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2017-07-14T16:02:00.001-05:00

u guys do jew food?

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Harvest Special Dinner #213

King Solomon's Table:
An Evening of Jewish Cooking from Around the World with Joan Nathan

Monday, August 28th, 2017
7:00pm–9:00pm
$75.00 at Zingerman's Roadhouse

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Cookbook author Joan Nathan sows seeds of tradition, right here at Zingerman's Roadhouse!

Joan is a James Beard Award-winning cookbook author (and a University of Michigan grad), and with her 11 books has gathered timeless and delicious experiences from the far corners of the world. She will share the bounty of her latest collection with us as we recreate several recipes from her latest book, King Solomon's Table: A Culinary Exploration of Jewish Cooking from Around the World. Inside, readers will find more than 170 recipes, from Israel to Italy to India and beyond.

Join us for our Harvest Special Dinner #213 on Monday, August 28th, as we reap the lifetime of stories and recipes the tour de force of Jewish cooking, Joan Nathan, has accumulated for us.

Just as the biblical King Solomon cross-pollinated culinary cultures by sending out emissaries across ancient land and seas, "Nathan serves as a modern emissary, gathering recipes and stories from all around the globe." —Tim Carman, The Washington Post

We will not only taste recipes that have planted the seeds for Jewish cuisine, but the "queen of American Jewish cooking" (Houston Chronicle), will weave rich stories from across the ages as we explore the treasure that is King Solomon's Table. Don't miss out on this incredible dinner, and a one-of-a-kind opportunity to purchase a signed copy of Joan's nationally acclaimed new book!

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2017-01-17T15:09:00.001-05:00

sounds about right

http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/01/former_gov_jennifer_granholm_n.html?ath=ab1a4dca38b3213de0233f85ec2ff37c

Welcome to Dexter!

2016-02-01T16:15:00.001-05:00

This morning at 8:00--not a bad morning as first days of Februaries go--we opened our doors in Dexter. It's been a hectic couple of months. We found a perfect spot for our offices in the Bluewater Building last fall; we spent weeks with their wonderful architect and fabulous building manager getting the plans done; we had an all-hands-on-deck move-in last weekend with every doctor, nurse, business manager and receptionist in the practice. And now here we are! Up on the hill, right on the edge of town, at 7444 Dexter-Ann Arbor Road.

This practice is centrally located in our patient community, easy to get to, and brand new. We have a big well-lit welcome area, 4 beautiful exam rooms, and even a small gym where we'll encourage patient fitness. Shelly Schwartz, who painted the exam rooms in Chelsea, is busy finishing murals on our clean blue walls: so far, we love the dinosaur ones best.

Because this office is bigger than the others in Chelsea or Ann Arbor, and because we have expanded hours--we're open from 8:00-6:00 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and from 10:00-5:00 on Wednesday--we should be able to accommodate everybody. Thank all of you so much for being part of our patient family. We hope you like our new home.

The Chamber of Commerce has arranged a ribbon cutting at our front doors at noon on Wednesday. Stop by if you get a chance. We can't wait.

Flu Clinic Time Again

2014-09-15T07:07:00.001-05:00

It's that time of year! Turke & Thomashow will hold its first flu clinic in Ann Arbor, on Saturday, October 11, from 8:45-11:00 a.m. As usual, you can sign up in the office or call to make an appointment.

Because flu viruses start circulating in the fall, it's best to get a shot soon after the vaccines become available in October. Flu season usually peaks around January or February, but it takes about 2 weeks for the shot to have an effect, and immunity should last through spring.

All 2014-2015 influenza vaccines protect against these 3 strains:

an A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)pdm09-like virus

an A/Texas/50/2012 (H3N2)-like virus

a B/Massachusetts/2/2012-like virus.

Starting this season, the CDC recommends using the nasal spray vaccine (LAIV) for healthy children 2 through 8. Others do just as well with a shot. Vaccination risks are too high for children under 6 months, so it's especially important for the people they live with to get vaccinated themselves.

If you can't make this clinic, call anytime to schedule a visit in Ann Arbor or Chelsea.

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/

Ticks are Up

2014-06-05T13:42:00.001-05:00

The bad news: Michigan's tick population is booming. Black-legged ticks--the bad ones, the ones that carry Lyme disease--are showing up on the Lower Peninsula's West Coast, from Berrien County toward the south to Traverse City County to the north. Others are closer to us: ticks have been found recently as far east as Ingham and Genesee.

