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High injury rates among young athletes have Philly sports physicians concerned

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:44:36 +0000

More and more young athletes start focusing on a single sport too early -- causing an increase in sports injuries. That was the consensus of three professional team doctors at a discussion on the impact of sports Wednesday.

Sitting at work no good, so GSK employees try standing and new treadmill desks

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:25:00 +0000

More people seem to be ditching office chairs in favor of standing desks. A recent article in the New Yorker even tackled the trend of treadmill desks.

A mounting body of research suggests that sitting is bad for you — really bad for you.

Falcons tagged in Harrisburg provide insight into health of bird population

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:21:19 +0000

In Pennsylvania, it's a good time to put ID bracelets around the legs of newly hatched peregrine falcons.

An annual event in Harrisburg, underway this week, sheds some light on the state's efforts to help a once-devastated species recover.

New report tracks recidivism for more than 18,000 juvenile offenders in Pennsylvania

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:04:35 +0000

One in five juvenile offenders in Pennsylvania commits another crime within two years of leaving the justice system — that's according to a new report from the state's Juvenile Court Judges' Commission. It's the first report to track state-wide re-offense rates for juveniles.

Do high hospital 'sticker prices' mean anything?

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:41:30 +0000

Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Temple University Hospital, Hahnemann University Hospital and Delaware County Memorial Hospital are on a list of medical centers with the highest billing rates in the nation.

Lovers of Pa.’s Loyalsock Forest fight to limit drilling there

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:45:00 +0000

Deep in the Loyalsock State Forest, where no cell phone signal reaches, the sounds of rushing waterfalls and forest birds are suddenly interrupted by the sound of a helicopter.

Paul Zeph of the Pennsylvania Audubon Society says the noise could be related to gas drilling. Drillers will often drop seismic testing equipment into remote areas that are difficult to reach by roads. And that leads Zeph to cite one of the many worries that naturalists and outdoors lovers have with plans to expand drilling in the Loyalsock.

Cooling-tower controversy heats up at N.J. power plants, Del. refinery

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:10:12 +0000

Frustrated by state agencies’ inaction, a coalition of conservation organizations wants regulatory officials to require that cooling towers be built to reduce massive fish kills at two big power plants in New Jersey and a refinery in Delaware.

In letters to the heads of the environmental agencies in both states, the groups last week criticized the fact that the three facilities are continuing to operate under expired permits, one of which ran out more than a decade ago.

Athletic camp for men with same sex attractions, spirited and controversial

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:00:00 +0000

Men gathering at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary this week will be encouraged to practice good sportsmanship and chastity. The controversial annual event called "Sports Camp" is organized by a Catholic organization called Courage and is designed for men with "same-sex attractions."

Students can't stick with one task for fifteen minutes, study finds

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:00:00 +0000

How long can you focus on one task before your attention takes you somewhere else? A new study tracked students' every move while they studied - or - supposedly studied.

On the Gosnell conviction and Philly schools budget woes

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:41:03 +0000

NewsWorks Tonight Host Dave Heller discussed the week's top stories - the conviction of West Philadelphia abortion provider Dr. Kermit Gosnell and Mayor Michael Nutter's request to find funding for schools - with reporters Holly Otterbein and Carolyn Beeler.