http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195537&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhealth_and_science%2F Health and science stories on Philly.com en-us Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:34:17 GMT 2012-02-18T19:34:17Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168131&44=139541498&32=3796&7=195537&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhealth%2FBCCE1458517971001.html This week we stop by Studio 1831, where we learn the benefits of belly dancing. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:34:17 GMT 1ea4425b482873e7b8f34bd8c11542d4 CineStars 2012-02-18T19:34:17Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168131&44=139532808&32=3796&7=195537&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhealth%2F20120217_Voice_box_surgery_a_new_challenge_for_doctor.html DETROIT - The little boy who would grow up to become a surgeon at the University of Michigan learned right away - parts is parts. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:37:16 GMT 81d4e1dfbb4089b2c4f480b6c902478b 2012-02-18T18:37:16Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168131&44=139512973&32=3796&7=195537&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhealth%2FHealthDay661869_20120217_Brain_Scans_Might_Spot_Autism_as_Early_as_6_Months_of_Age.html Preliminary study says communication links in brain drop off before symptoms appear Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:05:35 GMT 413037cfcdaf17364a37f9fe9bfd4f6c 2012-02-18T13:05:35Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168131&44=139512968&32=3796&7=195537&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhealth%2FHealthDay661783_20120217_Exercise_Can_Build_Young_Adults__Bones__Study_Finds.html Physical activity in your 20s can help prevent osteoporosis later on, researchers say Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:05:34 GMT bdaeb122b77d4c03809c588f6bf4d2df 2012-02-18T13:05:34Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168131&44=139512963&32=3796&7=195537&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhealth%2FHealthDay661862_20120217_Is_Grief_an_Illness__The_Debate_Heats_Up.html Psychiatric experts torn on whether bereavement should be included in new diagnostic manual Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:05:33 GMT 9ceec1a02de947fd2374bf930e2b21a1 2012-02-18T13:05:33Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168131&44=139497968&32=3796&7=195537&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhealth%2FTo-fight-obesity-in-kids-a-video-that-shocks-without-hurting.html Finally, we have a powerful public service announcement that calls attention to the complex physical, emotional, and familial roots and costs of obesity without stigmatizing the individual with the condition. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:31:36 GMT 560ad20b14e728e6cb074fcaa8658e68 Michael Yudell 2012-02-18T01:31:36Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168131&44=139515298&32=3796&7=195537&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhealth%2FDel-stalls-marijuana-sales-on-US-fears-is-NJ-next-.html Delaware potheads face federal crackdown vs. state-licensed head shops Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:28:10 GMT a6769927bbb1baa0fbef993367a9d917 Joseph N. DiStefano 2012-02-18T01:28:10Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168131&44=139540218&32=3796&7=195537&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhealth%2F20120217_Infants_Tylenol_recalled_by_J_J.html Johnson & Johnson said Friday it is recalling more Tylenol. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:04:21 GMT ad4e86885adeb4fa354f105dca61b19b 2012-02-18T01:04:21Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168131&44=139550003&32=3796&7=195537&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhealth%2FThe_junior_set_gets_a_heart_checkup.html Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia likes to have its young heart patients come back to visit. That's when a team of experts checks to make sure that these youngsters are not experiencing subtle developmental delays. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:43:35 GMT 95779abc28a57fbb8e1d4e93f24efa81 Roslyn Rudolph 2012-02-18T00:43:35Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168131&44=139489923&32=3796&7=195537&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhealth%2F20120217_New_rules_proposed_for_food_handouts_on_the_Parkway.html If you're poor and hungry, you can get a free meal almost any day of the week on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:47:47 GMT ab0aeda7f9af4143347ce31abae7cdb9 2012-02-17T21:47:47Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168131&44=139538698&32=3796&7=195537&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhealth%2F20120217_Feeding_tubes_help_kids_flourish__but_parents_pay_emotional_price.html DETROIT - Alex Callahan was born 13 weeks premature and had so many complications, including an aversion to food, that he spent the first three years of his life on a feeding tube. