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Book Review: “Clear Cut: One Woman’s Journey of Life in the Body” by Ginny Jordan

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c.2012, Lantern Books       $20.00          176 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer There was no room in ...

News & Trends

The Lupus Foundation’s Winter Newsletter is Now Online

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Topics in this issue include: How to reduce lupus pain with chiropractic therapies New research on lupus and the brain, ...

News & Trends

Study by West Penn Allegheny Surgeons Points to Reflux Disease as Cause of Adult-Onset Asthma

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

New Diagnostic Technique Confirms Presence of GERD in 70% of Study Participants, 90% Experience Asthma Relief Following Anti-Reflux Surgery Gastroesophageal ...

News & Trends

Online Tool Reveals Grades of Pennsylvania Nursing Homes

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Great article from PublicSource.org. Here’s an excerpt: Richard VanHalanger, 83, was independent when he walked into the Cedars of Monroeville ...

Fitness

George C. Halvorson on the Power of Walking

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Kaiser Permanente Chairman and CEO George Halvorson explains the extraordinary health benefits of walking. Hear how simply walking 30 minute ...

Patient Resources

Consider the Conversation: A Documentary About Unintended Consequences

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Consider the Conversation, a documentary about unintended consequences, takes a hard look at how we treat people at the end ...

Events

Hospice & Palliative Care Professionals Don’t Miss This Great Event!

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

The Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association ...

Pediatrics

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Announces 2013 Winter-Spring Community Education Calendar

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC is offering winter and spring classes for children and adults at several locations throughout the ...

Senior Care

A Resource You Should Know—Sykes Elder Law

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Sykes Elder Law is a Pittsburgh law firm in Mount Lebanon, PA that focuses on helping seniors achieve a more ...

Events

MS Run the US Puts Out Call to Endurance Athletes to Be Part of First-of-Its Kind Fundraiser

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

The estimated 70,000 individuals who are distance runners or athletes involved with the MS cause, are invited to take part ...