Johnson & Johnson Plans To Reformulate Products
Triclosan, long-chain parabens, and phthalates -- you find these chemicals in many common household products from soap, to shampoo, makeup, plastics and toothpaste.
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Triclosan, long-chain parabens, and phthalates -- you find these chemicals in many common household products from soap, to shampoo, makeup, plastics and toothpaste.
Nearly 2,000 patients are being advised to get tested for Hepatitis C. The warning comes after a man who worked in a hospital in our area was accused of tampering with needles and infecting dozens of people at other hospitals with the disease.
This week on Medical Frontiers, Dr. Gerald Pifer talks with Dr. Khaled Aziz, a neurosurgeon and director of Allegheny General Hospital's Center for Complex Neurovascular Disease.
A new study is raising questions about the medical treatment for older women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. Joan Safir, 76, was diagnosed with breast cancer last year.
Researchers for the American Cancer Society looked at more than 100,000 older adults taking aspirin for heart disease prevention. They found taking a daily aspirin was linked to a 16 percent lower risk of cancer death.
Progesterone plays a role in the menstrual cycle and pregnancy, and it's made in the ovaries in women, and in the adrenal glands in women and men, and in certain nerve cells. Steroids have a protective effect on the swollen brain, and progesterone has a similar chemical structure to steroids.
Tony Guarino's passion for bowling was instilled by his father and uncle. It's a love affair that's lasted more than 40 years and generated countless friendships and a lot of near misses before one perfect game with a Storm bowling ball.
Who is fitter? The police or EMS? They're about to find out in Robinson Township where the two departments are duking it out in a fitness challenge.
On store shelves these days, there is water to help you sleep, water to keep you awake, water to lose weight, water to provide important vitamins we all need.
The Allegheny County Health Department and Department of Environmental Protection will spray for mosquitoes Tuesday evening in some neighborhoods.
This week on Medical Frontiers, Dr. Pifer is joined in the NewsRadio 1020 KDKA studio by Dr. Julius Huebner, an orthopaedic surgeon at Allegheny General Hospital.
Doctors are seeing more cases of vertigo and other health problems that cause dizziness than ever before.
At Magee Women's Hospital, new parents are no longer sent home with a bag of free formula. The hospital stopped doing this to urge mothers to breast feed instead for the nutritional benefits, immune system building and bonding.
A 10-year-old girl from Hampton who learned CPR in a babysitting class never dreamed she would put it to use so soon. Brooke Hathhorn was visiting relatives in Wisconsin when her 4-year-old cousin Noah fell into a swimming pool at a water park.
Dr. Pifer was joined in the studio on NewsRadio1020 KDKA's Medical Frontiers by Dr. Bart Chess to talk about Vascular Surgery.
