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U-M Health System hosts forum on Health Care Access and Insurance
by ulrich
How can health care costs be controlled and access improved? Find out at public forum on improving access to health care and related health care insurance issues that will be held at the Ford Auditorium at the University of Michigan Hospital [1500 E. Medical Center Drive] on Friday, October 6, 2006 from Noon to 2:00 p.m. "Innovations in Health Care Access: What some states are doing; what Michigan can learn" will feature speakers from Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts and a panel of experts. The program is one in a series in the University of Michigan Forums on Health Policy.
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"Shock"
by Robb
On Friday 9-21-06 Diane Rehm hosted the co-authors of "Shock" Kitty Dukakis, Larry Tye, and Michael Dukakis, professor of political science at Northeastern University, former Massachusetts governor, and 1988 Democratic presidential nominee.
Depression affects countless numbers of people in varying degrees. The authors purport that Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) can offer immediate relief to some people suffering from severe depression. In the book, Kitty Dukakis describes her personal experience and co-author Larry Tye details its recent resurgence as a treatment option. Over the years Electroconvulsive Therapy has been depicted in several films, books, and songs, almost always in an extremely negative light. How many remember that Thomas Eagleton lost his Democratic vice-presidential nomination in 1972 when it was discovered he had undergone Electroconvulsive Therapy?
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The Truth About Bodyfat Loss
by kcrj49
Wednesday June 7, 7:00 - 8:30 pm Downtown Multi-Purpose Room
Are you into fitness and personal training? Interested in losing a few inches for the summer season? Then come hear Fitness and Nutrition Counselor Andrew Phelka discuss the myths and facts about losing bodyfat. Mr. Phelka will talk about how nutrition, exercise and metabolism can all affect body fat loss.