health
New Study: How Taking Tylenol Can Turn You Into a Bit of a Jerk
Welp, here’s an unexpected side effect of popping a Tylenol: A new study published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience found that acetaminophen […]
The Checkup: This Is What Happens When You Hold Your Pee (Hint: It’s Not Good)
• If you’re the type of person who thinks of a pee break as a nuisance more than anything else, constantly holding it until you’re […]
Why Thousands of Philly’s Newborns Will Soon Be Sleeping in Cardboard Boxes
A Finnish tradition is making its way to Philly by way of Temple University Hospital. What’s the tradition, you ask? That would be baby boxes: […]
The Checkup: 39 Health and Fitness Apps Guaranteed to Make Your Life Easier
• Need some running motivation? Try the app Zombies, Run. Need to complain about your boss so your mind doesn’t explode? Try the app 7 […]
The Checkup: How You Should Be Washing Your Hands (You’re Definitely Doing It Wrong)
• If you’ve been slapping some soap on your hands, rubbing them together for a few seconds, rinsing, and calling that a good wash, we’ve […]
How a Man’s Fitbit May Have Helped Save His Life in Camden ER
There is never any shortage of crazy Fitbit news (remember that time $35,000 worth of counterfeit Fitbits were seized in Philly?), but this news takes […]
The Checkup: The Piece of Gym Equipment That’s Way Germier Than a Toilet Seat
• You are about to do so much cringing. A new study examined bacteria samples from gym equipment at large fitness chains around the country […]
The Checkup: The Everyday Item You Definitely Need to Clean — Now
• Fact: Your earbuds — you know, the headphones you stick into your ears — are probably disgusting. According to a germ expert, you should be […]
Study: Yelp Pretty Good at Helping Patients Pick Hospitals
Want to figure out how to get the best health care in town? Check out Yelp. New Penn research — published in April issue of […]
Your Daily SEPTA Ride Is Good for You (This Is Not a Joke)
Most days, I don’t think my commute on the El is doing much for my life — I mean, aside from upping my gratitude for […]
Campbell Soup Company Is Getting Rid of BPA-Lined Cans
Your tomato soup and V8 cans might look a little bit different soon: Camden, New Jersey-based Campbell Soup Company announced yesterday that they are phasing BPA […]
The Checkup: This Is Why You Get Eye Boogers
• You know when you wake up with eye boogers? Or worse, you wake up next to someone else with gnarly eye boogers? Well, turns […]
The Checkup: How to Burn Way More Calories Without Ever Really Exercising
• Good news for all the gym haters of the world: There’s a little something called Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis, which encompasses everyday movements that aren’t […]
CHOP Doc Gets $1 Million to Further Pediatric Cancer Research
It’s the end of the workweek and we could all use a good, stress-relieving happy cry, couldn’t we? Well, here we go: The Children’s Hospital […]
The Checkup: The Argument for Going to Happy Hour Tonight — for Your Health
• From the director of a 75-year study on happiness and health: “Over and over in these 75 years, our study has shown that the […]