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Users in the United States and the U.K. can enroll as organ donors via links to official registries on the world's biggest social networking site, said CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The links should make it easier for people who want to donate their organs to sign up.
Emily Howell's frequent trips to the Planned Parenthood clinic on East Seventh Street here have less to do with preventing unwanted pregnancies and more about keeping cancer from creeping back into her body.
Sleeping more may help you fight a genetic predisposition to gain weight, a new study says.
Almost 10,000 low-birthweight babies are born each year in the state — a trend that worsened by 7% between 2000 and 2010, according “Right Start in Michigan and Its Counties – 2012” by KidsCount in Michigan.
Dale Casto won't be counting on any more big gifts from his wife, Kathy, after what she's going to give him on their 35th wedding anniversary. Her kidney.
A California man has sued BMW North America and a motorcycle-seat maker claiming that a four-hour round-trip ride on his 1993 BMW bike with a "ridge-like" seat gave him "a severe case of priapism (a persistent, lasting erection)" that's lasted 20 months and counting.
U.S. regulators have approved use of a powerful Johnson & Johnson antibiotic to treat plague, an extremely rare, sometimes-deadly bacterial infection.
Slather them on your face, rub them into your pores, take a bath in them -- they are the chemicals and minerals and nanoparticles that make up the makeup we use to try to look our best, protect ourselves from the sun and even turn back the aging process.
Birthdays are motivators. In March 2011, Tere Gathright was staring at 32. She had an unkind thought about herself. "I'm overweight and bored," the thought went. "I need a hobby. What better birthday present than to do something for me?"
QUESTION: I went to see my doctor about my low back pain, and was surprised when she said it's a result of pelvic organ prolapse. What is that and what can I do about it?
Lupus: The immune system creates an antibody that can damage any part of the body, but most commonly the joints, skin, kidneys, heart and lungs. Symptoms include fever, weight loss, hair loss, mouth sores, fatigue, rashes, painful or swollen joints and muscles, sensitivity to the sun, chest pain, headache, dizziness, seizure, memory problems and behavior changes.
If you're new to running, best to ease into it. Start by walking, then walk faster, then alternate walking and running. Here's a training plan suggested by KC Express, a running and walking club for women. With this schedule, women who plan to participate in a Mother's Day 5K could be ready to run more than two-thirds of the race in six weeks.
What might be harmful in cosmetics and at what levels is unclear. David Suzuki, a Canadian scientist, environmental activist and broadcaster, has compiled a list of what he considers the dirty dozen. The list also is used by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, a coalition of nonprofits and businesses throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Kathy Krolikowski of Frisco, Texas, suspected something was wrong long before her doctors did. Every time she said her body ached, she was told she was working too hard or not exercising enough. It took three years before she heard, just as she had suspected, that she had the same autoimmune disorder that had afflicted her mother: rheumatoid arthritis.
TODAY March of Dimes, March for Babies: The nation's oldest fund-raiser walk, promoting research to prevent premature births and birth defects. 9 a.m. Register: 248-359-1550. www.marchforbabies.org. Locations include: Wayne State University, 5045 Anthony Wayne Drive at Warren, Detroit.
Consider carefully what liquid you wash medication down with. Some beverages can interact with drugs, lessening their effectiveness or even posing health hazards. Among them: Grapefruit juice: This citrus slows down enzyme activity needed to process more than 50 drugs.
A medication that could be a faster-working alternative to Viagra and other erectile dysfunction drugs got approval from the Food and Drug Administration Friday.
Accretive Health was sued today by Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson. The lawsuit charges that the company violated state, federal health privacy and state debt-collection laws.
Teenagers are showing up in Los Angeles emergency rooms after drinking inexpensive liquid hand sanitizers to get drunk.
It's the first U.S. case since 2006 and the fourth in U.S. history — but there is no danger to humans, the USDA says.
Conventional wisdom says that hardship can make us old before our time.
An aging population and an economy that has been slow to rebound are straining the long-term finances of Social Security and Medicare, the government's two largest benefit programs.
The government plans to announce today that the 2010 health care law will save Medicare beneficiaries $208 billion through 2020, and save Medicare itself $200 billion through 2016, based on a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services actuary report.
Five-year-old Annabelle Murphy of Sterling Heights, who was born without a left hand and forearm, doesn't consider her electronic arm anything out of the ordinary. Sensors tucked inside her arm charge three fingers on her hand that let her pick up jelly beans and uncap magic markers.
Think about your day. Can you unearth a spare 20 minutes? They may be masquerading as Internet-surfing or lurking within the commercials-skipped sitcom you record and watch in the evening.
