Hormone Replacement Therapy Risky For Women
In a study in the “Journal of the American Medical Association,” for the first time researchers are saying not only is there an increased risk of breast cancer with hormone replacement therapy, but...
View ArticlePitt Researchers Link Snoring To Heart Disease
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Many people snore. Many people have heart attacks. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh say they have found a connection between the two conditions. A study from Pitt shows...
View ArticleStudy Examines Anti-Inflammatories & Heart Risk
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pain-killing anti-inflammatory drugs like Celebrex and Advil — medicines called NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) and COX-2 inhibitors — are linked to a higher risk of...
View ArticleIncreased Heart Risk Linked to Occasional Sex, Exercise
Having sex more frequently could save your life. It’s no joke- a new study shows that if you engage in sex or exercise seldomly, you may be more susceptible to a heart attack then if you perform these...
View ArticleStudy: Good Night’s Sleep Can Help With Weight Loss
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Less sleep and more stress is a common pattern in everyday life. “Sleep is just something a lot of Americans put on the back burner because we’re so busy with other things,” says...
View Article5 Symptoms Women Should Never Ignore
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — They may seem like nothing, but those little signs your body sends you every now and then could be a warning sign of something bigger and more serious. KDKA’s health editor Dr....
View ArticleMedical Frontiers: Heart Disease 8-22-11
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) — Dr. McGregor of Allegheny General Hospital joined Dr. Pifer to talk about heart disease. They answered caller’s questions and discussed the ins and outs of heart...
View ArticleMedical Frontiers 10-24-11
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – NewsRadio 1020 was joined today by Dr. Robert Moraca, a heart surgeon and George Sokos, cardiologist to talk about heart disease and heart transplants. The doctors...
View ArticleLocal Hoarder Died From Heart Disease
INGRAM (KDKA) – The medical examiner has determined that the Ingram man found dead in his home, buried among mounds of trash and junk he had been collecting for years, died from heart disease. It took...
View ArticleCoroner: Cocaine Use Contributed To Whitney Houston’s Death
Cocaine was found in Whitney Houston’s system when she died, according to the final report from the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office.
View ArticleMedical Frontiers: Women’s Heart Disease
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) — Medical Frontiers is joined by Dr. Indu Poornima, a cardiologist and director of AGH’s Women’s Heart Center. They take your calls and answer your questions about...
View ArticleMedical Frontiers Discusses Heart Disease
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) — Dr. Gerald Pifer was joined in the studio Monday on NewsRadio 1020 KDKA for Medical Frontiers by Dr. Walter McGregor and Dr. Raeg Jahh-Ali. Dr. McGregor is a...
View ArticleMedical Frontiers: Heart Disease
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – On this edition of Medical Frontiers, the Doctors take your calls and answer your questions about heart health and medication. Dr. Pifer invites Drs. George McGovern...
View ArticleMedical Frontiers: Heart Disease
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) — Dr. Gerald Pifer hosted Medical Frontiers and spoke with two interventional cardiologists from the West Penn Allegheny Health System. Dr. Venkatraman Srinivasan and...
View Article“Heart Month” Shines Spotlight On Women & Heart Health
PITTSBURGH (KDKA)- February is Heart Month and it kicks off with “National Wear Red Day” – a day that focuses on women and their hearts. Heart disease is the number one killer of women. Women often...
View ArticleMedical Frontiers: National Heart Month This February
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — On this edition of Medical Frontiers, Dr. Pifer is joined by West Penn System Cardiologists Dr. George Gabriel and Dr. Travis Wilson. Gabriel practices primarily out of Allegheny...
View ArticleNew Research Shows Mediterranean Diet Is Good For Heart Health
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Mediterranean Diet has been around for some time, but Spanish research published Monday in the New England Journal of Medicine claims a 30 percent reduction in heart disease,...
View ArticleResearch: Certain Kinds Of Male Pattern Baldness Linked To Heart Disease
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — What does your hair have to do with your heart? It could point to your risk of heart disease. “There were some smaller studies which showed a relationship between male pattern...
View ArticleKids Find Common Bond, Comfort At Heart Camp
ZELIENOPLE (KDKA) — Camp Kon-o-kwee offers a myriad of activities this time of year. But 130 kids at “Heart Camp” share a common bond. Every one of the campers has some form of heart disease, a...
View ArticleMedical Frontiers: Heart Disease
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – On this week’s edition of Medical Frontiers, Dr. Gerald Pifer welcomed Dr. George Magovern and Dr. Venkatraman Srinivasan to discuss heart disease. Heart attack...
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