The Pulse Archive

Philly health officials want you to cut the salt—most of us anyway. The city’s new sodium-reduction ...

South Philly’s Ibrahim Bakri’s biology class works to determine how household food items affect fruit fly cell proliferation. ...

It’s sandal weather, the pool and beach beckon — and that means naked, exposed toes. That thought fills millions of Americans wit ...

Two retirees from the Pennsylvania Department of Health say its employees were silenced on the issue of Marcellus Shale drilling. ...

How do you get people to be healthier—more active? Why take the stairs when there’s an elevator? Why walk to work when you can dr ...

Should vocal fry be put on hold in an interview setting?   Vocal fry. It’s a common speech pattern that’s be ...

Despite growing numbers of people with diabetes, experts see hopeful signs ahead.  Scary new diabetes numbers from the ...

Polyphasic sleep patterns like the “Uberman” promise to return your nights to you, but do you really want them back? F ...

Some families hit the jackpot when it comes to smarts and success – but how about the resumes of these three sisters?  ...

Cheryl Solomon chokes up when asked about her breast cancer treatment.  “I’ve had 35 chemo treatments to date, ...

How one man uses technology as a tool to capture important memories. Twenty-nine year old Thomas Dixon has had a cell phone since ...

Some architects and planners are now intentionally designing-in building features that push people to be healthier. Devin Madden, ...

The Veterans Administration is comprised of 320,000 employees, 971 hospitals, and a $165 billion budget all designed to serve some nine-m ...

Phillip Carter, Director of the Military, Veterans and Society Program at the Center for a New American Security, has a plan to fix the t ...

They’re quiet, they’re green (or greener, anyway, depending on the power plant) and they’ll get you a rebate — but st ...