Study: Preference For Salt Could Begin In Infancy
Fondness for salt may start earlier than you realize. A study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition says preferences for salt could start in infancy.
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Fondness for salt may start earlier than you realize. A study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition says preferences for salt could start in infancy.
The battling giants of UPMC and Highmark have barely been on speaking terms, but faced mounting pressure to resolve their differences from the governor and legislature which aim to take matters into their own hands.
Maybe you or someone you know constantly worries. The worrying can get so bad, it can sometimes make someone sick.
There is more pressure for UPMC and Highmark to end their contract dispute. A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is pushing through legislation that could eventually force the two groups into binding arbitration, but the clock is ticking.
Rose Ryan-Douglas was joined on NewsRadio1020 KDKA's Afternoon News by Leslie Bonci, director of sports nutrition at the UPMC Center for Sports Medicine.
It looks like something out of a science-fiction movie or a spy thriller. But, some new technology is being developed to help with face transplants.
There's an old book about how men are from Mars and women from Venus, but researchers are finding out there are many more differences between the sexes. One of them is the way men and women sleep.
People with kidney failure usually go to a center to get dialysis. But what if you could do it yourself? KDKA Health Editor Dr. Maria Simbra reports on how some people manage to do this complicated medical procedure at home.
The 58th annual KDKA-TV and Children's Hospital "Free Care Friends" telethon is being held today. It benefits the Free Care Fund at Children's Hospital. One of the countless children whose lives have been saved at Children's Hospital is very close to the KDKA family.
KDKA AM's Larry and John talk to psychiatrist Dr Patton Van Nickel to find out how our brain works when driving and using a cell phone.
'Tis the season for allergies. The holidays are chock full of things that can make life miserable for allergy sufferers.
Mike Pintek was joined in the studio for Q&A Tuesday by Chris Cook of the Greenbriar Treatment Center to talk about substance abuse.
This week on Medical Frontiers, the Doctors discussed Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension - they answered caller questions and talked about the signs and symptoms of this disease.
The annual Children's Hospital Free Care Friends Telethon is quickly approaching, and leading up to it, KDKA is taking a look at the amazing work the doctors and nurses do there to help the tiniest patients. KDKA's Mary Robb Jackson has one young patient's story of survival.
You often hear about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in children, but many adults struggle with it too. But there are ways adults dealing with it can get some help.
