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 very little fanfare, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new rapid test to detect Hepatitis C infection. The test requires a blood draw, and is approved for ages 15 and up, but results are available in 20 minutes, rather than waiting for the lab to process it, reports the CDC. [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a violation to Michigan-based Perrigo, the largest maker of generic over-the-counter drugs in the United States, for shipping out boxes of ibuprofen with metal shavings in the pills as a result of a machine malfunction. The letter, posted to the FDA website, alleges that the company did [...]
Amid growing concerns about the health effects of chemical exposure, the Obama administration has laid out a plan to strengthen federal regulation of the chemical industry. And new chemical regulations could have special meaning in Michigan.
Rabies on the rise but vaccines in short supply The Michigan Department of Community Health has identified twice as many rabid animals this year as it had at the same time last year — 18 positive infections so far. For all of last year, Michigan recorded a record 210 rabies infected animals. The state called [...]
Misoprostol, a companion drug to RU-486 that is used during medication abortions, is safe when taken orally but could reduce the body’s immune response when used vaginally, according to a study released Monday by researchers at the University of Michigan. Vaginal use of the drug may be responsible for the deaths by rare infection of [...]
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