To keep black-legged ticks away from your kids, you might:

Avoid their habitats--they like game trails and bushy spots
Do a thorough check after you get back from a hike--look under the arms, behind the knees and between the legs, in and around the ears, and especially in the hair
Check clothes, shoes, packs and pets--some of which can be washed and tumble dried
Shower your kids, and yourself, within two hours of being outdoors
IF YOU DO FIND A TICK, there's a right way to remove it. Put tweezers near its head, and gently pull it off.

Symptoms of Lyme disease include fever and fatigue, headache, heart palpitations, pain or swelling in large joints, loss of muscle tone (Bell's palsy) in the face, and erythema migrans--or "bull's-eye" rash, with concentric rings of redness around the target bite. Most of those symptoms show up in the first few days or weeks; untreated, the infection can spread to the nervous system and heart.

The good news: Most cases of Lyme disease can be treated successfully with a short course of antibiotics.

http://michiganradio.org/post/theres-tick-boom-michigan-here-are-5-things-you-should-know

http://www.cdc.gov/lyme/signs_symptoms/

Nuts to You

2014-05-28T07:37:00.001-05:00

Around the office, we've started to eat nuts. We like pistachios, walnuts, almonds, macadamia nuts, brazil nuts, hazelnuts, cashews and pecans. We like them, partly, because they're tasty. And we like them, partly because they're good for our hearts.

As it turns out:

Nuts are packed with antioxidants--which protect against the cell damage that contributes to heart disease.
Nuts are rich in omega-3 fatty acids--often found in fish--which prevent arrhythmias, another cause of heart attacks.
Most nuts are loaded with monounsaturated and polyunsaturated, or "good" fats, that can help lower LDL, or "bad" cholesterol.
Many nuts contain vitamin E, which helps stop the development of plaques.

Even better: A new Harvard study suggests that people who eat nuts are less likely to die than people who don't. In almost 120,000 adults, tracked over nearly 30 years, the benefits of nut eating were stark. People who ate nuts less than once a week had a 7% reduction in mortality; once a week, 11%; 2-4 times a week, 13%; 5-6 times per week, 15%; and 7 or more times a week, 20%.

And nut eaters stayed slimmer, believe it or not!

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/11/eating-nuts-reduces-risk-of-death/

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-disease/in-depth/nuts/art-20046635

Marijuana & Memory Loss

2014-01-30T16:05:00.001-05:00

A new study at Northwestern University has found that teens who were heavy marijuana users--smoking most days for 3 years or more--had abnormal brain structures, and performed poorly on short term memory tests. Those problems persisted at least 2 years after marijuana usage stopped, a possible indicator of long term effects.

Memory related brain structures appeared to shrink and collapse inward, possibly reflecting a decrease in neurons. The younger these teenagers were when they started using marijuana, the more abnormally their brain regions were shaped.

Some of those changes in brain structure may be associated with schizophrenia. Results of this study were published in the December 16 issue of the journal Schizophrenia Bulletin.

Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the US, and young adults have the highest use.

http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20131216/brain-scan-study-suggests-pothead-stereotype-might-be-real

Ann Arbor Flu Clinic Set

2013-10-04T11:19:00.001-05:00

Our first flu clinic date, in Ann Arbor, is set. It's 9-11 a.m., on Saturday, October 12. Sign up sheets are available in the office, or you can call anytime to make an appointment.

Flu strains in circulation this year include two influenza As, and two influenza Bs. All of our treatments are quadrivalent--they protect against all four strains. Flu mists (with a live vaccine) are available to healthy patients age 2 and over; flu shots (with a killed vaccine) are available to patients 6 months and up. Either treatment becomes effective around two weeks after it's given, and should last through the end of flu season next spring.

If you can't make it that Saturday, don't worry: we have plenty of flu mists and flu vaccines available in both Ann Arbor and Chelsea. Call anytime to schedule a visit.

http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2013/09/new_vaccine_options_to_provide.html

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/

Ann Arbor Flu Clinic Set

2013-10-04T11:11:00.001-05:00

Our first flu clinic date, in Ann Arbor, is set. It's 9-10 a.m., on Saturday, October 12. Sign up sheets are available in the office, or you can call anytime to make an appointment.

If you can't make it that Saturday, don't worry: we have plenty of flu mists and flu vaccines available in both Ann Arbor and Chelsea. Call anytime to schedule a visit.

http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2013/09/new_vaccine_options_to_provide.html

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/

Breastfeeding & Brains

2013-09-11T10:37:00.001-05:00

A new Harvard Medical School study, just out from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics, shows a strong effect of extended breastfeeding on childhood cognition.

