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Not Tonight (or Any Time Soon), Honey

Gothamist is a website about New York. More oh NO. Hopefully this cleans for the evening rush which is about to start. I need to get home!!

From KAPIL DESAI, Gothamist,  4 Mar 2008
Related Topics: George W. Bush

Doctors Without Borders

The program will periodically remind overworked and/or absent-minded MDs about tests and duties that are routinely performed (ie. cholesterol checks, prescription refills). By giving a team of doctors who may be caring for a single patient access to ...

From KAPIL DESAI, Gothamist,  29 Feb 2008

When Movies are a Drag

The (Health) Commish also cited a couple of studies showing that such smoking scenes are the most influential force motivating kids to start puffing in the first place. And with cigarette use being the leading preventable cause of death in New York ...

From KAPIL DESAI, Gothamist,  20 Feb 2008

New Yorkers Living It Up!

The drop in HIV-related deaths city-wide is being attributed to lower infection rates thanks to syringe exchange programs, increased and more widely available HIV testing, and slowing disease progression. But the news is not all good as the ...

From KAPIL DESAI, Gothamist,  10 Jan 2008

Breast Cancer and the City

Mammographers lump patients into four broad categories depending on how dense their breasts are: extremely dense, heterogeneously dense, scattered fibroglandular, or predominantly fatty. The more dense a breast is, the less fatty it is and the more ...

From KAPIL DESAI, Gothamist,  28 Nov 2007

Wheels for Wheels

While some advocacy groups oppose the new program, arguing instead that all taxis should be handicap accessible (like they are in cities like London), others are lauding the move. The service will begin in January and will greet passengers waiting ...

From KAPIL DESAI, Gothamist,  17 Nov 2007

Where There's No Smoke...

Gothamist is a website about New York. More if you don't like the summary view, just use the "change this" link in the upper right-- it lets [more] Use an RSS reader to stay up to date with the latest news and posts from Gothamist. Click here to find ...

From KAPIL DESAI, Gothamist,  15 Nov 2007

PS, You May Have Hepatitis

How would you like to get a letter from your doctor saying, surprise, you may have hepatitis? Well that's exactly what happened to patients this week who received injections from a certain Nassau County doc. Six hundred thirty patients were contacted ...

From KAPIL DESAI, Gothamist,  14 Nov 2007

Baby on Board

The only time Paula Radcliffe seems to carry any body fat is when she's toting around her 9-month-old daughter around. Mothers, new and old alike, are still in awe over the British marathoner's ability to win the famed NYC marathon months after giving ...

From KAPIL DESAI, Gothamist,  12 Nov 2007
Related Topics: Paula Radcliffe

Don't Bug Me

With Halloween right around the dark, dank corner, the minds of small children are populated with blood thirsty vampires, hairy knuckled werewolves, and nebulous bogeymen. But as they try to sleep and shudder with thoughts of what's hiding in their ...

From KAPIL DESAI, Gothamist,  18 Oct 2007

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