health

Steve Jobs: Healthy But Uncomfortably Thin

Ryan Tate · 05/11/10 12:03PM

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is "coping well with his health issues" and working full tilt, but he's struggling to put on weight, say associates. That sounds about right : It takes a vigorous man to piss this many people off.

What You Eat Will Kill You Soon

Hamilton Nolan · 05/10/10 10:38AM

Horse therapy! Lettuce addicts! Healthy men! Bodega diets! Church workouts! Nursery cake! Food mockery! It's your Monday Fitness Watch, where we watch fitness—while snacking voraciously!

Happy Meal, 'Ultimate Power Meal' Both Deadly

Hamilton Nolan · 04/28/10 04:30PM

No toys in your food! Poison in your food! Fire fight your food! Hot peppers are your food! An electronic device is the master of your food! It's your Fitness Watch, where we watch your fitness—while sucking a habanero!

America's Divine Right to Junk Food

Hamilton Nolan · 04/27/10 12:22PM

Fat Qatar! Shortened lifespans! Jailbird junk food! Pot belly rights! Half of us are walking dead! It's your Health Watch, where we watch your health—if you buy us a hoagie!

A Study of Anal Sex in the City

Jeff Neumann · 04/22/10 05:30AM

The NYC Department of Health released a report yesterday, "Women, Unprotected Anal Sex and HIV Risk," that says women use condoms far less than men when doing butt-related naughty things. They polled women between the ages of 18 and 64.

British Woman Says a Migraine Gave Her a Chinese Accent

Maureen O'Connor · 04/20/10 04:43PM

Remember that kid in college who came back from study abroad with a fake accent, because he became so Parisian he's all "Mon dieu, I have forgotten English"? A British lady has that, but it's neurological. Awk-ward. [MSN, Pic]

How Do Scientists Suggest We Enjoy that Fresh Tobacco Flavor, Then?

Hamilton Nolan · 04/19/10 10:53AM

Scientists are bashing minty tobacco-filled "Camel Orbs" candies, because they might get kids addicted to nicotine. "Nuh uh" a big tobacco spokesman retorts. When will scientists hop off the bitchy teen hater train, and onto the nicotine flavor train? [NYT]

The Medicinal Potential of Hallucinogenic Drugs: An Assessment

Hamilton Nolan · 04/12/10 09:08AM

The whole hallucinogens-as-medicine thing is back! Scientist are conducting very strict scientific tests on psychedelic drugs as a treatment for depression. Allow us to save the doctors some trouble. We present our own research findings on this important topic below.

Looking at Sick People Boosts Your Immune System

Max Read · 04/06/10 01:44AM

Next time you're afraid you might get sick, don't bother with Airborne or Emergen-C or some other bullshit preventative elixir. Do what science tells you and look at pictures of sick people.