After adjusting for maternal intelligence, home environment and other social and demographic factors, breastfed children performed significantly better on intelligence assessments over the first few years of life. 3-year-olds scored an extra 0.21 points for every month they'd been breastfed, on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; and 7-year-olds added an extra 0.35 verbal points, and an extra 0.29 nonverbal points, for every month at the breast, on the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test.

As the researchers sum up: "Our results support a causal relationship of breastfeeding duration with receptive language and verbal and nonverbal intelligence later in life."

Good to know!

Add that to better immunity from bacterial and viral infections, lower risk of obesity in childhood, better bonding with mother, and lower rates of breast and ovarian cancers. It isn't always easy to start breastfeeding, and it isn't always easy to keep breastfeeding, but it's absolutely worth trying.

http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1720224

http://www.cdc.gov/family/minutes/tips/breastfeeding/

Pacifier Swapping

2013-06-06T15:35:00.001-05:00

Believe it or not, sucking on your baby's pacifier might keep your baby from getting sick. A new study in the journal, Pediatrics, by a team in Gothenburg, Sweden, has linked pacifier sharing to lower allergy risk. It found that children whose parents sucked their pacifiers to clean them before giving them back were less likely to have asthma or eczema than children whose parents did not.

Vaginal delivery has been shown to have similar effects.

And the effects may be additive. In the Swedish study, children born vaginally and exposed to parental oral microbiota had the lowest prevalence of eczema, at 20%, compared with 54% for Caesarian section children not exposed to parents' oral biota.

Sunlight & ADHD

2013-04-13T09:51:00.001-05:00

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, diagnoses are on the rise. New data from the CDC, or Centers for Disease Control, show that nearly 1 in 5 high school boys in the US, and almost 1 in 10 school age children overall, have been given a medical diagnosis of ADHD. The diagnosis is twice as common in boys (15%) as in girls (7%), and it rises with age—doubling in both boys and girls from early childhood (ages 4-9) to late teenage (14-17) years. Rates in Michigan are among the highest in the US.

But rates in the southwest are remarkably low. A new study shows that states with high solar intensity, like California and Arizona, have much lower rates of ADHD than states with low solar intensity, like Michigan or Ohio. Sunlight seems to have a protective effect, accounting for as much as 34% to 57% of the variance in ADHD risk. And the same effect shows up internationally: children in sunny countries, like Mexico and Spain, are at much lower risk than children in cloudy countries, like France or the Netherlands—where the study was done.

Researchers suggest that children in cloudy countries should get out more. "Exposure to more intense early day natural light, such as might occur by asking them to walk their dog in the morning or to walk or ride their bikes to school instead of being driven, could be beneficial." It probably wouldn't hurt.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/782305

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/03/31/us/adhd-in-children.html?ref=health

Flu News

2013-01-07T12:05:00.001-05:00

The flu's back. After 2 mild years, the number of cases is up. The first 2013 report from the CDC has influenza activity widespread in 41 states, including ours. The number of doctor visits nationally is already more than twice last year's peak; hospital visits are becoming more common, and there have already been 18 pediatric deaths.

Closer to home, 27 patients have been hospitalized since September for flu in Washtenaw County, and the number of emergency room visits is higher.

The best way for us to stay healthy, as always, is to:

1) Practice good hygiene: wash your hands!

2) Stay home and rest if you get sick

3) Get a flu shot or flu mist if you haven't had one

4) See your doctor within 24 hours of fever or flu symptoms. In some cases, flu can be treated with antivirals by your physician

The influenza vaccine, which is supposed to be a good fit for the circulating H3N2, H1N1 and B strain viruses, should be fully effective 2 weeks after vaccination. And antivirals, like Tamiflu, which can shorten the severity and duration of symptoms, can be prescribed for children as young as one month. But they're most effective if started within 48 hours. So give us a call if you haven't been immunized, or as soon as you're sick. A flu shot or flu mist will help prevent the infection; and an antiviral will help stop it in its tracks.

LINKS:

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/spotlights/flu-activity-picks-up.htm

http://annarbor.com/news/flu-update-seasons-early-start-leads-to-recent-surge-in-activity/?cmpid=NL_DH_topheadlines

Skinny Babies, Fat Men

2012-11-15T14:52:00.001-05:00

As we all know by now, and read about every day, we are what we eat. Our diets effect how we feel every day, and have an enormous effect on our long term health.

