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Health

Dozens of local heart patients have been calling their physicians and pharmacists following the voluntary recall of a common heart medication called Digitek. ... (05/09/2008)

Komen race celebrates thousands of triumphs over breast cancer

Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette

Melissa Ward, of Aspinwall, is recovering from reconstructive surgery at UPMC Shadyside.

On Sunday, Melissa Ward will put on the pink T-shirt and cap emblematic of breast cancer survivors, sit in an unfamiliar wheelchair and let her friend Annette Oros push her over the 5-kilometer ... (05/09/2008)

Health

Hooked, like me (05/07/2008)
Some excuses are doozies (05/07/2008)
Secrets of the very old (05/07/2008)
UPMC reports rare loss (05/07/2008)
Parenting: Dealing with a child who balks at school (05/07/2008)
Take care of your injuries with RICE (05/07/2008)
Top diet tips as you age (05/06/2008)
A big leap for minority health (05/05/2008)
Preemies at no extra risk when immunized (05/05/2008)
Streak of trouble with FDA, other problems hits Merck (05/05/2008)
Wal-Mart expands low-priced drug program (05/05/2008)
Five questions on ... protecting skin from the sun (05/04/2008)
ShopSmart: Ten ways to keep that heart healthy (05/04/2008)
Walk puts focus on Juvenile Arthritis (05/02/2008)
Welcome (back) to 'Smoky City'? (05/01/2008)
When UPMC wrist ID tells too much (05/01/2008)
Pa. Senate GOP caucus offers alternative health care plan (05/01/2008)
How healthy can you get on diet alone? (05/01/2008)
A foundation of hope (05/01/2008)
FDA warns Merck to fix vaccine plant problems (05/01/2008)
In the arms of family: Claire Molinaro's story (04/30/2008)
In the arms of family: Sue Kushner's story (04/30/2008)
In the arms of family: Dr. Ann Baldwin Taylor's story (04/30/2008)
Keeping the brain in good shape (04/30/2008)
Constant exposure to racket of daily life takes its toll on hearing (04/30/2008)
Mental and physical nature of tai chi draws practitioners of all ages (04/30/2008)
Reaching out to stroke survivors (04/30/2008)
Shaping up your body a good idea before starting garden work (04/30/2008)
Parenting: Toddler has nightmares (04/30/2008)
How your pet can be hurt in your home (04/30/2008)
Getting enough exercise (04/30/2008)
Reviews of new sneakers for all kinds of movement (04/30/2008)
The DASH diet gets a boost (04/30/2008)
Home and apartment safety checklists; fire prevention (04/30/2008)
McCain outlines his health care plan (04/30/2008)
Health care industry tries to attract youth (04/30/2008)
Letter to the health editor (04/30/2008)
Health calendar (04/30/2008)
Keeping your home safe: Fire prevention and precautions for the elderly (04/30/2008)
Hearing loss hurts couples (04/30/2008)
Fitness calendar (04/30/2008)
Doctor's book provides a kid's-eye view of cosmetic surgery (04/30/2008)
Nursing home, assisted living costs going up (04/30/2008)
Caution: Area smog alerts likely to increase (04/29/2008)
Study finds increases in nursing home, assisted living costs (04/29/2008)
Panel closer to voting on state smoking ban but not there yet (04/29/2008)
Medco Health profit, sales top Wall Street estimates (04/29/2008)
Medicare Advantage drives Humana profit above expectations (04/28/2008)
Double lung transplant gives teen hope after a lifetime of struggle (04/27/2008)
Race still targets breast cancer (04/27/2008)
New life for decades-old lawsuit blaming nuclear plant for cancers (04/27/2008)
Grant to help fund brain tumor research (04/26/2008)
Warming effects concern health officials (04/25/2008)
FDA takes closer look at Lasik complaints (04/25/2008)
Eight new waistline-friendly snacks (04/24/2008)
Looking for a surgeon? Talk to the patients (04/23/2008)
Fitness club owner takes challenge to raise funds for good cause (04/23/2008)
Cooperation is key to a good doctor-patient relationship (04/23/2008)
Report ties smog to early deaths of elderly (04/23/2008)
Health calendar (04/23/2008)
Fitness calendar (04/23/2008)
Parenting: Their child is bringing home someone else's stuff (04/23/2008)
What a patient can do before surgery (04/23/2008)
Popular author provides guide about pregnancy experience (04/23/2008)
House challenges administration on Medicaid rules (04/23/2008)
U.S. generics cut into GlaxoSmithKline profits (04/23/2008)
Changing your pillow may help you sleep better (04/23/2008)
Schering-Plough profit drops 48 percent on buyout costs (04/23/2008)
Cool shades -- but do they protect your eyes from the sun? (04/21/2008)
Merck profit almost doubles on gain; sales edge up (04/21/2008)
Cross expects to reach Camp I by tomorrow (04/21/2008)
Money Tip: Three prescriptions for lower drug costs (04/20/2008)
Smoke-free forces may get N.J. boost (04/20/2008)
Pitt, UPMC at fore of $85 million program to study, treat battlefield injuries (04/18/2008)
Pfizer profit falls on buyout charges, patent losses (04/17/2008)
AGH e-mails help allergy sufferers prepare for their day (04/16/2008)
Promising oral treatment under study, trial participants needed (04/16/2008)
Enjoy the garden despite allergies (04/16/2008)
Navy's fittest of the fit team with UPMC (04/16/2008)
Health calendar (04/16/2008)
Conference questions safety of sleeping with baby (04/16/2008)
Fitness calendar (04/16/2008)
Dear Doctor: Screening breast MRI is for high-risk patients (04/16/2008)
The worst cities for allergies (04/16/2008)
Glaxo and Pozen long-delayed migraine drug approved by FDA (04/16/2008)
Abbott Laboratories profit surges 35% on global sales (04/16/2008)
Strong sales help boost Johnson & Johnson's profit by 40% in 1st-quarter (04/15/2008)
The inhuman touch: Aethon robot delivers medicine and whimsy to sick children (04/15/2008)
Bill Clinton's heart troubles hard to detect, experts say (04/15/2008)
New psychiatric care centers lack wide-open spaces of Mayview (04/14/2008)
A cancer leaves few to lobby (04/14/2008)
Pausch focused on the physical (04/14/2008)
Medical care system not ready for mass of aging baby boomers, study says (04/14/2008)
Cancer-killing waves gain national attention (04/12/2008)

