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Health Edge Archive

November, 2008

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.

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

11/21

Turkey Labels
Many people will be on the hunt this weekend for the perfect holiday turkey, but they may be more confused about the labels than which turkey to buy.





Carolyn Clifford co-anchors the noon and 5 p.m. newscasts with Robbie Timmons and the 7 p.m. with Stephen Clark. Carolyn is a native Detroiter who grew up on the northwest side of the city.
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