| Diet &
Weight Loss |
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| Preliminary figures for 2000 show that
39 percent of Michigan residents are overweight and 23 percent
are obese. Data shows as much as 40 percent of heart disease deaths,
the number one cause of death, may be due to overweight and high
cholesterol. MDCH
Director, James K. Haveman, Jr |
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| Smoking |
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| Secondhand smoke is the
third leading cause of preventable death in Michigan, killing
at least 1,900 non-smokers every year. Secondhand smoke causes
lung cancer in adults, low birth weight, sudden infant death syndrome,
middle ear infection, sinus cancer and heart disease. Children
exposed to secondhand smoke have an increased risk of developing
serious lung problems including asthma, bronchitis and pneumonia.
Governor
John Engler |
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| Terrorism |
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| We face a two-fold challenge at the
international border between the United States and Canada. One
is ensuring the security of our Northern Border and the other
is maintaining the flow of trade between our two countries. Michigan
Senator Carl Levin |
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| Water Quality |
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| According to new
legislation passed in May, 2002, local health departments
are required to report beach testing results to MDEQ. Click
here to find information about beach closings, monitoring
efforts, and E. coli test results. |
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| West Nile Virus
(WNV) |
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| West Nile virus (WNV) activity was first
detected in Michigan in 2002 in a dead crow from Wayne County
that was confirmed to be infected with WNV on 5/24/2002. Testing
of dead corvids (crows, blue jays, and ravens) was conducted from
May-October. Bird testing ended October 31, 2002 with 73 of 83
Michigan counties in both the Upper and Lower Peninsula having
WNV positive birds detected. In addition to birds, there were
341 confirmed cases of WNV in horses in 45 counties in both the
Upper and Lower Peninsula of Michigan. WNV is now considered to
be endemic to the state. West
Nile Virus Summary, Michigan 2002 |
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