health
Study: Segregation Is Bad for Your Health
Segregation makes you sick. That’s one of the conclusions of the 2016 County Health Rankings released earlier this month, and it’s a bit of news […]
Forget Everything You Thought You Knew: A Cold Soda Isn’t the Cure for an Upset Stomach
As a child, my mother brought a sick, couch-ridden me many-a cold ginger ale to soothe the stomach flu. And as an adult, I have […]
The Checkup: The Gross Reason You Shouldn’t Go to Bed with Wet Hair
• Going to bed freshly showered is like waking up on a Saturday morning and realizing you don’t have to go to the office: It […]
Philadelphia Ranked Least Healthy County in Pennsylvania
Welp, this is upsetting: Yesterday, County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, a non-profit organization that — you guessed it! — ranks the country’s counties based on health, […]
Over 31,000 Cases of Canned Tuna Recalled Due to Possible Health Risk
Before you whip up a batch of avocado-tuna salad for lunch, go ahead and check the can: San Diego-based company Bumble Bee Foods has recalled […]
Penn Survey: Zika Has People Really (Really) Confused
If the latest survey on Zika performed by Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center is any indication, people are really confused about the virus.
4 Self-Defense Moves Everyone Should Know, According to Philly Pros
Self-defense: it’s one of those topics everyone files in the “I really should get around to learning that” compartment of their brain. I know I did. But […]
First Case of Zika Virus Spotted in Montgomery County
The Zika virus is in Montgomery County. Health officials in the suburban Philadelphia county announced today they’d confirmed the first case of Zika in a […]
The Toxic Skincare Ingredients Hiding in Your Beauty Products
We’ve all heard the cautionary tales of secretly damaging ingredients in everything from your shampoo to your lipstick. But how are you supposed to discern […]
The Checkup: What You Should Be Doing Before You Get Out of Bed in the Morning
• If the first thing you do when you wake up is roll over, check your email then shed a tiny tear at the thought […]
Philly Ranks High on List of Big Cities Where People Bike or Walk to Work
If you walked or biked to work today, go ahead and give yourself a high five: The Alliance for Biking and Walking just released their Bicycling and […]
The Checkup: Is Using Your Significant Other’s Toothbrush Really That Gross?
• I can’t be the only one who’s groggily grabbed their boyfriend’s toothbrush in the morning, scrubbed away at every crevice in their mouth, then — at […]
The Checkup: The Easy, Exercise-Free Way to Boost Your Health This Week
• Do you have any plants in your home or office? No? You might consider getting some greenery this week, as indoor plants can not […]
The Checkup: All the Ways You’re Drying Out Your Skin in the Shower
• Ooof. Did you take a long, hot shower this morning? Were you overly vigorous with the towel when you dried off afterward? If so, you […]
Study: Your Spouse’s Bad Habits Can Make You Fat Even If You Grew Up With Healthy Habits
The first winter that I was dating my now-husband, I found by February that my pants didn’t fit so great. It was easy to see […]