And as most of us know, or should know, what we mothers eat during pregnancy effects the health of our babies. To a surprising extent! As it turns out, babies who are smaller at birth tend to be at higher risk of insulin resistance, Type 2 diabetes, hypertension and stroke. Those babies gain weight faster after birth--and they keep on gaining, especially in environments full of food.

Once upon a time, babies who were "hungry" in utero were more likely to be "hungry" after birth. Mothers who lived in poor environments had smaller babies, and those babies ate voraciously as soon as they came out. Then they kept eating--which, once upon a time, made sense, because where the pickin's are lean, it's a good thing to lay down fat whenever you can. Here and now, on the other hand, babies are highly unlikely to starve. High sugar, high fat foods follow us wherever we go. And babies who are "programmed" to eat voraciously eat too much.

There are 2 ways to fix that. One is to tell mothers not to diet while they're pregnant--especially over the last few months. The other is to watch what our kids eat, and keep them away from high sugars and high fats. Doing both would probably be smart.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SElPyWyz1lE

http://www.amazon.com/Mismatch-Lifestyle-Diseases-Peter-Gluckman/dp/0199228388

Flu Clinics, October Dates

2012-09-27T13:59:00.001-05:00

Summer's over, it's time for a flu shot!

Our first clinic dates are set:

In Chelsea: Saturday, the 20th of October, from 9:30 - 10:30

In Ann Arbor: Saturday, the 27th of October, from 9:00 - 11:00

Both flu vaccines and flu mists are available, in both the Ann Arbor and Chelsea offices. Mists can be given given to children 2 years old and up; vaccines can be given to children over 6 months.

Like last year's, this year's vaccine protects against all the common flu strains. Vaccination is usually effective about 2 weeks after the shot, and lasts through the end of flu season in spring.

Special thanks to Kris, Diane, Jill, Cherie and Amanda for making this year's clinics work!

http://www.cdc.gov/Flu/

Get Physicals, Get Fit!

2012-05-24T15:26:00.001-05:00

Summer starts this weekend! It's time to get out. Play ball, ride a bike, paddle a boat, go for a walk. There are so many good reasons to get fit and stay fit. Here are just a few. Exercise:

* Improves mental function

* Lowers stress

* Raises energy levels

* Boosts immune system function

* Lowers disease risk--including high blood pressure and cholesterol, diabetes and stroke

* Improves strength, flexibility, endurance and resistance to pain

* Builds social relationships--especially when you work out as part of a team

Don't forget to schedule well child visits, and get your sports and camp forms filled out. Everybody should exercise every day, especially our kids.

http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/guide/exercise-benefits

http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2009-mchi/5168.html

An Upside to Autism?

2012-04-18T07:06:00.001-05:00

As many in 1 in 88 children are now diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder, and as many as 1 in 54 boys. That's up 23% since 2009, and 78% since 2007. Autistics tend to be less social, and less communicative, than their peers. But they also seem to find it easier to focus: they have a perceptual edge.

In new a study at University College London, adults with and without autism were asked to keep track of letters flashed on a computer screen. When there were only a few letters, both autistic and normal subjects could keep up; but as the number of letters increased, the normals fell behind. Autistics could process more information in a short amount of time.

Most of us have heard stories about autistic savants, who solve multivariate math problems in their heads, or draw detailed pictures at young ages. And apparently, higher than average numbers of people with ASD work in the IT industry. They seem to see the details that most of us miss.

Other "upsides" characterize people with a variety of disorders. People with ADD often turn out to be creative writers, or win prizes at science fairs. And dyslexics are often better at peripheral perception, making them successful as artists or designers.

Of course, none of this diminishes the fact that autism, or any other disorder, imposes hardships on affected children and their families. Nor does it lessen the need to provide treatment and other resources. The take-home message is that "deficits" can be trade-offs. There are different kinds of minds, and that's not all bad.

http://www.cdc.gov/Features/AutismPrevalence/

http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/Media-office/Press-releases/2012/WTVM054757.htm

Happy T-Day, Skip the Soda

2011-11-22T20:50:00.001-05:00

Thanksgiving is back! And we all know what that means: turkey, stuffing, potatoes, gravy, cranberries with sugar, sides with cheese. Nothing is better than bringing friends and family together at the holidays. And traditionally, across cultures, that means getting together over food.

