Health Care
Second Opinion on Roy Halladay’s Shoulder Brings Good (?) News
Phew. We were treated to some good news (?) from the Phillies on Roy Halladay’s shoulder today. After getting a second opinion, the Phils have […]
Ray Bradbury Dead at 91
Author Ray Bradbury passed away Tuesday night in Southern California. The 91-year-old author is best known for having written Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles and […]
Disney to Ban Junk Food Ads From Programs for Children
No more Dunkaroos commercials for little Tommy and Sally. The Walt Disney Co. has announced that junk food ads will no longer appear on its […]
What You Should Know About Bath Salts
With Rudy Eugene’s vicious attack last week on Miami-area homeless man Ronald Poppo making national headlines, a class of designer drugs known as “bath salts” […]
Malvern Company Thinks Its Drug Can Treat Penis Curvature
Auxilium—a Malvern-based pharmaceutical company—has a new drug that, trials show, can help men who suffer from Peyronie’s disease. Men with Peyronie’s disease have a fibrous […]
Should Everyone Get an Instadeath Pill When They Turn 75?
My father is a mathematician. He’s brilliant in ways I cannot hope to fathom. And when he gets together with his math buddies for dinner, […]
Roy Halladay Will Get His Shoulder Inspected [UPDATED]
Ruh roh, you guys. Roy Halladay dropped to 4-5 with a 3.98 ERA (?!?!) after taking a loss to the Cards on Sunday. Things got […]
UPenn’s New Incentive for Same-Sex Couples
Beginning July 1, the University of Pennsylvania will provide a tax offset program for same-sex couples who work for the university. The program offers as […]
Why Snooki, Crazy Tanning Mom and George Hamilton Should Stop Tanning
A strange thing happened during my senior year of high school. All at once and seemingly without warning, all of my friends started going tanning. […]
Group Upset That Residents at Albert Einstein Medical Center Train on Kittens
A Washington-based nonprofit plans to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s animal care office in Raleigh because residents at Albert Einstein Medical […]
Vance Worley Has a Bone Chip
Some good (?) news for the 2012 Phillies is that starting pitcher Vance Worley has a bone chip. The Vanimal was placed on the 15-day […]
Psychedelics Are the New Pot
Cannabis has passed the tipping point toward widespread social acceptance (and probable legalization). Even prominent judges in states where marijuana is illegal are coming out […]
You Definitely Don’t Want to Look at This Shirtless Guy From the Sixers Game
In case you missed it, last night, as the Sixers were being slaughtered by the visiting Boston Celtics in South Philly, TNT was nice enough […]
Another Rabid Racoon, This Time in Wissahickon Valley Park
The Philadelphia Public Health Department has reported that a hiker was attacked by a rabid raccoon in a bathroom in the Wissahickon Valley Park last […]
Jason Peters Re-Ruptures Achilles When Roll-A-Bout Malfunctions
Seriously, you can’t make this stuff up. Star Eagles left tackle Jason Peters recently underwent surgery after rupturing his Achilles tendon (see Howard, Ryan). Now, […]