Fitness
The Check-Up: Food Recalls Galore
You probably heard about the contaminated cantaloupe, right? The ones coming from a Colorado farm that are tainted with a food-poisoning-inducing bacteria called listeria? The […]
The Check-Up: Science Meets Mario Bros.
All those hours my neighbor spent in front of his Super Nintendo when we were growing up could have apparently been put to really good […]
The Check-Up: Women Coffee Drinkers Are Less Depressed
Ah yes, a reason for me to stick with my morning cup of coffee. A recent study found that women who drink coffee are 20 […]
The Check-Up: Hate the new Facebook?
If your Facebook friends are anything like mine, you’ve probably had to endure status update after status update of ranting about the new look of […]
The Check-Up: Impulsive Kids Become Impulsive Adults
File this one under “Things That Probably Won’t Surprise You.” A team of researchers tracked a group of people for 40 (!) years to learn […]
The Check-Up: Our Air Is Unhealthy
A report out yesterday found that in 2010, Philly had 29 days of dangerous air pollution levels, ranking our region the eighth smoggiest in the […]
The Check-Up: Sarah Palin Might Be Running
Okay, so there’s no real proof of this, but the folks over at Runner’s World are postulating that former VP candidate and reality star Sarah […]
The Check-Up: Would You Drink Blood?
Warning: This story might make your stomach churn. A Kenyan track-and-field athlete at Central Connecticut State University was told by his coach to drink a […]
The Check-Up: You Might Have a Drinking Problem
A new analysis of over 30 studies on drinking habits has found that younger generations consistently consume more alcohol than older ones. Researchers examined data […]
The Check-Up: Lung Cancer Rates Declining
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports a decline in lung cancer rates, particularly among women. Apparently Western US states—especially California, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, […]
The Check-Up: Having a Heart Attack?
An Oklahoma City inventor has created an electrocardiogram (ECG) device and app that would allow users to monitor heart activity right on their iPhones. A […]
News That Could Make You Feel Very Happy! (Or Not)
In another example of life’s fundamental unfairness, researchers at UCLA have managed to isolate a gene that’s linked to optimism, self-esteem and “mastery”—the sense that […]
The Check-Up: What You’ll Eat This Year (in Pounds)
The Atlantic has our top story today, which is actually a chart more than a story. Translation: very little reading required. Anyway, looks like someone […]
The Check-Up: Dads Have Less Testosterone
Men, I hate to break it to you, but a new study found that a guy’s testosterone level drops after he becomes a parent. And […]
The Check-Up: Smokers Face Stigma, Even Among Tobacco Users
Like to smoke? A new Gallup poll has found that one in four Americans loses respect for a person when he or she smokes. Ok, […]