Call it beer belly, love handles, spare tire: doctors say men with large bellies have increased risk of death by various associated diseases By
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Vasectomy Remains Popular Contraceptive
By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant With all the varieties of contraceptives available, are vasectomies still popular? Area experts say yes — and for good reasons.
Do Muscle Supplements Work?
Shakes and body building supplements promise to pack on pounds of muscle — but do they work? By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Health foods and
Lending a Helping Paw to Veterans in Need
WNY Heroes’ Pawsitive for Heroes program making a difference in the lives of veterans with PTSD By Nancy Cardillo As an infantry staff sergeant
Finding Help for Seniors Addicted to Opioids
By Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, I’m worried about my 72-year-old mother who has been taking the opioid medication Vicodin for her hip and
Eye Drops to Cure Cataracts?
By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant More than half of people will have cataracts by age 75, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Cataract surgery
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Physician at Gates Vascular Institute is one of the first in New York state to implant the “world’s smallest pacemaker.” June procedure took about
Critical Blood Shortage Raises Concern
Red Cross officials calling on people to donate blood to alleviate shortage By Ernst Lamothe Jr. Every year, Carolyn Woomer and her family host