I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
With cold weather locked in for the foreseeable future, the Division of Environmental Health in the Michigan Department of Community Health is raising awareness about the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning through a new website.
The site is www.michigan.gov/carbonmonoxide.
The launch of the new site aims to educate Michigan residents on the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning and on various prevention techniques as it coincides with deer hunting season and the frigid winter months. Fuel-burning equipment and appliances such as furnaces, water heaters, and generators, emit carbon monoxide. If the equipment malfunctions or is used improperly, dangerous levels of carbon monoxide can build up. Michigan residents are at special risk because of the types of equipment used while on outdoor vacations and while inside the home during the long winter.
Common symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning include a headache, a feeling of weakness, dizziness, and sleepiness, shortness of breath, and/or an upset stomach. The symptoms often appear quickly and may affect everyone in the area. Children and the elderly are most at risk. Death can occur if fresh air and emergency health care are not immediately provided.
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