EDGE Philadelphia

Kevin Smith maintains a touch practice that’s a little different from most bodyworkers. Instead of basing his work on massage, assisted stretching, movement training, or other forms of touch, Smith practices a form of structured holding--a method he developed on his own over time, and which he calls "snuggling."

The pitch goes like this: A female condom is as effective as male condoms in preventing pregnancy, HIV and sexually transmitted diseases - and because a female condom covers more area, it may provide broader protection.

New York City health officials say they are changing the way they rate restaurants because every year 11,000 people go to hospitals for food-borne illness related to eating out, and that number is rising.

In the wake of a July 26 hearing on the lifetime ban on gay blood donors conducted by the Food and Drug Administration’s Blood Products Advisory Committee, two Congressmen have kept up the push to rescind a ban that many see as discriminatory and unnecessary.

Facing surgery? You could receive blood that’s been stored for a week, or three weeks, or nearly six - and there’s growing concern that people who get the older blood might not fare as well.

It’s not often that you can determine a clear cut winner when it relates to boosting your metabolism, but when it comes right down to it NOTHING beats the "squat."

I asked my friend, a regular gym-goer, someone who pays attention to what he eats and how he looks, to write down his top 5 healthy snacks. Here are his hits and misses.

Consumer Reports recommends the best budget friendly and safe bikes for as little as $250.

Hitting the gym almost every day and still not seeing results? Aside from having a proper diet, there are three key components of a workout that elicit physical changes when optimized: Frequency, Intensity and Duration. Just because you go to the gym everyday (frequency) does not mean you are working out hard enough (intensity) or long enough (duration).

Earlier this week, I asked a conditioned female student in my Total Body Conditioning class why she was always using 3lb weights in class. Her response was, "I don’t want to bulk up and look manly. I bulk easily."