Cardiovascular Medicine

Don't Be Scared of Eggs!

A few weeks ago, stories about a study published in Nature Medicine upset meat lovers. The study had connected the presence of TMAO -- sounds like internet slang, but it's a chemical produced by bacteria in the intestines -- with higher risks of heart disease. And the analysis found that after eatin ... More >>

Balding Men Are 32% More Likely To Have Heart Disease

Thinning on top? Well, according to a study, you have 32% more chance of developing coronary heart disease than someone with a thick head of hair. I'm sure that's very helpful to some people, but to me it seems like the biggest waste of time and money since New Coke. What can really be gained from ... More >>

Here's Why Liza Left Her Post-Concert Party Early Last Week

No, she wasn't being rude. According to promoter Daniel Nardicio, "Last Wednesday, during Liza and Alan Cumming's show, one of Liza's band members went into cardiac arrest on stage, didn't know it, and continued to play till the end.

Too Many Gay Porn Stars Are Dying

Four in a row. The idols that guys look to for sexuality, confidence, and oomph often mask deep-seated problems and insecurities beneath their bulging bravado. Arpad Miklos (above) committed suicide last Sunday, at age 45.

After Leaving Hospital Last Week, Koch Is Back In Intensive Care [UPDATE]

This is the last bit of news we want to hear after last week. Then, we reported on the improving medical condition of former Mayor Ed Koch. The 88-year-old statesman was hospitalized at New York Presbyterian/Columbia for reportedly having swollen ankles and liquid inside of his lungs. With positive ... More >>

WALK THIS WAY

Shape up in Central Park

REBELS NEVER DIE

Remembering Joe Strummer

SLAM DUNK

The Maggie Dixon Classic returns

TO YOUR HEALTH

THE GOOD BEER FEST RETURNS

Deli Wins 'Instant Heart Attack' Sandwich Suit; High Cholesterol Ensues

If you walk into the Second Avenue Deli - a kosher eatery that relocated from the East Village, when it actually was on 2nd Avenue, to Midtown - with $24.95 in your wallet, you'll have just enough moolah to buy a little snack called the 'Instant Heart Attack.' The 804-calorie towering sandwich, made ... More >>

Weed Wackiness: Here Are Common Drugs More Dangerous Than Marijuana

As the debate over medical marijuana continues in New York and the rest of the U.S., there's bound to be a lot of conflicting information out there. Opponents of medical marijuana tend to argue that it is dangerous and has no therapeutic qualities. We're not medical experts, so we're not going to d ... More >>

ICE, ICE BABY

Chill out on New Year’s Day

Photos: Inside the Sanitation Building Where Occupy Wall Street's Stuff Is Being Held

As we reported earlier today, press aren't allowed inside the Sanitation facility on 57th Street where the city is storing Occupy Wall Street protesters' belongings taken during the Zuccotti raid. We'd heard reports of disarray and damage inside and had seen photos of smashed laptops, and now the Vo ... More >>

Larry King Talks To Me About His Gala Tribute, Part One!

​ On Monday night at the Sheraton Ballroom, onetime Abbot of the West Coast Friars Club Larry King gets a Friars Testimonial dinner, emceed by Katie Couric and featuring testimonials from the likes of Joan Rivers, Kathy Griffin, and Donald Trump. I called Larry to toast the TV legend on his a ... More >>

Richard Pryor: Live in Concert

Diane McCloud, Long Island Woman, Denied Heart Transplant After Stealing from CVS

​Earlier this year, Judge Francis Ricigliano showed sympathy for ailing 47 year-old Diane McCloud, who was serving 15-months in jail for petit larceny. He suspended her sentence in order for her to get on a heart transplant waiting list. The Daily News reports that McCloud appeared in front of ... More >>

The UES 2nd Avenue Deli Will Indeed Open This Summer

2nd Avenue Deli​Two years after Upper East Siders started drooling in anticipation of massive caloric intake, the 2nd Avenue Deli is finally close to opening its doors on First Avenue.

Which Brand of Flosser Will Save Your Life? We'll Tell You!

​Each week, Death by Science kicks down science and technology's door and demands to see where they're hiding the primo goods. Often terrifying, sometimes humbling, our discoveries will make you run to the nearest 7-11 and stock up on canned goods and doomsday porn. This week, we examine the c ... More >>

Elderly Jewish New Yorkers May Hold Secret to Long Life

​Cornell University researchers are about to begin studying the stem cells of a dozen elderly Jewish New Yorkers to figure out how they manage to live so long. There's evidence of a "longevity gene" which protects against heart disease and cancer; a lot of these seniors are living to 100 despite b ... More >>

Macho Man Randy Savage Dead in Car Accident After Heart Attack

Iconic wrestler and Slim Jim spokesman "Macho Man" Randy Savage died this morning in a car accident after suffering a heart attack, TMZ is reporting via Savage's brother. May he rest in peace. (Don't panic.)

