health

Gravity Is Fake But Cake Is All Too Real

Hamilton Nolan · 07/13/10 04:11PM

Gravity controversy! Fecal news! Fatty cake brain! Shady brainy babies! Lottery science magic! Shirts, singing! Who knows what secrets the universe holds? The Tuesday Science Watch does! Because we watch your science—clad in pop tune follicles!

Drink Enough Milk or Die

Hamilton Nolan · 07/12/10 02:43PM

Cholesterol kids! Weight loss drugs! Glucosamine failure! Skin cancer diversity! Proper sneeze coverage! And your daily milk needs, revealed! It's your Monday Health Watch column, where we watch your health: with supplemental protein!

Exercise Makes You Smarter (About Exercise)

Hamilton Nolan · 07/07/10 11:22AM

Denver's mayor takes the stairs! Full Figured Fashionistas have nice hair! Fat TV shows, there and there! Calorie knowledge is rare! Exercise is mental flair! It's your Wednesday Fitness Watch, where we watch your fitness—from our airy lair!

Study: Boner Pills Lead to More STDs

Jeff Neumann · 07/06/10 05:02AM

In a study released today in the Annals of Internal Medicine, doctors found that men who take pills for erectile dysfunction (Viagra, Cialis) showed triple the rate of STDs than men who don't. This newfound prowess leads to riskier sex.

Britons Discover Secret to Living Longer: Being Fat and Drunk

Adrian Chen · 07/02/10 11:16AM

Statistics assembled by England's Office of National Statistics show that Britons live on average 10 years longer than in the 1970s. They're also much fatter, and alcohol-related deaths have doubled since the 1990s. Happier and (somehow) healthier! [Telegraph]

Americans Eating All Types of Delicious Crap

Hamilton Nolan · 06/29/10 11:20AM

NYC supremacy! Teen girl craziness! Vermonster's revenge! Kiddie hypertension! Air bee science! Lying docs! Airline food! It's your somewhat scientific Health Watch, where we watch your health—upon a mountain of iced-cream!

Science Proves: Teen Girls Don't Care

Hamilton Nolan · 06/24/10 04:00PM

Kid checkups! Organic fatties! Lazy docs! Sports carbs! Drunk teens! Rat Lungs! It's your predominantly factual Health Watch, where we watch your health—with the interest of a teenage girl amongst nerds!

Touched Anything? Get an H.I.V. Test.

Hamilton Nolan · 06/16/10 12:15PM

Crazy ladies fear AIDS! Vuvuzela dangers! Tuberculosis rampant! Cell phone radiation! Skinny blood! Skinny sex! Sexy diets! It's your Wednesday Health Watch, where we watch your health—while smearing ourselves with disinfectant!

Health Food of the Future: Less Salty Wieners

Hamilton Nolan · 06/16/10 09:48AM

Oooo, it's almost time for a brand new Government Food Pyramid! A panel of nutrition experts issued new Dietary Guidelines yesterday for Americans to ignore. The only ones paying attention: Kraft Foods Inc., your friendly corporate diet overlord.

Family Terror Over Faulty Genetic Tests

Ryan Tate · 06/08/10 12:43PM

A Google-connected startup misdirected up to 96 genetic-test results, telling people their children were not their children, that their ancestors were not their ancestors and even that they were a different gender. Then came the panic and tears.