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Valley drug deaths increased 23% in 2017

Police iin Mahoning and Trumbull counties responded to thousands of overdoses last year, and the trend appears to be continuing.


Company plans walk-in pods that deliver a blast of vitamin D Better than sunlight

By NATHAN PILLING Kitsap Sun BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. Perhaps the best pitch for Solius might


Weekly Silver Sneakers program

Weekly Silver Sneakers program NILES Shepherd of the Valley is hosting a weekly Silver Sneakers


Control blood sugar

Q. I have read that high blood sugar can contribute to erectile dysfunction. My wife died more than


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Incarceration and mental illness

Aided by a national initiative aimed at reducing the number of people with mental illnesses in jails, the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office, the county Mental Health and Recovery Board and local providers have partnered to provide services to inmates with mental illnesses, with the goal that they won’t end back up in jail.


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‘Life’s tough,’ but drugs no answer, speaker tells students

“Life’s about choices,” he said. “I ran around with a crowd that didn’t make the same choices that I did. I was always lucky enough, or I think I feared my mom enough not to do what they did,” he said. “They’d go one way. I’d go the other way.”


Sheriff says education may be a way to avoid future deputy drug exposures

A protective suit, nitrile gloves and dust mask are solutions for keeping law enforcement officers safe when confronted with deadly opiates such as fentanyl or carfentanil.


Pharmacist accused of diluting drugs pleads guilty

Pharmacy board: Ernest Perrin diluted intravenous antibiotic drugs while working at a Boardman pharmacy


Received year grant

Received year grant YOUNGSTOWN Help Network of Northeast Ohio has received a $5,000 one-year


New medical advances mark the end of the diet industry Weight-loss science

By David Prologo Emory University For many years, the long-term success rates for those who


Protect against the flu

Protect against the flu WASHINGTON, D.C. Noting the widespread flu activity in Ohio and


Live music performances on television shows this week include:

Live music performances on television shows this week include: v Midland: Tonight on “Late Show


Saffron may save eyesight

Q. I was diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration in 2014 and immediately read up on what I


Mercy Health invests $6M in Valley

One beneficiary was the Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Care Center.


People in pain have difficulty getting relief

Doctors are dismayed by the opioid epidemic sweeping the nation. Over the past year, the drumbeat of