Enjoy it, but skip the soda. On Thanksgiving Day, and on other days, it's best to find an alternative to pop. Drinking Coke, Pepsi, other colas has been linked to obesity, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. And as we know, children are often the biggest consumers of soft drinks. Some children drink sodas not just at dinner time, but all day long. According to a recent CDC study, about half of the US population drinks at least one "sugared beverage" daily; and boys 12-19 are the worst offenders, averaging almost two cans of pop a day.

Parents should try to put a stop to that. There are so many great alternatives: water, milk, fruit juice, lemon and limeade, even herbal tea and iced tea. At our house, we love a little splash of fruit or citrus in a glass of plain, carbonated water. It tastes fresher, and it's almost calorie free. Try it.

And, in any case, thanks – for being our patients, clients, neighbors and friends. Happy holidays from all of us at T&T.

http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/sodas-and-your-health-risks-debated

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/11/21/soda-linked-to-health-problems.aspx

Flu Clinic, Redux

2011-11-01T13:51:00.001-05:00

Our first flu clinic was such a hit, we've decided to do another. It's set for Saturday, the 12th of November, from 9-12 in Ann Arbor. All Turke & Thomashow patients are welcome, of course. Call anytime to make an appointment. If you can't make it that Saturday, any other time is fine.

We're stocked up on flu vaccines and flu mists in both Ann Arbor and Chelsea offices. Mist is available to children 2 years old and up; vaccines are available to children 6 months old and older.

Again, this year's vaccine protects against all three common influenza strains, including the "swine" flu. Vaccination usually kicks in about two weeks after the shot, and lasts through the end of flu season in spring.

Special thanks to nurses Diane, Jill and Sue, and to receptionist Kris, for making these clinics work!

http://www.annarbor.com/news/flu-season-is-around-the-corner---do-you-plan-to-get-vaccinated/

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/keyfacts.htm

Flu Clinic Set

2011-09-13T07:31:00.001-05:00

School started again last week, and we all know what that means. Flu's just around the corner.

We're stocking up on vaccines, and expect to start giving flu shots the week of September 19th. Our first flu clinic is scheduled for the month of October: it's Saturday, the 15th in Ann Arbor. Call anytime to make an appointment.

This year, like last year, the vaccine should protect against all three common influenza strains, including the "swine" flu. Vaccination usually kicks in about two weeks after the shot, and lasts through the end of flu season in spring.

The CDC recommends that everybody six months or older get a flu shot every year. The H1N1 strain has been hardest on young adults, and influenza is usually most dangerous in infants. Let's spare them the agony if we can.

http://www.annarbor.com/news/flu-season-is-around-the-corner---do-you-plan-to-get-vaccinated/

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/keyfacts.htm

Skinny Foods, Fat Foods

2011-08-04T16:09:00.001-05:00

The results of a New England Journal of Medicine study on American diets came out last month. You may have heard about them. In case you haven't:

Over the past two decades, Professor Walter Willett and a small army of scientists from the Harvard School of Public Health followed over 120,000 people, and asked what they ate. They found that people who ate some foods tended to gain weight, and that people who ate other foods tended to take weight off.

The top 5 fat foods were:

#1 Potato chips

#2 Potatoes

#3 Sugary drinks

#4 Unprocessed red meats

#5 Processed meats

The top 5 skinny foods were:

#1 Vegetables

#2 Whole grains

#3 Fruits

#4 Nuts

#5 Yogurt

We knew that. Now let's do something about it -- for ourselves, and for our babies.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/health/19brody.html?_r=1

Sight and Sunlight

2011-06-23T16:23:00.001-05:00

There are so many good reasons for kids to go outside in the summer. That's where the lakes, rivers and playing fields are. It's so much easier to swim, kayak or run outdoors than in the living room. And it's so much harder to develop juvenile obesity, or diabetes.

Besides which, there now appears to be another reason to get kids out of the house. Exposure to sunlight may make them less myopic. Just 1/4 of Americans were nearsighted in the 1970s, but more than 40% of us are nearsighted now. Why is that? Because we're spending more time under artificial lights.

Natural light helps a child's developing eyes maintain a correct distance between the developing retina and lens. That keeps vision in focus. When a child spends too much time indoors, the distance between the lens and retina becomes too long. So faraway objects start to blur.

Kids in Singapore, who are outdoors just 3 hours a week on average, are 9 times more myopic than kids in Sydney, who spend an average of 14 hours a week outside. And among American children with 2 myopic parents, those who spend at least 2 hours a day outdoors are 4 times less nearsighted than those who spend less than an hour a day outside.

