Healthy Holiday Recipes for the New Year

Some tasty and healthy recipes to start 2010 off right!

St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Promotes Healthy Living for Seniors

Pontiac, MI—St. Joseph Mercy Oakland (SJMO) will offer Senior Fit, a free exercise program for older adults, at The Apostolic Church in Auburn Hills, at St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church in Pontiac and at St. Anastasia Roman Catholic Church in Troy. Sponsored by SJMO’s Community Programs department, Senior Fit encourages seniors to exercise their way [...]

Genesys Forms Free Stroke Support Group

Genesee County, MI – Genesys announces a kick off meeting for a free community stroke support group Thursday, Jan. 7, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., in the atrium conference room of Genesys Regional Medical Center’s Health Park campus. This group provides an opportunity for stroke survivors and their families to exchange ideas, support and [...]

The Rainbow Connection receives Grant from Art Van for Wish Children

Rochester, MI – Making dreams come true for Michigan children with life threatening illness may sound like difficult work but the staff and volunteers at The Rainbow Connection are quick to say “It is a joy, a celebration, to meet these brave kids and their families and have the opportunity to make their greatest wish [...]

Oakland County Announces New Prescription Discount Card

Pontiac, MI — Oakland County is pleased to announce a new online feature for the County’s Prescription Discount Card Program that is already available to Oakland County residents. Now county residents have the convenient option to print a card directly from the Web, for immediate use at any participating pharmacy. “Oakland County launched the program [...]

10 Tips for Controlling Your Healthcare Costs

Consumers are spending more “out-of-pocket” on their health care than ever before.  Trends such as high-deductibles, co-insurance, and sharing in the premium cost of your employer-provided health plan all are causing consumers to be more careful and responsible for their health care. Barbara O’Connell, chief operating officer of the free health care information Website, WhereToFindCare.com, [...]

SJMO Offers Free H1N1 Vaccination for Pregnant Women

Pontiac, MI—St. Joseph Mercy Oakland (SJMO) will have an H1N1 vaccination fair for pregnant women and provide the vaccine for the general community.  A vaccination fair for pregnant women will be held at the Alice Gustafson Center on the St. Joseph Mercy Oakland campus, 115 Fulton St., Pontiac, from 9 a.m. to noon on Monday, [...]

Many Estheticians Not Following Safety Codes In Metro Detroit:

Esthetician Tiffany Taylor tells you how to make sure you pick a safe spa.

Introduction to Kettle Bell Fitness Training to be Held in Troy

A Kettlebell workshop will be held Sunday, December 13th from 11:00-2:00 at Krav Maga Detroit in Troy. This workshop is for anyone looking to learn about kettlebells for the first time, and for people with some kettlebellexperience who want to improve their technique. Anyone currently taking our classes or for those who would like to [...]

Gadget Gift Guide 2009

Your resident Gadget Geek dishes on the best of the season for 2009!