- Planned Parenthood of West and Northern Michigan provides complete GYN exams, breast exams and Pap tests for women of all ages; pregnancy tests; counseling and provision of birth control supplies, including emergency contraception, testing and treatment for vaginal, urinary, and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV testing. Services are confidential, affordable, and provided by women clinicians. Medicaid/Plan First! and Mastercard/Visa accepted. Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; some evenings. Planned Parenthood, 1003 Spring St., Petoskey. Phone (231) 347-9692.
- Northern Michigan Regional Hospital offers a monthly cardiovascular health screenings the first Thursday of every month at the Community Health Education Center (360 Connable Avenue in Petoskey) from 8-10 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. During these screenings, health professionals measure your height, weight, and body composition (body fat content), blood sugar and blood pressure and offer follow-up recommendations based on same-day screening results. This 15-minute screening could change your life. The cost is $20. No registration is necessary. For more information call HealthAccess at (800)248-6777.
Women's Health
Women and men have many of the same health problems, but they can affect women differently. For example, women may have different symptoms of heart disease. Some diseases or conditions are more common in women, such as osteoarthritis, obesity and depression. And some conditions, such as menopause and pregnancy, are unique to women.
For more women-oriented information,
visit Northern Michigan Moms.
- Ovarian Cancer awareness 11.17.08 Many women don’t seek help until the disease has begun to spread, but if detected at its earliest stage, the five-year survival rate is more than 93 percent.
- Computers help docs spot breast cancer on X-rays 10.22.08 One in four teen girls have rolled up their sleeves for the relatively new vaccine against cervical cancer, federal health officials said Thursday.
- 1 in 4 US teen girls got cervical cancer shot 10.22.08 One in four teen girls have rolled up their sleeves for the relatively new vaccine against cervical cancer, federal health officials said Thursday.
- For Women with Diabetes: Your Guide to Pregnancy 10.14.08 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.
- Hope, confusion in hunt for ovarian cancer tests 09.17.08 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.
- Urinary Incontinence 09.02.08 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.
- Bio-Identicals: Sorting Myths from Facts 08.15.08 FDA is providing the facts about "BHRT" drugs and the uncertainties surrounding their safety and effectiveness so that women and their doctors can make informed decisions about their use.
- Boost Your Chances for a Healthy Pregnancy 08.15.08 Perhaps the most important advice is to stay as healthy as possible before and during your pregnancy.
- Morbid obesity: Gastric bypass was Petoskey woman’s last hope 08.07.08 “I knew I was going to die,” said Swartz. “I knew I was killing myself.”
- Learn How to Lower Your Cancer Risk 07.23.08 You might decide that cancer will come when it comes and there’s nothing you can do about it. That’s where you’d be wrong.
- Women need Folic Acid every day 07.23.08 The B vitamin folic acid helps prevent birth defects.
- Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age 07.23.08 What can you do to stay healthy and prevent disease? You can get certain screening tests, take preventive medicine if you need it, and practice healthy behaviors.
- Sexually Harassed Employees Experience Less Job Satisfaction And Lower Job Performance A new study in the journal Psychology of Women Quarterly examined the effects of workplace sexual harassment and found that employees who were harassed report lower levels of job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and job performance. Employees also experienced higher levels of psychological distress and physical problems than those who were not harassed.
- Ortho Biotech Announces NDA Submission For Trabectedin For The Treatment Of Relapsed Ovarian Cancer Ortho Biotech Products, L.P. announced the submission of a new drug application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for trabectedin when administered in combination with DOXIL(R) (doxorubicin HCI liposome injection)for the treatment of women with relapsed ovarian cancer (ROC). If approved, trabectedin combined with DOXIL will provide a new, non-platinum treatment option for these patients in the United States.
- Study Improves Recovery For Mothers With Depression Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a therapy programme to treat depression in women in developing countries. Although depression is a major health problem world-wide, experts say its impact is greatest in developing countries where 80% of the population live. Often there are no resources available to treat sufferers.
- Women Dominate Hospitalizations For Chest Pain With No Known Cause Women are more likely than men to be hospitalized for chest pain for which doctors cannot find a cause, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. In 2006, there were 477,000 admissions of women to U.S. community hospitals for unspecified chest pain compared with 379,000 admissions for men. Unspecified chest pain is usually characterized by a feeling of pressure, burning, or numbness.
- Blogs Comment On Proposed HHS Conscience Rule, Evangelical Support For Obama, Midwife Care The following is a summary of selected women's health-related blog entries.~ "'You Have Failed Entirely,' Says Planned Parenthood and ACLU," Amie Newman, RH Reality Check: Newman's blog entry focuses on a letter sent to the
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- Mayo Clinic - Women's Health Center 08.04.08 Women's health information at Mayo Clinic.
- Medline Plus: Women's Health 08.04.08 Links to women's health information provided by NIH.
- WomensHealth.gov 08.01.08 The federal government source for women's health information.
- Women's Health Magazine 08.01.08 Link to the nationally-published magazine website.
