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Living with someone who lives with depression

The following is continuing series for Mental Health Month. There isn’t a play book when it comes to Mental Illness. This disease is different with each person. It fluctuates with microscopic changes that can occur daily and even hourly making management difficult….

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Becoming Aware of Mental Health Month

I have Depression. Sounds strange right? Saying one is depressed leads to many assumptions. Even as I type this I find it hard to define depression as a medical condition. There are several types of depression. Chronic Depression, Seasonal Depression,…

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Michigan hospitals celebrate 10 years of making care safer

2013 marks the 10-year anniversary of the MHA Keystone Center and, more importantly, 10 years of making care safer. In 2003, Michigan hospitals, in conjunction with the MHA, established the MHA Keystone Center to bring together hospitals, state and national…

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Meet the Canning Diva

Diane Devereaux believes in the notion that food is art; therefore, canning is preserving that art. A life-long Michigan resident, in Grand Rapids for over a decade, Devereaux began canning as a teenager in northern Michigan. By starting Canning Diva,…

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Farmlogs: the future of farm management

In the digital age, most industries have embraced an electronic and technological aspect.  There is a Michigan-based company that hopes to make sure agriculture follows suit. FarmLogs is farm management software that stresses the importance of providing software assistance to…

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2013 Restaurant Weeks in Michigan

There’s something special about a night out at an expensive restaurant.  The way the food is put perfectly on your plate to make it look as delicious as possible or the attentiveness of the waitstaff to every detail of your…

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How Do Kids Do the Healthy Thing?

I have two nephews. They’re twins and are almost 4 years old. I’ve never seen two human beings with so much energy in all my life, and if there was some way I could harness their power without alarming my…

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April is Donate Life Month

To recognize April as Donate Life month, many MHA-member hospitals are hosting events to raise awareness about the importance of organ donation and transplantation and are continuing efforts to increase the size of the Michigan Organ Donor Registry. Michigan hospitals,…

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Celebrate Earth Day across Michigan

In its 43rd year this year, Earth Day is celebrated in almost 200 countries.   Celebrated on April 22nd every year, Earth Day was created as a global day of observation towards supporting and preserving the environment.  On this day, we…

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