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Opposition is building to Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's proposal to tax local college students.

Local breast cancer experts were "shocked" and irritated by a federal task force recommendation that women ages 40-49 do not necessarily need routine, yearly mammograms, as is currently advised.

Main Category: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Also Included In: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Genetics IT / Internet / E-mail Article Date: 18 Nov 2009 Developmental biologists at the University of Pittsburgh have been chosen to participate in a $100 million federal "Bench to Bassinet" network that is dedicated to learning about the formation ...

The Legislature appoints members of the volunteer Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority, established in 2004 after Gov.

Patients who received telephone-delivered collaborative care for treatment of depression after coronary artery bypass graft surgery reported greater improvement in measures of quality of life, physical functioning and mood than patients who received usual care, according to a study in the November 18 issue of JAMA .

A 36-year veteran administrator at public universities around the country has been named interim president at Grambling State University.

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A one-day conference in Oakland this week will look at health care issues and women's role in Muslim families, but organizers said last week's deadly Fort Hood shootings may be discussed.

Playing high-impact sports might help boost bone mineral density in mature athletes.

After years spent researching and documenting the advantages of education and team-based care for people with diabetes, Linda Siminerio is getting the word out, big time.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the appointment of Stacey Aldrich as state librarian for the California State Library.

If colleges and universities don't want to be taxed on tuition, perhaps they'd rather contribute based on the property they own and the students they serve, Pittsburgh Councilman Ricky Burgess suggested yesterday.

Structural biologists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have described the architecture of the complex of protein units that make up the coat surrounding the HIV genome and identified in it a "seam" of functional importance that previously went unrecognized.

E-mail: anakao@imap.pitt.edu Received 5 May 2009; Revised 16 September 2009; Accepted 29 September 2009; Published online 11 November 2009.

An open forum was held Tuesday night for those involved in G-20 demonstrations. The Pittsburgh Citizen Police Review Board heard comments and complaints from students, lawyers and protesters.

But thanks to computations by Rice University professor Michael Deem and his colleagues, it appears there are -- or could be -- more types of zeolites than once thought.

A local university is expanding. Pitt Johnstown breaks ground for a nearly 10 million dollar Wellness Center.

James V. Maher, who has been the University of Pittsburgh provost for 15 years, will step down from the job next year and return to teaching, the university announced today.

Paul Kengor is a professor at Grove City College and the executive director of the College's Center for Vision and Values Every Veterans Day presents an opportunity to commemorate those who served in some faraway place long ago, many of whom paid that ultimate sacrifice.

The longer you speak on the phone, the more risk you may have of getting tumors, some doctors say.