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Health

Neurologists to speak at symposium

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Parkinson Society will host the second annual Parkinson’s Disease symposium at Bay College West Campus in Iron Mountain on Friday, Sept. 22. Two neurologists will be on board to join David Zid and Mary Sue Lanigan as program presenters. Dr. Patti Peterson, a local ...

Know your numbers, for the sake of your heart

For Normal, Illinois resident Steve McAllister, retired life was going well. This past spring the former banker was spending his days with his wife of 44 years and was expecting his first grandchild. McAllister was painting houses in his spare time and was generally feeling great. But, ...

Symposium on Parkinson’s disease set in Iron Mountain

IRON MOUNTAIN — Michigan Parkinson Foundation CEO Mary Sue Lanigan will visit the Iron Mountain area in September to attend the Parkinson Society of Dickinson County sponsored Symposium on Sept. 22. The second annual Parkinson’s Disease symposium will be held at Bay College West Campus and ...

Free Matter of Balance workshop offered

ESCANABA — A Matter of Balance–PATH (Personal Action Towards Health) workshop will be offered at the MTEC Center, in Escanaba. This Matter of Balance-PATH program is a four-week workshop designed to provide the skills and tools needed to help people with the fear of falling to maintain ...

Free diabetes workshop to be offered

ESCANABA — A free diabetes self-management workshop is looking to be offered at the MTEC Center. The Diabetes–PATH (Personal Action Towards Health) workshop is a six-week workshop designed to provide the skills and tools needed by people living with Type 2 diabetes to improve their health ...

Report reveals underground haven for heroin, drug users

NEW YORK (AP) — A safe haven where drug users inject themselves with heroin and other drugs has been quietly operating in the United States for the past three years, a report reveals. None were known to exist in the U.S. until the disclosure in a medical journal, although several states and ...