http://www.mlive.com/health/index.ssf/The Latest News and Opinions in Medicine, Nutrition and ExerciseenWed, 09 Sep 2009 11:54:56 PDTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noThe Latest News and Opinions in Medicine, Nutrition and Exercisehealth_mlivehttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/health_mlive/~3/Y03owW_pbhE/careers_for_life_health_indust.htmlEconomy/JobsKalamazooRegion - Kalamazoo3006480613726Aaron Aupperlee | Kalamazoo GazetteSun, 08 Nov 2009 15:50:15 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3898624 ]]>Grant Reed tapped a button on a tablet computer and sent a baby mannequin on the table in front of him into a seizure. http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/careers_for_life_health_indust.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/health_mlive/~3/wvhytZxbO10/more_h1n1_vaccinations_to_be_h.html400981Cole Waterman | The Bay City TimesSat, 07 Nov 2009 15:50:25 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.3907225 ]]> The Bay County Health Department is continuing in its campaign to combat H1N1 influenza by hosting two more vaccination clinics. Both clinics will be held at the Bay County Community Center, 800 John F. Kennedy in Bay City. The...http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2009/11/more_h1n1_vaccinations_to_be_h.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/health_mlive/~3/xN1cOIKe5TA/rep_dingell_takes_gavel_as_hou.htmlDetroit - Home Page - NewsMLive - NewsNews - DetroitThe Associated PressSat, 07 Nov 2009 10:29:48 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/politics/index.ssf//3203.3905842 ]]>  AP photoRep. John DingellWASHINGTON -- Democrats gave the gavel to the longest-serving House member ever as the chamber began debating legislation overhauling the country's health care system. Rep. John Dingell, a Michigan Democrat, was given the honor of presiding Saturday...http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/11/rep_dingell_takes_gavel_as_hou.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/health_mlive/~3/aeTGR3IkcGk/kent_county_h1n1_flu_vaccine_c.htmlHealth400981Shandra Martinez | The Grand Rapids PressSat, 07 Nov 2009 10:39:03 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3625.3904982 ]]>Appointments only remain for Nov. 21 clinic, but officials hope supply of vaccine will increase in a few weeks.http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/kent_county_h1n1_flu_vaccine_c.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/health_mlive/~3/nlQIgI2SmIc/10_percent_jobless_is_obamas_n.htmlThe Associated PressSat, 07 Nov 2009 07:38:19 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/us-world/index.ssf//4918.3904834 ]]>The president has not been helped by reports of flaws in the administration's count of jobs created by the $787 billion stimulus.http://www.mlive.com/news/us-world/index.ssf/2009/11/10_percent_jobless_is_obamas_n.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/health_mlive/~3/NBCKEAzrLZI/decision_day_for_us_health_car.htmlThe Associated PressSat, 07 Nov 2009 07:34:35 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/us-world/index.ssf//4918.3904818 ]]>In the opening moments of debate, Democrats hailed the legislation as a moral and economic imperative. The legislation would extend coverage to nearly 50 million Americans now uninsured and ban insurance company practices such as denial of coverage based on pre-existing medical problems.http://www.mlive.com/news/us-world/index.ssf/2009/11/decision_day_for_us_health_car.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/health_mlive/~3/O8B94ih-fog/Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:31:56 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf//4001.3904460 ]]> Washtenaw County Public Health Department data shows respiratory illnesses are up significantly among school children, as is overall lab-confirmed flu in county residents this fall. Reported respiratory illnesses in Washtenaw County schools last week were more than double the highest......http://www.annarbor.com/news/in-the-news-today-whats-happening-with-h1n1-flu-1/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/health_mlive/~3/sdmBXLLYiww/boy_10_is_third_kalamazoo_coun.htmlBreaking NewsHealth NewsObituary345410198415506142963472Paula M. Davis | Kalamazoo GazetteSat, 07 Nov 2009 05:50:14 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf//4132.3900995 ]]>Kalamazoo County has its first confirmed case of a child’s death related to the H1N1 flu virus, according to the Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department.http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2009/11/boy_10_is_third_kalamazoo_coun.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/health_mlive/~3/ZplS6TOrnQk/mom_gave_kidney_to_sister_now.htmlHealthKyla King The Grand Rapids PressFri, 06 Nov 2009 13:39:09 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3625.3895987 ]]>Why the family finds itself in the extraordinary circumstance again.http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/mom_gave_kidney_to_sister_now.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/health_mlive/~3/jScbqrYDd_k/seasonal_flu_vaccines_delayed.htmlHealthThe Grand Rapids PressFri, 06 Nov 2009 14:44:33 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3625.3896999 ]]>OTTAWA COUNTY — Health Department officials have canceled a seasonal flu vaccine clinic scheduled for Tuesday Nov. 10 at the Ottawa County Health Department in Grand Haven. The health department was notified today by Mercy Visiting Nurse Services, who provides...http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/seasonal_flu_vaccines_delayed.