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Make sure you know the heart attack warning signs. Some heart attacks
can be sudden and intense, but most start slowly, with mild pain or
discomfort. Often people do not realize what is happening and wait too
long to get help. Here are some of the signs of a heart attack:
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Some
very brave people came out to support a very special program. They took
part in one of the winter season’s most bone chilling events, the Polar
Plunge.
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SAGINAW – Wright & Filippis prosthetic technician JIM WAZNY (Merrill, MI) stunned the extremity-sports world this past Sunday (Jan. 31), capturing the silver medal in the first-ever Adaptive SnoCross event at the ESPN Winter X Games 14 in Aspen, CO.
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2010 Detroit Lions Tony Filippis Memorial Bocce Tournament Scheduled for Tuesday, May 18
If you want to try something different – that is great fun with celebrities, has delicious food and big prizes – the Lions’ Tony Filippis Memorial Bocce Tournament is just the ticket! Proceeds go to Detroit Lions Charities including, in part, the Athletes with Disabilities Network, a partner for the fourth year in this great event.
Lions’ “Bocce Day” is May 18th at the beautiful Palazzo di Bocce in Orion Township, just north of the Palace of Auburn Hills. This year’s honorary chairmen will be Lions’ head coach Jim Schwartz, Tony Battaglia, AJ Filippis and former Lion Mike Utley. Many current and former Lions’ players will be on hand as well as other celebrities. The tournament begins at 2:30. The event is open from 2:00 until the tournament concludes at approximately 8:00 p.m.
Targeted for novice and accomplished bocce players alike, sponsorships range from individual tickets at $100 to banners at $1,000 to team sponsorships from $2,500 to $10,000. Annually, 300-500 persons attend the event.
For more information or to register, contact Kim Doverspike, Detroit Lions Assistant Director of Community Affairs, at (313) 216-4171, or email kim.doverspike@lions.nfl.net.
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On behalf of Wright & Filippis, the Filippis Foundation and Blue Cross Blue
Shield of Michigan, we invite you to attend the 2010 Michigan Health & Rehab
Conference on Thursday, April 22, 2010.
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Deep sleep improves memory. That's the conclusion of a recent study at
Northwestern University, who with 12 volunteers tried to figure out
whether specific sounds played during sleep would boost the memory of
information learned while awake.
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- Photo courtesy of Bio-Medical Campus University of Rome
In early December of 2009, a robotic hand was successfully connected
by electrodes to an amputee that allowed him to control the prosthesis
with his thoughts and allow him to feel sensations. This is the first
time a patient has been able to make complex movements using his mind.
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In the northern latitudes, we normally get all the vitamin D we need from the sun in the summer. This time of year and throughout the winter, vitamin D from the sun becomes problematic and we must look for alternate sources:
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1. Touching
a surface contaminated with virus and then touching your face. Unwashed hands
gives you a 31% chance of getting sick.
2. Breathing
in tiny droplets containing the flu virus dispersed in the air. A person's
cough or sneeze gives you a 17% chance of infection.
3. Breathing
in medium-sized droplets containing the flu virus, which do not travel as far
or hang in the air as long as tiny droplets.
4. Having
large droplets deposited directly onto your facial membranes.
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Thirty billion a year – that's about how much Americans spend on
slim-down products, many of which don't even work. A better way to get
real weight-loss results? Go grocery shopping. New research points to
more than a dozen foods, from beans to beef, that can help you fight
hunger, kick your candy addiction, boost your metabolism, and
ultimately shed pounds. And some of these superfoods deliver health
bonuses too.
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Treating Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) during its early
stages may slow the progression of the disease and allow those who
suffer from the illness to live longer and suffer less. New research
offers renewed hope for those who have been diagnosed with COPD.
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Asthma is one of the most common ailments of young childhood – rates
among children under age 5 have risen 160% from 1980 to 1994 in the
U.S. What sets off these bouts of wheezing and shortness of breath
(besides allergies, pollution or strenuous exercise) are not well known.
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The death of Michael Jackson has spurred interest in how insomnia is
treated. With nearly 30% of the U.S. population reporting disturbed
sleep patterns and sleep medications drug sales on the rise, it is
important to be very cautious if you are suffering from sleep
deprivation.
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Lindsay Block has never known what it feels like to lose a hand. She
was born missing the lower part of her left arm as the result of a
birth defect.
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About 87% of obese patients with type 2 diabetes have undiagnosed sleep
apnea, which can lead to serious medical consequences, according to a
study funded by the National Institute of Health. Sleep apnea is
characterized by frequent pauses in breathing and brief interruptions
in sleep, which reduces quality of sleep and can lead to daytime
fatigue.
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Older people need more sunshine according to researchers at the
University of Warwick. Sunlight stimulates the production of vitamin D
in the skin of older people that have a natural reduction due to the
aging process.
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Thirty-five million Americans suffer from seasonal allergies that are
reaching their peak beginning with the pollination of the nation’s
trees. Along with mold spores, tree pollen brings runny noses, itchy
eyes and irritated throats. And the season doesn’t end until winter’s
first frost.
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A sleepy person's brain works harder -- and accomplishes less. A study
using real-time, state-of-the-art imaging shows that sleep deprivation
has dramatic effects on the brain and how well it performs.
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UCLA researchers report that a naturally occurring compound called
sulforaphane found in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables may
help protect against respiratory inflammation that cause conditions
like asthma, allergic rhinitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease.
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Americans are living longer because the air they breathe is getting
cleaner, a new study suggests. The average drop in pollution seen
across 51 metropolitan areas between 1980 and 2000 appears to have
added nearly five more months to people's lives, with some cities
reporting an even higher jump: Pittsburgh's clearer air meant people
there could expect to live nearly 10 months longer.
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