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Are you trying to avoid getting sick with either a cold or the flu? One of your best methods of defense is actually something that you should be doing everyday anyway.
CytoPherx Inc. announced it has completed a $34 million round of funding. The funds will be used to complete United States clinical trials and gain FDA approval to commercialize the CytoPherx anti-inflammatory therapy for acute kidney injury.
Vicki Rakowski with the Society's Great Lakes Division says more people are being screened and quitting smoking.
Thank goodness! Don't get me wrong, I am a sucker for holiday cheer like no other however all those extra cookies and cocktails can really begin to take a toll.
Yes, it's that time of year again! The holidays are over -- the resolutions begin, and we start the year anew. It's a new year and time for a new you. To tell us about changes you can make to your life, WWJ Newsradio 950 asked the experts at Planet Fitness.
An eight-year-old Grosse Ile boy is still re-learning to walk after he was paralyzed by a rare disease. Landon Johnson couldn't walk after the antibodies his body created to fight a common childhood virus began attacking his spine.
The Thomson-NPR survey, which asked respondents their opinions and experiences with New Year's resolutions focused on weight loss and smoking, found that 57 percent of Americans who have made a pledge to lose weight in the last five years were successful.
If you're starting 2012 by working out -- you've got a lot of company.
Beaumont Psychiatrist Dr. William Miles said it's a myth that more suicides occur during the holidays.
The federal website USA.gov says Americans tend to make the same resolutions year after year. And then they have a hard time sticking to them.
It's the holidays and on New Year's Eve, many may overdo the alcohol. To avoid starting 2012 with a hangover, you'll want to drink plenty of water.
This year, make sure your New Year's fitness resolution includes your kids. Doing so could make working out and losing weight a lot more.
Looking for the hot new diet trends to follow in 2012?
So far in 2011, your BBB has received 10,886 complaints nationally about gyms, health clubs and fitness centers putting the industry in the top 20 for most complained about businesses.
"More of Michigan's children now have the advantages health coverage provides," Kathleen Sebelius said.