Parenting a child who has breathing troubles can be a frightening experience. This week, in our "Ask your local expert" column, Dr. Ali Khan from Dakota Family Practice explains how the cold, dry air can present a challenge for children who suffer from asthma and offers a few suggestions to ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) produces a weekly FluView influenza surveillance report designed for health professionals and compiled from reporting information collected from hospitals, laboratories and state health departments. The report details seasonal flu trends, as well as calling out any novel strains of the flu that ...
The following is a guest post by Laura Zenni, who is currently spending a two-week internship in Ann Arbor with Melissa Gerharter. Did you know that cold, winter months can hurt more than just your tan? You may be one of the three in four Americans who suffer from a vitamin D ...
Okay so I’ll admit I’ve lived in Michigan my whole life and I still cannot stand freezing cold. Mind you I do get the kids outside for a bit as long as it’s not too bad to play. However if I can avoid being outside for a long period of ...
Thanksgiving is upon us and the nation is preparing to loosen its collective belt. Yes, it's the holiday where friends and family gather to feast on heaping helpings of turkey with all the trimmings. They will stuff themselves with stuffing, mash as many mashed potatoes as possible into each mouthful ...
Frenzied shoppers standing at the door, just waiting to get into that store first! You would think that this would be me, wouldn't you? Nope, not a lick. I don't like to compete for the best price at 4 in the morning. I will pay a discounted price online when ...
I was tired last Sunday morning, but for so many good reasons! Last Saturday night, I went out with a few moms I know, and we hit the town and went dancing all night. It was so nice to get all glammed up and heeled up and head out the ...
So, you are having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day... like Alexander in one of my favorite kid's books. Maybe you had to work late last night or the baby screamed all night. You feel blah, and all you want to do is to hide in your PJs ...
You have come across the two roads, diverging in the yellow wood, such as the famous Robert Frost poem, "The Road Not Taken." When you take a look at that fork in the road or on your plate, you need to make a decision. Will you take the fork of ...
Growing up, I was never a big fan of these slobbery, furry animals. I was scared of being licked or bitten. However, now we have a great yellow lab who is the most needy dog on the planet. She will only be happy if she is about two centimeters away ...
I have heard that Wii Fit is wonderful. Wonderful, that is, until your overweight child steps on it and the picture of them balloons up and declares them unfit. It may be true, because many of our kids are overweight, but this is a sensitive issue. This problem can't be ...
'Tis the season: one that is familiar to all of my fellow allergy sufferers — ragweed. This, along with other allergens are rearing their heads as they do each year at this time causing misery. Dealing with them can be simple enough by avoiding the offending pollen as much as possible, ...
Some headlines in the news recently: Study finds US children get 40% of their calories from junk food: "According to researchers, children are becoming a generation of fast food junkies who get almost half their daily energy intake from the so called `empty calorie' foods like soda and pizza, with ...
HealthDay News has an article today about childhood obesity with a surprising twist. From the article: New research shows that youngsters who were infected by adenovirus 36, which causes the common cold and slight gastrointestinal upset, were an average of 50 pounds heavier than children who hadn't been infected by ...
A new study in the journal Pediatrics says fillings and sealants used by dentists may expose children to the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), according to an article in U.S. News & World Report. Research has indicated BPA exposure may be linked to a variety of health issues, including cardiovascular disease, ...
Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com AnnArbor.com's partner news site MLive.com is on a quest to find the best barbecue in ......
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