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TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Jury out on benefits of chamber for COVID

DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband is considering a hyperbaric chamber to see if it can possibly help him for possible post-COVID symptoms. He contracted COVID this past July, and his atrial fibrillation also started to act up at this time. He spent a week in the hospital and was so weak that he had to use a wheelchair to get home. Two days after arriving home, my husband spent a week or so in a local hospital with continued pneumonia symptoms and sepsis. Then he went to rehab for three weeks to get his strength back. He is now in a research study following the replacement of his aortic valve ...

Bridge by Steve Becker

The idea of paying a small premium for insurance to guard against disaster has its bridge counterpart in the safety play, wherein declarer risks losing a trick he might not have to lose in order to safeguard his contract. Today’s deal provides a typical example. South arrives at three ...

Let’s get cracking

Getting a peek at a newly-built bird’s nest with tiny eggs nestled inside is one of springtime’s great pleasures — watching the hatchlings mature is even more exciting. But female birds use significant amounts of calcium during the breeding process, which entails laying several eggs at ...

Fishers return to Ohio after 200 years

Beginning in 2024, there have been reported sightings of a mammal that has been gone from Ohio for 200 years! It is the fisher (Martes pennanti, or Pekania pennanti). Fishers are nocturnal carnivores that hunt in mostly woody areas with overhead cover. They climb trees looking for birds and ...

Valley Grows Calendar

Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Extension Office. For more information and a complete list, contact: • OSU Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield. 330-533-5538. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. • OSU Trumbull County Extension Office, 520 W. Main St. Suite 1, Cortland. 330-638-6783. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Plant and Pest Clinic You can submit your questions by calling the office at 330-533-5538 or emailing us at mahoningclinic@osu.edu. Please attach ...