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

• Seniors invited to pickleball exhibition Jan. 22 2009.01.15 The Friendship Centers of Emmet County (Council on Aging) and North Central Michigan College are teaming up to offer a new sport for active seniors age 60 and over at the North Central Michigan College Student and Community Resource Center.
• Sexually spread diseases up, better testing cited 2009.01.14 Sexually spread diseases — for years on the decline — are on the rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting a record, government health officials said Tuesday, Jan. 13.
• Free program offers tools to those with chronic conditions 2009.01.14 The Personal Action Toward Health workshop (PATH) will be offered from 1-3:30 p.m. starting Wednesday, Jan. 14, through Feb. 18 at the Village of Hillside Senior Center, 311 West Main St. in Harbor Springs.
• Largest-ever study of U.S. child health begins 2009.01.13 Scientists begin recruiting mothers-to-be in North Carolina and New York this week for the largest study of U.S. children ever performed — aiming eventually to track 100,000 around the country from conception to age 21.
• First U.S. count finds 1 in 200 kids are vegetarian 2009.01.13 A recent study provides the government’s first estimate of how many children avoid meat. That’s about 1 in 200.
• Govt pushes electronic family tree for good health 2009.01.13 A good family health history is far more important than a gene test in predicting your future medical needs, but it’s hugely underused.
• C-sections best for baby when close to due date 2009.01.09 Babies do better after a scheduled Caesarean section if they’re born no sooner than seven days before their due date, a new large study of U.S. births shows.
• Brain pacemaker helps Parkinson’s, but with risks 2009.01.07 Parkinson’s sufferers who had electrodes implanted in their brains improved substantially more than those who took only medicine, according to the biggest test yet of deep brain stimulation.
• Wii-hab 2009.01.06 Nintendo Wii is not just for games. First Choice Physical Therapy in Petoskey is using it to help patients with physical rehabilitation.
• Keeping the 'Get Fit' resolution 2009.01.02 There are plenty of resolutions people can make each new year, but there’s always one that seems to stand out above the rest — losing weight.
• Food choices affect health 2009.01.02 HARBOR SPRINGS — Food choices impact personal health, community health and the overall health of the planet.
• Atlanta smoking ban leads to drop in heart attacks 2009.01.02 ATLANTA (AP) — A smoking ban in one U.S. city led to a dramatic drop in heart attack hospitalizations within three years, a sign of just how serious a health threat secondhand smoke is, government researchers said Wednesday, Dec. 31.
• Raw Food Recipes 2008.12.22 Easy recipes for getting started eating in the raw food way
• Raw Foodism: Lifestyle touted for its energy-giving, health-promoting, weight-loss benefits 2008.12.22 “Raw foodism” is a movement that has been growing, as most U.S. trends do, from the west to the east coast. With Michigan in the middle, it’s a lifestyle many in the Midwest are now embracing, too.
• Women and hair thinning: When your crowning glory starts losing its luster 2008.12.22 I had lunch with a good friend a couple weeks ago and I commented on her long, glorious hair. It had been awhile since we’d seen each other, seven months at least, and it had grown twice as long since then, dark and shiny and beautiful.
• Mission: Impossible? Keeping kids healthy in sick season 2008.12.22 Figuring out when a child is contagious is tough. Many children are the most contagious in the very early stages of illness even before they appear to be sick.
• US diabetes rate doubles over 10 years 2008.12.22 The nation's obesity epidemic is exacting a heavy toll: The rate of new diabetes cases nearly doubled in the United States in the past 10 years, the government said Thursday.
• Diabetes Awareness 2008.12.22 Diabetes is one of the fastest-growing health conditions in the United States. It’s estimated that more than 23 million Americans suffer from either Type 1 or the much-more common Type 2 diabetes.
• Is BPA safe or no? Gov’t leaves consumers confused 2008.12.22 BPA — a chemical used in food containers — is so widespread that most people have traces of it in their bodies.
• Adoption Awareness Month 2008.12.19 Each year, National Adoption Month brings attention to adoption, the families who welcome children into their home and the birthparents who provide new hope for their infants.
• Alzheimer's and loss 2008.12.18 A person with Alzheimer’s may feel a special sense of loss during the holidays. At the same time, caregivers may feel overwhelmed maintaining holiday traditions while caring for their loved one.
• Young girl faces heart surgery 2008.12.10 A Petoskey girls story of trumping tragedy
• Flu report 2008.12.01 During week 47 (November 16-22, 2008), a low level of influenza activity was reported in the United States.
• United Way distributes FamilyWize prescription drug discount card 2008.11.24 Char-Em United Way is providing these cards free-of-charge to everyone in the community. There are no age restrictions, no income restrictions, no limit on how many times you can use it and no waiting to get a card.
• Alcohol's damaging effects on the brain 2008.11.18 Approximately 100,000 accidents per year are directly related to drowsy driving, and about 1,500 people die in such accidents.
• Disruptive behavior by autistic kids stirs furor 2008.11.17 Motor vehicle injuries are the leading cause of death among children in the U.S.1 But many of these deaths can be prevented. Placing children in age- and size-appropriate car seats and booster seats reduces serious and fatal injuries by more than half.
• Study says too many arthroscopic knee surgeries 2008.11.17 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 2008.11.17 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.
• Tea steeped in health benefits 2008.11.17 After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage around the world.
• Seniors, substances and suicide: A silent epidemic? 2008.11.17 Maybe there’s a problem, family members have often wondered. But maybe not; they’re getting older, and who has the right to tell them how to live their life?