Elizabeth Voss
I'm a freelance writer living in Farmington Hills, MI. Current and former clients include Crain Communications DetroitMakeItHere.com, "Crain's Detroit Business," Signature Media, "Cerebral Palsy Magazine" and "The Oakland Press."
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Health Benefits of ChocolateEating chocolate - particularly dark chocolate - may be good for you. Studies show plant chemicals in cocoa provide antioxidants with vascular benefits. But choose carefully and eat only a moderate amount.
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Detroit Mental Health Program Eliminates SuicideA Detroit mental health care program is succeeding in eliminating suicide. For over two years, the population of 200,000 Henry Ford Health System patients has seen no suicides.
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U-M Children's, Women's Hospitals to Open in November 2011The University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospitals are expected to open in the fall of 2011. -
Detroit Race for the Cure celebrates breast cancer survivorsThe Susan G. Komen Detroit Race for the Cure, will take place on Saturday, May 22, at Comerica Park. -
U-M forum to explore cancer disparitiesDisparities in health care and outcomes for cancer patients will be explored at a May 20-22 forum hosted by the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies.
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Detroit experts urge sun safety to prevent skin cancerAs the weather warms up, health advocates are urging people to take precautions in the sunshine to prevent skin cancer. Statistics show melanoma rates are going up. -
Waterford Schools earn A+ for healthy eating lessonsWaterford Village Elementary School is enjoying national attention for its efforts to improve children's nutrition. On May 13, the school will host an official from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. -
Detroit experts say autism is overdiagnosedAutism is often misdiagnosed, according to Henry Ford specialists who spoke during a sold-out "Living with Autism Workshop" on April 29 at the Metropolitan Hotel Detroit-Troy.Also published on: -
Gen Xers obese sooner than parents, grandparentsYounger generations are likely to face poorer health and shorter life spans as a result of high rates of obesity, according to new research out of the University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor.
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Free Seminars Highlight Women's Health, Mental HealthWomen's health and mental health are the topics of several free talks and seminars to be held this spring in many metro-Detroit locations. -
HypnoBirthing Teaches Women to Let Go of FearsHypnoBirthing is natural childbirth education that teaches women to use self-hypnosis to let go of fears about childbirth. -
School Lunches Connected to Weight Gain, Poor Eating Habits and Sedentary LifestyleMiddle school children who regularly eat school lunches are more likely to be overweight or obese, and develop poorer eating habits and more sedentary lifestyles, according to new University of Michigan Health System research.
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Severe Birth Defect in Ghana Boy Fixed at Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's HospitalA 13-year-old Ghana boy was the recipient of charity care efforts by the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, and Dr. John M. Park, chief of pediatric urology at the hospital. A severe birth defect was repaired. -
Older Children Stop Using Child Safety Seats, Start Wearing Adult Seat Belts Too SoonMost parents stop using booster seats before their kids are ready to graduate to adult seat belts, according to a national poll conducted for C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor. -
Detroit Research Finds New Pain Relief for ArthritisArthritis sufferers may soon be able to use light-weight, battery-powered devices to relieve the pain of osteoarthritis of the knee, following research by Detroit-based Henry Ford Hospital researchers. -
Michigan Research Finds Freezing Tumors a Promising Breast Cancer TreatmentFreezing breast cancer tumors may work like a vaccine to help prevent future malignancies, according to new research out of the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor. -
Michigan Employers Promote Exercise to Reduce Heart DiseaseOnly 68 percent of executives followed doctors' orders in taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, according to a University of Michigan study. -
Farmington to Shutter Four SchoolsFarmington Public Schools will close four elementary schools and reconfigure its middle schools into two fifth-sixth and two seventh-eighth grade buildings.
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Depression on College CampusesDepression affects as many as 18 percent of college students, and universities are challenged to meet their mental health needs, according to the Depression Center at the University of Michigan. -
Farmington Public Schools Set to Close SchoolsThe Farmington Public Schools Board of Education is set to shutter schools Feb. 24 to help make up an $18 million revenue shortfall.
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Parent Worries Hinder H1N1 Immunization EffortsSafety concerns about the H1N1 vaccine are stopping some parents from getting their children immunized against the virulent strain of influenza, according to a new survey for the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor.