DEAR DR. ROACH: What's the difference between a pacemaker and a defibrillator? — T.S.B. ANSWER: Both are implantable devices to treat electrical problems of the heart. A pacemaker is a much older device; the first implantable pacemaker was made in 1958. The heart has an electrical system, ...
HOUGHTON — Anyone driving thru Townsend Drive and College Avenue within the last month has seen different nation’s flags hoisted on the light poles. Those flags indicate a Michigan Tech tradition — the 37th Festival of Nations and Multicultural Food Festival (nee Parade of Nations) kicks ...
Dear Annie: I have two sisters, and one of them, "Joanie," tragically passed away from cancer last year. It's obviously been hard, but what's making it harder is my remaining sister. She has always been competitive. And she has somehow turned even grief into a competition. For example, a few ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm an active 76-year-old retired accountant who likely spent too many hours at a computer. Now I'm paying for it with a painful condition. My general physician says that I have a pinched or compressed ulnar nerve, which likely starts in the neck shoulder area but shoots pain ...
HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University's International Programs and Services invites the greater Upper Peninsula community to the 37th annual Festival of Nations and Multicultural Food Festival. The renamed event takes place beginning at noon Saturday. Formerly known as the Parade of ...
