Health

Begin tackling the issue of food waste at home
At Home, Health, Healthy Eating, ...
Amy Cavalier 
Apr 13, 2017
Before you scrap those potato peels, try soaking them in water, tossing them in olive oil, adding a pinch of sea salt and baking them in the oven for ...
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Loss of father motivates woman to kick habit
Health
Lauren Styx 
Apr 10, 2017
Amanda Dillon began smoking when she was 14 years old. Now 34, she found the inspiration to give it up after the death of her father, who had for year...
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Mom goes green to clean
Health
Alex Keown 
Apr 10, 2017
For many people, the harsh smell of chemicals found in many commercial cleaning products can be off-putting. For Devin Burns, the chemicals from which...
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Father and son duo pick up rewarding hobbies
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Steve Metsch 
Apr 10, 2017
James Hallahan, an adaptive technology instructor for ABVI's mission services, and his father, Bill Hallahan, have picked up hobbies that keep them ac...
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How to prevent a peanut allergy
Health, Healthy Eating, Mind and Body, ...
Jessica Perkins 
Apr 10, 2017
Parents have grown increasingly leery of foods that contain peanut-based ingredients. Concerns are valid, though, as a growing number of U.S. children...
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When apps play a role in family planning
Health, Just for you, Women
Erin Golden 
Apr 05, 2017
Scroll through your phone and there’s a good chance you have a few apps for tracking the details of your life: What you ate, how far you ran, how well...
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Easy, one-pot recipes every home chef should try
Health, Healthy Eating, Nutrition and Fitness, ...
Tim Dudik 
Apr 03, 2017
A home-cooked meal is something we inherently crave, love and sometimes simply need. It can bring us back to a different time and place, when scratch ...
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The 2014 consent decree comes to an end
Health
Mark Hornung 
Mar 30, 2017
With a baby on the way in August 2016, Ashley Predebon had a long and expensive shopping list: diapers, clothes, bottles, crib, stroller. One thing sh...
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Quality data at local hospitals
Health
Jan Klein 
Mar 30, 2017
The Allegheny County Schools Health Insurance Consortium has been on a journey to discover reliable, third-party-verified, quality data to assure our ...
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Spring Welcome: Season of Renewal
Health
David Wyatt 
Mar 30, 2017
Spring! The annual spring issue of the ACSHIC health magazine has always reflected all this season brings: hope, birth and a sense of the future seaso...
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