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Health

01/22/12 9:33pm

Penn Med study shows ingredient in Muscle Milk may treat concussions

A common nutrient found in weight training supplements such as Muscle Milk and protein powder — might be the key to successfully treating concussions, or at least speeding up the healing process.
01/17/12 10:49pm

HUP decides against limiting employment to non-smokers

While HUP considered implementing such a program last February, they ultimately decided against it because they did not see it as an effective strategy.
12/06/11 1:34am
A University of Kentucky College of Medicine professor writes a guest column on how Penn Integrates Knowledge professor Ezekiel Emanuel should lead the change in health care, starting at Penn.
12/01/11 1:32am
Vitamin C, Zicam, echinacea, Airborne, Cold FX. Should you invest in homeopathic cold preventions and remedies?
11/09/11 12:02am

Sascha Murillo | Insuring motherhood in Pennsylvania

In a guest column, a College senior writes that the state consistently fails to meet the needs of women, particularly those who are pregnant.
09/28/11 11:12pm
Michele Bachmann’s comment that the human papillomavirus vaccine causes mental retardation has done a lot of damage to America’s public health.
09/14/11 11:52pm

Sally Engelhart | The skinny on calorie counting

I’ll tell you why we really get fat. You might not like it. You probably won’t believe me either. But after reading some outstanding work by science writer Gary Taubes, I’m a die-hard believer.
09/12/11 1:13am

Rachel del Valle | Half Foods: the emptiness in nutrition

The superficial health-consciousness is troublesome. Many products benefit the companies that make them more than the consumers that buy them.
08/30/11 10:25pm

Health | Resources to care for your mind and body

The University offers a number of resources to students so they can work — and play — hard.
08/30/11 8:46pm
Located at 3940 Spruce St., the Transplant House opened July 18 as a guest house for the families and loved ones of patients receiving organ transplantation at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.