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‘Vast majority’ of vaping illnesses blamed on vitamin E

Health officials now blame vitamin E acetate for the “vast majority” of cases in the U.S. outbreak of vaping illnesses and have changed their advice to doctors about monitoring patients more closely after they go home from the hospital. Vaping illnesses can get worse, even deadly, after patients leave the...
What if you knew a cookie would take 20 minutes to run off?

NEW YORK — Would you put down that bag of chips if you saw it had 170 calories? What if the label said it would take 16 minutes of running to burn off those calories? Health experts for years have pushed for clearer food labeling to empower people to make...
O’Hara woman honored with national caregiver award

For Heather Bailey it’s not about the paycheck. She says the payoff is in the things money can’t buy. “I don’t do it for the money or the praise, because I have something burning inside me, a passion inside of me,” says Bailey of O’Hara, a home health aide for...
Food poisoning linked to hard-boiled eggs in food service

NEW YORK — Pregnant women, people over the age of 65 and people with weakened immune systems should throw away store-bought hard-boiled eggs because of a food poisoning outbreak linked to a Georgia company, health officials said Thursday. They said the same goes for products like egg salad that contain...
Study estimates that half of U.S. adults will be obese by 2030

There’s no way to sugarcoat this news: Nearly half of American adults will be obese within a decade and one-quarter will be severely so, a new report predicts. It corrects for a weakness in previous estimates that may have made the problem seem not as big as it really is....
Duquesne University picks site for osteopathic medicine building

Duquesne University’s new College of Osteopathic Medicine building will be located at the intersection of Forbes and Magee in the city’s Uptown neighborhood. Duquesne has announced an agreement to buy the site where it will construct an 80,000-square-foot building. The cost of the building and related improvements for the College...
Cold weather brings heart risks

When arctic weather is on the way, forecasters often alert you to protect your pets or watch out on the roads. Perhaps they also should warn you about your heart. Winter cold and other seasonal factors raise the risk of heart attacks and more. It’s an issue whether you’re in...
Time-restricted dieting can lead to weight loss, lower blood pressure

Intermittent fasting has shown success in helping people lose weight, but some people can find it difficult to eat normally most days and then severely restrict their food intake other days. A new study published in the journal Cell Metabolism offers an alternative — time-restricted eating. Time-restricted eating allows you...
Health Happenings: Week of Dec. 17

Blood drives • American Red Cross will host these blood drives: —11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Wednesday , Indiana VFW Post 1989, 824 Indian Springs Road — 1:30-7 p.m. Thursday , Holy Trinity Church, 327 W. Vincent St., Ligonier Appointments: 800-733-2767 or redcrossblood.org; walk-ins welcome • Vitalant (formerly Central Blood Bank) will...
Root around for winter vegetables

We tend to classify them all together, but winter vegetables are not always the same as root vegetables. Nevertheless, these veggies deserve our attention during these cold winter months. Take Brussels sprouts, a veggie you either adore or abhor. These hardy vegetables that look like baby cabbages on stalks belong...
PrEP, a drug proven to prevent HIV, still slow to catch on

The Food and Drug Administration approved the use of PrEP, short for pre-exposure prophylaxis, as a strategy to prevent people from contracting HIV in 2012. Some were eager to take advantage of the potentially lifesaving drug regimen. Others were skeptical, said Dr. Ken Ho, an infectious disease specialist with the...
Unsung heroes: Pittsburgh men, decades-long study impact HIV/AIDS researchVideo

Somber tones from the Reuter Opus organ filled Heinz Memorial Chapel on a dark December night as a small crowd filtered into the towering neo-Gothic church on the University of Pittsburgh campus to mark World AIDS Day. As they have for more than three decades, the Pitt Men’s Study leaders...
FDA approves first fish-oil drug for cutting cardiac risks

TRENTON, N.J. — U.S. regulators on Friday approved expanded use of a fish oil-based drug for preventing serious heart complications in high-risk patients already taking cholesterol-lowering pills. Vascepa was approved years ago for people with sky-high triglycerides, a type of fat in blood. The Food and Drug Administration allowed its...
In surprise decision, U.S. approves muscular dystrophy drug

WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators approved a second drug for a debilitating form of muscular dystrophy, a surprise decision after the medication was rejected for safety concerns just four months ago. The ruling marks the second time the Food and Drug Administration has granted preliminary approval for the disease based...
More Americans are dying at home rather than in hospitals

For the first time since the early 1900s, more Americans are dying at home rather than in hospitals, a trend that reflects more hospice care and progress toward the kind of end that most people say they want. Deaths in nursing homes also have declined, according to a report Wednesday...
Tuberculosis case at Pittsburgh school isn’t cause for panic, health department saysVideo

A confirmed case of tuberculosis at Arsenal 6-8 school in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood doesn’t pose a risk of the disease spreading through the community, health officials said Wednesday “There is absolutely no reason for the general public or the parents at the school to worry,” said Dr. Kristen Mertz, an...

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