Public health professionals know about a solution that can promote weight loss, help you feel more energetic, prevent obesity in children, reduce stress, reduce recovery time after surgery, prevent low birth weight, and much more. […]

Public health professionals know about a solution that can promote weight loss, help you feel more energetic, prevent obesity in children, reduce stress, reduce recovery time after surgery, prevent low birth weight, and much more. […]
Last week, I blogged about a recent research study from Drexel’s psychology department that suggests texting while driving is a psychological distraction with measurable effects, even under the simplest (simulated) road conditions. Today, Marcella Gonsalves, […]
So far this week, for National Public Health Week, faculty bloggers from Drexel’s School of Public Health have discussed issues of health at home and safety at school. Today’s theme is wellness at work, and […]
Safety in schools is the theme of the day, especially here at Drexel. This is a story with two parts: On our campus today, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced a Campus Resilience […]
Dust. It’s probably not the biggest health hazard in your life, or in your home. But if your household includes the small and vulnerable (think toddlers and pets), it’s worth thinking about how you can […]
Big headlines today state the obvious: Texting while driving is dangerous, practically everyone knows it, and a lot of people do it anyway. That’s the widely reported finding of a new AT&T survey about texting […]
Can you imagine a life without sunsets? Twenty-four hours of daylight? Perhaps – if you’re summering in the Arctic Circle. But as a relatively common occurrence in hospitals and group-living centers, it can disrupt sleep […]
“We’re going to need an autism-friendly building.” Dr. Jennifer Plumb, a clinical social worker, made this comment mid-way through a tour of the future home of the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute on Market Street in […]
Philadelphia is an epicenter of transformation in the system of care for people with mental illness and addictions. This Philadelphia Daily News profile last week of a North Philadelphia recovery center gives a good introduction to both […]
Expect sparks to fly in Washington tomorrow, when Newt Gingrich, who famously lobbed the term “food stamp president” as a criticism to President Obama last year, sits down at the table with outspoken left-leaning figures […]