health Archives - The Philly Files

December 2, 2019

10 foods beyond chicken soup that fight colds

There’s still no cure for the common cold, but there are foods you can eat to give your body the edge it needs to…

December 1, 2019

Manage Grief with Grace this Holiday Season

Holidays are filled with traditions, but when someone you used to share those moments with has died, managing grief during the holiday season can…

November 29, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man, 53, with schizophrenia

UPDATE — Monday morning, Dec. 2, police announced Rodney Austin had returned home. POINT BREEZE — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

November 25, 2019

Feast on a healthier Thanksgiving

How many calories are on your plate? As we go into the kitchen to prepare another Thanksgiving dinner, food may be more on our…

November 18, 2019

How Gratitude Affects Your Health

Being thankful can strengthen your immune system. It might sound like a cliche, but counting your blessings really can be good for you. Research…

November 17, 2019

Top Tips to Transition Back to Work After Baby

Many new parents spend hours preparing for the arrival of a new baby — reading books, seeking professional advice and consulting friends and family….

November 14, 2019

Reduce Your Residential Risk

Advice to make your home storm-ready In the United States, more than 100,000 thunderstorms occur each year. These storms — which can be accompanied…

November 13, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ 17-year-old with bipolar disorder

UPDATE — Monday morning, Nov. 18, police announced Ariana Beauvais had returned home. It is the policy of ThePhillyFiles to take down pictures of…

November 12, 2019

Emergency Preparedness Tips to Help Ensure Pet Safety

Preparing for an emergency can be a challenge. It oftentimes is hard to foresee when disaster will strike and how to properly prepare before…

November 11, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man, 61, with schizophrenia

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Nov. 12, police announced Harry Canty has been located. WEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

November 11, 2019

What’s on Your Workout Playlist?

Music may be just what you need to stick with an exercise program — and picking the right tunes could even improve performance. Federal…

November 6, 2019

Missing: ‘Endangered’ man ‘reported to suffer from schizophrenia and other conditions’

OVERBROOK — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a missing person they’re calling “endangered.” They say Troy Johnson, 58, was last seen Monday,…

November 5, 2019

Missing: ‘Endangered’ woman ‘reported to suffer from numerous mental and other conditions’

NICETOWN-TIOGA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a missing person they’re calling “endangered.” They say Satira Long, 41, was last seen Monday,…

November 5, 2019

4 Ways Pets Improve Overall Well-Being

Self-care is an important piece of maintaining a happy and healthy life, and adopting a pet can be a beneficial way to improve overall…

November 4, 2019

Is Your Job Making You Sick?

Work-life balance may feel elusive, but it’s important to your mental health to make sure job stress isn’t interfering with your livelihood. Work hard…

November 3, 2019

5 Common Questions for Memorializing a Loved One

One of the most difficult conversations in a person’s life typically takes place near the end of that life. Planning for a funeral can…

October 29, 2019

Cops mean candy on Halloween night!

PHILADELPHIA — Kids of all ages may want to keep an extra eye out while trick-or-treating on Thursday night, always for safety but especially…

October 28, 2019

7 Questions to Ask Before a Playdate

As children make new friends during the school year, many may also receive playdate invitations — and sometimes it’s between families who don’t know…

October 24, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man suffering from dementia

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Nov. 12, police announced Shannon McGeth has been located. SOUTH PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

October 23, 2019

Missing: ‘Endangered’ man suffering from seizures, dementia

NORTH PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a man they’re calling “endangered.” Marvin E. Smith, 64, was last seen at 6:30pm…

October 21, 2019

Simplify Your Life

Busy is the new black. But that’s not a good thing. We take on new work projects, squeeze in trips to the gym, schedule…

October 20, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ woman with sight, mental issues

UPDATE — Wednesday morning, Oct. 23, police announced Lenora Patterson has been located. WEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

October 17, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man with schizophrenia

