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8 min ago | Philly.com

Phila. smokers and drinkers get ready for (tax) hit

The destitute Philadelphia schools are counting on Kevin Sosinavage, and others like him, to come to the rescue by continuing to do what they're doing: smoking and drinking.

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Related Topix: Smoking, Medicine, Health, Philadelphia, PA

Sat May 18, 2013

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

GED success stories take long time to happen, but they do

For Dan Porch, it was when his girlfriend, now his wife, became pregnant with twins and he dropped out of Oliver High School to support her in 1993.

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA

Herald Star Online

EGCC class ready for new journey

The Eastern Gateway Community College Class of 2013 heard words of wisdom to take into future endeavors during the 44th annual commencement exercises Saturday at the college.

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Related Topix: Sport Movies, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, College

Post-gazette.com

Megan Wilson's story inspires others

Medical officials are praising Meghan Wilson for her graduation from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine with M.D. and Ph.D. degrees, with added praise to the medical school for taking the risk of accepting her into the medical scientist training program.

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Patch.com

Martin Schmotzer Looking to Keep Baldwin-Whitehall School Board Seat

Thirteen candidates are vying for four seats on the Baldwin-Whitehall School Board during May 21's primary election, including Martin Michael Schmotzer .

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Related Topix: Baldwin, PA, US News, Small Business, Personal Finance, Allegheny County, PA

EurekAlert!

Research examines new methods for managing digestive health

Individuals suffering from Crohn's disease are often plagued by reduced muscle strength, fatigue and poor quality of life.

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Related Topix: Ireland, World News, Trinity College, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Netherlands,

Post-gazette.com

$600,000 raise puts Pitt basketball coach at top

University of Pittsburgh men's basketball coach Jamie Dixon received a pay increase of $615,506 -- more than the total annual compensation of all but a handful of Pitt employees, tax records made available Friday show.

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Fri May 17, 2013

MediLexicon

Experts Challenge Assumption, Describe Pathway That Leads To Organ Rejection

Transplant researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine challenge a long-held assumption about how biologic pathways trigger immune system rejection of donor organs in a report published online today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

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Related Topix: Kidney Cancer, Health

ABC News

Cyanide Poisoned Doc's Husband a Person...

Dr. Autumn Marie Klein, a physician for women with neurological diseases, seen here from researchfaculty.brighamandwomens.org, died after collapsing in her home in Oakland, April 27, 2013.

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Related Topix: Oakland (Pittsburgh, PA)

The Gazette

Psychiatrists unveil their long-awaited diagnostic "bible"

The long-awaited, controversial new edition of the bible of psychiatry can be characterized by many numbers: its 947 pages, its $199 price tag, its more than 300 maladies , each limning the potential woes of being human.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Psychiatry, Genetics

Yahoo!

Fracking can be done safely, but will it be?

Out of sight , natural gas slowly bubbled up into Norma Fiorentino's private water well near the town of Dimock in northeastern Pennsylvania-in the heart of the new fracking boom in the U.S. Then, on New Year's Day 2009, when a mechanical pump flicked on and provided the spark, Fiorentino's backyard exploded.

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Government, Owego, NY

Pittsburgh Magazine

State of Play

He knew he could direct a decent show. But he had nowhere to perform - no theater, no black box.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Pittsburgh, PA, Oakland (Pittsburgh, PA)

Thu May 16, 2013

Ivanhoe

Hysterectomies Do Not Increase Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Contrary to previous studies, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have discovered that a hysterectomy with or without ovary removal does not increase a woman's risk of cardiovascular disease compared to women who reach menopause naturally.

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Related Topix: Women's Health, Health

Medical News Today

Chemists Demonstrate Nanoscale Alloys So Bright They Could Have Potential Medical Applications

Alloys like bronze and steel have been transformational for centuries, yielding top-of-the-line machines necessary for industry.

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Related Topix: Chemistry, Science, Nanotechnology, Science / Technology, Health

MSNBC

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The current boom in U.S. natural gas production from glassy shale rock formations is poised to usher in an era of energy independence and could bridge the gap between today's fossil-fuel age and a clean-energy future.

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Related Topix: Geology, Science

Business Journal

Port Authority aims to hold fares steady

The Port Authority of Allegheny County's proposed FY2014 budget is counting on union concessions, additional state money, and changes to the agency's contract with the University of Pittsburgh to hold fares steady next year.

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Corbett nominates new education secretary

Gov. Tom Corbett is putting a new face on his often-unpopular education policies -- nominating a new secretary of education -- while keeping the current secretary in a newly created position as a special adviser on higher education.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Tom Corbett, Education Etc., Cumberland County, PA, West Mifflin, PA, Penn State University Park

CBS Local

Husband Of Doctor Poisoned By Cyanide Hires Defense Lawyer

Dr. Autumn Marie Klein is described as a brilliant doctor, a visionary. The 41-year-old mother of a 6-year-old daughter died on April 20.

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Philly.com

Years later, teacher keeps close ties with former students

They are black, Latino, and Asian, all about the same age, all but two of them mothers, all bound to one another today through the happenstance of having long ago shared a particular middle-school teacher.

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Related Topix: Life, Interracial,Multiracial, Multiethnic, and Multicultural, Philadelphia, PA, University of Phoenix, Temple University, Education Etc.

Wed May 15, 2013

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh Brashear seniors celebrate their aims for the future

Rocquan Eubanks gets high-fives from Pittsburgh Brashear High School staff members after announcing that he was going to attend Community College of Allegheny County after graduating.

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Related Topix: Brookline (Pittsburgh, PA), Allegheny County, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, Penn State University Park, University of Pennsylvania