Healthy Eating class

Healthy Eating class

YOUNGSTOWN

Mercy Health Youngstown is offering “Healthy Eating for You: Eating Mindfulness,” a seminar to raise awareness of and provide information on how to limit mindless eating while watching television, driving or at the computer, which can lead to significant weight gain.

Bridget Lackey, a registered dietitian and community educator, will lead the informational discussion and answer questions from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Friday in the Youngstown Room at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, 1044 Belmont Ave.

The presentation is free. Reservations are appreciated. Call 330-480-3070. Free parking is available in the Park Avenue deck.

Alzheimer seminar

GIRARD

The Alzheimer Network is offering a seminar on legal and financial issues regarding the long-term care associated with Alzheimer’s Disease from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 29 in the Girard Free Library, 105 E. Prospect St. The presenter is Atty. Elliot Legow, a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.

Handouts will be provided. There is no charge for the session, but reservations are required. For information or reservations, call the Alzheimer Network at 330-788-9755 or 866-822-2102.

Childbirth options

YOUNGSTOWN

Danielle MacDuff, local doctor of naturopathy, in association with DC Chiropractic, Mussler Chiropractic, and Phoenix House Wellness Center, are offering a free seminar, “Options in Childbirth: Is a Midwife Right For Me?” at 6:30 p.m. April 30 at I.T.T. Technical Center, 1030 N. Meridian Road. Registration starts at 6 p.m.

To preregister, call 330-505-3515. The seminar includes a cooking demonstration and samples, including one-plate meal recipes, healthy chocolate and juicing.

Awareness walk

WARREN

The eighth annual Survivors of Suicide Awareness Walk in memory of loved ones who have died by suicide is from 2 to 4 p.m. May 16 at the Trumbull County Courthouse Gazebo, Courthouse Square.

Families, friends and the public are invited to attend and are urged to bring photos or signs to highlight the loss of loved ones to suicide.

This event is sponsored by Help Hotline Crisis Center Inc., Survivors of Suicide of Mahoning and Columbiana Counties and Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide. For information, call Help Hotline at 800-427-3606.

Longer tissue life

COLUMBIA, Mo.

University of Missouri School of Medicine researchers have developed a new technology that more than doubles the life of the tissue donated for use in joint replacements.

Currently, more than 80 percent of the donated tissue is thrown away because it does not survive long enough to be transplanted.

The technology, called the Missouri Osteochondral Allograft Preservation System, or MOPS, more than doubles the storage life of bone and cartilage grafts from organ donors compared with the current preservation method used by tissue banks in which donated tissues are stored in a medical-grade refrigeration unit in sealed bags filled with a standard preservation solution. MOPS uses a preservation solution and special containers that allow the tissues to be stored at room temperature.

The benefit is more graft material will be available and will be of better quality enabling surgeons to provide a more natural joint-repair option for patients, researchers said.