Filed under: Biology, Health, Neuroscience, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Psychology
In his room at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Joseph looked in the mirror. There, he saw a man he had never seen before. He pinched himself. The man in the mirror pinched himself. But it still wasn’t Joseph. More >
Denise Benko remembers the day the bike messenger was brought into Mercy Hospital’s emergency department. He was zooming over Downtown streets to the next delivery when somebody in a parked car opened the side door. More >
Automobiles as we know them are almost out of gas. Engines that burn gasoline emit pollutants, such as carbon dioxide, that cause global warming. And we’re running out of gasoline itself; Americans already import over half the oil they consume, weakening energy security. More >
Diabetics may eventually be able to test their blood sugar levels by wearing a contact lens or a skin implant, instead of having to prick their fingers several times a day. More >
Millions of menopausal women wary of the risks of hormone replacement therapy take botanical supplements instead. But new studies reveal that one such supplement is ineffective and another could be dangerous to certain women. More >
The recent approval of an inhaled flu vaccine called FluMist by the Food and Drug Administration might signal not only the eventual demise of the flu shot, but also an accelerating shift to nasal sprays as a favored means of drug delivery. More >
As many women eagerly await federal approval of a new birth control pill that would give them “that time of the month” just four times a year, a group of researchers is urging caution because no studies have been done on the long-term effects of suppressing menstruation. More >
More women smoke while pregnant in Pittsburgh than in any of the other 50 largest American cities. This dismal statistic may soon change, though, with the help of new legislation and a media campaign that will be unveiled today. More >
After years of waiting to go back to school and finish college, Patricia Buck was offered her dream position in 2001 as a reading specialist. But she had to turn it down. By then, the plight of her grandson Kevin had taken over the Grove City woman’s life, and she was about to become a full-time activist, which last week saw her pushing for food safety legislation that is named for her grandson. More >
David Fiumara was headed home from Mt. Lebanon during rush hour last Friday, driving in the left lane of the inbound Liberty Tunnels, when he suddenly felt a pain in his chest that he thought was heartburn. The next thing he knew, he was waking up in Mercy Hospital and it was Sunday morning. More >
