So far, Allegheny County is experiencing a "very mild" flu season with just five confirmed cases, according to the Allegheny County Health Department. (Today)

If you think Pittsburgh's health insurance landscape has changed dramatically in the last year, you ain't seen nothing yet, according to six of the region's top insurance executives. Expect more friction between physicians and health plans as insurers try to wring what they call unnecessary procedures, scans and surgeries out of the system. (Today)

Pam Pezzin of Freeport was walking in the woods on a winter day back around 1989 when she broke out in hives all over her body, including her stomach, arms, legs and face. Over the years, she continued to break out in bumps when it was cold outside, and she suffered from symptoms of asthma, too. She had a period of remission, but the reactions resumed about 10 years ago. (02/06/2012)

PPG Industries has been selling house paint high in lead content in the African nation of Cameroon for years, and although it says it stopped production of that paint late last year, it has rejected a request that it recall or accurately label its lead paints now selling in stores there. (02/06/2012)

Last year, Donate Life America, the nonprofit that advocates for people to donate their organs, reached an important, 5-year-old goal. (02/06/2012)