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Kraken Swimming team raises funds for Alzheimer’s

The swimmers dyed their hair tips purple, the Alzheimer’s color, for a sectional meet Friday in Akron.


Pain reliever caused ringing in ears

Q. After knee-replacement surgery, my doctor told me to take three or four ibuprofen tablets every


Death toll for 2016 Trumbull overdoses rises to about 100, another record

The death toll for overdose deaths keeps rising in Trumbull County, reaching close to 100 in 2016 with some cases still not finalized.


Valley's state reps urge more action on lead-contamination issues

Seventy-five water contamination advisories persist in Ohio, nine of them for lead, legislator says.


AP-NORC Health Care Poll Broad worries about possible insurance loss

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON A new poll by the


Soap solved throat spasm

Q. I have been sleeping with soap under my bottom sheet for years and have had no leg cramps since I


New president installed

New president installed CORTLAND Cortland dentist Dr. Joseph D. Bedich was installed recently as


Austintown hotel to become drug-treatment center

California Palms Hotel owner Sebastian Rucci stands near a photo of his brother Fabio who died of drug related causes in 2003. California Palms is closing as a hotel and nightclub and will become one of the region’s largest drug- treatment facilities.

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Itching unbearable after stopping Xyzal

Q. I tried to stop Xyzal after taking it for 10 years for allergies. Every time I stopped, I’d itch


Flu hits the area and Ohio with a vengeance

Area hospitals limit visitation of patients


FLU SHOTS | Kid-friendly

FLU SHOTS | Kid-friendly With flu cases on the rise, it’s not too late for kids to get their flu


UPMC career event

UPMC career event WEST MIDDLESEX, PA. UPMC Jameson and UPMC Horizon are offering a Health Care


Wine at dinner disrupted sleep

Q. I am 62. Until 10 years ago, I was a teetotaler. Then I began having a glass of wine with dinner.


Workshop provides physically challenged kids with toy cars

Even though 5-year-old Isabella DeSantis of Canfield is a bit too young to drive, she was still able to get her own set of wheels – and her mother couldn’t have been prouder.


Law enforcement officials voice concerns about “Good Samaritan law”

Law granting overdose victims immunity is unenforceable, according to law enforcement