Health

A lot of people share the idea that the volume of crime stories on the 6 o’clock news can make viewers more fearful. But what about ...

Mental illness carries a lot of stigma — that’s well known to researchers and to people who struggle with these disorders. Pe ...

Gov. Tom Corbett has declared June “Elder Abuse Awareness Month” in Pennsylvania. “I often say elder abuse is Am ...

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

For some people, summer is a serious headache — literally. Cluster headaches affect about a million Americans and typically start a ...

When you think of football, do you think about the concussions, crippling diseases or even the Alezimer's disease that your child can develop just from playing?

Do you want to ruin your child by putting them in front of the television? Recent studies from all over the world show how badly televisi ...

The Merriam Webster dictionary defines creativity as the ability to make new things or think of new ideas. But it’s so much more than t ...

New research puts a lifetime price tag on having this disorder: $2.4 million. That’s how much it costs to care for a person with au ...

Too many times in the last few years we’ve heard the similar story of tragic, unnecessary violence: Someone who has been identified as ...

People are more likely to commit suicide in the middle of the night, according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania. ...

Hundreds of Philadelphians made a simple promise Tuesday — to listen to people struggling with mental health problems.  ...

We all talk about how stress is contagious, wondering if we can get it from that stressed-out co-worker. But did we ever guess we could g ...

Vulnerability is not a weakness, according to Brené Brown, author of “Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the ...

Female soldiers are returning from deployment in record numbers, according to Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of ...