October 29, 2009 at 3:25 pm (General)
Tags: National Library of Medicine
Just in time for Halloween, the National Library of Medicine, History of Medicine Department offers insight into Mary Shelley’s, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus through it’s traveling exhibit, Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature. Online content includes: The Birth of Frankenstein; information on the author; The celluloid monster – Hollywood, magazine covers; and Promise & Peril – the search for balance, animal organs in humans.
October 22, 2009 at 3:30 pm (General)
Tags: Consumer Health, prescription drugs, Seniors, veterans
In September, 2009 the Michigan Attorney General’s office launched the Senior Brigade initiative. This initiative includes information available 24/7 with dozens of links that can help Michigan seniors and their families make informed decisions regarding healthcare and financial matters. The program also includes information to help protect them from seniors scams and fraud and provides links to veterans affairs resources.
The SeniorBrigade events calendar includes events for seniors around the State of Michigan. The calendar can be browsed by month, or you may search for an event by city, county, location, or title. To view events by category, use the drop-down menu.
October 13, 2009 at 10:26 am (General)
Tags: Capital Area District Library, Consumer Health, exercise, heart disease, Michigan
The PATH program – Personal Action Toward Health – is a chronic disease self-management program for anyone with long term health conditions and their family members or caregivers. In Michigan, the Diabetes & Other Chronic Disease Section within the Department of Community Health is coordinating participation. Michigan Partners on the PATH is a 6 week workshop designed to provide strategies and techniques to assist with chronic health problems management. Workshops are being held in Lansing (Michigan) on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Physicians Health Plan, Lansing; Dawe Auditorium (Washington & Greenlawn); and the Sparrow Professional Building, Lansing.
Need More Information? Contact: Karen McCloskey at 517-335-1236 or mccloskeyk@michigan.gov Or pick-up a program brochure on the 2nd floor of the CADL Downtown Lansing Library at 401 S. Capitol.
October 7, 2009 at 4:52 pm (General)
Tags: Consumer Health, flu, H1N1
Have you got 1 minute for a quick & entertaining lesson on how to avoid catching the H1N1 virus? Check out this engaging & educational rap video. The H1N1 Rap was written, composed, produced, and performed by John D. Clarke, MD, FAAFP. Go to Flu.gov a federal government website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services for the latest on H1N1.
October 5, 2009 at 3:54 pm (1)
*Note: this is a repeat of an earlier post which is pertinent now more than ever as everyone struggles to combat the 
H1N1 virus. A common thread in all advice about how to prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus is to contain sneezes and the germ filled droplets they broadcast.
Sneezing is what the title of this post refers to and the very clever video, Why Don’t We Do It In Our Sleeves explains what I mean. Most people think that covering a sneeze (or cough for that matter) with one’s hand is conscientious, courteous and a sound technique for preventing the spread of germs. But, as the little video demonstrates, it is far from the best or even preferred method. Think about it for a minute, you sneeze into your hand and then use that same hand to turn a door knob, pick up the phone, greet a friend with a handshake, hmmm – well, you get the idea. What do you think?
Producer OtoRhinoLounsburgology Productions explains:
This five minute video was designed to encourage people to cough and sneeze according to the infection control guidelines put forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is aimed at the common citizen. Its message is serious, but it is presented with humor in such a way that it engages the viewer’s attention for a full five minutes while the message is repeated in interesting new ways. It can be enjoyed by individuals, but it is even more fun to watch in groups, resulting in community reinforcement. It has been used in hospitals and schools with great success. It actually makes people change the way they cough and sneeze.This video was produced with the assistance of three infectious disease doctors, two hospitals, and the Maine Medical Association, to whom the author is grateful. The author, Ben Lounsbury MD, is an Ear, Nose and Throat physician.
