Diabetes puts you at risk for a number of health complications, including disease of the nervous system, which can lead to impaired sensation or pain in the feet.
It used to be if you were on oxygen therapy, getting oxygen was cumbersome and limiting. Oxygen delivery equipment was heavy and hard to lug around – if you could transport it at all. Not so anymore.
Oxygen therapy is prescribed for many conditions, including emphysema, lung cancer, cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, COPD, congestive heart failure and others.
Henry Ford Health Products decided to launch a Web site with their healthcare product offerings several years ago, in order to make it easier for patients to order products for their medical needs, and to take advantage of e-commerce features and cost reductions.
As Diabetes Marketing Coordinator for Henry Ford Health Products Barbara Sterling’s job is to go out and build relationships with doctors and nurses, educating them about products, often new or upgraded, for their patients who have diabetes.
Three of the projects involving Dr. Cohen, at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Dr. Lieberman of Georgia Tech and Dr. Pastorino of Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center -- focus on various proteins, their function, and possible link to development of Alzheimer's disease.
With the arrival of November, most of us who've lived in Michigan for a while know that the snow might fall at any time now. But, because not everyone can simply take a heavy snowfall in stride, the AARP asks us to remember those who can't get around as easily as others.
Are you at or beyond age 55 and looking for a job? N. Charles Anderson, President and CEO of the Urban League of Detroit and Southeast Michigan talked with WWJ's Pat Sweeting about the Mature Workers Program.
Mom needs to get to treatment and dad needs to use the car to get to work. Well, the American Cancer Society may be able to help through its “Road to Recovery” program, a transportation service to and from treatment.
With input from Detroit Medical Center's Dr. Lawrence Crane, WWJ Newsradio 950's Pat Sweeting explores the reasons why more people over age 50 are being diagnosed with HIV-AIDS.
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