Community Health
Some health issues can affect everyone in a community. It is important to be informed on these topics so you can make positive decisions that affect your family and yourself. The environment, local healthcare trends, and information about local providers are some of the topics that will be covered here.
- Alcohol's damaging effects on the brain 11.18.08 Approximately 100,000 accidents per year are directly related to drowsy driving, and about 1,500 people die in such accidents.
- Study says too many arthroscopic knee surgeries 11.17.08 Two studies call into question whether many people with arthritis are needlessly undergoing one of the most common operations in America: arthroscopic knee surgery.
- Watch out for drug names that look, sound alike 11.17.08 Mixing up drug names because they look or sound alike is among the most common types of medical mistakes, and it can be deadly. Now new efforts are aiming to stem the confusion, and make patients more aware of the risk.
- Local E coli cases unrelated to outbreak downstate 11.04.08 The Health Department of Northwest Michigan is reporting that the five recent cases of E coli in Emmet and Antrim counties have been found to be unrelated to other cases in the state.
- The Truth About "Light" Cigarettes: Questions and Answers Key Points 10.28.08 The lower tar and nicotine numbers on light cigarette packs and in ads are misleading
- Panel calls for vaccine for adult smokers 10.24.08 A government panel decided Wednesday, Oct. 22 that adult smokers under 65 should get pneumococcal vaccine. The shot — already recommended for anyone 65 or older — protects against bacteria that cause pneumonia, meningitis and other illnesses.
- Avoid over the counter cold remedies for children under 4 10.22.08 "The best thing a parent can do is comfort their children," said Dr. Laura Herrera, a Baltimore family practitioner and mother of two. "Keeping them as comfortable as possible is certainly better than giving cough and cold medicines."
- Flu View: Influenza report 10.10.08 From week 21 through week 39 (weeks ending May 18 – September 27), WHO and NREVSS laboratories located in all 50 states and Washington DC tested 25,031 specimens for influenza and 179 (0.7%) were positive.
- E. coli sickness spreads to Emmet County 10.02.08 As the number of confirmed E. coli sickness cases continues to climb in Michigan, public health officials are investigating the cause of an outbreak of E. coli in Emmet County
- Cheboygan Memorial links with Munson Healthcare 09.16.08
- Medical schools, journals fight industry influence 09.16.08 Efforts to address pharmaceutical industry influence on health care — by the industry and the medical community
- Drowsy Driving 09.02.08 Approximately 100,000 accidents per year are directly related to drowsy driving, and about 1,500 people die in such accidents.
- Medical Imaging: Changing Health Care, Saving Lives 08.15.08 Today’s powerful imaging tools help them understand diseases at more fundamental levels, which opens up new treatment strategies.
- How the Arts Affect Your Health 08.15.08 Scientists are finding that the arts can benefit both your mental and physical health.
- Drug addiction: A public health issue, not a law enforcement problem 07.25.08 During his annual report to the Emmet County Board of Commissioners last month, Lt. Ken Mills of the Straits Area Narcotic Enforcement admitted the job of a drug enforcement police officer can be downright depressing.
- Health care brings 31,476 jobs to north central Michigan 07.25.08 Health care is Michigan’s largest private-sector employer concludes a study released by the Partnership for Michigan’s Health.
- Obama Appoints Former Sen. Daschle As HHS Secretary, Democratic Officials Say Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) has accepted an offer from President-elect Barack Obama to become the new HHS secretary, according to Democratic officials, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports (Freking, AP/San Francisco Chronicle, 11/19).
- State Budget Shortfalls Force Cuts In Home Care For Low-Income Elderly, People With Disabilities At least 15 states facing widening budget shortfalls are cutting funding for services for low-income elderly residents and people with disabilities, mostly for programs that allow low-income "shut-ins" to receive personal care in their own homes, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the
- Health Care Workers Face Increased Risk Of Mortality From HIV, Other Bloodborne Diseases, Study Finds A new CDC study published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine has found that health care workers face an increased risk of dying from bloodborne diseases, such as HIV, and related illnesses compared with workers in other fields, Reuters reports.
- S.D. Abortion Script Threatens Doctor-Patient Relationship, NEJM Opinion Piece Says A South Dakota law that requires a physician to tell a woman seeking an abortion that the procedure "will terminate the life of a whole, separate, unique, living human being" with whom she has an "existing relationship" signals "a new step in states' efforts to restrict abortion," Zita Lazzarini of the University of Connecticut Health Center and
- Study Looks At Physicians' Likeliness To Refer Minority Patients To Clinical Trials "Factors Influencing Physician Referrals of Patients to Clinical Trials" (.pdf), Journal of the National Medical Association: The study, by University of South Carolina medical researchers, looks at physicians' attitudes and beliefs about recruiting patients to clinical trials, particularly minorities.
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- Petoskey Surgeons PC
560 W Mitchell St Suite 140
Phone: 231-487-1900
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Website: http://www.petoskeysurgeons.com - Visconti Imaging&Vein Institute
1114 Charlevoix Ave
Phone: 231-439-9700
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Website: www.drvisconti.com
- CDC Environmental Health 08.04.08 Environmental health topics at the CDC.
- Northern Michigan Regional Hospital 08.04.08 Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey is the comprehensive regional provider of health services in northern Michigan.
- Northwest Michigan Community Health Agency 08.04.08 Health Department of Northwest Michigan has operated as the official health department serving the residents and vistors of Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet and Otsego counties since 1930.
- MI Department of Community Health 08.04.08 Michigan community health information provided by the state government.