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

• Panel asks gov't to encourage less sodium intake 2010.06.16 Too much salt is hidden in Americans' food, and regulators plan to work with manufacturers to cut back — but the government isn't ready to go Morton Salt distribution facility in Chicago, Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Too much salt is hidden in Americans' food
• Mich. researcher invents joint replacement cement 2010.06.13 Obesity and aging baby boomers are driving demand for hip and knee replacements, and a discovery by a Grand Rapids-based researcher could provide relief for pain sufferers and economic promise for the region.
• Wellness Wednesday June 2 at Charlevoix Area Hospital 2010.05.27 Charlevoix Area Hospital’s next “Wellness Wednesday” will be from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2 in the hospital’s Solarium.
• Petoskey Community Free Clinic relocating 2010.05.11 Petoskey’s Community Free Clinic will soon have a new look and location, but will still offer patients the same care. Since 1998, the clinic has given thousands of patients who don’t have health insurance, access to health care and the medications they ne
• NMRH working to improve patient safety through hygiene 2010.05.06 On Wednesday, the medical staff at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey joined more than 8,000 health care facilities around the world in an effort to improve hand hygiene and patient care.
• Study: Health risks in urban Native women 2010.05.06 Alaska Native and American Indian women living in the nation's urban centers are more than twice as likely to experience nonconsenting sexual intercourse in their first encounter, a new study shows.
• Study: Older, unmarried, educated moms on rise 2010.05.06 New mothers in the U.S. are increasingly older and better educated than they were two decades ago, according to a study on the state of American motherhood released Thursday by the Pew Research Center.
• West Branch hospital to close OB unit July 1 2010.04.29 A mid-Michigan hospital will close its obstetrics unit as part of a $1.2 million budget reduction.
• Study: Lung scans can lead to many false alarms 2010.04.22 Screening smokers for cancer with lung scans can lead to a high rate of false alarms, unneeded tests and biopsies, a new study suggests. Some hospitals are promoting lung cancer screening with a special X-ray called a CT scan. And some advocacy groups enc
• Too much salt: Report urges FDA to force rollback 2010.04.21 Too much salt is hidden in Americans' food, and regulators plan to work with manufacturers to cut back — but the government isn't ready to go Morton Salt distribution facility in Chicago, Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Too much salt is hidden in Americans' food
• Study: 2 good choices to prevent breast cancer 2010.04.20 Older women at higher risk for breast cancer now have two good drug options for preventing the disease, but they will have to weigh the trade-offs, a major study shows.
• Dr. Rod Tinney of Pine River Medical, receives Hometown Health Hero honor for immunization advocacy 2010.04.20 Dr. Rod Tinney of Pine River Medical, received the Hometown Health Hero honor for his advocacy of immunizations
• Calorie labeling could lead to healthier fast food 2010.04.14 The calorie-posting mandate, signed into law by President Barack Obama as part of the health care overhaul project, assumes diners will feel the culinary equivalent of sticker shock when confronted with calorie counts for greasy, sugary and fatty foods.
• Many suffering from allergy symptoms with early warm-up 2010.04.07 It’s estimated that 1 in 5 Americans have some form of allergy, and with the early spring warm-up, many are suffering already.
• University of Michigan Aphasia Program helps young stroke survivors meet their personal challenges 2010.04.05 A stroke is a very traumatic experience for anyone, but it can be particularly devastating for a young person. The University of Michigan Aphasia Program (UMAP) recognizes the challenges young stroke survivors face. UMAP provides the additional assistance
• Non-verbal clients benefit from the University of Michigan Aphasia Program 2010.04.05 Aphasia impacts people differently. Depending on the severity, some people may be non-verbal. However, UMAP’s aphasia clients learn first-hand that there are other ways they can communicate with their family and friends. Using gestures, writing, and a poc
• Otsego Memorial Hospital launches new patient centered Web site 2010.04.02 On April 1 Otsego Memorial Hospital (OMH) launched a new website: www.myOMH.org, redesigned to provide the highest level of information to patients and community members. The new site was built with the patient in mind, and includes a page for each clinic
• Fit 4 Life at Charlevoix Area Hospital 2010.04.01 Fit 4 Life is the idea of Jacobsen, physical therapist Shannon Pemble, registered dietitian Amanda Evans and Kris Hoeksema, a social worker. The four women will combine their specialties to help a group of eight people from the area lose weight the health
• Experts: One-third of breast cancer is avoidable 2010.03.25 Up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided if women ate less and exercised more, researchers at a breast cancer conference said Thursday — comments that could ignite heated discussions among victims and advocates.
• Health law will make calorie counts hard to ignore 2010.03.23 That Caesar salad you're about to eat? It's 800 calories, and that's without the croutons. The fettuccine alfredo? A whopping 1,220 calories. You may choose to ignore the numbers, but soon it's going to be tough to deny you saw them.
• People with variable blood pressure at stroke risk 2010.03.12 People with occasional spikes in their blood pressure could be at higher risk of having a stroke than those with regularly high blood pressure, new studies said Friday.
• Prosciutto and beets liven up spring salads 2010.03.12 Looking to liven up your salads?
• First lady pushes healthy kids campaign forward 2010.03.10 First lady Michelle Obama is challenging software and video game designers to develop games and applications that get kids excited about living healthy.
• Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening 2010.03.09 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 2010.03.08 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 2010.03.04 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? 2010.03.04 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 2010.02.26 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 2010.02.22 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 2010.02.18 The Michigan Department of Community Health says it has given Spectrum Health Hospitals permission to perform heart and lung transplants in Grand Rapids.