list This is a data file meant to be read by an RSS reader. See http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/rss/index.html for more information. Health Healthy 4 Life http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/health/index.html en-us Copyright 2009, Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc Health ThePittsburghChannel.com 60 http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/swine-flu urn:ibsys:content:1227869 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/0427/19301939.jpg Today's top headlines, flu FAQ, resources, map of confirmed cases, video, slideshow and more. Tue, 6 Oct 2009 13:50:44 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/health/21688380/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21688380 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/1122/21691512.jpg Thousands of people, mostly families, line up in Allegheny County in hopes of getting the H1N1 flu vaccine. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:58:53 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/health/21670776/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21670776 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/1119/21667990.jpg Doctors describe it as a revolutionary treatment that could change the way patients who suffer heart attacks are treated and healed through the use of stem cells administered through an IV. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:44:48 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/health/21615132/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21615132 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/1114/21615133.jpg A limited supply of the H1N1 flu vaccine will be available this weekend for at-risk people throughout Pennsylvania. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:57:55 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/health/21668716/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21668716 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/1120/21670010.jpg Pulsated radio frequency can bring relief for some of the most common things that cause back pain. WTAE Channel 4 Action News anchor Michelle Wright talked with Barbara Drozd, who got the procedure at UPMC St. Margaret Hospital. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:21:16 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/video/21657073/index.html urn:ibsys:content:21657073 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/1118/21657074.jpg Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:11:16 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/health/21607935/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21607935 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/1113/21610579.jpg According to the Centers for Disease Control, 1 in 100 children today will be diagnosed with autism. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:39:52 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/health/21586087/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21586087 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/1111/21588700.jpg Hundreds of thousands of people are completely unaware have a condition that one day could take their life. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:53:46 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/health/21501307/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21501307 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/1102/21502393.jpg Kaleena Hudon, a 25-year-old Canadian mother, is hoping that a trip to Pittsburgh will aid in her fight against cancer and allow her baby daughter to know her. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 18:48:44 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/health/21468714/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21468714 Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 cause of death in the United States, making its diagnosis crucial to saving lives. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:52:22 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/health/21437450/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21437450 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/1027/21443073.jpg A student rode to Freedom Middle School in style Tuesday, getting picked up in a limousine with Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:44:26 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/video/21429934/index.html urn:ibsys:content:21429934 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/0917/20972972.jpg Big discounts on prescription eyeglasses can be found on the Internet at EYEBUYDIRECT.COM Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:03:11 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/health/21396038/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21396038 Help is available for uninsured patients who are struggling to afford their prescriptions in Pennsylvania. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:29:56 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/family/21364992/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21364992 A doctor from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh responds to a state-by-state report about child deaths, abuse and neglect in Pennsylvania and throughout the United States. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:09:23 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/health/21342388/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21342388 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/1019/21342493.jpg When detecting prostate cancer, the American Cancer Society says routine testing before the age of 50 is only necessary for high-risk groups such as African-Americans or men with a family history, but a UPMC urologist is aggressively lobbying for screening at a younger age. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:50:06 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/21313350/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21313350 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/1016/21320334.jpg UPMC announces that it will close its Braddock hospital, which has been serving the community through good times and bad for more than 100 years. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:11:33 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/health/21686136/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21686136 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/1122/21688990.jpg Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:22:24 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/holidays/21699453/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21699453 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/1122/18037230.jpg Good news this Thanksgiving: Compared with 50 years ago, some staples of the Turkey Day table have fewer calories. The bad news? It probably won't matter because most Americans will eat too much anyway. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:25:05 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/health/21698327/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21698327 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0428/16039179.jpg A new brain scan alerts doctors that a man thought to have been unconscious for more than two decades was awake, even if he couldn't respond. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:01:36 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/health/21697494/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21697494 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2006/1108/10274658.jpg An etiquette expert talks about how to be warm to others at the holidays without spreading disease. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:24:41 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/health/21691297/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21691297 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/1123/21696791.jpg A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:11:32 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/health/21671510/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21671510 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/1120/21672266.jpg A new report from gynecologists says that girls can wait until 21 to get their first pap smear and wait two years between tests. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:28:19 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/health/21676990/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21676990 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/1202/18188626.jpg The World Health Organization said Friday it is investigating samples of variant swine flu linked to two deaths and one severe case in Norway, but that so far the significance of the mutation is unclear. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:13 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/health/21676812/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21676812 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/1025/21418323.jpg Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:21:35 EST