Features

• Thirteenth Annual Champions for Children Benefit - Monday, March 5, Rivers Club

• Local Americorps Unit Seeking Host Sites for Community Service

• Congenital Heart Disease Patients of all Ages Cared for by Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

• Health Plan Introduces New Individual Products

• Sheep Inc. Health Care Clinic 'Just Looking To Help People'

• WPAHS Cancer Institute Brings Advanced Cancer Treatment to Peters Outpatient Center

• Cigarette Smoking: Every Exposure is an Unsafe Exposure

• Donnell House Celebrates 10th Anniversary

• Happy 100th Anniversary, Magee!

• Antioxidants Promote Cellular Longevity*

• Local Health Series on Bone and Joint Health

• Setting up a Home Office Workstation Ergonomically

• To Trim Belly Fat, Get Some Fat-Busting Exercise Under Your Belt
  

• Healthcare Professionals Invited to Join MASH: New Networking Group
  

• Dr. Anthony DiGioia and Operation Walk provide free orthopaedic surgery to patients in Latin America – and here in Pittsburgh
  

• Giant Eagle and Dietetic Association to Pilot Energy Balance for Kids
  
  
• Feeding And Sensory Disorders Center For Children Opens In Greenfield
  
  
• Pediatrician to Receives Breastfeeding Advocacy Award
  
  
• There is A New Hospital In Town
  
  
• What if it isn’t Stress?
  
  
• Fertility Preservation Program in Pittsburgh Offers New Options to Even the Youngest Cancer Patients
  
  
• Get Your FREE Survival Kit and Quit Smoking
  
  
• UPMC Health Plan Introduces UPMC MyHealth Connect
  
  
• Christine Haas Honored as 2011 Woman Who Makes A Difference
  
  
• Yoga Flow announces New South Hills Studio
  
  
• Digital mammography now available at Womancare Center of UPMC Horizon.
  
  
• Bishop Canevin Scholars Prog. Prepares Students
  
  
• St. Clair Hospital Introduces Latest Generation of Robotic-Assisted Surgery
  
  
• Highmark, West Penn Allegheny Boards Approve Definitive Agreement on Affiliation
  
  
• New Study Finds Hidden Formaldehyde in More Hair Straightening Products

Caregivers

• Preventing Caregiver Burnout

• A Caregiver's Work Is Never Done

• Attention Caregivers! Your Health is at Risk!

• Avoid Caregiver Burnout By Adding Mystery to Your Day

Children's Health

• Talking with Children about Death

• Self Care: What Does This Mean for Parents?

• When Heel Pain Hits the Kids

• A Parent's Guide to Flatfoot

• Helping Kids and Their Families Live Healthy

• Molding Children into Champions - Part I: An Education in Nutrition

• Breastfeeding: Best for You and Your Baby

• Sibling Rivalry: Opportunity for Learning

• Removing Tonsils Can Benefit Children With Sinus Infections
  
  
• Children’s Book by Local Author Helps Kids Understand Breast Cancer

Special Needs

• The Watson Institute LEAP Preschool Program Celebrates 30 Years

• Summer Camp Directory for Children With Special Needs

• Tech at TELI

• Learning to Communicate

• Pressley Ridge School for Autism: A New School, a New Leader and a New Approach

• Visual Impairments in a Visual World

• The Watson Institute's CareBreak Volunteer Program

• Child's Way® Encourages Families of Children With Special Needs to A.C.T.

• Make-A-Wish Foundation® Celebrating 25 Years

• Coping with Grief and Loss

• Accessing Services

• Self Care and Stress Management
  
  
• Summer Programs for Children With Special Needs at The Watson Institute
  

Chronic Pain

• New Test Could Have Great ImPACT on Concussions

• Suffering from Migraines or Chronic Pain? Try Yoga

• Herniated Discs Respond To Treatment

• Chronic Pain – Symptoms

• Conservative Treatments, Back Surgery Show Similar Outcomes in Select Patients

• Chronic Pain Treatments a Different Kind of 'Fun'

• Dr. Karpen 'Upfront' With Patients About Chronic Pain

• Pain Management: A Team Approach
  
  
• Back Pain and Snow Shoveling

Dental Health

• Teeth Whitening Best Done By Professional

• You Don't Have to Be Afraid of the Dentist Anymore!

