Resolutions May Help Reverse Damage Done
Can New Year's resolutions really make a difference in our health when it comes to reversing the consequences of some of our bad, long term habits?
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Can New Year's resolutions really make a difference in our health when it comes to reversing the consequences of some of our bad, long term habits?
A study in the journal Circulation shows the risk of heart attack increases in the days and weeks after the death of a close loved one – especially for people who have had a heart attack before.
A voluntary recall of some popular over-the-counter medications: Bufferin, Excedrin, Gas-X and No Doz. An internal review uncovered broken pills, chipped pills and the wrong pills in some bottles.
KDKA Radio's Rob Pratte talked with Dr. Edward Snell, the team physician of the Pittsburgh Pirates and of Allegheny General Hospital.
A study conducted by a British insurance company says driving with a bad cold is like driving drunk. Motor safety experts found the driving skills of people who were sick dropped by 50 percent compared to those who are healthy.
A move by the CDC could result in a lot more cases of high lead levels. An advisory panel is recommending a new standard cut off of 5 micrograms per deciliter. The current cut off for a high level is 10.
Even with a life-threatening condition, 5-year-old Nico, who was in foster care, was adopted by his new family.
Competition for health care is heating up in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh. Highmark and West Penn Allegheny Health System upped the ante on Wednesday when they announced upgrades at Forbes Regional Hospital.
New technology is allowing people to hear things they have never been able to hear before.
Many people make a resolution in the new year to diet and lose weight Starting a diet is relatively easy. The hard part is sticking to it. Consumer Reports just polled more than 3,000 of its subscribers on losing weight to see just what they're doing to stay on target.
Who would think a kidney would come from a dentist's office? But that's exactly what happened for 14-year-old Gabrielle Evans.
John Robinson is an award-winning hospice nurse at Amedisys Hospice. "Hospice is probably the ultimate nursing experience for a health care worker," he says.
Anita Cooper's 12-year-old daughter, Megan, was born with a condition called Prader-Willi Syndrome. Small stature, low muscle tone, thinking and behavioral problems, and chronic feelings of hunger that can lead to excessive eating and obesity are part of the syndrome.
For women with a type of breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, a new test is available to help guide treatment and determine if radiation is the proper course of action.
Now that winter's here most of us are spending more time inside, but most of us aren't alone. We're not talking about your family here. We're talking about germs that could be lurking in your home, including some places you may have never even dreamed.
