pharmacology

The growing epidemic of heroin abuse is not limited to America’s large cities. The Armstrong-Indiana area has it's own issues, too. But there are solu...

Armstrong County is near the top of the list in Pennsylvania in an unfortunate category: The number of deaths per capita caused by heroin. And it’s a ...

Until recently, it was routine for many patients complaining of pain to get sent home from the doctor’s office with a prescription for weeks’ worth of...

A simple smell evokes so much. Your husband’s cologne. Freshly baked cookies. Newly mowed grass under the warm summer sun. Smells make us remember, ma...

We have all experienced the discomfort of a too-close conversation with a person whose breath reeks of their stinky lunch—or many lunches from days go...

As the baby boomer generation ages, the number of Americans age 65 and older is increasing dramatically. According to U.S. Census figures, the nation’...

Men battling prostate cancer often face bone loss as a result of both the cancer and some of the treatments. As your bones lose density, you can be at...

Most people know about asthma, and the coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath that come with it. But in recent years, a new form of the condition ...

If you’ve ever felt your ears pop while blowing your nose, or had nasal mucus drip down the back of your throat, you’ve experienced the interconnectiv...

Thirty years ago, heart transplants were still relativelynew and uncommon. So when doctors recommendedthat procedure for 18-year-old Michael Grief, of...

Peggy Tippin is quite matter-of-fact when she talks about the dayher heart stopped, or, as she puts it, “the day I died."And, it’s no tall tale she te...

Your nose is filled with mucus, and you may have trouble catching your breath. And it can be especially hard to breathe when it’s too cold outside and...