County staying out of Swissvale battle

Lake Fong/Post-Gazette

Jim Bonacci, a former Swissvale councilman who has been fighting the establishment of the housing facility on Hanover Street.

Allegheny County officials have declined to intervene in a dispute between Swissvale and a county mental health contractor that placed 25 of its patients in apartments in the borough. ... (05/09/2008)

Health calendar

Special events: The Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh is sponsoring star parties at dusk on May 9 and 10 at the Mingo Creek Park Observatory, Nottingham. Call 724-224-2510. ... (05/08/2008)

Fitness calendar

Events: The Sierra Club's Allegheny Group is sponsoring the a hike along Chestnut Ridge in the Quebec Run Wild Area of Forbes State Forest on May 10. ... (05/08/2008)

Autistic teen inspires undergrad to produce award-winning film

Post-Gazette
Mark and Barbara Wallace work with their autistic son, Matty, 15, at one of his favorite activities, drawing with markers. Matty is the subject of an award-winning documentary by his former baby sitter, Jaclyn Spirer.

Jaclyn Spirer is passionate about the people and projects in her life. She brought that passion to a film documentary about Matthew Wallace, a 15-year-old Pitcairn boy with profound autism ... (05/08/2008)

ACTIVE POLLS

ends on 5/13/2008

On average, Americans are expected to spend $138 each on mom this Mother�s Day. What do you think about the commercial aspects of Mother's Day?

ends on 5/11/2008

PG sports colunmist Bob Smizik says the Penguins are "in the process of surpassing the Steelers as Pittsburgh's favorite sports team." [ Read column ]. What do you think?

ends on 5/9/2008

With Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen expected to miss the Eastern Conference final, how much does the edge tilt toward the Penguins?

ends on 5/10/2008

More videotapes are surfacing that reportedly show the New England Patriots taped other team's signals, and gave special attention to the Steelers in the 2002 AFC title game. [ read article ] What should happen now?

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