health

Scientists Confirm: PMS Is Your Boyfriend's Fault

Hamilton Nolan · 08/24/10 02:38PM

PMS decoded! Neurosurgery! Stapled peptides! Ants on McDonald's! Eggs that kill! More smoking cancer! Chronic fatigue solved! And gluten-free crapola! It's your Tuesday Health Watch, where we watch your health—consuming Wheaties by the barrel!

America Is Not Getting Any Sleep

Hamilton Nolan · 08/24/10 11:30AM

Couples cannot figure out how to sleep together. Teens are too wired to slumber. And celebrities think they're so special they don't even need to sleep. Does this sleep crisis threaten to destroy America? You could say that, yes.

The New Generation Is Mostly Uncircumcised

Hamilton Nolan · 08/17/10 11:11AM

A new study says that less than one-third of baby boys in US hospitals last year were circumcised—down from 56% in 2006, and about two-thirds in the 80s and 90s. Just letting you know, lest anyone get surprised. [NYT]

Slim and Celibate or Stout but Turned Out?

Hamilton Nolan · 08/12/10 02:33PM

Sex vs. dieting! Childhood obesity debates! Bamboo bikes! Genius t-shirts! Swimming while criminal! And an easy way to beat anger, for stupid jerks! It's your Thursday Fitness Watch, where we watch your fitness—while ignoring our own!

This Man Had a Plant Growing Inside His Lung

Max Read · 08/10/10 08:59PM

When Massachusetts man Ron Sveden was rushed the hospital after spending months coughing, he expected to receive a cancer diagnosis. So you can imagine his relief when it turned out to be a "half-inch" pea plant growing in his lung.

Death Begins in the Belly

Hamilton Nolan · 08/10/10 01:32PM

New Alzheimers test! DNA for cancer! Grownups with pediatricians! Questions about statins! Patella band analysis! The science of sleep! And belly fat of doom! It's your Tuesday Health Watch, where we watch your health—or do we?

Nurses Are Whispering About You on Facebook

Hamilton Nolan · 08/09/10 10:38AM

Nurses: can you trust them? Of course not. Don't be a fool. Sure, they may save your life; but if you think they're not going to gossip about you on Facebook afterwards, you're naive. It's been documented!

Girls Reaching Puberty Earlier Than Ever

Hamilton Nolan · 08/09/10 09:37AM

A new study shows that more young girls are reaching puberty at very young ages—a significant portion of them by the age of seven. What's going on in this crazy mixed-up world? Are stereotypes to blame?