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

• Finding Low Cost Dental Care 2008.08.15 The following resources may help you find low-cost dental care you need.
• Burning Mouth Syndrome 2008.08.15 Although BMS can affect anyone, it occurs most commonly in middle-aged or older women.
• Health Quackery: Spotting Health Scams 2008.08.15 Quacks — people who sell unproven remedies — have been around for years. Today they have more ways than ever to peddle their wares
• LASIK Expectations: Before, During, and After 2008.08.15 This article is a compilation of patient information developed by manufacturers and healthcare professionals, but cannot replace the dialogue you should have with your doctor.
• Depression Information 2008.08.15 Being "down in the dumps" over a period of time is not a normal part of getting older. You do not need to suffer.
• The Skinny on Liposuction 2008.08.15 Liposuction is the most popular form of cosmetic surgery in the United States, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS).
• Medical Imaging: Changing Health Care, Saving Lives 2008.08.15 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 2008.08.15 Scientists are finding that the arts can benefit both your mental and physical health.
• The Skeletal Risk of Overtraining for Women 2008.08.15 Are you exercising too much? Eating too little? Have your periods become irregular or stopped?
• Exercise and Bone Health 2008.08.15 Vital at every age for healthy bones, exercise is important for treating and preventing osteoporosis.
• Keeping Blood Cholesterol in Check 2008.08.15 It’s important to learn what cholesterol is, what it does in your body and why you need to make sure too much isn’t flowing in your blood.
• Fighting Seasonal Allergies 2008.08.15 There is no cure for allergy, but there are ways to control its symptoms and, hopefully, to prevent it from triggering more serious conditions like asthma and sinusitis.
• Boost Your Chances for a Healthy Pregnancy 2008.08.15 Perhaps the most important advice is to stay as healthy as possible before and during your pregnancy.
• Physical Therapy Essential to Sports Injury Recovery 2008.08.08 Sports injuries happen to the best of us. For proof of that, one need look no further than professional sports leagues, where injuries have derailed seasons, careers, and become as much a part of the game as bats, balls, cleats, and spikes.
• Did You Know? 2008.08.08 Roughly half of the American population will have a cataract by the age of 65.
• ‘Building Better Bones’ focuses on osteoporosis prevention 2008.08.08 Osteoporosis can be a silent disease, one that causes thinning of the bones which then causes the bones to become fragile and more likely to fracture.
• Heart patients should be screened for depression 2008.08.08 Depression is about three times more common in heart attack survivors and those hospitalized with heart problems than the general population, according to the recommendations published in the journal Circulation.
• Explore the Health Benefits of Golf 2008.08.08 Some people bill golf as the "lazy man's sport." Absent of running, catching, or throwing as is par for the course with many other popular sports, it's easy to see why it would be perceived in that way.
• Sweat it out - Saunas and steam rooms can have health benefits 2008.08.08 Michele Brurian-Quintiliano and her husband, Marcus, find refuge in their sauna. It’s the place in their day where Michele can meditate, do “energy work” and even sing and chant. For Marcus, it’s a place to sit in hushed silence, letting it all go
• Alternative Healing: Craniosacral Therapy 2008.08.07 Mary Lou Smith has healing hands. Among her approaches to restoring and relaxing the body is through a newer technique that is getting much attention of late: Craniosacral therapy.
• SIDS: A heart-breaking killer 2008.08.07 The latest for parents about the still-unexplained mystery of crib death.
• Urinary Tract and Bladder Infections 2008.08.07 Frequent urination with an accompanying burning sensation can signal a urinary tract infection.
• Morbid obesity: Gastric bypass was Petoskey woman’s last hope 2008.08.07 “I knew I was going to die,” said Swartz. “I knew I was killing myself.”
• National Library of Medicine 2008.08.04 Consumer and professional medical information at the National Library of Medicine.
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 2008.08.04 NIH information on cardiovascular health.
• University of Michigan Health System 2008.08.04 Homepage for the University of Michigan hospital.
• CDC Environmental Health 2008.08.04 Environmental health topics at the CDC.
• Northern Michigan Regional Hospital 2008.08.04 Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey is the comprehensive regional provider of health services in northern Michigan.
• Northwest Michigan Community Health Agency 2008.08.04 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 2008.08.04 Michigan community health information provided by the state government.