• Functional Cosmetic Dentistry The Best Way To Go
  
  
• Snoring and Sleep Apnea
  

Eye Care

• Rehab Is Key for Persons with Low Vision, Macular Degeneration

• Cortical Visual Impairment: What is it? Does My Child Have CVI?
  

Financial Health

• Avoiding Mistakes When Taking Required Distributions from Retirement Plans
  

• The 4 Percent Rule – What’s the Right Amount to Withdraw from Retirement Funds Each Year?
  

• Long-Term Care Insurance Checklist
  

Healthy Eating

• Your Mood, Your Food

• Healthy Eating

• Lift that wine glass and say a toast to your health. The wine inside the glass, afterall, is good for you.
  

Heart Health

• Heart Health Screenings: What Do You Need, and When Do You Need It?

• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Can Kill You: Are You at Risk?
  

• St. Clair Hospital Opens Third Cardiac Cath Lab
  

Healthy Beginnings

• Medical Tests You Need For the New Year

• How Gateway Rehab's Research Benefits Patients in Recovery

• Lift that wine glass and say a toast to your health. The wine inside the glass, afterall, is good for you.

Home Care/Hospice

• Family Hospice to Open Second Inpatient Unit

• Choosing a Home Care Provider

• Operation Respect: A New Program for Veterans and Their Families

• Helping Yourself While You Are Grieving

• Hospice Care – 'A Benefit That Should Not Be Wasted'

Diabetes

• Need-to-Know Details About Medications

• Washington Hospital's Wound & Skin Healing Center Delivers Hope for Diabetics

• Do I Really Need a Diabetes Screen?

• New Nutrition and Exercise for Diabetics Supports Healthy Lifestyle

Disabilities

• Verland Not the 'House Next Door'

• Living With A Disability – It's All about Choice!

• Benefits of Exercise in Parkinson's Patients: Maintaining Safety, Function, and Quality of Life

Medical Studies

• Are Your Bones at Risk with Breast Cancer?

• Postpartum Depression Study at Magee-Women's Hospital

• Do I Really Need a Diabetes Screen?

• Moms Who Breastfeed Less Likely to Develop Heart Attacks or Strokes

• Glass Half Full? Optimists Live Longer, According to University of Pittsburgh Study

• Pitt Study of Pregnant Women Shows Antidepressants, Depression May Raise Risk of Premature Birth

• Happily Married Women Have Less Trouble Sleeping, Pitt Study Finds

• Fruits and Vegetables in Cancer Prevention and Treatment

• Teens Girls Smoke Now, Pay Later With Larger Waistlines As Adults
  
  
• Healing Emotions After Loss
  

Chiropractic

• The Cure for all Disease is to Just Get Healthy

• Taking the Alternative Out of Alternative Care

Mental Health

• A Proactive Brain Health Lifestyle Can Keep Your Mind Young and Sharp

Medical Procedures

• Pinpointing Cancer in the Far Reaches of the Lungs

• Lasers Safe and Effective Treatment of Varicose Veins For Men and Women

Local Doctors

• Dr. Stephanie Sussman, Pediatrics

• Dr. Robert Luther, Jr., Dentist

• Dr. Ryan J. Soose, Sleep Medicine

• Dr. Brett Perricelli, Orthopaedic Surgeon

• Dr. Denise Gilman, Breast Surgery Specialist

• Drs. Mary Lamb and Kristen Romesburg, Primary Care Physicians

• Dr. Dayle Griffin, Pediatric Hospitalist

• Dr. Martin Violago, Family Medicine

• Dr. Steven Frey, The Washington Hospital, Sports Medicine

• Dr. Michael Pezzone, Pezzone Gastroenterology Associates – Building a Practice Based on Passion, Research and Treating the Whole Person, Gastroenterologist

