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EQT closes acquisition of Olympus Energy

The top natural gas production company in the United States has – officially – gotten bigger. EQT Corp., based in downtown Pittsburgh, has closed its $1.8 billion acquisition of Olympus Energy of Southpointe. EQT sealed the deal with its former competitor on July 1, said Amy Rogers, ...

New study links chemicals in plastics to heart disease deaths

A new study is linking chemicals commonly found in plastics with deaths from heart disease around the world. The research, published in the journal eBioMedicine this spring, linked more than 350,000 deaths worldwide to phthalate exposure. Phthalates (pronounced tha-lates) are a set of ...

Could sorghum become the next superfood?

Could sorghum be the next big thing on your dinner table or restaurant menu? Farmers who grow sorghum are starting to push for that amid a changing global landscape and tariff war. China has traditionally been the biggest sorghum buyer but canceled big loads of it this year ahead of a ...

Can pumping iron help lower risk of dementia?

We’ve all heard the doctors’ warnings and recommendations that exercising regularly is great for our health, but did you know it has also been proven to help your brain’s health? Now, a new study has found that a specific type of exercise can help lower the risk of dementia. The study ...

Aquablation: AI-powered robotic system uses water jets to treat BPH

More than 40 million American men will be affected by benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), commonly known as an enlarged prostate, during their lifetime. Chances are pretty good that it will affect someone in your family. BPH is a noncancerous enlargement of the prostate gland and is the ...

Prostate health: ProACT trial helps with post-surgery incontinence

Prostate health is something every man should be aware of yet few people want to discuss. An enlarged prostate – called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) – can lead to the need for surgery, which most often is followed by urinary incontinence issues. “There is essentially a 100% ...