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For women under 30, the biggest risk factor was smoking, but physical inactivity was the leading risk factor for heart disease in every other age group, from 30 to 80, outweighing even high BMI.
A month ago, Governor Corbett said negotiations with the Obama administration over his health insurance plan were at a "breaking point". But last week, he said things had improved
Caesarean sections are one of the most common surgical procedures and generally are very safe. But, a new study raises concerns that too many moms-to-be are subjected to C-sections.
Researchers also say trampoline fractures usually involve the upper extremity and that the "financial burden to society is large."
3 On Your Side Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl has the story of how it's helping a Bucks county family.
Hospitals use clear plastic bags of saline solution, administered intravenously, to keep patients hydrated.
A Temple trauma surgeon who also trains medical students to follow in her footsteps noticed that while students receive copious training on what brain death is, they aren't necessarily taught how to explain brain death to a waiting family.
Emily Letts, a counselor at a South Jersey women's health center, says her video is a virtual way to hold the hand of any woman who's confronted with an unexpected pregnancy.
Chris Bobbit, Vice President at Mark Group, an energy efficiency consultancy based at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia, says the basement and attic are frequent offenders.
Want a career in the military or in certain police departments? That visible tattoo could be a problem.
Students at St. Joseph's University were taking a break from studying for final exams to de-stress, by petting some therapy-certified pooches.
A new study suggests that an ingredient in coffee can help prevent deteriorating eye sight.
Pennsylvania has more people suffering with Alzheimer's disease than most other states. And now Senator Toomey is calling for more research funding.
The Delaware State Health Department says a resident there has the first known case of NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a drug resistant bacterial infection first reported in Serbia.
Rocky used them in his training routine over three decades ago, and on Sunday, May 18th, a different form of exercise will be taking place on the steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art: yoga.