• Dr. David Wilson, Pittsburgh Cancer Institute – Seeks Early Detection of Lung Cancer, Pulmonologist

• Dr. Eric Nabors, South Hills Orthopaedic Associates – Specializing in Relieving Back Pain, Orthopaedic Surgeon

• Dr. Damon Combs, Foot and Ankle Surgeon, Joins South Hills Orthopaedic Surgery Associates, Foot and Ankle Surgeon

• Dr. Franco Bolsters Sports Medicine Program, Sports Medicine

• Making A Difference – Helping Those in Need

• Dr. Manning, South Hills Orthopaedic Surgery – Treating Shoulder to Fingertips, Orthopaedic Surgeon

Natural Health

• Reiki? I Heard of it, But What Does it Mean?

• Acupuncturist Lisa Wang Providing Natural Options for Treating Pain and Illness

• Healing Cancer With T'ai Chi and Qigong

• What is Kundalini Yoga?

• Depression and Kundalini Yoga
  
  
• Treating Insomnia with Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine
  

Rehabilitation

• Technology Making A Difference In Rehabilitation Care

• Making the Most of Physical Therapy

• Premature Babies and Physical Therapy

• State of the Art, High Tech Rehabilitation Comes to Western Pennsylvania

• Help Available for Patients With Complex Back Pain

• Preventing Falls in Community Dwelling … The Physical Therapist's Role

• Team Concept Leads HealthSouth Harmarville

Seniors

• Reiki for Senior Care

• Walking Speed: A Vital Sign for Older Adults

• 10 Tips for Dealing with a Loved One Suffering from Memory Loss

• Knowing When Your Parents Need Help

• Home Health Care - It's Your Choice

• What Should I Consider When Buying a Hearing Aid?

• Lifeline Keeps Seniors Safe and in their Homes

• A Caregiver's Work Is Never Done

• Good Advice for Families In Need of Long Term Care for Older Adults

• Helpful Hints to Convince a Loved One to Receive Home Care

• Alzheimer's Care Needs Increasing Exponentially Across the Nation

• Elder Care – From Whence it Comes!

• Medical Emergency Alert System – Emergency Help Always at Hand

• Eldercare 101: Enhancing Quality of Life Through Effective Caregiving that Nurtures the Mind, Body & Spirit

• Alzheimer's Disease: What we know 100 years after its discovery

• What You Need to Know: The Differences Between Assisted Living Facilities and Skilled Nursing Facilities

• Senior Matters: Marveling
  

Sleep Disorders

• Sleep and Aging

• Sleep Apnea Can Damage the Heart, But Diagnosis and Treatment Are Available at St. Clair Hospital's Sleep Disorders Center

Women's Health

• Canonsburg General Hospital's Breast Cancer Screening Program Combines Comfort and Cutting-Edge Technology
  

• Early Detection and a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
  

• Pregnancy Massage
  

• 'Navigator' Assists Breast Cancer Patients
  

• Breast Cancer – What You Need to Know
  

• Breast Surg. Patients Have Questions, K&Js Complete Woman has Answers
  

• Postpartum Depression

• Back Pain, Pregnancy and the Chiropractic Solution

• Menopause and Midlife Health

• New Mothers: Take Time for Yourself!

• Pittsburgh: Center of Aggressive Ovarian Cancer Research
  
  
• Why Breastfeeding Matters: 5 Things for New Mothers to Remember
  

Stories

• CREST Stroke Study Shows that Preventive Procedures are Safe and Effective
  
  
• Nominations Sought For Breastfeeding Friendly Place Awards
  
  
• Heart Failure: A Growing Problem
  
  
• Hospitalist Program Helps Physicians With 'Juggling' Act
  
  
• Better Choices, Better Health: Free Workshops for Older Adults
  
  
• accessAbilities Host Parent Workshop on Healthy Play & Language Development
  
  
• Making Change Manageable
  
  
• UPMC To Build $300 Million Center for Innovative Science
  
  
• Chocolate Milk is Good for You – Drink To That
  

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