Diabetes
Cases Of Type 2 Diabetes Being Misdiagnosed Rising
About 26 million Americans have diabetes and the vast majority have a kind called Type Two. However, some are misdiagnosed and actually have Type One.
Medical Frontiers: National Heart Month This February
On this edition of Medical Frontiers, Dr. Pifer is joined by West Penn System Cardiologists Dr. George Gabriel and Dr. Travis Wilson.
Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes
Join Robert Mangino and NewsRadio 1020 KDKA on Saturday, October 6 at Highmark Stadium – Home of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in Station Square for Step Out – Walk to Stop Diabetes.
Some Diseases Starting To Strike Younger Patients
When you hear things like stroke, Alzheimer’s and gout, you usually think of those as affecting older people. However, there’s a list of diseases out there that are hitting people younger and younger.
Family Working To Obtain Service Dog For Diabetic 2-Year-Old
Medical service dogs can be trained to sense low or high blood sugars. A local girl who was recently diagnosed with diabetes, needs some help to get one.
Medical Frontiers: Diabetes
Dr. Gerald Pifer was joined in the studio on NewsRadio1020 KDKA today by Dr. Jennifer Hoist and Dr. Stasia Miaskiewicz from Allegheny General Hospital.
Eyes And Your Health
They say the eyes are the windows to the soul, but for doctors, they can actually be windows for something else: your health.
Some Drugs Could Become Available Over-The-Counter
The Food and Drug Administration is considering making some common prescription medicines non-prescription. These would include drugs for high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, certain infections, migraines, asthma and allergies.
Diabetes Rising in Kids- What Can Be Done?
KDKA AM’s Larry and John talk to nutritionist Kathy Gillen on what can be done about the rising numbers of obese children with Type II diabetes.
Finding Relief From The Common Cold
It is the scourge of our existence, causing runny noses, lots of coughing, sore throats and yet the common cold remains without a cure.
5 Symptoms Women Should Never Ignore
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. Maria Simbra takes a look at five symptoms that women should never overlook.
Police Searching For Missing North Side Man
Police are asking for help from the public as the search for a missing elderly man from Pittsburgh North Side continues.
Study Links Coffee To Lower Stroke Risk In Women
More than a cup of coffee a day is associated with a lower risk of stroke, according to a study in the journal “Stroke.”
Tee Up to Cure Diabetes
Join Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Larry Richert, and Pirates great Steve Blass fot the 20th AnnualTee Up to Cure Diabetes golf event, this Monday, September 20, 2010! For more information, check out JDRF’s website.
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