QUESTION: I'm scheduled to have a heart angioplasty in a couple of weeks and would like to know what will happen during the procedure. Also, my doctor said he'll be doing the angioplasty through an artery in my wrist. I thought they were done through the groin.
You are what you eat. And what you eat can hurt you -- literally. Recent surveys have found a direct association between obesity and pain levels. A February survey of more than 1 million Americans by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index asked questions about height and weight as well as pain conditions.
MONDAY Caregiver support group: For family caregivers of older adults. 7-9 p.m. Fleischman Residence/Blumberg Plaza, 6710 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. RSVP to Fran Cook: 248-592-5032. Free.
A rally is planned for Monday outside Cheboygan Memorial Hospital, which shut down earlier this month after a proposed sale didn't happen.
So far this year, Lorrie Walker has not heard of a baby dying in a hot car in the United States. But the program director at Safe Kids USA, a Washington, D.C., advocacy group, fears the first report will come soon, as temperatures rise and some parent, somewhere, makes a tragic mistake.
Women's life spans in the USA are improving at a slower pace than men's and are shorter in many U.S. counties than they were 20 years ago, according to a report released Thursday.
A new study of 20 years' worth of vital statistics shows life expectancy rates improved in each of Michigan's 83 counties. Use this database to see the trends in your county.
Starbucks says it will swap out cochineal extract, which is made from the juice of a tiny beetle, and instead use lycopene, a tomato-based extract.
A 20-year look at vital statistics through 2009 concludes that life expectancy rates improved in each of the state’s 83 counties, a trend reflected in most of the U.S. according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.
The death rate dropped about 30 percent from 2000 to 2009. One big reason was a decline in traffic fatalities, which annually account for half or more of kids' deaths caused by accidents. Childhood deaths from drowning, fires and falls also plummeted.
If you’ve recently had an autism diagnosis in your family, or simply want to learn more, consider exploring the books on this list.
It's a simple test, but it can make a life or death difference for newborns with a previously undiscovered heart defect. Pulse oximetry in infants — a variation of the finger-clip test many Americans get to determine whether the heart is pumping blood effectively — is being added in U. Michigan — as a common newborn screening tool....
Why are 70 million Americans having trouble getting a good night's sleep? Let us count the ways: We are over-caffeinated and over-medicated, both of which wreak havoc with slumber patterns. We are over-wired and overstressed, which makes us too restless to doze off when we should.
Talk about over-sharing. A company called Fitbit has unveiled the Aria Smart Scale -- a Wi-Fi-enabled device that lets users weigh themselves and automatically publish the result online, where it can be viewed by family, friends and strangers.
Digital advances have made today's hearing aids smaller, smarter and easier to use. And microchips, laser beams and even insects may help create a more crystal-clear experience in the future.
QUESTION: I have a Baker's cyst in my right knee. I've had it drained twice, but it keeps coming back. Are there any other treatments? Is there an operation that can fix it once and for all?
TODAY Project Healthy Living 2012: Free basic screenings for fitness, obesity, hypertension, vision and hearing. Blood screenings for gluten, food and seasonal allergies for a nominal fee. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sacred Heart Activities Building, 3451 Rivard, Detroit. Register: 313-531-9108. www.projecthealthyliving.net.
Heart defects are the most common birth defect in the United States and the leading cause of death in babies with birth defects.
A strike by more than 200 American Red Cross workers in Michigan in a dispute related to contract negotiations has hit the two-week mark.
Obesity during pregnancy may increase chances for having a child with autism, provocative new research suggests.
The recent controversy over a beef additive called "pink slime" by opponents did not create the trend, which restaurateurs, grocers and farmers say has gained momentum for more than a decade. However, the debate over lean, finely textured beef adds more voices to the chorus: What is in our food, and where did it come from?
Next year, Barbie's world of Malibu dream houses, beauty salons and fast cars will include chemo. Mattel announced late last month it would produce a friend of Barbie who would be bald and come with wigs, hats, scarves and other fashion accessories "to provide girls with a traditional fashion play experience," Mattel spokesman Alan Hilowitz said.
Laura Sophiea was already competing in -- and winning -- triathlons when the Free Press published a story about her in October 2005. The headline: "Big 5-0 can't slow Pleasant Ridge triathlete."
Think you have what it takes to get in shape? Spring is gut check time. And if those abs -- or arms or thighs -- aren't ready for public display, here are some ways to start a new workout routine.
You can't prevent every trip to the emergency room, but simple steps can keep you safe -- or keep you alive when the worst happens.
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