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

• Got milk? Breast-feeding best — unless you can’t 2008.10.22 Bente White was willing to try almost anything to breast-feed her infant son.
• CDC Study Finds 3 Million U.S. Children have Food or Digestive Allergies 2008.10.22 The number of young people who had a food or digestive allergy increased 18 percent between 1997 and 2007, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• CDC Releases New Infant Mortality Data 2008.10.17 The United States ranked 29th in the world in infant mortality in 2004, compared to 27th in 2000, 23rd in 1990 and 12th in 1960, according to a new report from CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.
• Child Passenger Safety: Fact Sheet 2008.10.15 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.
• Studies show diabetes linked to gum disease, tooth decay 2008.10.15 Studies show those with diabetes are two to three times more likely to develop periodontal (gum) diseases and are also more likely to have tooth decay and oral infections.
• Medicare online tools help with prescription drug and health choices 2008.10.14 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that beneficiaries, their caregivers, and family members can begin to review 2009 Medicare prescription drug plan and health plan information online through the Medicare Prescription Drug
• For Women with Diabetes: Your Guide to Pregnancy 2008.10.14 You have type 1 or type 2 diabetes and you are pregnant or hoping to get pregnant soon. You can learn what to do to have a healthy baby. You can also learn how to take care of yourself and your diabetes before, during, and after your pregnancy.
• Pediatricians double vitamin D recommendations 2008.10.13 The nation’s leading pediatricians group says children from newborns to teens should get double the usually recommended amount of vitamin D because of evidence that it may help prevent serious diseases.
• Flu View: Influenza report 2008.10.10 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.
• Periodontal (Gum) Disease: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments 2008.10.10 Periodontal (Gum) Disease: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments
• FDA issues safety and risk assessment of melamine in infant formula 2008.10.06 FDA is currently unable to establish any level of melamine and melamine-related compounds in infant formula that does not raise public health concerns.
• Avoid foodborne illness when baby arrives home 2008.10.06 Foodborne illness is a serious health issue, especially for your new baby and any other children in your home. Each year in the U.S., 800,000 illnesses affect children under the age of 10.
• Whole grains, and reading food labels 2008.10.03 Eating grains, especially whole grains, provides health benefits. People who eat whole grains as part of a healthy diet have a reduced risk of some chronic diseases.
• E. coli sickness spreads to Emmet County 2008.10.02 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
• Dodge the bug this cold season 2008.10.02 There may be no known cure for the common cold, but there are ways to avoid it.
• Aging healthily not a mystery 2008.09.25 Whether it’s fruitful or not, people tend to worry more about their health as they age. For some, the worrying can be productive, forcing them to overhaul a lifestyle that might not be healthy. For others, the worrying might only compound existing probl
• Vegetable detective: Fresh, frozen or canned? 2008.09.25 If the sound of the can opener is more prevalent at home than the swish of the vegetable peeler, take heart: Canned vegetables are better than no vegetables, and any effort to get children to eat fruit and veggies can encourage healthful family eating hab
• Pedometers, goals encourage weight loss and other health benefits 2008.09.25 Can a lack of physical activity hurt your health? Evidence shows that those who are not physically active are definitely not helping their health, and may likely be hurting it.
• Hope, confusion in hunt for ovarian cancer tests 2008.09.17 A race is on for blood tests to better detect ovarian cancer, but the Food and Drug Administration is probing whether to crack down on the first one to sell.
• Hearing and vision screening underway for school children 2008.09.16 Local health department’s Hearing and Vision Screening Program are working with local school districts and preschools to provide screening to more than 15,000 children, identifying problems early before they can interfere with children’s academic succ
• Cheboygan Memorial links with Munson Healthcare 2008.09.16
• Medical schools, journals fight industry influence 2008.09.16 Efforts to address pharmaceutical industry influence on health care — by the industry and the medical community
• Study says too many arthroscopic knee surgeries 2008.09.16 Two studies call into question whether many people with arthritis are needlessly undergoing one of the most common operations in America: arthroscopic knee surgery.
• Sleep center expands 2008.09.09
• Chiropractic: Conservative care of neck pain, injury 2008.09.04 Chiropractic is a health care approach that focuses on the relationship between the body's structure–mainly the spine–and its functioning.
• Cold and Flu Season - Coming Soon 2008.09.02 Yeah, yeah, yeah, we all know there’s no cure for the common cold. But there’s got to be something we can do about it. And while we’re on the subject, let’s do something about the flu, too.
• Drowsy Driving 2008.09.02 Approximately 100,000 accidents per year are directly related to drowsy driving, and about 1,500 people die in such accidents.
• Urinary Incontinence 2008.09.02 Urinary incontinence is an issue faced by people of all ages, not just the elderly. In fact, more than one-third of women over 30 years of age suffer from some type of urinary incontinence.
• "I didn’t think a 55-year-old would have a stroke" 2008.09.02 A stroke can be caused either by a clot obstructing the flow of blood to the brain or by a blood vessel rupturing and preventing blood flow to the brain.
• Kids and the Dentist 2008.09.02 The American Dental Association recommends that parents take their child to a dentist around his or her first birthday. Starting at a young age will also help the child become more comfortable with the process.