health

Plastic in your brain? Don’t panic — yet
Commentary, Nation World
F.D. FLAM Bloomberg Opinion 
Feb 26, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — When aCBS Newsmedical correspondent claimed recently that we’re accumulating a plastic spoon’s worth of plastic in our brains, her co...
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Free chainsaw safety workshop March 15
Cattaraugus County News
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Feb 21, 2025
ELLICOTTVILLE — A chainsaw safety workshop will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 15 at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cattaraugus County (CCE),...
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Alzheimer’s programs next week in Cuba, Salamanca
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, Western New York
Olean Times Herald staff 
Feb 20, 2025
The Western New York Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will offer two free programs in the area next week — one oncommunicating effectively with ...
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Some rare diseases not as rare as you think
Commentary, Local Columnists
DEB WUETHRICH 
Feb 19, 2025
February is Rare Disease Awareness month. The upcoming week has been declared Rare Disease Awareness week, with Rare Disease Day being Feb. 28. My hus...
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Allegany County Democrats donate to Cuba food pantry
Allegany County News, Local News, News, ...
Olean Times Herald staff 
Feb 18, 2025
The Allegany County Democrats collected 20 bags/boxes of non-perishable food and personal care items, which were donated to the food pantry operated b...
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Cellphones are distractions, not toys
Commentary, Nation World
ELLEN GLICKMAN InsideSources.com 
Feb 13, 2025
KENT, Ohio (TNS) — In today’s digital age, the ubiquitous presence of cellphones has transformed them into essential tools for communication, informat...
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Volunteers sought for Hospice Bouquet Sale
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County News, Local News, ...
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Feb 12, 2025
ALLEGANY — The HomeCare & Hospice Foundation is seeking volunteers to help bring beauty and comfort to the community through its 31st annual Spring Bo...
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Can US get lucky again with bird flu?
Commentary, Nation World
ALEXANDRA M. LORD The Conversation 
Feb 12, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — In recent months, Americans looking for eggs have faced empty shelves in their grocery stores. The escalating threat of avian flu ha...
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NIH cuts would set back NY biomedical research
Commentary, Nation World, New York
WINTHROP H. THURLOW 
Feb 11, 2025
In news that should concern all New Yorkers and all Americans, this past Friday the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it was slashing...
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