Valley chiropractor to speak at international symposium in Beijing on May 16

Dr. Andria Marie D’Amato of D’Amato Chiropractic Clinic has been invited to participate in the Second Beijing International Symposium on Integrative Medicine on May 16. D’Amato will travel to Beijing to collaborate with domestic and foreign experts on current development, clinical research and practices of integrative medicine to treat common diseases from traditional medicine and [...]

Mahoning Valley Scrappers seek host families for 2012 season

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers are looking for host families for the upcoming 2012 season. Families have the opportunity to host a Scrappers player during the season, receive complementary tickets to each home game, discounts on team merchandise and more. Scrappers host families share their home with a Scrappers player from June through mid-September.  The schedule [...]

World-renowned surgeon to speak local medical students, physicians on April 26

Local physicians and medical students will have the opportunity to attend a lecture by Dr. Seymour I. Schwartz, world-renowned surgeon, educator and author, at 8 a.m. on Thursday, April 26 at Politis Auditorium at Northside Medical Center. The lecture, “Gifted Hands,” will discuss the history and importance of surgery, identify America’s contributions and anticipate its future. Schwartz has [...]

Humility of Mary to collect unused prescription drugs April 28

Humility of Mary Health Partners, as part of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, will collect unused prescription medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 28 at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown and St. Joseph Health Center in Warren. Unused and expired prescription drugs can be dropped off at drive-through collection sites [...]

Cleveland Clinic study: Bariatric surgery improves, reverses diabetes

Overweight, diabetic patients who underwent bariatric surgery achieved significant improvement or remission of their diabetes, according to new research from Cleveland Clinic. In a randomized, controlled trial, some weight loss surgery patients achieved normal blood sugar levels without use of any diabetes medications. In others, the need for insulin to control blood sugar was eliminated. [...]

Scrappers, Indians renew player-development contract

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers announced on Monday, March 12 that the player-development contract with the Cleveland Indians has been extended for two years, keeping the Scrappers affiliated with the Indians through the 2014 season. The Scrappers have been affiliated with the Indians since the inaugural season in 1999. “We are thrilled to continue our great [...]

YSU’s WATTS announces open track program Jan. 3-March 8

The Watson and Tressel Training Site, YSU’s new indoor athletics facility, will be open to the public for a 10-week open track program from 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays from Jan. 3 through March 8. The program will not be held on Jan. 16 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) and will not be [...]

Centers for Disease Control urges action against flu

Flu is a serious contagious disease that can lead to hospitalization and even death. The Centers for Disease Control urges you to take the following actions to protect yourself and others from influenza (the flu): Take time to get a flu vaccine • CDC recommends a yearly flu vaccine as the first and most important step [...]

Study: Some forms of muscular dystrophy carry increased cancer risk

FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH Adults with a form of muscular dystrophy called myotonic muscular dystrophy (MMD) may be at increased risk of developing cancer, according to a study by investigators at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health. The scientists suggest that some of the genetic changes that [...]

Annika Sorenstam to speak at Athena Award dinner May 24

The Regional Chamber is announcing that Annika Sorenstam, regarded as the greatest female golfer of her generation, will keynote the Athena Award dinner on Thursday, May 24, at Mr. Anthony’s in Boardman. The 2012 event, co-sponsored by The Vindicator/vindy.com, marks the twentieth anniversary of the program that celebrates professional women in the Mahoning Valley. During her [...]