UPDATE — Thursday morning, Nov. 7, police announced Osiris Miller has returned home. SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

October 14, 2019

Early Detection Best for Breast Cancer Survival

Though treatment has advanced, smaller tumors linked to better outcomes — We’ve made significant strides in breast cancer treatment in recent years, including “targeted”…

October 11, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man reportedly suffering from dementia

UPDATE — Wednesday morning, Oct. 16, police announced Robert Abdullah has returned home. WEST OAK LANE — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding…

October 11, 2019

Students at schools closed due to asbestos will go to new schools

Benjamin Franklin High will start this Monday, and Science Leadership Academy should be ready the following Monday SPRING GARDEN — Students from the two…

October 10, 2019

Missing: ‘Endangered’ woman with dementia, Alzheimer’s, mental impairment

JUNIATA PARK — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a 61-year-old woman they consider “endangered” for several reasons. Cordora Lillian was last seen…

October 5, 2019

Asbestos means no classes until at least Thursday at 2 Philadelphia schools

SPRING GARDEN — One construction issue at Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin High School and Science Leadership Academy delayed the start of the school year, and…

October 4, 2019

Found: Older man diagnosed with schizophrenia, other conditions

UPDATE — Monday morning, Nov. 25, police announced Luis Rodriguez has returned home. GERMANTOWN — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a missing…

October 3, 2019

Found: 13-year-old autistic girl with ADHD

UPDATE — Wednesday morning, Oct. 16, police announced Tymirah Muchison has returned home. It is the policy of ThePhillyFiles to take down pictures of…

October 2, 2019

Another 2 days off at 2 Philadelphia schools with asbestos problem

UPDATE — Wednesday, it was decided there will be no classes for the rest of the week for students at Ben Franklin High School…

October 2, 2019

Found: Older man with schizophrenia, missing a finger

CENTER CITY — Wednesday morning, Philadelphia police announced a missing older man they called “endangered” has been found. James Scott, 69, had last been…

September 16, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ woman with schizophrenia

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Nov. 26, police announced Mary A. McCullough has returned home. GERMANTOWN — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

September 3, 2019

Man accused of shooting father to death back from Massachusetts and charged

BUSTLETON — The man arrested in Massachusetts for shooting his father in Philadelphia has been extradited and is charged with murder. Philadelphia police had…

August 27, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ teenager with schizophrenia

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Sept. 3, police announced Kimynee White-West has been located. It is the policy of ThePhillyFiles to take down pictures of…

August 27, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man, 82, with dementia

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Sept. 3, police announced Joseph Poston has been located. POINT BREEZE — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

August 22, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ woman in wheelchair from nursing home

UPDATE — Friday morning, Aug. 23, police announced Carrie Cromwell has been returned home. SPRING GARDEN — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding…

August 22, 2019

Missing: ‘Endangered’ man with schizophrenia

WEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a missing man they’re calling “endangered” since he has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Edward…

August 21, 2019

Details of the harassment, discrimination suit that led Police Comm. Ross to resign

PHILADELPHIA — The three people involved in the Philadelphia Police Department leadership change all spoke publicly for the first time, Wednesday morning. Also, details…

August 14, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man with schizophrenia

UPDATE — Thursday morning, Sept. 5, police announced Tepong Lor has been located. SOUTH PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

August 14, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man with diabetes hasn’t gone to work

UPDATE — Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 14, police announced Manuel Smith has been located. WEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

August 12, 2019

Historic human sex trafficking conviction; Victims were addicted to opioids

PHILADELPHIA — A Kensington man has been convicted by a jury of human trafficking for the first time in a Philadelphia case involving adult…

August 8, 2019

Missing: ‘Endangered’ woman with PTSD, anxiety

NORTH PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for “urgent assistance” as they look for a missing woman. They’re calling Meghan Miller “endangered” because they…

August 8, 2019

Found: ‘Engangered’ woman with ‘numerous mental issues’

