https://www.detroithealth.com/detroithealthrss.xml Latest health information from DetroitHealth.com. https://www.detroithealth.com/preventing-food-poisoning.php 48 million Americans get sick and 3,000 will die each year from consuming contaminated food or beverages. The good news is that food poisoning is largely preventable if you follow these simple food safety tips. Tue, 6 Aug 2013 13:02:06 EST https://www.detroithealth.com/poison-ivy-oak-sumac.php 80-90% of us will break out in an itchy, oozing, painful rash if we come in contact with poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac. Learn how to protect yourself from these three very common but toxic plants. Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:02:06 EST https://www.detroithealth.com/ Age, ethnicity, lifestyle choices... they all play a role in determining your chances of developing high blood pressure. Here is how to manage the factors that are within your control. Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:02:06 EST https://www.detroithealth.com/protecting-your-eyesight.php 80% of the world's blindness is preventable or curable. Learn what things you can do to protect your eyesight. Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:02:06 EST https://www.detroithealth.com/house-pet-safety.php Pets bring us so much joy. If we don't follow good hygiene and good common sense, however, they can also expose us to parasites, bacteria and more. Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:02:06 EST https://www.detroithealth.com/natural-body-detox.php Impurities from foods, the environment and even those produced by our own body can store up -- especially in our fat cells. We look at the multiple ways that exercise helps our bodies detox. Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:02:06 EST https://www.detroithealth.com/grandparenting-skills.php Grandparents play an important role in the development of healthy, happy children, even if you live far apart. Here are tips for building the best possible grandparent, grandchild relationship. Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:02:06 EST https://www.detroithealth.com/vitamin-d-deficiency.php Vitamin D is increasingly recognized as a factor in preventing cancer, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease and more. We look at how much Vitamin D each of us needs for optimal health. Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:02:06 EST https://www.detroithealth.com/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-prevention-treatment.php Carpal tunnel syndrome is often thought of as something you can get from working too much at a computer. We now know that this is a myth. Learn what jobs or activities actually have been linked with carpal tunnel syndrome and what can be done to prevent it. Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:02:06 EST https://www.detroithealth.com/domestic-violence-statistics-prevention-assistance.php 1.3 million women are victims of domestic violence each year... sending more women to hospital emergency rooms than from auto accidents, rape and robbery combined. Here are tips for preventing and stopping domestic abuse. Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:02:06 EST