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The Michigan Messenger going forward

By Staff Report | 11.16.11

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 [...]

Colorado-based abstinence program provided false and misleading information to Michigan students

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.16.11

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.

Class action lawsuit filed against MERS over unpaid taxes

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.15.11

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.

Schuette fights important mercury regulations

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By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.14.11

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.

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MDCH fails to set state nPEP policy

By Todd A. Heywood | 11.23.10 | 7:54 am

The Michigan Department of Community Health has failed to fulfill a promise of a new policy addressing the use of anti-retroviral medications to prevent new infections of HIV.

Lack of state policy puts those exposed to HIV at greater risk

By Todd A. Heywood | 12.01.09 | 10:40 am

For those exposed to the HIV virus that causes AIDS, access to anti-retroviral drugs within the first 72 hours may prevent them from being infected. But as the experience of one University of Michigan graduate student shows, access to the critical drugs in the state of Michigan is hit or miss at best as many health care providers are unaware of treatment protocols and the state has no guidelines for handling exposure.

As WHO declares global flu pandemic, Genesee County confirms 10 cases

By Todd A. Heywood | 06.11.09 | 3:25 pm

The World Health Organization has upgraded is pandemic alert level for Influenza A(H1N1) to a worldwide pandemic. The organization said there are more than 30,000 confirmed cases of the virus, commonly referred to as “swine flu” in 74 countries worldwide. On Thursday morning, Genesee County confirmed 10 cases of the virus in the county as [...]