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Age-old profession

Scribes are finding their place in emergency rooms McClatchy Newspapers ST. LOUIS As hospitals


Red Cross classes

Red Cross classes POLAND The American Red Cross of the Mahoning Valley is offering classes on


CPR classes could help teens save lives

McClatchy Newspapers DALLAS Sixteen-year-old Nicole Kennard likes to baby-sit. She thought it


Check your engines

Cancer survivor revs up prostate-cancer warning McClatchy Newspapers HACKENSACK, N.J. From


Cranberry juice: Can it control cystitis?

Q. Do you have any information about remedies for urinary-tract infections (UTI) other than


SlimDown for Kids

SlimDown for Kids BOARDMAN Registered dietitians from Humility of Mary Health Partners and


‘Barnyard beauty aids’ help nails

Q. I read a question about fingertips cracking near the nails. For years, I’ve been using, with


Gym etiquette: The DO’S and DON’TS

In the gym — as in life — there are do’s and don’ts. Some are pretty obvious.


Best gym is one you won’t give up on

Tanina Mackey decided in December 2009 that she wanted to lose weight and get in shape. At 323 pounds, she had had enough.


HEALTH DIGEST || Clothing and food giveaway at Mission

Warren Family Mission, 361 Elm Road NE, has clothing and food giveaways on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m.


HEALTH NEWS DIGEST | Medicare info

Medicare info NEW YORK, N.Y. Medicare consumers who are dissatisfied with their Medicare private


Tea bag eases itch

Q. I was visiting my daughter out of state and woke up in the middle of the night absolutely


Being nitpicky: It’s not nice when your kids have lice

When Sarah Casello-Rees discovered that her kindergarten-age son had head lice, she went into a frenzy — buying every potion and chemical treatment she could find.

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Team uses tiny particles to mimic blood

The quest to develop synthetic blood is advancing through the work of University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill researchers.


Babies at risk

Ten years ago, pediatrician Gary Bean began noticing a trend in his Oakland, Calif., practice. Babies were increasingly bigger, and they weren’t thinning out by the time they were crawling and walking.

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