Seniors should beware of misleading drug companies
Bay Mills Health Center Coordinator Walt Parish said senior citizens should be very leery of promising offers of cheap prescription drugs from pharmaceutical companies. [more]
Type 2 diabetes strikes kids and teens
Until recently, type 2 diabetes was referred to as "adult onset" diabetes. This disease was thought to impact only adults. But over the past 10 years, we have seen both the appearance and increase of type 2 diabetes in youth. [more]
Nutrition 411: One size doesn't fit all
The USDA has released the MyPyramid food guidance system. MyPyramid Plan can help you choose foods and amounts that are right for you. [more]
HBH WRAP program leads the way to mental health
Hiawatha Behavioral Health (HBH), the EUP mental health agency servicing Chippewa, Mackinac and Schoolcraft Counties, has joined professionals from virtually across the world in the process of training with an emphasis toward recovery and Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP). [more]
Budget proposal to reward healthy behavior
The Senate Appropriations Department of Community Health Subcommittee has adopted into the Medicaid budget a proposal by Sen. Tom George to create incentives for healthy behavior by Medicaid recipients. [more]
  
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