Articles for tag: Bone Density, Michigan State University, Osteopenia, Stress Fractures

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Women in Some Sports Have Lower Bone Density, Study Shows

New research conducted at Michigan State University has shown that some college women athletes like swimmers, divers, and runners have lower bone density than other women athletes. Professor of Kinesiology Jim Pivarnik and his colleagues conducted the study by comparing the bone density levels of many different college women athletes, including gymnasts, softball players, cross ...

Public Access to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Forests Threatened

Conservation groups and university researchers released a report Wednesday describing how access to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula could be changing as commercial forests change hands. The region has historically had responsibly managed forests and spaces open to the public, but incentives to encourage those practices in the future are lacking. The majority of upper peninsula land ...

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5 Signs Your Cat Has Ear Mites

The ear mite, Otodectes cynotis, is pale and — as outlined by IPM North Carolina — only measures between 0.3 mm (males) and 0.5 mm (females). Larvae are no bigger than 0.2 mm. Cats are more commonly infested with ear mites than dogs. Now what? What are the odds of an ear mite infestation? When ...

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John Beilein Hired as New University of Michigan Men’s Basketball Coach

As reported by Mlive.com, John Beilein, 54, will replace Tommy Amaker as the University of Michigan’s men’s basketball coach. The announcement was made on Tuesday, April 3rd. In accepting the position with the University of Michigan, John Beilein will become the highest paid head basketball coach in the history of the University of Michigan. As ...