Human brains, like human bodies, have been wired to spend time on lakes, rivers or fields. And summer vacation is a good time to get out of the house.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/opinion/21wang.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=general

Flu's Back

2011-02-24T15:51:00.001-05:00

Spring's been bouncing in and out over the last few weeks: it's flu season again! Roughly 3 dozen flu patients have been hospitalized so far in Ann Arbor, and all but one has been seen since January 1. H1N1 is still alive and well in Washtenaw County; but don't worry, the new flu vaccines protect against swine flu as well as the other flu strains.

Influenza got a slow start this year, with just a few cases reported last fall, but over the last few weeks it's picked up speed. Flu is now circulating in all 50 states, and it's widespread in 37. Around 200,000 Americans are hospitalized, and around 37,000 die, as a result of influenza in an average year.

Flu activity will continue into March. Early signs include fever and chills, sore throat and cough, runny or stuffy nose, head and body aches, vomiting, diarrhea and overall fatigue. Tamiflu and other antivirals work best if they're started as soon as possible after the first symptoms appear. And It's still not too late to prevent them altogether, with a quick flu shot.

http://annarbor.com/news/h1n1-alive-and-well-in-washtenaw-county/?cmpid=NL_DH_mainphoto

http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/650031.html

http://www.dailyhealthreport.org/flu-season-reaches-epidemic-status-vaccines-urged/2111/

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/

Tdap Update

2011-01-19T15:13:00.001-05:00

Last week, Washtenaw County issued new recommendations for use of the tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine. All of these people are due for a single Tdap dose: anybody 11-18 who's finished the recommended vaccine course; any adult aged 19 through 64; and any adults 65 or over in close contact with an infant. It doesn't matter when these people got their last tetanus or diphtheria (Td) shot. They're due for a booster.

Earlier this month, St Joe's Health System mandated that its 7000 employees get influenza and pertussis vaccines. So far, over 95% have complied.

There were 81 whooping cough cases reported in Washtenaw County in 2009; and last year, as of December 20th, there were 232 reported in 2010. Many of those patients--especially children and infants--hadn't been vaccinated.

Let's fix that!

http://www.annarbor.com/news/st-joseph-mercy-hospitals-make-flu-whooping-cough-vaccinations-mandatory-for-employees/

http://www.annarbor.com/health/washtenaw-county-isnt-isolated-in/

http://www.ewashtenaw.org/government/departments/public_health/news/2010-news-stories/pertussis-whooping-cough-cases-at-all-time-high

Holiday Do's and Don'ts

2010-12-09T16:43:00.001-05:00

Risks are everywhere! Even at this time of year. Here are a few to avoid, and a few to stop worrying about.

DO: Fly on an airplane, even if you're subjected to a full body scanner. Mayo Clinic doctors report that the amount of radiation from one airport full body scan is equivalent to two minutes of flying in an airplane, or to sleeping next to another person for one night. And the American College of Radiology estimates it would take more than 1000 full body scans a year to equal the radiation in a standard chest X-ray dose.

DON'T: Get addicted to holiday drinks! WebMD says a Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha can pack 430 calories, an Eggnot Latte can pack 450 calories, and a Peppermint Mocha Hot Chocolate or Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate can pack 350 calories apiece--IF you skip the whipped cream and order lowfat milk!

DO: Give age appropriate presents. And avoid giving or receiving toys with small parts that kids can choke on, or sharp edges that kids can cut themselves on, or other dangerous toys--like the ones listed on the link below.

DON'T: Forget to wash your hands, or use hand sanitizer, whenever you're about to pop something in your mouth--or your child's mouth. Holiday crowds are wonderful, but viruses and bacteria love them as much as we do. And don't forget to get flu shots. Influenza loves holiday crowds, too.

Have a safe and wonderful holiday season! We're so grateful to be a part of the Ann Arbor and Chelsea communities, and a part of your wonderful families. Take care of yourselves, and we'll see you all next year.

http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/PublicHealth/23614

http://blogs.webmd.com/healthy-recipe-doctor/2010/12/starbucks-holiday-drinks-dos-and-donts.html

http://www.forbes.com/2010/12/03/ten-dangerous-toys-for-2010-personal-finance_slide.html

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King Solomon's Table: An Evening of Jewish Cooking from Around the World with Joan Nathan

Monday, August 28th, 2017 7:00pm–9:00pm $75.00 at Zingerman's Roadhouse

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An Evening of Jewish Cooking from Around the World with Joan Nathan

Monday, August 28th, 2017
7:00pm–9:00pm
$75.00 at Zingerman's Roadhouse