pharmacology

OLEAN — Often times it’s the family members of addicts, not the addicts themselves, who approach Shannon Scott’s Winning Olean Back addiction support ...

Until recently, my brother’s calendar — and time — was totally penciled in with doctor appointments. Jim had 10 specialists to visit with as well as h...

A doctor who had been operating an opiate treatment center for several months in the Town of Carrollton Municipal Complex in Limestone has voluntarily...

OLEAN — The list of alleged methamphetamine labs discovered in Olean continues to grow, as authorities searched a South Third Street apartment and arr...

Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, to the casual observer, may seem different. But according to Dr. Bruce Naughton,Excellus BlueCross BlueShield vice p...

OLEAN — As a group of family and friends gathered fistfuls of balloons to release into the sky above War Vets Park on Tuesday, Karen Materna was still...

OLEAN — Cattaraugus County Health Department officials aren’t sure why, but heroin/opioid overdose deaths have dropped significantly this year. Dr. Ke...

It is painfully apparent that the opioid epidemic is real, is dangerous and is claiming far too many lives. There is tangible proof that it is all of ...

LOUDONVILLE — Ninety percent of New Yorkers agree that the opioid crisis is more insidious than previous public health crises, as overdosing on some o...

Earlier this week there was a marijuana bust by the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force. On Wednesday, the Times Herald posted a poll question on i...

Migraine headache is a recurrent, disabling neurologic condition that affects about one in six people in the United States. It’s twice as common in wo...

Polyps Small growths of tissue that typically arise from a membranous area such as the inside of the intestinal tract or bladder. They are abnormal an...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wanted: A million people willing to share their DNA and 10 years of health habits, big and small, for science. On Sunday, the U.S. g...

LOUDONVILLE — Doctors over-prescribing opioids is cited most often as the single most responsible contributor to the current level of opioid abuse, ac...

After a seemingly endless western Pennsylvania winter, there is nothing quite as nourishing for the soul as the sounds of spring. But, if you’re a sea...

LOUDONVILLE — Nearly a quarter of New Yorkers personally know of someone — a family member, friend or acquaintance — who has died from an opioid overd...

LOUDONVILLE — Nearly a quarter of New Yorkers personally know of someone — a family member, friend or acquaintance — who has died from an opioid overd...

In the middle of this opioid crisis people are scared. People in our community and our country are dying. This is a serious health crisis. But as peop...