Health

Researchers say there’s a reason why even 30 minutes can make a big difference. Teens tend to be in their deepest sleep around dawn — when they typically need to arise for school.

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With extremely hot temperatures expected to linger over Pennsylvania for much of this week, Health Secretary Everette James today urged Pennsylvanians to take steps to recognize and prevent heat-related illness.

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Anthony Anderson, if you knew him, would be one of the funniest people you have ever met. Quick with a joke, a pun or a funny story. You don’t know him? There’s a high probability that you do not, but our Lee Bailey does.

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The Fearless African Americans Connected and Empowered (F.A.C.E.) Diabetes campaign is a grassroots movement empowering African Americans to help individuals, families, and neighborhoods overcome key barriers to success in living with diabetes.

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How can summer go-getters stay fit and avoid the common traps of overeating? According to TOPS Club, Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), the nonprofit weight-loss support organization, it’s all about gaining your independence from too much food and drink.

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We fret about airport scanners, power lines, cell phones and even microwaves. It’s true that we get too much radiation. But it’s not from those sources — it’s from too many medical tests. Americans get the most medical radiation in the world, even more than folks in other rich countries.

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A growing number of teen girls say they use the rhythm method for birth control, and more teens also think it’s OK for an unmarried female to have a baby, according to a government survey released last Wednesday.

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For a fourth consecutive year, The National Urban League and Walgreens are partnering to provide six free health screenings to Philadelphia residents in order to empower them as advocates of their own health and wellbeing.

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Growth in technology is contributing to career options at an increasing rate. Many industries, from information technology to environmental science to health care, benefit from new and enriching career opportunities afforded by rapid advancements.

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More than 30 community leaders joined state Rep. Jewell Williams at his Philadelphia news conference last week to call for a “state of emergency” in response to the city’s alarmingly increasing HIV and AIDS infection rate.

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