August 3rd, 2007
A hilarious ad in my morning New York Times headlines e-mail made me laugh out loud even though I’m in a bit of an early-morning stupor at the moment. I don’t want to reproduce it here because of copyright issues, but here’s the setup: two hippos standing shoulder deep in water, with just their faces […]
By Kristen King -- 5 comments
July 26th, 2007
New findings released by the NIH and published in a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine characterize obesity as being “socially contagious.” Translation: The more fat friends you have, the more likely you are to become fat. The same is true for slim pals.
At first I thought, “Well, people tend to gather […]
By Kristen King -- 4 comments
May 25th, 2007
Actress Sally Field is going to plotz when she hears about this new once-a-year treatment to prevent osteoporosis. It makes her beloved once-a-month Boniva (ibandronate sodium) look like a pile of poo.
Ivanhoe Newswire reported earlier this month that annual doses of zoledronic acid (brand name Reclast) have been clinically proven to demonstrate a 70% reduction […]
By Kristen King -- 2 comments
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