DEAR DR ROACH: In a recent column, you wrote that hormone replacement therapy should be considered in elderly women to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs) by stopping bacteria from getting into the bladder in the first place. How does this work? Which is better: pills or vaginal creams? ...
Dear Annie: I was diagnosed with breast cancer a few months ago. I've been through surgery and radiation treatments. According to the oncologists, I should now consider myself a "survivor." Since I have scars, I'm taking medication for the next 10 years that has potentially really bad side ...
Several well-known copper country personalities passed away in 2025, here are some of the people we lost as they appeared in the Daily Mining Gazette • Dr Bruce Trusock, passed away January 14 at the age of 73. Trusock was an area staple a Michigan Technological University Athletics Hall of ...
HOUGHTON — Registration and nominations are now open for the Keweenaw Community Spark Plug Awards Dinner, to be held on Thursday, March 12, at the Memorial Union Ballroom in Houghton. The Keweenaw Community Spark Plug Awards celebrate and recognize outstanding local businesses, ...
HOUGHTON – With the Winter Solstice just behind us, January nights in the U.P. continue to be long affairs. What could be a better time of year to remind ourselves of the beauty and splendor on display after the Sun sets all over the world? At 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16, the Rozsa Center, on the ...
EAGLE RIVER — A resolution from Governor Gretchen Whitmer recognized yesterday (Jan. 9) as National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Her resolution states in part: Law enforcement officers, including police officers, sheriff's deputies, state troopers, federal agents, corrections officers, ...