Pauline Talty finally succumbed to death on Friday at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre after a 19-month battle for life as she underwent a bowel transplant hoping that might help her.

Her mother Linda Sutcliffe has always been with her since June 2009 when they came to Pittsburgh for the life-saving treatment.

New research shows Vitamin D deficiency, a common factor amongst children in USA to be linked with obesity and different types of fat distribution in white and black youngsters.
 
Certain foods are contain Vitamin D, however, humans synthesize most of the nutrient they need via sunlight and skin exposure, including taking supplements to increase Vitamin D levels.

Bishop David Zubik, who is officially the leader of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, was discharged from Pittsburgh’s UPMC Mercy on Saturday, after having undergone a surgery for the removal of a moderate-sized kidney stone on Friday.

Maker of ketchup, Smart Ones frozen entrees and Ore-Ida potatoes, H.J. Heinz Co. posted earnings report for the second quarter up-to October 28, which revealed a decline in profits.

The nation's largest aluminum producer was immensely helped by the painful cost-cutting and rising sales to automakers to resume to profitability for the first time in nine months.

As many as 500 Protestors marched peacefully in Pittsburgh on Sunday, demanding G20 to generate more jobs for the unemployed around the globe. The Group of 20 World Economic Summit is going to take place September 24-25 in Pittsburgh.

According to researchers at University of Pittsburgh optimists live longer, healthier lives than pessimists. The researchers studied death rates and rates of chronic health conditions of 100,000 women ages 50 and over since 1994 who were a part of the Women's Health Initiative study.

According to a new research the reduction in air pollution in U.S. cities over the last two decades has resulted in the addition of five months to the life of the average American.

Smoking is in the news these days for a variety of reasons, be it Obama’s declaration that he’s quitting smoking or the recently published hazards of third hand smoke. The subject of smoking showed a contrary picture with a recent research indicating that a large number of smokers in the U.S.

A vaccine administered to children to curb many infections can also be helpful in decreasing the risk of a deadly form of meningitis by 30 percent both in children as well as adults.

Prevnar, a vaccine manufactured by Wyeth had impact on reducing cases of meningitis caused by pneumococcal bacteria strains.