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

• Northern Michigan Regional Hospital explores relationship with Spectrum Health 2009.03.27 Northern Michigan Regional Health System and Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids have agreed to explore a potential affiliation.
• Hypnosis: What is it really? 2009.03.25 Lifestyle modification as it relates to heart health was the first topic in a series of discussions at Petoskey Health and Fitness on Tuesday, March 24.
• Study: Lots of red meat increases mortality risk 2009.03.24 The largest study of its kind finds that older Americans who eat large amounts of red meat and processed meats face a greater risk of death from heart disease and cancer.
• Hunting tailored care for advanced prostate cancer 2009.03.24 Prostate cancer has been left behind in the race for personalized medicine but that may be changing: Doctors are starting to attempt gene-guided treatment for men with advanced disease.
• Losing sleep? You’re not alone. 2009.03.23 One-third of Americans are losing sleep over the state of the U.S. economy and other personal financial concerns, according to a new poll by the National Sleep Foundation.
• Healthy Teen Relationships 2009.03.10 Young love can seem so innocent, but it’s not immune to issues of emotional and physical abuse, unhealthy patterns and conflict.
• Peripheral Arterial Disease 2009.03.10 Advancing age does not have to hurt, though it’s a common misperception that can lead many older Americans to overlook health issues that need to be treated.
• Juvenile Diabetes 2009.03.10 Her job as an RN with Northern Michigan Regional Hospital and her bachelor’s of science degree complemented her mother’s intuition, and she made an appointment for her son with his pediatrician.
• Lookout, Facebook 2009.03.10 Beth Anne Piehl discusses friendly competitive weight loss and the dangers of melanoma.
• Head lice: Nits don’t discriminate 2009.03.10 The key to combating the issue is diligence on the part of parents to check their children’s hair for the pesky critters, especially, and obviously, during the school year and busiest day-care times for families.
• Crowns are placed to strengthen weak or unsupported teeth 2009.03.06 There are various scenarios which can significantly weaken a tooth, making it highly susceptible to fracture, which include large cavities or decay, microfracture lines, endodontic (root canal) treatment, and trauma. In these situations, a crown can be fa
• Docs seek gag orders to stop patients’ reviews 2009.03.04 The anonymous comment on the Web site RateMDs.com was unsparing: “Very unhelpful, arrogant,” it said of a doctor. “Did not listen and cut me off, seemed much too happy to have power (and abuse it!) over suffering people.”
• Panel: Adopting from abroad? Get hepatitis A shot 2009.02.26 A 51-year-old adoptive grandmother’s hospitalization from hepatitis has helped spur new vaccination recommendations for people in close contact with children adopted from other countries.
• Study: Some prenatal vitamins lack enough iodine 2009.02.26 Many brands of multivitamins for pregnant women may not contain all the iodine they claim, potentially putting babies at risk of poor brain development, a new study suggests.
• FDA approves brain-zapping device to relieve OCD 2009.02.20 Patients suffering from obsessive, distressing thoughts have a new treatment option: a pacemaker-like device that relieves anxiety with electrical jolts to the brain.
• January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month 2009.02.19 Public health officials encourage women to schedule Pap test appointment
• Push is on to tailor cancer care to tumor’s genes 2009.02.17 The days of one-size-fits-all cancer treatment are numbered: A rush of new research is pointing the way to tailor chemotherapy and other care to what’s written in your tumor’s genes.
• Duplicate of Antioxidants and Cancer Prevention: Fact Sheet 2009.02.17 Antioxidants are substances that may protect cells from the damage caused by unstable molecules known as free radicals.
• When toddlers point a lot, more words will follow 2009.02.13 Don’t just talk to your toddler — gesture, too. Pointing, waving bye-bye and other natural gestures seem to boost a budding vocabulary.
• Women’s Issues Discussion Series Continues with Program on Women’s Health 2009.02.09 The Hestia Women’s Giving Circle continues its Women’s Issue Discussion Series with its second program on Monday, Feb. 16, at the Petoskey Public Library Carnegie building.
• Q&A on computer network that warned of salmonella 2009.02.09 U.S. health officials were first alerted to the current peanut-based salmonella outbreak through a government computer network called PulseNet. But the system relies on doctors testing patients and it takes interviews with patients to identify the food so
• Study says pregnancy doesn’t worsen breast cancer 2009.02.09 Pregnant women who develop breast cancer do not have worse odds of death or of cancer returning than other young breast cancer patients, a new study has found.
• Few get surgery for grim pancreatic cancer 2009.02.06 Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg got a shot at survival that unfortunately few people with pancreatic cancer do: not just care from a celebrated specialist but the chance to have surgery at all.
• Blue the hue of creativity? Red for detail? 2009.02.06 New research into how the brain reacts to colors shows: Red seems to improve attention to detail while blue sparks creativity.
• First Thursday Health Screening Feb. 5 in Petoskey 2009.01.30 The First Thursday Health Screening takes place from 8-10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, at the Community Health Education Center, located across the parking lot from Northern Michigan Regional Hospital’s main entrance.
• Study: Kidney donors do fine, no long-term issues 2009.01.29 Donating a kidney doesn’t appear to have any long-term health consequences for the donor, a reassuring study shows.
• Article Listing 2009.01.26 A full listing of articles on UpNorthHealth, sorted chronologically.
• Mississippi has highest teen birth rate, CDC says 2009.01.26 Mississippi now has the nation’s highest teen pregnancy rate, displacing Texas and New Mexico for that lamentable title, according to a new federal report released Wednesday.
• NCMC expands fitness offerings to swing dance 2009.01.26 “Dancing is one of the greatest expressions you can have toward music if you can’t play an instrument,” said Barber, who moved to Petoskey with wife, Vickie, four months ago. “And dancing is fun, if you know how.”
• High medical costs, low pricing hurts managed care 2009.01.26 Managed care stocks were hammered in 2008, as higher-than-expected medical costs burned up health insurers’ profits and skittish investors wrung their hands over the companies’ potential exposure to failed investment banks.