented human carcinogen and is associated with increased ... Read more »
Ypsilanti's Gilbert Residence adapts and expands to accommodate baby boomers
Posted: Feb 12, 2013The Gilbert Residence board to decide in 2010 to invest $5 million in building a large new memory care building in order to better serve a new and larger generation of Americans who need some degree of assisted living. Read more »
Flu season: Those 50 and older in Washtenaw County bearing the brunt of the illness
Posted: Feb 11, 2013Reports of influenza cases in Washtenaw County indicate the season has passed its peak locally, according to health officials. Read more »
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