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:25:10 GMT 237d0865586433e08cd9f59da2089068 2012-02-17T21:25:10Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168131&44=139530228&32=3796&7=195537&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhealth%2F20120217_More_men_in_role_as_Alzheimers_caregivers.html CHICAGO - Doug Wyman got up early Tuesday to make breakfast for his wife, Barbara: coffee, oatmeal and fresh fruit. He drew a bath and helped her get dressed, then sat with her through her favorite morning TV shows. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:57:00 GMT b7d3fbd17c4b1fdb190e1c8c46b56a7e 2012-02-17T19:57:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168131&44=139511008&32=3796&7=195537&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhealth%2F20120217_ap_jjconsumerhealthsegmentrecallsinfanttylenol.html Recall-plagued Johnson & Johnson is pulling all infant Tylenol off the U.S. market because some parents have had problems with redesigned bottles, introduced three months ago, that the company touted as a big safety improvement to make measuring doses easier. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:49:30 GMT ca3e1cb0c772c5d5ca5670edd89312f8 2012-02-17T18:49:30Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168131&44=139509363&32=3796&7=195537&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhealth%2F20120217_ap_fdaraisessafetyconcernsforvivusdietpill.html Federal health officials say they still have safety concerns about an experimental diet pill from drugmaker Vivus Inc., as the company prepares to make a second attempt to convince experts of the drug's safety next week. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:01:12 GMT 8568389508aeb59ef0de940e5dd9667c 2012-02-17T18:01:12Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168131&44=139520638&32=3796&7=195537&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhealth%2F20120217_ap_fluseasonofftolateststartindecades.html Health officials say the flu season is finally here _ the slowest start in nearly 25 years. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:21:31 GMT fac90670bc307e2dc9ddb2662c8949a3 2012-02-17T17:21:31Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168131&44=139495093&32=3796&7=195537&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhealth%2F20120217_ap_ohiocoupleget8yearseachinsonscancerdeath.html The parents of an 8-year-old boy who died from Hodgkin lymphoma after suffering for months from undiagnosed swollen glands were sentenced to eight years in prison Thursday following their guilty pleas to denying him medical treatment. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:30:34 GMT db0e7c0eeaff1d85524ff92bb4fb1427 2012-02-17T15:30:34Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168131&44=139465273&32=3796&7=195537&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhealth%2FObamas-contraceptive-rule-has-broad-religious-support.html The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is up in arms over the Obama administration’s proposed rule on insurance coverage for contraceptives. It says religiously affiliated organizations, like Catholic hospitals and universities, shouldn’t have to comply. Who supports the Obama administration in this dispute? The Catholic Health Association, for one. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:21:15 GMT 870618de004605c5817e74f8878997d9 Robert Field 2012-02-17T15:21:15Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168131&44=139384858&32=3796&7=195537&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhealth%2FPlease-stop-making-nutrition-complicated.html I am constantly surprised by the answers I get when I ask a child the question, “What does eating healthy mean to you.” I frequently hear “not too many carbs” and “not eating trans-fats.” These complex nutrition ideas are far beyond the cognitive ability of a 10 year old to understand, let alone put into healthy practice. Yet that is what I hear time after time. As a society, we’ve flooded ourselves with nutrition misinformation and forgotten the simple fundamentals. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:18:26 GMT a30330914632e28cb4628e552dfbf5bb Sari Harrar 2012-02-17T15:18:26Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168131&44=139503223&32=3796&7=195537&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhealth%2FDrugs-prices-too-high-or-too-low.html HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the administration will keep working to lower drug costs for government programs such as Medicare. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:15:34 GMT ce85beaf1b68069e73aa833ff65e4663 David Sell 2012-02-17T15:15:34Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168131&44=139466583&32=3796&7=195537&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhealth%2FHealthDay661819_20120216_Implanted_Microchip_Might_Be_Future_of_Drug_Delivery.html In small study, the remote-controlled chip emitted a bone-strengthening medicine for a year Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:05:37 GMT 87df7e03a7cc33f289cf60747ed72bea 2012-02-17T11:05:37Z