Dr. Michelle Rosynsky, current YWCA Greater Flint CEO, has a dream. It started years back, when she was a member of the YWCA GF board of directors. Then, she imagined a place in Flint that would act as a hub for women to get together, support one another, learn valuable life skills and more; now, her dream is nearing reality. “We are in the process of acquiring the remaining funding needed to construct and implement the Women’s Empowerment Center at the YWCA,” says Rosynsky. “The YWCA’s mission is eliminating racism and empowering women and the new facility will help us to fulfill that mission. We have been supporting women since the YWCA Greater Flint was founded in 1908 and now, we are continuing to fulfill our mission in a new and exciting way.”
Have you ever had a nagging pain in the bottom of your foot? It plagues you in the morning and feels like a dagger stabbing you in your heel with every step you take. If this sounds familiar, you could be suffering from plantar fasciitis.
Spring is the time for flowers and plants. As soon as April begins, many of us flock to our local garden shops and nurseries, looking for a little bit of potted beauty to spice up our indoor and outdoor environments. This is all fine and fun; but if you have pets hanging around, you may want to be a little more discerning about the plants you choose to showcase. Some can be harmful if ingested by our four-legged friends, causing sickness and even death.
When there are no more balls to fetch, mice to chase or snuggles to give, when everything possible has been done to treat a beloved pet’s illness, the time comes when the only thing left to do is say goodbye. Our pets are our family. They grow up with us, comfort us when we are feeling down, rejoice with us in good times and love us unconditionally. We become their world and they become a large part of ours.
According to Dr. Prabhat Pokhrel, osteoporosis is a loss of bone mass or bone mineral density (BMD). About ten million Americans are affected by osteoporosis which in turn leads to bone fracture with minimal or even no obvious trauma. Normally, older bone tissues are replaced by new bone tissue throughout one’s life. Every ten years, a bone is replaced by a new bone. Decrease in the rate of new bone formation and/or increase in the rate of bone destruction leads to osteoporosis, which can be classified as primary or secondary.
So, you’ve decided to welcome a new kitten or puppy into your family. Well, congratulations! May all the best snuggles and love come your way. Having a pet is a wonderful experience for everyone involved: it teaches patience, responsibility and especially, how to care for another living being. You can bet that little guy/gal will get into some trouble down the line that will put their health in question. So, what do you look for? How do you know when your pet is suffering from a particular ailment and what are the most common maladies to expect?
Proper nail trimming is an essential part of dog grooming, according to Tonya Gerrow, owner of Tonya’s Tender Touch Dog Grooming, a longtime Fenton business. “It’s very important,” she says, adding that she has provided grooming for dogs and cats since 1992.
We Michiganders slog through our winters hoping for warm spring, summer and fall days. We white-knuckle through the travails of icy roads, snowy days and freezing temperatures with dreams of new life and greener times. And when April does finally arrive, we feel we finally can relax because the warm seasons are here. However, we also come to the realization that along with the season of warm weather comes the season of bugs – those crawling, creeping, flying insects and arachnids of summer. And for pet owners, this includes our furry friends’ worst nightmare: fleas and ticks.
FLINT – Mott Children’s Health Center and University Pediatricians, the pediatric specialists affiliated with DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, are pleased to announce an expansion of their collaboration with the launch of a Pediatric Lipid Clinic within the Mott Children’s Health Center in Flint. The new Pediatric Lipid Clinic joins the existing Pediatric Cardiology Clinic at Mott and serves as a preventive care program for children with lipid disorders, featuring specialized pediatric testing, innovative lipid management therapies, and dietary counseling. Patients are seen by a pediatric lipid specialist and a dietitian. Behavioral modification therapy will be provided as an adjunct to pharmaceutical therapy for lipid disorders. The preventive program will also care for children with high blood pressure and metabolic syndrome and related disorders.
How long do I have to wait to have cataract surgery? Will my cataracts come back if I have surgery too soon? I have glaucoma – is it safe to have cataract surgery? These are just a few questions people ask about cataracts. It’s no wonder this topic is so widely discussed, because cataracts affect more than 24 million Americans age 40 and older.