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Aug. 13, police announced Janet Amato-Casillo has returned home. PENNSPORT — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a missing…

August 6, 2019

Man wanted for killing father arrested in Massachusetts

UPDATE — Sohan Panjrolia extradited to Philadelphia and charged. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The man wanted for killing his father in their Bustleton home over…

August 6, 2019

Search on for mom without custody who took ‘endangered’ newborn

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia police Special Victims Unit is asking for help finding a woman who may be in the city with her newborn…

August 2, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man, 70, with schizophrenia, other conditions

UPDATE — Monday morning, Aug. 5, police announced Vincent Pelletier has been located. MOUNT AIRY — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

August 2, 2019

Missing: ‘Endangered’ girl, 13, with ADD, PDHD

GERMANTOWN —Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a 13-year-old girl they’re calling “endangered” since she suffers from ADD (attention deficit disorder) and the…

August 2, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man, 58, with schizophrenia, diabetes

UPDATE — Monday morning, Aug. 5, police announced Derek Stone has returned home. SOUTH PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

August 2, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man, 65, with dementia

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Nov. 26, police announced Dexter Young has been located. CENTER CITY — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

August 1, 2019

Hepatitis A now a Public Health Emergency in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — The city of Philadelphia has declared a Public Health Emergency to address the skyrocketing rise in cases of hepatitis A. The Philadelphia…

July 27, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ teenager with autism

UPDATE — Monday morning, July 29, police announced Mason Davis has been located. It is the policy of ThePhillyFiles to take down pictures of…

July 27, 2019

Missing: ‘Endangered’ woman, 74, with dementia

GRAYS FERRY — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a missing woman they consider ‘endangered’ because she suffers from dementia. They say Albertha…

July 22, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ woman with schizophrenia

UPDATE — Wednesday morning, Sept. 11, police announced Margaret McNichol has been located. POINT BREEZE — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

July 22, 2019

Found: Woman with PTSD missing since New Year’s Day

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Nov. 12, police announced Jacqueline Crawford has been located. WEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

July 17, 2019

Excessive Heat Warning in effect until 10pm Sunday

PHILADELPHIA — Say it ain’t so! Unfortunately, we need a reminder. It’s hot out there. How hot? The National Weather Service is calling it…

July 16, 2019

Found: Teen missing for weeks, suffering from depression

UPDATE — Monday morning, July 22, police announced Nahquierah Martin has returned home. It is the policy of ThePhillyFiles to take down pictures of…

July 12, 2019

Found: Woman, 19, was considered ‘endangered’

UPDATE — Wednesday morning, July 24, police announced Starr Singleton has returned home. BREWERYTOWN — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a missing woman…

July 9, 2019

Found: Man considered missing and ‘endangered’

UPDATE — Friday morning, July 12, police announced Walter White has been found. EAST GERMANTOWN — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

July 7, 2019

Online fight over whether fire that destroyed refinery, cost many jobs was good

GIRARD ESTATES — The fire at this Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) refinery shortly after 4am, June 21, was seen for miles and changed Philadelphia…

July 5, 2019

City, feds issue reminders on staying cool, safe in hot weather

PHILADELPHIA — The heat and humidity are more than just unbearable. Friday afternoon, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted an article saying…

Black FridayFriday, November 29, 2019

Black Friday is the informal name for the day after Thanksgiving, and is regarded as the beginning of the country's Christmas shopping season, despite shopping seeming to start earlier every year. The earliest evidence of the term in this context suggests it originated in Philadelphia, where it was used to describe the heavy, disruptive pedestrian and vehicle traffic on the day. This usage dates to at least 1961. It appeared in the Nov. 1951 journal “Factory Management and Maintenance” and referred to workers calling in sick after Thanksgiving to have a four-day weekend. But, that use did not catch on. You can also call this day FAT, for Friday After Thanksgiving, since so much turkey was eaten yesterday. (Thanks to cousin Ali for that!)