Health/Wellness

A True Home Away

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:39:00 GMT

One dollar and 38 cents – that’s what one guest at the Beacon House in Marquette left for an overnight stay there. The payment envelope also had a note that explained he gave all he had, keeping just enough to get home.

Not Lost in Translation

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:57:00 GMT

A New Device Developed in Duluth Can Save Lives. It could be the stuff of nightmares: You have a medical crisis in a foreign country and no one in the hospital can speak your language as you desperately try to explain your emergency.

A Home for Hope

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:28:44 GMT

Talking about cancer is no longer taboo. People openly discuss the illness, have more awareness of prevention and early detection. If only the same were true of mental illness that might prematurely take the life of a young person through suicide.

Bear Bones Research

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:06:00 GMT

Do bears hold the secret to preventing osteoporosis? How is it that black bears can hibernate, shut down their systems and not exercise for five or six months over winter, and yet do not develop a bone-loss condition?

Older by the Lake: Options for Independent Living

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:01:00 GMT

It’s not hard to come up with the reasons that people choose to remain or decide to come to Lake Superior to retire. What might be less evident are the available options for home and health as we grow older by the Lake.

Bigger, Better, Brighter

Sun, 15 May 2011 05:33:00 GMT

It seems appropriate that a mom and her newborn became the first patients at the birth of a new hospital. The baby, born the night before, and mother were the first patients on the hospital’s opening day, March 6, 2011.

Ahhhh … a Spa: A Bit of Pampering Can Benefit Your Health

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:11:00 GMT

The Lake Superior region abounds with places for a spa “getaway” of an hour or a few days.

Medicine in the Making: Educating Our Newest Community Healers

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:02:00 GMT

The Lake Superior region offers a variety of health education programs designed to educate the newest generation of health care providers.

Wintertime & the Livin' is Freezy

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:58:00 GMT

Tips on how to winterize your body.