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Kids’ high blood pressure often missed
Va’Sean Duvall is a skinny 17-year-old who stays busy with an after-school job, choir rehearsals and
LAUGHING MATTERS
It really may be the best medicine McClatchy Newspapers SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Talk turned serious
Study: Surgeons should do warm-up exercises
The increasing use of robotic and minimally invasive surgery means doctors today need to have superb
Stuff for hospital stay? It’s in the bag
Being prepared can help you stay calm in a medical crisis. DALLAS — After several visits over
Implant keeps a weak heart pumping
ST. LOUIS — When someone’s heart is about to quit, they’re usually told to wait for a transplant or
When life is a grind ...
Teeth feel the stress McClatchy Newspapers The recession is a grind on people’s teeth as well as
Is recession good for your health?
It took a moment to make the connection, but Jake Sawyers says the recession has been good for him,
Prevent poisoning
When it comes to household chemicals, poisoning is a serious risk. The most common cases of
Where there’s smoke ...
Officials cast wary eye on e-cigarettes SAN JOSE, Calif. — The young man in the tall swivel
No breath of fresh air
Indoors no better for children with asthma BALTIMORE — Parents have long known that the
Pediatric vision clinic
Pediatric vision clinic LISBON — The Columbiana County Health Department is offering a pediatric
Forgetting the drill
Dental care declining in tough economy “There are so many now that say, ‘I just lost my job,’ or
Top ranking for St. Joe’s
Top ranking for St. Joe’s WARREN — Humility of Mary Health Partners’ St. Joseph Health Center, as
THE WHOLE TRUTH
Parents encouraged to give children less-fattening milk RALEIGH, N.C. — Nutritionists
Wounds program slated this week
Wounds program slated this week BOARDMAN — A professional education program, “Wounds: How to