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  • UPMC Physician: Allergies or Something More?0

    It’s been a few weeks since the official start of spring. You may have noticed warmer weather, sprouting plants, and an unfortunate side effect – dreaded allergy symptoms. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 60 million Americans suffer from seasonal allergies every year. Allergy symptoms are a reaction to foreign

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  • How Climate Change is Already Affecting Daily Life0

    Climate change poses a significant threat to future generations. Rising sea levels and food shortages are just two of the climate-related issues future generations may be forced to confront. But it’s not just tomorrow’s generations that will be forced to deal with the consequences of climate change. Climate change is often described and discussed in

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  • What to Know About the Items That End Up Being Recycled0

    Many of today’s adults grew up recycling bottles, cans and paper products. That’s made it easy to take the benefits of recycling for granted. Recycle Across America®, a nonprofit organization dedicated to expediting environmental progress, notes that there’s much to learn about the many products that find their way into recycling bins and recycling centers

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  • How the Average Person Can Help Combat Climate Change0

    The growing threat of climate change is so significant that it’s easy for individuals to feel helpless in the face of such a massive challenge. As daunting a threat as climate change presents, there’s plenty that individuals can do to combat climate change, and those efforts can be even more profound if they’re embraced on

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  • UPMC Cardiologist: How Salt Intake Affects Your Heart0

    It’s likely that you indulge in a craving for salt from time to time. While listening to your body is important, it’s also valuable to monitor your intake of the substance due to its effects on your heart health. A good portion of salt is made up of the mineral sodium. According to the Centers

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  • UPMC Endocrinologist: Thyroid Disorders Can Zap Your Energy0

    There are many reasons a person can feel tired all the time, but one that’s important to consider is the activity of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland located in your neck, below your Adam’s apple. It makes a hormone that controls your metabolism and can sometimes affect your energy. Thyroid

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  • UPMC Ophthalmologist: When Was Your Last Eye Exam?0

    Regular visits to the eye doctor are a critical part of any healthy lifestyle — regardless of your current ability to see. Vision changes can have a profound effect on your day-to-day life, and it’s important to identify and treat these common issues. Additionally, a comprehensive eye exam with pupil dilation can detect systemic conditions

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  • Take Steps to Support Literacy: Eight ways to inspire children to read

    Take Steps to Support Literacy: Eight ways to inspire children to read0

    Reading is a foundation for learning, yet a vast gap exists in access to books for low-income neighborhoods. According to the Handbook of Literacy Research, in low-income neighborhoods, the ratio of books per child is just one age-appropriate book for every 300 children. Without books in the home, children lack the opportunity to practice reading

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  • Hope Enterprises Celebrates 70 Years of Serving Pennsylvania’s DisABILITY Community0

    Hope Enterprises, a non-profit provider for people with intellectual disabilities, announces its 70th anniversary. Founded in 1952 by Dr. Max E. Miller and his wife Leona, Hope Enterprises started as a school for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Parents and local leaders in the Williamsport area worked alongside the Millers to grow an organization

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  • UPMC Physician: What Happens When Your Heart Skips a Beat

    UPMC Physician: What Happens When Your Heart Skips a Beat0

    Our hearts are amazing organs, and we can often take them for granted. They steadily pump away, rhythmically beating life into our bodies. But what happens when your heartbeat becomes irregular, erratic, or even skips a beat? These incidents of an altered heart rhythm are called arrhythmias, and people can often sense these alterations in

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  • Nine Influential Women in World History0

    Women have made a profound impact on world history, but their stories weren’t always told in great detail. From leading armies to breaking down medical barriers to heading nations, women have been at the forefront of historic events for millenia. This list of nine influential women is only the tip of the iceberg when it

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  • Prepare for a Healthy Pregnancy: Five behaviors to help reduce the risk of birth defects

    Prepare for a Healthy Pregnancy: Five behaviors to help reduce the risk of birth defects0

    If you are thinking about becoming pregnant, now is a perfect time to make a plan. There are steps you can take to increase your chances of having a healthy, full-term pregnancy and baby – and part of that includes learning about birth defects. Understanding birth defects across the lifespan can help those affected have

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