2nd Ave Deli Sued for Gutbomb; A Bun in Donatella Arpaia's Oven

​The 2nd Ave Deli is being sued by Arizona-based Heart Attack Grill for trademark infringement due to its "Instant Heart Attack Sandwich." [Reuters] For the past year, the Family Life Academy Charter School in the Bronx has served fresh food in the cafeteria, prepared by a professional chef, ... More >>

New York City Considers Fast-Food Toy Ban, Cites Happy Fat Kids

Ladies and gentlemen, a photo of the world's only Filet-O-Fish Happy Meal.​Gather round, children, and listen to a tale of the evil New York City Council attempting to take your Happy Meal toys away. Yahoo reports that the dastardly City Council Deputy Majority Leader Leroy Comrie, who comes f ... More >>

Working Too Much Could Kill You

Dangerous.​News you can use! If you're working 55 hours or more a week (and who among us isn't, really?), your health may be in danger. A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine looked at 7,095 British civil servant workers who worked 11 or more hours daily. They were 67 percent mor ... More >>

Sex Is Killing Our Nation's Couch Potatoes

​Beware: If you're an out-of-shape "older person" who gets neither very much sex nor very much exercise, you might die of a heart attack from doing either, according to a new study. This is not to say that you shouldn't exercise, says the study's author, Dr. Issa Dahabreh of Tufts. Au contrair ... More >>

If You Must Have a Heart Attack, Do It the 'Fun' Way

​Nobody likes a heart attack. And according to a new study in The Lancet, most of the things that you actually enjoy in life have a chance of giving you one: "Coffee, alcohol, sex, even breathing -- can all help spur an attack." Ack! Stop breathing, now! Researchers have determined that coffe ... More >>

Will the City Be Hit By a Storm of Snow Suits?

​Yeah, nobody saw this coming: The Daily News reports that "a Brooklyn man whose wife died of a heart attack after waiting more than 90 minutes for an ambulance during last month's blizzard" is filing a $20 million lawsuit against the city. Yes, the onslaught of post-blizzard litigation has begun!

MAX’S BIG MOVE

In the year 2011 . . . Weinberg goes solo

Feds Investigating 2007 Bellevue Jail Ward Death

​Back in June 2008, the Voice examined the controversial beating death of a mentally ill inmate in the jail ward at Bellevue Hospital Center. We reported exclusively that Patrick Miller was beaten severely by five correction officers in May 2007, and that beating probably led to his death by h ... More >>

The 5 Most Profitable Drugs: They Never Cure You

​In this week's cover story, writer Keegan Hamilton investigates the controversy surrounding ibogaine, the experimental hallucinogen drug that has helped kick meth and heroin addictions. Ibogaine is illegal, even though its power to cure addicts has been proven. Hamilton's story describes th ... More >>

Illegal Immigrant's Heart Transplant is Covered. Her Rent is Not.

​In June, the Voice wrote about Julia Amparo-Alvarado, a 42-year-old illegal immigrant from Guatemala who faced death without a heart transplant. The mother of two was navigating a complex path of gaining insurance coverage despite her immigration status. Three weeks ago, Julia managed to get ... More >>

New Yorkers: We're All Living Longer, But Dudes, You're Still Dying First

​There's a new report out about men's health in New York City. The good news: We're all living longer than ever. If you were born in 2007 (and can read; if not, ask Mommy or Daddy to read this to you), you will probably live to an average of 79.4 years. But: Men die six years before women on a ... More >>

Update: George Steinbrenner Dies of Heart Attack

​Update: We've just heard via ABC that George Steinbrenner has died: New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has died in Tampa after suffering a heart attack, three sources tell ABC Action News. The Steinbrenner family has now released a statement, per MLB.com:

An Immigrant's Heart

To survive the ordeal of escaping Guatemala, Julia needed a big Heart. But not this big.

Milk is Good for You, According to New Dairy Council-Backed Study. Lewis Black is not so Sure. (Video NSFW Due to Potty-Mouth)

"I'm so mad I could lactate!"​A new study out of Sweden suggests that eating dairy could benefit heart health by lowering blood pressure and reducing cholesterol levels, thus cutting the risk of having a heart attack. It should be noted, however, that the study was funded in part by the Nation ... More >>

He Who Laughs Laughs While Others Exercise

​Today is the day in which a whole lot of unfortunate health studies got dumped on us. Scientists must be pissed or something. Because it's not like any of this is news so much as it's just a nagging reminder of how we have too much fun in life and better rein it in, 'cause we're gonna die... ... More >>

The Future Is Bleak for Foodies; Forget Jared. Meet Christine, Taco Bell's Diet Poster Girl

​The latest food recall comes from National Steak and Poultry in Oklahoma, which is recalling some 248,000 pounds of beef that might be contaminated with a strain of E. coli. The meat could be linked to illnesses in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, South Dakota, and Washington. [ABC News] Wh ... More >>

Islands+Jemima Pearl

'This Is Why You're Fat' Authors Want to Fatten You Up

​A copy of This Is Why You're Fat, which is scheduled to hit book shelves next Tuesday, recently landed at FiTR HQ. It's pretty much what anyone who followed its original blog incarnation would expect: gross photos of food that will kill you, plus recipes for the masochistically inclined. In a ... More >>

Ed Koch Celebrates Bypass Operation with Big Steak Dinner

​Back in the Chicago Bears' 80s heyday, there was a story (now debunked, alas) that quarterback Jim McMahon fed his offensive line dinner every weekend as a gesture of appreciation toward the people who kept him from getting killed. Former Mayor Ed Koch seems to have heeded that apocryphal exa ... More >>

Circulatory System+Nesey Gallons+Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't

ALLEY-OOP

Women's hoops for a good cause

Peggy Bates: 'Barachois'

13th Rendez-Vous with French Cinema

Hard to Swallow

The debate surrounding choking as a sexual practice

Claire Denis's Change of Heart

Soldiers Fear the Needle

The Pentagon still fights for its anthrax vaccine

A Heartbeat Away

Speculation about a replacement for Dick Cheney just keeps on ticking

Hormonal Outrage

The Menopause Industry's Marginalized Critics Are Finally Proven Right

The Sludge Report

Big Fat Problem

AIDS Drugs Cause Scary Side Effects--And Spark Interest in New Treatment Strategies