Articles tagged:prevention

Daily Dose of Health News: Tylenol linked to asthma in teens

Posted: Mon Aug 16 9:46 a.m. by Tina Reed
Tylenol linked to asthma in teens

Here'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 have asthma than those who never take it, It was reported in BusinessWeek.

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Posted: Sat Jul 31 6 a.m. by Tina Reed
Washtenaw County Health Department: Watch out for whooping cough

It 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.

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Posted: Thu Jul 29 1:03 p.m. by Tina Reed
Head lice pesky? Yes, but not an excuse to miss school, pediatric physician group says

Here'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 past as they build up resistance to the old methods of getting rid of them, ...

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Posted: Wed Jul 28 11:30 a.m. by Tina Reed
Anti-smoking losing out to anti-obesity campaigns

Here'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 health dollars away, the New York Times reported.

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Posted: Tue Jul 27 6:16 p.m. by Tina Reed

The 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 meant to show support for family and friends of the 33,000 people in the U.S. ...

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Posted: Mon Jul 26 10:28 a.m. by Tina Reed
Exercise does little to reduce risk of death when too many hours are spent sitting

Here'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 of the rest of your time sitting down, you still have an increased risk of ...

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Posted: Thu Jul 22 2:55 p.m. by Tina Reed
Pregnant women who've previously needed surgery for childbirth may have option for traditional birth

Here'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 to attempt to give birth vaginally, it was announced Wednesday. Reported in the Chicago Sun ...

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Posted: Mon Jul 19 4:48 p.m. by Tina Reed
Why you might want to kick the high heels (at least a few times a week)

Here'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 offering a new warning about the pain the shoes can level, CNN reported. Wearing heels ...

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Posted: Mon Jul 19 12:14 p.m. by Tina Reed
Top 5 things you didn't know about getting bed bugs

It'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 more in cities around the U.S. 

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Posted: Sun Jul 18 6:02 a.m. by Tina Reed
How a checklist saved lives at Ann Arbor area hospitals

In 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, to discuss the progress of their patients and plan for the day ahead. And this ...

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Posted: Tue Jul 13 12:53 p.m. by Tina Reed
New warning for guacamole and salsa lovers from government report

Here'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 on this — the popular foods are among those most likely to spread food borne ...

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Daily dose of Health News with poll: Man, it's hot out. Do you know the signs of a heat stroke?

Posted: Wed Jul 7 10:36 a.m. by Tina Reed
Man, it's hot out. Do you know the signs of a heat stroke?

Here'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 prolonged high temperatures and heat indexes in Washtenaw County and elsewhere. And it's more important than ...

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Posted: Sat Jul 3 5:53 a.m. by Tina Reed
University of Michigan professor addresses controversy with cholesterol-lowering statins

If 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 did not yet have cardiovascular disease.

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Daily dose of Health News: What should you be eating? Debate rages on

Posted: Thu Jul 1 3:19 p.m. by Tina Reed

Here'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 call for American adults to eat less animal proteins and fats and more fruits and ...

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Posted: Tue Jun 29 11:51 a.m. by Tina Reed
FDA: Antibiotics in livestock bad for human health

• 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 of antibiotics for increasing the size of animals or helping them digest their feed is ...

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