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Health officials in two local counties are warning about possible exposure to rabies.
You clean and clean and the dust keeps coming back, and your kids end up with allergies, asthma or breathing problems. It could be a problem with the air in your home, and the dirty ducts that blow air through your house.
If you look on a bottle of children's acetaminophen, you'll see the instructions for infants are pretty much non-existent. It only says to call your doctor.
Plants have long been used medicinally, but a group of plants are now being recognized as "super plants" for what they can do to clear the air.
Around here it's pollen season and people with allergies are feeling it. The allergists can't keep up.
Losing weight is a tough challenge for many of us and that's why a study done at Carnegie Mellon University is attracting a lot of attention. Researchers believe they've found a way to help you eat less and it's kind of surprising. It has to do with the power of the mind.
UPMC has temporarily suspended its living kidney donor program. According to an article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, a Hepatitis C transmission is the cause of the shutdown.
A local father is breathing a bit easier after his 13-year-old son survived a small plane crash in West Deer. Another 13-year-old boy, a science teacher and the pilot were also hurt.
It wasn't a typical school day for several students from Penn Trafford Middle School. They took a field trip to watch local doctors perform open heart surgery. It's all part of a special education program going on at Allegheny General Hospital.
It's been two years since a Beaver County man fatally shot his wife before taking his own life. Now the family is filing a lawsuit saying Chantix, a drug used to help people quit smoking, triggered the deadly rage.
The anti-smoking drug Chantix helps people quit. Compared to placebo, nearly half the people taking the medication are non-smokers at 12 weeks.
If you are pushing yourself to get in shape for summer, or wondering which diet will give you the best results, Consumer Reports put several to the test.
While today is Mother's Day, it's also a day to get out and race for the cure. Earlier this week, Pittsburgh City Council declared today as "Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure Day."
Some are calling it an epidemic as more and more people seek help for an annoying ringing noise in their ears. For some, finding relief is difficult; however, there's a new treatment being done in our area that's helping people who haven't been able to find relief any other way.
