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May is Mental Health Month

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Mental Health America’s 2013 May is Mental Health Month Calendar will provide you with a new tip each day for ...

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Fight Drug Addiction

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

On April 27, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will be running a national drug take-back day. It is an opportunity ...

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Sounds Phishy? It Could Be SMSishing

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

You receive a text message for an offer to receive a great prize like an MP3 player. All you have ...

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Pennsylvania Legislators Acknowledge Men’s Health Awareness Day – April 16, 2013

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Members of General Assembly of Pennsylvania recognized April 16, 2013 as Men’s Health Awareness Day in Pennsylvania by passing unanimously House Resolution ...

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Environments for Aging Annual Showcase Issue Just Released

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

The long-term care industry has advanced dramatically in recent years when it comes to innovations in healthcare and living environments ...

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Harmon House Care Center

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Came across a great organization today—the Harmon House, a 109-bed Skilled Nursing Center that offers Wound Specialty Care and Adult Day Care. Central to its ...

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Publisher’s Note: How Many Do-Overs Will We Get?

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Two isolated events, but somehow they have become wrapped around each other in my head.  First, an email from someone ...

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Healthy lifestyle can pay off

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Great article from Luis Fábregas of the Tribune-Review. Here’s an excerpt: The shelves in my neighborhood’s CVS drug store were jammed ...

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Pitt Team Finds Protein That Ramps Up Inflammation, and Agents That Can Block It

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine discovered a new biological pathway of innate immunity that ramps up inflammation and ...

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Student Legislative Day Gives Students New Insights

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Three professional pharmacy students, Jordan Nicholls, Tara Perkins and Ashley Benjamin, were among the 50 students who had the opportunity ...