ESCANABA — Inflammation has gotten a bad rap. It gets trounced in the media, with arthritis sufferers nodding in agreement. Advertising presents inflammation as a terrible thing, causing pain and problems all over the body. Wherever you have pain, there must be inflammation. It should not ...

By Dr. Conway McLean, FAPWHc, DABFAS ESCANABA — Medical myths abound in most cultures, beliefs that are grounded in history or arising from a neighbor’s experience. A large number of these have no scientific backing. This is not to say they aren’t accurate or don’t work, only that ...

By Dr. Conway McLean, DABFAS, FAPWHc ESCANABA — I went for a walk the other day. Which is not very exciting news, I’m sure you’ll agree. But it was the scenario which made it distinctive. The Lions Club of Marquette organized the Diabetes Awareness Walk in Tourist Park. Area residents ...

ESCANABA — Life can be painful. Sometimes it’s the emotional kind, but the physical kind is experienced by most of us, at least eventually. Time takes its toll on the human body and the years too often bring illness or disease. This can frequently result in pain. The location of the ...

ESCANABA — Our healthcare system is in crisis mode. Millions of Americans go through their daily lives without any form of healthcare insurance. Physicians are calling for strikes and pushing to unionize, proposals once considered heretical. Private, for-profit, privately held insurance ...

ESCANABA — Walking can be a traumatic act. This may seem a ridiculous statement but when examined from a perspective of an individual’s biomechanics, it is accurate. Although we don’t particularly think about it, walking is extremely complex. With every single step, various joints are ...