Articles tagged: family health
Ask the Expert: How winter weather might trigger asthma
Posted: Feb 10, 2011Parenting 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 ... Read more »
Links: Flu view: Weekly influenza reporting from the CDC
Posted: Feb 09, 2011The 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 ... Read more »
Can Ann Arbor deliver vitamin D?
Posted: Feb 04, 2011The 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 ... Read more »
Hokey Pokey the winter blahs away with the kids
Posted: Dec 08, 2010Okay 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 ... Read more »
Parenting: Thanksgiving calorie confessions from a control freak mom
Posted: Nov 25, 2010Thanksgiving 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 ... Read more »
Fit Mommy: Avoiding the rush — at the mall and in your blood sugar levels
Posted: Nov 24, 2010Frenzied 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 ... Read more »
Parenting: Fit Mommy: Mom's Night Out is good for the soul — and the body
Posted: Nov 21, 2010I 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 ... Read more »
Parenting: Fit Mommy: Burning calories just off the couch
Posted: Nov 17, 2010So, 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. ... Read more »
Fit Mommy: Fork choices - choosing the healthy road not always easy
Posted: Nov 15, 2010You 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 ... Read more »
Fit Mommy: Why a dog is our best friend
Posted: Nov 08, 2010Growing 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 ... Read more »
parenting: Fit Mommy: So, Wii Fit thinks your child is overweight ... now what?
Posted: Nov 04, 2010I 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 ... Read more »
Pets: Winterizing your home against pet and indoor allergies
Posted: Oct 06, 2010'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 ... Read more »
Parenting links: Cyberbullying, The Hub, and junk food
Posted: Oct 05, 2010Some 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 ... Read more »
Could a common cold virus contribute to childhood obesity?
Posted: Sep 22, 2010HealthDay 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 ... Read more »
Kids' health: BPA may leach into children's mouths from dental fillings, sealants
Posted: Sep 08, 2010A 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 ... Read more »
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