Breathe cleaner in most restaurants/bars starting Thurs.
A reminder to everyone that SB 246, the Clean Indoor Air Act, will go into effect this Thursday, Sept. 11. The act bans smoking in most workplaces, restaurants or bars, or enclosed places where the public is allowed or invited.
Radioactive dye could predict Alzheimer’s
Doctors at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a compound that could diagnose Alzheimer’s disease 10 years in advance, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Pennsylvania lacks services for adults with disabilities
Pennsylvania is one of only six states in the country without an adult protective services system, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Pittsburgh personal care home faces closure
The Department of Public Welfare has notified the Windsor Place personal care home that they would not be renewing the license for the facility, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette .
Some say they will alter cell phone use after report of possible health dangers
Yesterday the Director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute issued a memo to all faculty and staff warning of the possible health risks associated with cell phone use.
Director of UPMC Cancer Centers warns of cell phone risks
Dr. Ronald Herberman, the Director of UPMC Cancer Centers and the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Center, is planning to issue a warning to about 3,000 employees about the possible health risks related to cell phone use.
Fibromyalgia patients fight for insurance coverage
An article appearing in Sunday’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette outlines the reluctance of many health insurers to cover fibromyalgia medications.
Federal Medicare bill could result in higher co-pays for Pennsylvanians
Pennsylvania’s seniors could see a reduction in benefits, as well as higher co-payments, if a Medicare bill passed by the U.S. House becomes law, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
PGH Post Gazette’s Budget Run-down
With only four days left before the budget deadline, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette outlines what’s going on at the capitol this weekend.
One week…until the budget clock strikes 12 midnight, July 1st
State lawmakers and the Governor have exactly seven days to work out an approximate $28 billion spending plan for the coming fiscal year –before deadline strikes, and Gov. Rendell turns into a pumpkin…okay, not really…. But, after next tuesday, July 1st, approximately 25,000 state workers that are considered “non-critical” to public health and welfare could be furloughed without pay.