(Coldwater, MI) - The week before Memorial Day (May 20–26, 2013) is Recreational Water Illness and Injury (RWII) Prevention Week. Every year, thousands of Americans get sick with recreational water illnesses (RWIs), which are caused by germs found in places where we swim. The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency wants to remind swimmers and pool owners [...]
Recent report by Upton’s Energy and Commerce Committee exposes massive health insurance premium increases due to law’s policies, mandates, taxes, and fees WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday afternoon (May 16) to fully repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The vote follows the recent release [...]
Local employers Zoetis, Perrigo, and MPI Research benefit from efficient federal review process WASHINGTON, DC – The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, Wednesday (May 15) advanced bipartisan legislation to renew the successful federal approval programs for new and generic animal drugs as well as legislation to secure the [...]
COVERT TOWNSHIP, MI – Following a tour of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant with Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Kristine Svinicki, Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, issued the following statement: “We believe the source of the May 5 leak has been found,” said Upton, who serves as Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. “A thorough [...]
[St. Joseph County, MI] Throughout the month of April, the Substance Abuse Task Force of St. Joseph County, in cooperation with the Sheriff’s Department and the Three Rivers Police Department, conducted alcohol compliance checks at 28 randomly chosen stores/businesses that sell alcohol products. In these inspections, an underage youth enters the store and attempts to [...]
According to the Michigan Fitness Foundation (MFF) and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), more than 80 schools in Michigan will join students around the country in observing the second annual Bike to School Day on Wednesday, May 8. Thousands of students, along with parents, teachers and community leaders, are expected to participate in Michigan. [...]
‘Hope for Lincoln’ was the theme for a multi-faceted and well-attended event Sunday (May 5) at Three Rivers High School. ‘Lincoln’ is Lincoln Hoffmaster, a 5-year-old Three Rivers boy recently diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) – and the ‘Hope for Lincoln’ event reflected the efforts by many folks to assist him in dealing with [...]
LANSING – According to a recent study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), arthritis and mental health may have more in common than previously thought. In recognition of May being both National Arthritis Awareness Month and Mental Health Month, the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) is drawing attention to the [...]
(Coldwater, MI) – Champions are described as individuals who have a vision of what the future could hold and possess the courage to risk failure, knowing that setbacks produce growth. They are people who see their opponents as partners and their challenges as opportunities for improvement. Dr. James Phillips, M.D., Medical Director for the Branch-Hillsdale-St. [...]
The Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) into the St. Joseph River that began on 4-21-2013 has been completely stopped. That’s the word from James Baker, superintendent of the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) for the City of Three Rivers. According to Baker, Department of Public Services (DPS) and WWTP crews were able to access the location Monday [...]
Three Rivers, MI. – Effective immediately, the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency has cancelled the no body-contact advisory for the St. Joseph River between the sanitary river crossing at Broadway Street in Three Rivers to the Constantine Dam in Constantine. On April 22nd, the health department issued a no contact health advisory due to a [...]
LANSING – The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) Oral Health Program has selected nine communities across the state to initiate and maintain a community water fluoridation program for their residents. This is the fourth year these Fluoridation Equipment Grants have been awarded. This year they again were made possible by $100,000 donation from the [...]
“It was a very positive report.” These are the words of Bill Russell, president and CEO of Three Rivers Health, in commenting on the hospital’s audit report for 2012. The Three Rivers Health Systems Board – during its April meeting Thursday morning (April 25) – accepted the audit from Plante Moran, the firm that performed [...]
Kelly Hostetler, Executive Director of the St. Joseph County United Way, is encouraging folks to join her for a ‘Be The Match’ event this coming Saturday (April 27th) from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Sturgis Middle School. To learn more, read the message from Kelly that appears below. To access a flyer about the [...]
Editor’s Note: The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency (CHA) has provided additional information regarding the “No Contact” Health Advisory it issued in conjunction with a Sanitary Sewage Overflow affecting the St. Joseph River at Three Rivers. The additional information is included in the following news release from the CHA. “No Contact” Health Advisory Issued – [...]
St. Joseph County, MI – On Saturday (April 27) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Substance Abuse Task Force of St. Joseph County and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its sixth opportunity in three years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, [...]
The Three Rivers Department of Public Services (DPS) has made progress in dealing with a Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) affecting the St. Joseph River. James Baker, Superintendent of the Three Rivers Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), reports the DPS placed a 30-inch diameter by four-feet tall concrete structure over the top of the discharging manhole at [...]
In keeping with an earlier announcement from James Baker, Superintendent of the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Three Rivers regarding a Sanitary Sewage Overflow (SSO) affecting the St. Joseph River, the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency (CHA) has issued the following advisory: Source: News release from Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency (CHA)
FDA will not approve new generics versions without abuse-deterrent formulation BERRIEN SPRINGS, MICH. – Local law enforcement personnel lauded Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) for his efforts convincing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to mandate that new generic versions of painkiller OxyContin contain certain formulations that reduce the potential for abuse. “For too [...]
Dr. Tom Shahwan, Medical Director at Three Rivers Health Inpatient Rehab, authored an article that was published in the International Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The research article titled “Transient Neuropathic Pain after the Insertion of Spinal Cord Stimulation Leads” discusses the benefit of Spinal Cord Stimulation in the management of chronic pain conditions. [...]
