| 11/01 | Free Drive Up Flu Shots
The Royal Oak Medical Center is offering a drive up flu clinic that will benefit the recipients and those in need.
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| 11/03 | HEALTH: Dance Your Way to Fitness
If you're a fan of "Dancing With the Stars," you know that the celebrities always talk about how dancing helps them lose weight and get them in better shape.
INSIDE: Carolyn Clifford suggests a way the rest of us can use dance to have fun and get fit |
| 11/06 | Palliative Care
Nurses are trained to care for patients to help them recover, but they also have to deal with patients who have no hope of recovery. For some that's a difficult task. |
| 11/07 | Pill Splitting
For thousands of people losing their jobs and their health care coverage, the cost of prescription drugs can be discouraging. INSIDE: Carolyn Clifford tells us that there is a way to save money on some of the drugs you may be taking everday. |
| 11/10 | Grocery Cart Germs
The next time you go to the market, take a moment before you grab a cart...you may want to call for a cleanup on aisle one. |
| 11/11 | Flu Shot Excuses
Local doctors are already reporting the first flu cases of the season are here in Michigan. According to a Consumer Reports survey, only 52 percent of Americans plan to get a flu shot this year. Health Care Advocates Help the Uninsured
Forty-seven million Americans do not have health insurance, and more are likely to join that number in the months to come.
INSIDE: Carolyn Clifford says there are people who can reduce the cost of your health care |
| 11/12 | Is There a Hypoallergenic Dog?
There's the economy, two wars, and international relations. Also on the agenda for president-elect Barack Obama is getting a dog for his two daughters. Since Malia is allergic to dogs, finding the right pet may be nearly as difficult as stabilizing the stock market. |
| 11/13 | Treating Chest Pain
For patients with chest pain or heart failure, the treatment is often as scary as the illness. But doctors now have a way to help some heart patients with a procedure that is easy, painless, and quite odd looking. |
| 11/14 | Acne Cream Recalled Due to Bacteria
Bacteria found inside product samples has prompted the voluntary recall of an acne cream. INSIDE: Details on the recalled cream
Kids and Kidney Stones
Kidney stones are so painful they can bring a grown man to his knees. Doctors are treating more and more children with the condition. Even thought there is a long list of symptoms, it is often difficult to come up with the right diagnosis. |
| 11/16 | Cold Cap Therapy
Medical science has made great strides recently in developing successful cancer treatments. But there hasn’t been a lot of progress in dealing with one of the most distressing side effects of cancer therapy – hair loss. |
| 11/18 | New Brain Aneursym Treatment
One in every 15 people will develop a brain aneurysm. For some, the bulge in a blood vessel won't do any harm, but if it ruptures there is a 75 percent chance the person will suffer permanent brain damage or die. Now a non-surgical treatment can be a real life saver. |
| 11/19 | Cure GERD With No Incisions
Nearly half of us occasionally suffer from GERD -- or gastro-esophageal reflux disease.
INSIDE: Carolyn Clifford says there is now a procedure to treat the problem that's relatively quick and easy |