Homeless Men Battling Addiction Find Strength in Giving to Others

Homeless men battling addiction find strength in giving to others

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Mariners Inn is one of the city's oldest programs for homeless men addicted to alcohol and drugs. "I am blessed … The nonprofit agency, founded in 1925 by the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan as a refuge for poor people, houses 144 men in various stages …
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Dangerous Abscesses Add to Tainted Drug's Threat

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On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged doctors to look harder for these infections — to consider M.R.I. scans even in patients who did not feel worse after the injection, but whose existing back or neck pain simply did not …
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Are cholesterol medications overprescribed for patients with type 2 diabetes?

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Researchers from the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (VAAAHS) and the University of Michigan Health System highlight the importance of taking an individualized approach when it comes helping people with diabetes minimize their risks for heart disease …
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Better Stroke Care, Everywhere: Study Boosts Local Hospitals' Clotbuster Use

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The results come from an effort that tested methods to improve delivery of a time-sensitive, clot-busting drug in stroke patients at 24 community hospitals across Michigan. To date, clot-busting treatment has been mostly used at larger hospitals. The …
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