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Avoiding lice at summer camp

Q. My kids love summer camp, but last year they came home with lice. We tried three different lice


Kindergarten prep

Kindergarten prep YOUNGSTOWN The Mahoning County Early Childhood Partners Committee, consisting


Pizza Hut donations

Pizza Hut donations YOUNGSTOWN The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley is


The lab is child-friendly

Over 90 percent of those referred to the lab have asthma


Judge’s ruling on children challenges US system TRANSPLANT ETHICS

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON It’s a life or death matter: Who gets the


Baking soda rids itchy chigger bites

Q. Years ago, after a day in a south Texas forest, I found I was covered in chigger bites from the


Orthopedic and safety fair

Orthopedic and safety fair WARREN Trumbull Memorial Hospital, an affiliate of ValleyCare Health


Pizza Hut donations

Pizza Hut donations YOUNGSTOWN For each Personal Pan Pizza sold during June, July and August,


Stroke guidelines award

Stroke guidelines award YOUNGSTOWN St. Elizabeth Health Center has received the Get With The


Shepherd of the Valley earns praise

Shepherd of the Valley earns praise poland Shepherd of the Valley-Poland received an excellent


Of mice and medical marijuana

By Geoffrey Mohan Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES The words “marijuana” and “brain damage”


Practice of billing Medicare to fix droopy lids in question RAISING EYEBROWS

By Joe Eaton and David Donald The Center for Public Integrity WASHINGTON Aging Americans


Don’t use licorice to lower libido

Q. I am a 21-year-old female and swear I have a male libido. Most guys would find that desirable,


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Boardman girl battling chordoma

Marissa Salus learned recently that some neck pain and numbness and tingling in her hands was caused by chordoma, a rare cancer that occurs in the bones of the skull and spine. Friends have planned a dinner to assist her family in paying for delicate, specialized treament needed to fight the disease.

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Free health tests

Free health tests YOUNGSTOWN Joanie’s Promise Night, featuring free health screenings and