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Diabetes workshop

Diabetes workshop YOUNGSTOWN Mercy Health Youngstown, formerly Humility of Mary Health Partners,


Offers counseling, therapy with medications to treat addictions

Clinical director: We view addiction as a disease


COST OF DRUG ADDICTION

COST OF DRUG ADDICTION Opioid drug addiction continues to escalate at epidemic proportions and is


Lavender and tea tree oil disrupt male hormones

Q. I’m wondering if men should be using lavender. Many articles I’ve read state that lavender is a


Landfill seeking help to stop radiation from household waste

Cheryl Hovanes checks the radiation monitor that immediately sounds an alarm if a truck carrying radioactive waste enters Republic Services’ Carbon-Limestone Landfill in Poland Township. The alarm will sound if it detects radiation exceeding five times the naturally occurring background radiation level at the landfill.


Cornmeal mush cures toenail fungus

Q. I developed toenail fungus and tried using some herbal remedies. The daily soaks were working,


Wellness series

Wellness series SALEM As part of the Salem Public Library’s Wellness Wednesday series, Reiki


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Niles senior center classes benefit the mind and body

Brian Jones, a certified fitness instructor, leads senior citizens in a movement in the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program offered at Niles SCOPE Senior Center.

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Medical director named

Medical director named AKRON A native of Poland, Dr. Gregory Benson has been named medical


Cutting out coffee dries out sweaty feet

Q. You have occasionally written about excessively sweaty feet. I had this problem for years, but it


MYCAP seminar

MYCAP seminar YOUNGSTOWN Beatitude House, in collaboration with the Mahoning-Youngstown


Make sure they have what they need, especially during this cold spell

Seniors are more susceptible to hypothermia


Kimchi conquers leg cramps

Q. For many years, I had excruciating leg and foot cramps that woke me several times each night. I


HEALTH DIGEST || Free workshop on suicide, depression

Free workshop on suicide, depression HUBBARD Learn more about depression and suicide at a free


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Flu-like illnesses hit Mahoning Valley hard

Brenda Christensen, a registered nurse, administers the flu vaccine to a client during a Mahoning County Board of Health clinic Tuesday in Austintown. Mahoning and Trumbull counties have been hard-hit by the flu virus, county and state health officials said.

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