health
The Checkup: Why You Should Never, Ever Eat “Pre-Washed” Spinach Straight Out of the Bag
• Yikes! Researchers in California just released a study which found that “triple washed” and “pre-washed” baby spinach found in bags at supermarkets isn’t nearly as […]
The Checkup: 5 Things Not to Do First Thing in the Morning
• Do yourself a favor: Start your day on the right foot by avoiding these a.m. pitfalls. [Men’s Health]
FDA Approves ‘Female Viagra’
Yesterday, the FDA gave the go-ahead to flibanserin, which will be sold as Addyi, a little pink pill (actually) for premenopausal women who suffer from […]
The Checkup: Why Coffee Makes You Poop Like a Champ
• You know you’ve always wondered about coffee’s mystical (wonderful?) poop-inducing properties. Now science can explain why it happens. [Health]
Why You Should Ditch Q-Tips and Put Oil in Your Ears Instead
I know it’s disgusting — and maybe a tad embarrassing — but can we all just cop to feeling a giant sense of satisfaction when we […]
5 Ways to Be Healthier Today That Require Zero Effort
We live in a world where people wear Snuggies, spend a good chunk of their lives watching How I Met Your Mother on Netflix and […]
Aramark Vows to Trim Fat, Calories from Menus
Aramark provides millions of meals each year to people in 21 countries. Now, the company vows to make those meals healthier. On Wednesday, Philadelphia-based Aramark announced a new plan to reduce calories, saturated fat […]
The Key to a Long Life? Miller High Life and Whiskey, 110-Year-Old New Jersey Woman Says
Who needs exercise and fresh-pressed juice when you have the Champagne of Beers to keep you young? A New Jersey woman, Agnes Fenton, just turned 110 […]
The Checkup: One Really Good Reason to Shower at Night Instead of in the Morning
• If you are one of the many sleep-deprived people on the planet (you’re far from alone), you might want to try skipping the morning […]
STUDY: Binge-Watching Your Favorite Show Is Making You Depressed
You may feel elated when you jump on the sofa to begin binge-watching whatever new show was just released on Netflix, but new findings suggest […]
They Survived Byberry
Philadelphia State Hospital — the psychiatric facility colloquially known as Byberry because of its location at Roosevelt Boulevard and Southampton Road in Northeast Philadelphia — […]
The Checkup: Five Easy Ways to Be a Healthier (and More Sane) Human Today
• Five easy ways to be a healthier, more sane, less cries-in-the-bathroom kind of human today, from drinking a kombucha (fermented foods are linked to […]
State May Expand Smoking Ban to All Clubs and Bars
There are still places in Pennsylvania where you can light up a cigarette publicly — but it appears even those few places are about to […]
The Brief: Philly’s Maternal Mortality Rate Is Worse Than Libya’s
1. A new report digs into Philadelphia’s extremely high maternal mortality rate. The gist: The city’s maternal mortality rate is 27.4 per 100,000 births, according to […]
The Checkup: This Is the Best Month to Be Born, According to Science
• Looks like May babies have a leg up on the rest of us: A new study found that folks who were born in May […]