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Instant cure to leg cramps

Q. We discovered a simple and nearly instant treatment for leg cramps: Stand on an ice pack. This


Live music performances on TV shows this week include:

Live music performances on TV shows this week include: v Kelly Clarkson: Tonight on “The Tonight


Some see a ‘hostile takeover’ Health law sign-ups start

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON It’s sign-up season for the Affordable


Could stopping aspirin trigger a heart attack?

Q. This is a true story. In the 1950s, my grandmother was taking a “heart pill” her doctor had


New option for Medicare coverage

New option for Medicare coverage YOUNGSTOWN Residents in nine Ohio counties, including


Health care answers

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON The bipartisan health care bill


Live music performances on television shows this week include:

Live music performances on television shows this week include: v Chris Young: Tonight on “Jimmy


Get a good night’s sleep

Q. I read about magnesium helping with sleep a couple of weeks ago in your column. I am very fit and


Owner said Braking Point would treat Medicaid clients for free if permitted

Braking Point Recovery Center owner Ryan Sheridan responded to notification of suspension of Medicaid payments for alleged fraud, saying that “such incidents were unknowing and inadvertent.”


Steward brings community care model to local hospitals

Since Steward Health Care came to town in May, hospital leaders say there have been changes made to fit a new model, influx of capital and new physicians.


Braking Point unable to treat Ohio Medicaid patients

Ohio Medicaid patients at Braking Point are being directed to other providers.


Tips on Halloween sweets

Tips on Halloween sweets LIBERTY The Corydon Palmer Dental Society, which represents dentists in


Around the world, millions die suffering Opioid gap

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON Nearly 26 million people around the world die


Stop muscle cramps

Q. I read in your column that pickle juice can ease muscle cramps. I tried olive juice and found it


Drug for depression produces sexual problems

Q. I’m 50 and male. I was on fluoxetine for a year and have had lingering side effects in terms of