St. Joseph Mercy Oakland to Honor Ex-Lions Coach Forzano

Pontiac, MI—St. Joseph Mercy Oakland (SJMO) will honor former Detroit Lions head coach Rick Forzano, Sr., at its annual Fall Spectacular fund raiser 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, at The Townsend Hotel, 100 Townsend St., Birmingham. Proceeds from this year’s event will benefit the hospital’s cutting edge technology in its new Surgical Pavilion. Founder [...]

New Study on Cell Phone Use and Brain Cancer Inconclusive

A large, international study to determine whether cell phones cause cancer – in particular – brain cancers, is coming back inconclusive once again. The report, which is due to be published in a medical journal, looked at 13,000 cell phone users over a 10-year period. The report looked specifically at number of calls and length [...]

Smoking in Michigan Gets Snuffed Out

Michigan joined 37 other states this week when it banned smoking in restaurants, bars and other public places – excluding casinos. It is a victory for its advocates who have pushed the state Congress to pass this law over the past several years. I am amazed, however, by the outrage of people who do not think [...]

April is Autism Awareness Month

This month you will see a lot of media attention given to Autism Awareness Month. It is a campaign to bring more awareness to this disorder that affects many children and their families. And, with this awareness often comes more questions such as: What causes Autism? Who is most susceptible? Is there a cure? Are [...]

Linda Alexander Joins Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan’s Senior Management Team

Detroit, MI – DMC’s Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan is pleased to announce that Linda Alexander, RN, BSN, MBA has joined its senior management team as Administrative Director of Post Acute Services and Physician Relations. In this role, Linda will be responsible for overseeing RIM’s post acute continuum as well as overseeing referral services and case management functions. Prior [...]

Is Sexual Addiction a Reality or an Excuse?

Big news in the sporting world today…Tiger Woods held a press conference! He had to discuss his infidelity, his temporary fall from grace and what he is doing moving forward to make life better for himself and his family. Tiger has acknowledged that he is receiving treatment for Sexual Addiction. This “addiction” has received a [...]

Editor’s Corner: A Reflection on the 30 Second Health Soundbites

Welcome to a new feature on our site: Editor’s Corner. This is our opportunity to summarize the latest news in healthcare. Health information is spouted daily to us on the television, radio, magazines, newspapers and web. Most often, we receive our “latest” health information on the nightly news or the radio as we travel in [...]

Glitz Salons Celebrate 20 Years Serving Oakland County

Glitz Salons, Inc celebrates 20 years serving Oakland County. With salons serving in Rochester, Lake Orion, Clarktson and Orion Township. “Glitz Salons organization would like to take this opportunity to thank the communities that we have had the privilege to grow with for a wonderful and incredible 20 years!” said Cherie Barnett, owner. “With your generous [...]

ST. JOSEPH MERCY OAKLAND WOMEN’S NIGHT OUT RESERVATIONS

Pontiac, MI.—St. Joseph Mercy Oakland (SJMO) announces that spaces are going fast for its annual Women’s Night Out, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, at the Detroit Marriott Pontiac at Centerpoint, 3600 Centerpoint Pkwy., Pontiac.  Focus of the evening is to educate women how to take better care of their physical and emotional [...]

An Author’s Book on Cancer Hits Close to Home

Over 10 years ago, Veronica Decker, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, had counseled over 1,000 patients who were coping with a cancer diagnosis and treatment. Her experiences led her to write and self-publish a book with co-author Linda Ferris in 1998, then titled; “Pocketful of Miracles.” Then, in 2007, her daughter’s soccer teammates’ mother was diagnosed [...]

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