health

Cats, and Other Things That Will Kill Your Kids

Hamilton Nolan · 09/30/10 01:32PM

Fitness infomercial lies! Fat blasters! Exercise time! America's depression! Infant sleep killers! Low fat cancer! ADHD genes! And stupid cats are bad! It's your Thursday Health Watch, where we watch your health—from a safe, fetal position!

Hardcore Doesn't Come in Powder Form

Hamilton Nolan · 09/28/10 02:12PM

Pain and fitness! Functional food! Indecision! Horseback yoga! Expensive obesity! Tai chi danger! Protein facts! Too much sweat! And pure inspiration! It's your Tuesday Fitness Watch, where we watch your fitness—with a straight face, and back!

Wyclef Hospitalized for Vague Reasons

Hamilton Nolan · 09/27/10 04:13PM

Former Haitian presidential candidate and Fugee Wyclef Jean has been hospitalized for "stress and fatigue," in addition to "headaches." The simple fact that those are all often euphemisms for more scandalous conditions should not be construed as meaning anything. [Billboard]

Living in Cities Will Immunize You From Disease

Sergio Hernandez · 09/26/10 01:27PM

A study from the University of London has found that because people in urban areas "intermingle far more closely," city dwellers are more resistant to disease.

Cat Leaves Tree, and Other Wonders of Science

Hamilton Nolan · 09/24/10 02:08PM

Prescription danger! Nobel cheater! Cat in tree! Communication screwups! Bad science learning! Slob doctors! And coreshine won't get you more shine! It's your Friday Science Watch, where we watch science—in a hat, on a mat!

Mammograms Are for Losers

Hamilton Nolan · 09/23/10 02:30PM

Unlimited health care! Avandia outlawed! Mammograms dismissed! MS pills! Safe sex banned! Fat Canadians! Overweight college girls! And scary AIDS facts! It's your Thursday Health Watch, where we watch your health—while eating and sexing, all at once!

New York Post Pokes Fun at Scamming Proctologist

Jeff Neumann · 09/23/10 04:09AM

If you only read one story about hemorrhoids today, make sure it's this Post gem: A "quick-fingered" proctologist "was done in by 'rhoid rage" after patients complained he was overbilling and spending "no more than 15 minutes" treating their hemorrhoids.

Baby Formula Now Comes with Beetles

Jeff Neumann · 09/23/10 01:54AM

Abbott Laboratories, the makers of Similac baby formula, have voluntarily recalled "fewer than five million" formula containers after beetles were found by two consumers and in a manufacturing plant. A little extra protein never hurt anyone, right? [Reuters]

Lady Cut In Half to Cure Cancer

Maureen O'Connor · 09/22/10 02:23PM

To remove a tumor "the size of a calzone," doctors split a woman in half and attached her leg to her spine. They're calling it a "pogo stick" surgery, the first of its kind. The patient is in good spirits.

Prissy River Can't Handle a Little Dirt

Hamilton Nolan · 09/21/10 01:39PM

Chili science! Consciousness machines! Irradiated flaxseeds! Nano antennas! Venusian climates! Cali fossils! Rich awards! And a prima donna river! It's your Tuesday Science Watch, where we watch science—with the keen eye of an amateur!