Health category, Page 133
Smoking at record low in U.S., but benefits aren’t shared equally
Cigarette smoking is at an all-time low in the United States, but the benefits of this public health achievement are not being shared equally by all Americans. A new analysis of health data from the nation’s 500 largest cities shows that the people who live in neighborhoods with the highest...
BeBalanced center to host free women’s health programs in Murrysville
A Lancaster-based women’s health franchise has opened the first of three locations in the Pittsburgh area. BeBalanced Hormone Weight Loss Center is now open in Murrysville, with additional locations planned for the Wexford and South Hills areas. “Like many women over age 35, an active lifestyle and closely monitoring calories...
Dry January: A time to reassess your relationship with alcohol
January is the time to put those resolutions into practice. New year, new you — right? One practice that’s come along in recent years is Dry January, a month for people to abstain from and reassess their relationships with alcohol. The idea is that even a brief time-out can benefit...
Detecting depression: Phone apps could monitor teen angst
Rising suicide rates and depression in U.S. teens and young adults have prompted researchers to ask a provocative question: Could the same devices that some people blame for contributing to tech-age angst also be used to detect it? The idea has sparked a race to develop apps that warn of...
Medications for blood pressure and heart failure recalled
A blood pressure medication is being recalled, according to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration report, but patients prescribed the drug are advised to continue taking it until they talk to their doctor. Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. is conducting a voluntary recall of 80 lots of Amlodipine Valsartan Tablets USP,...
Low carb? Low fat? What the latest dieting studies tell us
NEW YORK — Bacon and black coffee for breakfast, or oatmeal and bananas? If you’re planning to try to lose weight in 2019, you’re sure to find a fierce debate online and among friends and family about how best to do it. It seems like everyone has an opinion, and...
Health Happenings – Jan. 1, 2019
Blood drives • American Red Cross blood drives: — 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Westmoreland County Courthouse, Courthouse Square, 2 N. Main St., Greensburg — 12:30- 5 p.m. Thursday, Excela Square at Latrobe, 100 Excela Health Drive — Noon- 4:30 p.m. Friday, Excela Square at Frick, 508 S. Church St., Mt....
How Trib reporter Brian Rittmeyer dropped 65 pounds
I’m going to get right to the point: since May, I’ve lost about 65 pounds. My weight fell from 235 to around 170. How? Simply by changing my eating habits and walking in my neighborhood. That’s it. Yeah, it surprised the heck out of me, too. I had no idea...
