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How Much Exercise Is Required to Reap Health Benefits

WEBTo generate substantial health benefits, the CDC recommends that adults (ages 18–64 years) engage in at least 2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate-intensity …

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High Rates of Chronic Disease, Unhealthy Behaviors Persist

WEBSouthwestern Pennsylvanians find themselves in the middle of the pack when self-reported health status is measured across the 15 Pittsburgh Today …

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Pittsburgh Emerges as a Low-Price Leader in Health Insurance

WEBApril 16, 2014. April 16, 2014. Pittsburgh has emerged as one of the nation’s lowest-priced health insurance markets under the Affordable Care Act. Insurance marketplaces …

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A Deeper Look at Health

WEBTangled medical mysteries. Dr. Lobur started seeing his first functional medicine patients in 2015 and now owns the Squirrel Hill Family Wellness Center, which …

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It’s Hard to Eat Healthy

WEB“Ba da ba ba ba.” In 2003, faced with slumping sales, McDonald’s commissioned a jingle. The fast-food giant recruited the era’s biggest music producer, Pharrell Williams, and …

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Adult Overweight and Obesity Rates

WEBAdult Overweight and Obesity Rates. Only 29.7 percent of adults living in the Pittsburgh region reported being a healthy weight in 2019, according to data from the Centers for …

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AHN Gala Raises Nearly $2 Milliion

WEBAHN Gala Raises Nearly $2 Milliion. by PQ Staff. David Holmberg (president and CEO, Highmark Health) and Cynthia Hundorfean (president and CEO, AHN) …

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Physical Activity vs. Physical Fitness

WEBPhysical fitness is a performance-based concept that can be measured and evaluated by standardized fitness tests. For example, a measure of your present level of …

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AHN ‘A Night Aglow’ Gala Proceeds Nearly $4 Million

WEBAllegheny Health Network hosted its third annual gala, A Night Aglow, on Friday, October 4. Local business leaders along with Allegheny Health Network (AHN) …

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Is Lifting Weights Safe for Older Adults

WEBPeople of almost all ages can lift weights and benefit from it if done safely. Strength (resistance) training may actually be more important for older adults than …

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Building Health Systems and Addressing Climate Change and …

WEBBuilding Health Systems and Addressing Climate Change and Diversity. Q&A with Pitt's Dean of Public Health, Dr. Maureen Lichtveld. by PQ Staff. 2021 Fall. …

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Neighborhood Academy / Saks Fifth Avenue

WEBA calling made good slowly but surely, like the Little Engine That Could, something remarkable has been climbing and climbing in Pittsburgh’s East End. It started as a …

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Allegheny Health Network Holds First-Ever Gala

WEBThe Allegheny Health Network “In the Spotlight” Gala was held on Wednesday, September 27 at Stage AE. The Network’s first-ever gala included a …

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Lyme: Pittsburgh’s Growing Epidemic

WEBIn 2017, Pennsylvania reported the nation’s highest number of confirmed Lyme cases at 9,250, plus another 2,650 probable cases, according to the Centers for …

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Jim Roddey: 1933-2024 — Pittsburgh’s Man For All Seasons

WEBJim Roddey, the first Allegheny County Executive, a man who came to Pittsburgh mid-career and became one of its greatest advocates and leaders, has …

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Can Venture Capital Help Cure Alzheimer’s Disease

WEBWith a graying country, Alzheimer’s is projected by 2050 to affect more than 15 million Americans and cost the nation $1.1 trillion. To stem this tide, President Barack Obama …

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Was Rachel Carson Right

WEB2012 Summer. May 24, 2012. Patricia DeMarco, Director of the Rachel Carson Institute at Chatham University, has heard the question before. Has history—and science—proven …

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When the Spanish Flu Swept In, Pittsburgh Failed the Test

WEBThis was not the case in 1918, when the Spanish flu ravaged the region, state, nation and world. And Pittsburghers paid a high price. The city suffered the highest per …

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Plastic Surgery on Your Wish List

WEBAbout 50 surgeons within 50 miles of Downtown Pittsburgh can be found using the American Society of Plastic Surgeons’ online search tool. Pittsburgh Quarterly …

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