Some Common Medical Tests May Not Be Necessary
Some medical specialty groups are saying you should be asking your doctor if some common tests and procedures are really necessary.
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Some medical specialty groups are saying you should be asking your doctor if some common tests and procedures are really necessary.
When University of Pittsburgh senior Shelbi Pellen saw a girl tabling for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society on campus one day last fall, she immediately stopped to talk to her. Pellen's stepdad had been diagnosed with leukemia and she was hoping to maybe donate to the organization.
A National Institutes of Health Study in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology says women today take 2.6 hours longer in labor with their first child and two hours longer for subsequent children.
What if you got sick at work? The fastest way to see the doctor may be on a computer screen.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has recently released statistics showing that one in 88 children are diagnosed with autism. That is a 78 percent increase from 2002.
Watch Dr. Travis Stork from The Doctors and a panel of renowned medical experts discuss colorectal cancer and digestive health.
In a little over a month, Pittsburgh has its 20th annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. "People are still very angry and I think we've lost trust," admits Pittsburgh affiliate executive director Kathy Purcell.
The FDA has approved a new laser device that promises long-lasting treatment for cellulite. Marianne Piland is healthy and fit, but there is one thing she doesn't like about her body.
There are nearly 4.5 million pregnancies in the United States every year. An estimated 500,000 of them end in miscarriage.
Buses will be taking people from around the state to Washington, D.C. to protest President Barack Obama's healthcare law.
Going bald is on the mind of a lot of men. A protein in the scalp called PGD2 (prostaglandin D2) may be part of the problem.
A daily regimen of aspirin is known to help battle heart disease, but a new study suggests it may help prevent and fight cancer as well.
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It doesn't take a whole lot of time to get a good handle on why Clarence Dietrich is so happy to share his story.
