Category Archives: Health

It’s possible that Michigan could be left with only one abortion facility if Governor Snyder signs the bills currently on his desk…. Call his office, and tell your friends today!

By Mark | December 19, 2012

As we’ve discussed here before, among the proposed new laws put on Governor Snyder’s desk during the lame duck session of the Michigan legislature, was a package of anti-abortion bills known collectively as the 5711 omnibus. This package, if passed, in addition to stopping doctors from using telemedicine to care for women looking to terminate [...]

Also posted in Ann Arbor, Civil Liberties, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged 5711, abortion, guns, HB 5711, NARAL, old white men making decisions on women's health, Planned Parenthood, reproductive justice, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, Roe v. Wade, SB 612, SB 613, SB 614, Senate Bill 975, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, telemedicine, veto, women's health | 24 Comments

Flying with drug-resistant tuberculosis… not that there’s anything wrong with that

By Mark | June 27, 2012

When you return with a burning sore throat from a grueling, sleepless 15-hour cross-country trip, which involved a series of cramped flights on discount airlines, the last thing you want to read is an interview with an author which notes the prevalence of people flying with drug-resistant tuberculosis. The following quote is from sci-fi author [...]

Also posted in Civil Liberties, Mark's Life, Uncategorized | Tagged Arbor Opera Theater, Blackout, CDC, drug-resistant tuberculosis, Giacomo Puccini, La bohème, Mira Grant, no-fly list, opera, public health, quarantine, Seanan McGuire, The Newsflesh Trilogy, tuberculosis, zombies | 24 Comments

Hut-K Chaats… nutrilicious Indian food

By Mark | May 10, 2012

One of my favorite local restaurants is an Indian street food place on Packard, between Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor, called K-Hut Chaats. Following is my interview with Dr. Swaroop Bhojani, the visionary healthy food evangelist behind the small, family-run operation… If you’ve never been, I’d encourage you to stop in, say hello, and try a [...]

Also posted in Ann Arbor, Food, Uncategorized | Tagged amino acids, Back2Roots, cardiovascular disease, childhood obesity, depression, diabetes, entrepreneurism, food as medicine, food entrepreneurship, high cholesterol, Hippocrates, Hut-K, hypertension, Indian food, Indian restaurants, insulin shock, lifestyle diseases, nutrition, obesity, prevention, restaurants, roti, Swaroop Bhojani, University of Michigan, whole grains | 16 Comments

Could a Supreme Court decision against Obamacare lead to a public option?

By Mark | March 28, 2012

As you know, the Supreme Court has been hearing arguments this week on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, or what’s become known as Obamacare. Specifically, the Justices are considering whether or not the government can, in accordance with the Constitution, compel the citizens of the United States to purchase health insurance. The decision [...]

Also posted in Politics | Tagged Affordable Care Act, Alito, Anthony Kennedy, Constitution, George Zornick, health care, health care reform, health insurance, mandates, Medicare, Medicare for all, Obamacare, pre-existing conditions, single-payer system, Supreme Court, the public option | 14 Comments

Susan G. Komen, putting politics before women’s health

By Mark | February 3, 2012

As you may have heard, Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced a few days ago that they would no longer be funding Planned Parenthood’s efforts to screen poor women for breast cancer. (Last year, Komen had funded these activities to the tune of $600,000.) According to the breast cancer organization’s founder, Nancy Brinker, the [...]