A full listing of articles and links on UpNorthHealth, sorted chronologically.

• Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening 03.09.10 Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot.
• Researchers: AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow 03.08.10 The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease.
• Communication improvement can occur many years after brain injury 03.04.10 Often times in the treatment of aphasia families and clients are informed that significant language recovery only takes place during the first year following the brain injury (whether caused by stroke, closed head injury, illness, etc.). At the University
• What is aphasia? 03.04.10 Aphasia: a language disorder that results from damage to parts of the brain. It can affect all modes of language, including speaking; writing; gesturing; understanding what others say; understanding writing; and using numbers. Aphasia often hides people
• Guide to Good Health over 50 02.26.10 Do you want to live forever, or do you feel like you already have?
• Health Department and Charlevoix Area Hospital co-sponsoring H1N1 vaccination clinic 02.22.10 Charlevoix Area Hospital and the Health Department of Northwest Michigan are co-sponsoring an H1N1 vaccination clinic at the hospital from 4-6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 26.
• Heart-lung transplants OK at Spectrum-Grand Rapids 02.18.10 The Michigan Department of Community Health says it has given Spectrum Health Hospitals permission to perform heart and lung transplants in Grand Rapids.
• H1N1 clinics scheduled 02.15.10 The Health Department of Northwest Michigan has received a grant from Michigan Department of Community Health to continue providing H1N1 vaccination.
• Funding continues H1N1 vaccination initiative 02.12.10 The Health Department of Northwest Michigan has received a grant from Michigan Department of Community Health to continue providing H1N1 vaccination.
• Klamerus named director of new collaborative cancer program 02.08.10 Justin F. Klamerus, M.D., is the new medical director of the new collaborative cancer program between Northern Michigan Regional Hospital (NMRH) and Otsego Memorial Hospital (OMH) in Gaylord.
• Report: 40 percent of cancers are preventable 02.03.10 About 40 percent of cancers could be prevented if people stopped smoking and overeating, limited their alcohol, exercised regularly and got vaccines targeting cancer-causing infections, experts say.
• PCBs, breast cancer links explored at Wayne State 01.28.10 A study to see whether there's a link between PCBs and breast cancer is part of a Wayne State University scientist's work that has received $775,000 in federal stimulus funding.
• FDA debates tougher cancer warning on tanning beds 01.20.10 Just as millions head to tanning beds to prepare for spring break, the Food and Drug Administration will be debating how to toughen warnings that those sunlamps pose a cancer risk.
• Arthritis Foundation self-help program offered 01.14.10 Northern Michigan Regional Hospital and Harbor Arthritis Center are offering a free, six-week course designed for people with arthritis and related diseases.
• Fight against fat goes high-tech with new devices 01.06.10 The fight against fat is going high-tech. To get an inside look at eating and exercise habits, scientists are developing wearable wireless sensors to monitor overweight and obese people as they go about their daily lives.
• UM-designed ultrasound treats enlarged prostate 01.05.10 Five University of Michigan inventors have lined up $11 million for a company that will make their ultrasound tool for treating prostate disease without surgery.
• Swine flu not as catchy as other pandemic strains 12.30.09 How contagious is swine flu? Less than the novel viruses that have caused big world outbreaks in the past, new research suggests.
• Pressure rises to stop antibiotics in agriculture 12.28.09 EDITOR'S NOTE: Once-curable diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria are coming back, as germs rapidly mutate to form aggressive strains that resist drugs. The reason: The misuse of the very drugs that were supposed to save us has built up drug resista
• Duplicate of Now hear this: Swim-proof hearing aids to get test 12.28.09 They're not your grandpa's hearing aids. Today's newest models range from the completely invisible — it sits deep in the ear canal for months at a time — to Bluetooth-enabled gadgets that open cell phones and iPods for hearing-aid users.
• Now hear this: Swim-proof hearing aids to get test 12.28.09 They're not your grandpa's hearing aids. Today's newest models range from the completely invisible — it sits deep in the ear canal for months at a time — to Bluetooth-enabled gadgets that open cell phones and iPods for hearing-aid users.
• Nasal swine flu vaccine recalled over potency 12.22.09 Drugmaker MedImmune is recalling nearly 5 million doses of swine flu vaccine because the nasal spray appears to lose strength over time, federal health officials announced Tuesday.
• Medical marijuana spurring Mich. cottage industry 12.20.09 Michigan voters' approval last year of a law permitting medical marijuana use in the state has created a fledging cottage industry of marijuana growers and a growing number of patients who want a share of their crop.
• Healthy holiday dessert recipes 12.15.09 With the holiday season upon us, and its emphasis on parties and food, the Center for Advancement in Cancer Education (www.BeatCancer.org) urges informed moderation. The not-for-profit organization specializes in dietary guidance for cancer prevention, p
• 800,000 doses of kids' swine flu vaccine recalled 12.15.09 Health officials are recalling hundreds of thousands of doses of swine flu vaccine after tests indicated they may not be potent enough to protect against the virus.
• Emergency Room and MHA Keystone: obstetrics 12.14.09 Northern Michigan Regional Hospital is now participating in two recently expanded statewide patient safety collaboratives focused on protecting mothers, newborns and emergency patients.
• Swine flu vaccine rules loosened, more change seen 12.03.09 Michigan health officials say they're loosening guidelines for who gets the swine flu vaccine and hope to make it available to the general public soon.
• Northern Michigan Regional Hospital earns stroke recognition 11.18.09 Northern Michigan Regional Hospital recently received three awards from the Michigan Department of Community Health at the Annual Stroke Conference held at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.
• New advice: Skip mammograms in 40s, start at 50 11.16.09 Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a government task force said Monday.
• CDC's swine flu toll: 4,000 dead, 22 million ill 11.13.09 Swine flu shots remain in demand across the state with some clinics temporarily running out of the vaccine. Some schools, however, are balking at giving swine flu shots altogether.
• Appointments now available for H1N1 vaccinations at Health Department offices 11.13.09 H1N1 vaccinations will be available by appointment beginning Monday, Nov. 16, at health department locations in Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet and Otsego counties.