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City puts moratorium on medical pot

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:07:30 GMT

Users of medical marijuana will have to go outside the city of Grand Rapids to buy the drug for the time being.

Parkinsons research coming to VAI

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:26:56 GMT

Research into Parkinson's Disease will be conducted in Grand Rapids after researchers from Michigan State University and the University of Cincinnati were awarded a $6.2 million grant.

H1N1 flu vaccine available soon

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:47:09 GMT

The first doses of the H1N1 vaccine become available next week.

Schools, hospitals prepare for pandemic

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:40:03 GMT

Schools and hospitals are being urged to get ready for a pandemic-level flu season.

"Vaccine" is promising against melanoma

Sun, 31 May 2009 00:58:03 GMT

The approach is called a cancer vaccine, even though it treats disease rather than prevents it.

11 with swine flu in US; 8 likely in NY

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:42:11 GMT

At least eight students at a New York City high school probably have swine flu, but health officials said Saturday they don't know whether they have the same strain of the virus that has killed scores of people in Mexico.

Swine flu has 'pandemic potential'

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:32:33 GMT

The World Health Organization said the outbreak has become a "public health emergency of international concern.

FDA says to avoid pistachios

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:50:18 GMT

Federal food safety officials warned Monday that consumers should stop eating all foods containing pistachios while they figure out the source of a possible salmonella contamination.

Stimulus money for Mich. health centers

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:45:19 GMT

Michigan is expected to get $8.6 million in federal stimulus money to expand services offered at community health centers.

Prostate cancer study raises questions

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:33:34 GMT

New studies show a prostate cancer test may do as much harm as good. Dr. Phillip Wind will be on 24 Hour News 8 at 5 to answer your questions.

Kellogg's recalls more P.B. products

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:42:50 GMT

First it was bulk peanut butter shipped to nursing homes and institutional cafeterias. Now the salmonella case has touched the Kellogg Co., which has recalled 16 products as federal officials confirm contamination at a Georgia facility that sent peanut products to 85 food companies.

Study ties hormones to breast cancer

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:51:19 GMT

A new study finds that women who take menopause hormones for five years double their risk for breast
cancer.

Gilda's Club, U-M expand help for kids

Rachael Ruiz — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:46 GMT

Gilda's Club Grand Rapids, the organization that's revolutionized how families cope with cancer, is starting a new program exclusively for children who've lost a loved one.

Norovirus 101

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:22:20 GMT

Kim Greenwald, the infection control coordinator at Saint Mary's Healthcare, talks about the virus and how to prevent contracting it.

Wiatress, 88, moves fast for customers

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:00:35 GMT

When Rose Donaghey came in nearly 20 years ago asking for a job, her boss thought she was maybe asking for her daughter or her granddaughter.

Women at risk for non-cancerous tumor

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:25:31 GMT

Alison Buchanan is about to walk down the aisle. But in the midst of wedding planning she got quite a scare. A mammogram detected a lump in her breast.

Double arm transplant doing well

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:59:53 GMT

A German farmer who who lost his arms in an accident six years ago has received the world's first complete double arm transplant.