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Spray away smell with vodka
Q. I am searching for a way to remove underarm odor from clothes. I tried dilute vinegar, but it did
Health hazards: Researchers must be wary of contracting infections
The death of a scientist who caught the plague in a laboratory in 2009 shook the disease research community. It was the first such death of a researcher, and 50 years since the last known lab-acquired case of plague.
HEALTH NEWS DIGEST | Warren Family Mission seeking donations
The Warren Family Mission, 361 Elm Road NE, is in urgent need of boxed and canned goods for its food-basket giveaway program.
‘A part of life’
The no-one-dies-alone concept originated in Eugene, Ore., in 2001 McClatchy Newspapers DETROIT
$25K goes to YNDC
$25K goes to YNDC YOUNGSTOWN The Youngstown Foundation has awarded $24,929 to the Youngstown
Coconut cookies calm diarrhea
Q. After months of daily diarrhea, my teenage son just underwent biopsies and was diagnosed with
Free Cone Day
Free Cone Day BOARDMAN On Sunday, the first day of spring, Dairy Queen is having a Free Cone Day
HEALTH DIGEST | Screenings offered
The Visiting Nurse Association, 518 E. Indianola Ave., is offering health screenings Tuesday that include blood pressure, weight and blood sugar.
Hope starts with the clinical trial
Is there a drug that can melt plaque off the walls of clogged arteries? Prolong the life of women with triple-negative breast cancer? How about a way to zap a tumor that is typically resistant to treatment?
Pine nuts caused terrible taste
Q. I am seeking a remedy for “pine mouth syndrome.” Two days ago, my husband and I made pesto and
Black babies at twice the risk of whites for death, study indicates
African-American women are significantly more likely to lose a baby in the first year of life than white women, in an enduring medical mystery.
Online coalition answers questions about health-care law
A coalition of groups representing doctors, nurses, pharmacists and consumers has launched a website to answer questions about the Affordable Care Act.
Reading program
Reading program ALLIANCE The Alliance Community Hospital’s “Read to Rover and a Resident”
Oddball remedy works for nosebleeds
Q. You have mentioned the idea that dropping car keys down the back can stop a nosebleed. You said
What is a Scribe?
What is a Scribe? Scribes are individuals trained in medical documentation who assist a physician.