Feature stories on well-being and health from the Traverse City Record-Eagle, northern Michigan's daily newspaper.
Martial arts all in the family
Chris and Judy Pline met in Taekwondo class. Chris was the instructor, Judy the student. Their relationship went from martial to marital. The two met, married and brought up a family of black belts.....more>>
My jaw must have been hanging on the floor all those years ago as I looked at the nurse and said, "Could you repeat that?" "Your blood tests came back positive," she responded. "You're pregnant. Isn't that what you came in for? A blood test to see if you were pregnant?" It was the exact opposite.
Frightened by headlines about Lasik side effects? Lasik gets all the advertising, but there are half a dozen alternate eye surgeries from a simpler laser approach to implantable lenses that might solve your squint.
Scientists for the first time have used gene therapy to dramatically improve sight in people with a rare form of blindness, a development experts called a major advance for the experimental technique.
With apologies to Mark Twain, reports of the death of the Pap smear are premature. Yes, new research suggests a test for the HPV virus that causes cervical cancer may replace the old-fashioned Pap one day as that cancer's primary screening tool. But even enthusiasts say it will take years of additional research to make such a big switch.
Self-help course for arthritis sufferers; Expo will focus on natural health; Blood donors will receive gift of song; New spring fitness classes set to begin; Class focus is family weight loss; Lakeshore Free Clinic benefit; Events for Mental Health Month; Raffle for breast cancer fund; Blood pressure and foot care clinic; United Way will offer free workshops; Diabetics invited to program on insulin