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/health_mlive/~3/mVEF63vE5sc/michigan_health_officials_tall.htmlHealth400981Nardy Baeza Bickel | The Grand Rapids PressThu, 05 Nov 2009 17:05:28 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3625.3888610 ]]>Updated version of story The Michigan Department of Community Health is reporting 22 people ranging in age from 6 months to 72 years have died of H1N1-related illnesses since the start of the flu season in September. Since April, 32...http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/michigan_health_officials_tall.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/health_mlive/~3/bjiN8Ajgoys/health_care_reform_republican-.htmlOutragePoliticsTroy Reimink | The Grand Rapids PressThu, 05 Nov 2009 12:09:06 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3625.3886969 ]]>Is House Republican version of health care bill attempt at reform or political stunt?http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/health_care_reform_republican-.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/health_mlive/~3/E2O8lYlsPVA/wasting_away_a_conversation_wi.htmlHealth CareNewsletter Profiles - WMBRRegion - WMBRMark Sanchez | Business Review West MichiganThu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:16 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3870849 ]]>In estimating the cost of waste in health care in America, Bob Kelley wanted to bring the issue to the forefront at a critical time. In doing so, he puts numbers to what a lot of people have suspected for some time — that a massive amount of waste occurs in health care.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/wasting_away_a_conversation_wi.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/health_mlive/~3/fMZ1ncH_nmE/breast_cancer_hits_home_for_tu.htmlMuskegonStuff You Should ReadTop HeadlinesTop StoryWhitehall MontagueSusan Harrison Wolffis | Muskegon ChronicleWed, 04 Nov 2009 20:09:50 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3880277 ]]>Chronicle/Megan LangeEva Houseman, 49, was the first of her siblings to find out that she had the gene that predicts an 85 percent chance of getting breast cancer. Houseman is now seeking treatment to cure her breast cancer with sister,...http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/11/breast_cancer_hits_home_for_tu.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/health_mlive/~3/8-7rsvkdw0g/ask_the_dietitian_restrictive.htmlHealth NewsVicky Ferguson | The Grand Rapids PressTue, 03 Nov 2009 11:28:12 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/food/index.ssf//3096.3871630 ]]>My mother, age 65, is losing weight at a rapid pace because of her very high level of activity and many diet restrictions. http://www.mlive.com/food/index.ssf/2009/11/ask_the_dietitian_restrictive.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/health_mlive/~3/RCoRsGN5Vjo/spectrum_health_worker_could_l.htmlEditors' choiceHealthNardy Baeza Bickel | The Grand Rapids PressTue, 03 Nov 2009 20:46:06 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3625.3870194 ]]>Spectrum Health made seasonal flu shots mandatory for employees beginning last summer.http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/spectrum_health_worker_could_l.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/health_mlive/~3/FJW-YbF0HwU/chill_without_a_a_pill_new_rel.htmlHealthPaul R. Kopenkoskey | The Grand Rapids PressTue, 03 Nov 2009 05:12:21 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3719.3865905 ]]>Nonalcoholic drink makers say it's a tastier way to help people squelch tension and sleep.http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/chill_without_a_a_pill_new_rel.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/health_mlive/~3/HInl8b-BqIg/calendar.htmlRoad racesRunningScheduleWalking2057940874047370287373915544The Flint JournalMon, 02 Nov 2009 18:10:19 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/flintjournal/runners//1573.119126 ]]>Nov. 21 — Grand Blanc 5K run/walk, Grand Blanc High School, 10 a.m. Details: Bauman's Dec. 5 — Christmas Stocking 4-mile run/walk, Flushing Seymour Elementary, 10 a.m. Details: Bauman's, Striders Dec. 5 — Jinglejog 5K run/walk, Fenton. Details: Complete Runner Dec. 12 — Run Like the Dickens 10K run, 5K run/walk, Holly Karl Richter Campus. Details: runlikethedickens.com Dec. 31 — New Year's Resolution 8K run, 5K walk, downtown Flint YMCA, 2 p.m. Details: Bauman's, Striders Race details Bauman's Running & Walking Shop, 1453 W. Hill Road, Flint 48507; (810) 238-5981; Web site Complete Runner, 915 S. Dort Highway, Flint 48503; (810) 233-8851; Web site; www.raceservices.com Riverbend Striders, GRaceMgt@aol.com, www.riverbendstriders.com or www.gaultracemanagement.com...http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/runners/2009/08/calendar.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/health_mlive/~3/mKNjz-Puo1I/more_h1n1_doses_on_the_way_to.htmlHealthKyla King The Grand Rapids PressTue, 03 Nov 2009 05:23:40 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3625.3865362 ]]>To date, the H1N1 virus has been associated with the death of 16 people in Michigan, mostly between the ages of 27 and 72.http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/more_h1n1_doses_on_the_way_to.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/health_mlive/~3/rT6wPwO5Q1s/school_nurses_are_front-line_r.htmlEducationHealthKym Reinstadler | The Grand Rapids PressMon, 02 Nov 2009 09:40:29 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3625.3864088 ]]>Grand Rapids area school nurses report student symptoms daily to Kent County Health Department.http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/school_nurses_are_front-line_r.htmlnonadult