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More Americans using retail health clinics
Premium Health News ServiceHarvard Health Blog As wait times to see a doctor for simple problems like sinusitis and urinary tract infection lengthen, more and more Americans are turning to retail health clinics--walk-in medical facilities located in pharmacies, grocery stores, and...Tags: Ear Infection, Vaccines, Target, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Urinary Tract Infection
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First isn't foremost
Reading Eagle, Pa.Tyler Toren was asked to stand before his parents, teachers and more than 400 classmates and be recognized as Wilson High School's 2011 valedictorian. It was a proud moment. But when Toren thinks back on his high school years, he wishes he hadn't...Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, Colleges and Universities, Berks County, Teaching and Learning, University of Pennsylvania
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Researchers reveal robots designed to help vets, others with disabilities
Beaver County Times, Pa.Robotics opened more than a few doors for the disabled. They revealed a whole new world. Researchers at the Human Engineering Research Laboratories in Pittsburgh swung open their doors Thursday as part of National Veterans Affairs Research Week....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Science and Technology, Research, Google Inc.
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Phila. smokers and drinkers get ready for (tax) hit
The Philadelphia InquirerThe destitute Philadelphia schools are counting on Kevin Sosinavage, and others like him, to come to the rescue by continuing to do what they're doing: smoking and drinking. Sosinavage, 45, sat at the bar at SugarHouse Casino on Friday, sucking on a...Tags: Edward G. Rendell, Sales, Heart Disease, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Consumers
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Trib poll: Peduto pulling ahead in Pittsburgh mayor's race
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewCity Councilman Bill Peduto grabbed the front-runner status he once claimed to have in the Pittsburgh mayoral race, seizing on growing disapproval of chief opponent Jack Wagner in the campaign's bitter, final weeks, a Tribune-Review poll shows. Peduto...Tags: Politics, Pittsburgh, Advertising, Jake Wheatley, Elections
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EDITORIAL: Thumbs ��� Saturday, May 18, 2013
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.Thumbs up ... to Woodrow Wilson High School senior Mihir Dave, the only National Merit Scholarship winner in southern West Virginia and one of only 13 in the state. Dave plans to attend the University of Pittsburgh, major in biology and eventually...Tags: Politics, FEMA, Housing and Urban Planning, Health and Safety at Work, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes
Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...
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Hospitals fight delirium with volunteer help
Star TribunePaula Duncan saw how quickly it could happen with her father-in-law. When he was hospitalized with pneumonia at age 80, his personality changed. Almost overnight, he became aggressive and combative. As a hospital nurse, Duncan knew that older patients...Tags: Yale University, Pneumonia, Science and Technology, Brooklyn Park, Hospitals and Clinics
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Obituary: John H. Stafford / Notre Dame advocate and family man
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteJohn H. Stafford didn't just get a degree from the University of Notre Dame -- he ensured that many Pittsburgh residents could do the same. With a passion and determination recognized by many who knew him, the Fox Chapel resident joined forces with...Tags: Colleges and Universities, BCS National Championship Game, Aneurysm, Financial Aid, University of Notre Dame
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Investigation into Pittsburgh cyanide death includes white-collar crime experts
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteWhile trying to determine how UPMC physician Autumn Klein encountered a toxic amount of cyanide before she died, Pittsburgh police have called upon resources not typically used in less complex death investigations. Assistant district attorney Lawrence...Tags: Justice System, Political Corruption, FBI, Lawyers, Murder
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'First Voice' showcases 5 artists
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"First Voice: A Pittsburgh International Black Arts Festival" showcases the achievements of the five artists picked as 2012-13 August Wilson Center Fellows. Performances and exhibitions by Nikki Young (media arts), Joshua Wilder and Nathan James (theater)...Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, Arts and Culture, Festive Events, Arts, Washington, DC
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Making memories under the Kaufmann's clock
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"I'll meet you under the Kaufmann's clock tomorrow at noon," Bella Rubin of East Liberty would say to her granddaughter Marlene, who lived in Mt. Lebanon. Every Saturday in the early '60s, she and "Momo" would meet for a day together Downtown, recalls...Tags: Family, Downtown (Miami, Florida), Honey, Colleges and Universities, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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