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Study Says Cannabis Users Need Nearly Two Times More Anesthesia
GRAND JUNCTION – If you use cannabis, you might want to let your doctor know before having procedures needing anesthesia. A new study shows people who reported smoking or using edibles on a daily or …
Health
Kratom Linked To More Deaths Than Previously Known
WASHINGTON – Health officials are urging caution about Kraton. This, as a new study links more deaths with the herbal drug than was previously known. Kratom is a plant from Southeast Asia that’s sold in …
Community
UPMC Chautauqua Seeking Baby Photos For New Display
JAMESTOWN – To celebrate the opening of UPMC Chautauqua’s new Women’s and Maternity Care Center and Adolescent and Adult Mental Health Inpatient Units, the facility is seeking baby or baby and Mom photos from anyone …
Health
UMPC Chautauqua To Host Transplant Townhall
JAMESTOWN – UMPC Chautauqua will host a “transplant townhall” next week to talk more about the medical group’s kidney transplant services and how Jamestown’s medical center is now connected to new services. Aimee Hagerty, UPMC …
Business
Starflight Transitions To STAT MedEvac In Chautauqua County
JAMESTOWN – UPMC Chautauqua, W.C.A. Services and the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department announced that the Chautauqua region’s medical helicopter service will transition from Starflight, Inc. to STAT MedEvac. The new service will be co-branded with …
Health
Gov. Cuomo Backs Patients With Terminal Illness To Seek Life-Ending Drugs
ALBANY – New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo said he would sign legislation allowing people with a terminal illness to seek life-ending medication from a physician. Tuesday on public radio’s WAMC, Cuomo said that he …
Health
Study: One Drink A Day Could Increase Risk Of Stroke
WESTERN NEW YORK – A new study found that just one alcoholic drink a day could increase the risk of having a stroke. The study, published this week in the Lancet, a weekly peer-reviewed general …
Health
Hunt’s Tomato Paste Recalled For Mold Issues
CHICAGO – Conagra Brands, Inc. is voluntarily recalling some Hunt’s tomato paste cans for damaged products that could lead to mold, according to a news release from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Hunt’s “Tomato …
Agriculture
Tons of Beef Patties Recalled By Tyson Subsidiary
WASHINGTON – More than 10 tons of ready-to-eat beef patties are being recalled by a Tyson Foods subsidiary because they may contain pieces of purple plastic. Advance-Pierre Foods is recalling the pattie after the U.S. …
Health
State To Raise Smoking Age
ALBANY – The New York Senate passed legislation Monday putting the state a step closer to joining seven others where the legal age for buying cigarettes and electronic cigarettes has been raised from 18 to …
