Topic: Health

Michael Douglas’ Throat Cancer Caused By HPV, Oral Sex (Not Smoking, Drinking)

Michael Douglas' Throat Cancer Caused By HPV, Oral Sex (Not Smoking, Drinking)

Michael Douglas has been cancer-free for more than two years–but while fulfilling a recent promotional duty for his Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra, the actor proved to be surprisingly frank about his diagnosis. Douglas, 68, recently revealed that it was oral sex–not usual suspects smoking or drinking–that caused him to develop a “walnut-size” tumor in the back of his throat. More »

SPF 100 Is “A Gimmick”

SPF 100 Is "A Gimmick"

Go inside! Go inside quickly! Your skin is frying, and you will get wrinkles and die. And no, it does not matter that you are using a sunscreen that says it’s SPF 100. Sadly, it turns out that is just something of a gimmick, and not something that would, say, effectively protect a vampire from the sun (I think that is why I run into so few vampires. That, and they’re shy). More »

A Message From St. James Hospital

A Message From St. James Hospital

INT. WHITE ROOM

MARY (a serene-looking woman of about 40)
faces the camera.

MARY
This is Christina.

A picture of CHRISTINE (young, smiling woman)
fills the screen.

MARY
Three years ago, Christina was
diagnosed with a rare form of
blood cancer. Doctors gave her
only months to live. Then she
found St. James Hospital.

A picture of an impressively modern hospital. Sleek. More »

What Red Wine Can Do

What Red Wine Can Do

Red wine can definitely fight the effects of aging.

Red wine will clear up your acne, but it will replace the acne with migraines.

Red wine will enable you to “have it all” but it will give your children autism. If your children already have autism, it will give them a peanut allergy. If your children already have a peanut allergy, it will turn them into human-sized dragonflies.

Red wine is the winning taste in the 2013 Do Us a Flavor Lay’s Potato Chip flavor contest. More »

Welcome To Ironside Fitness

Welcome To Ironside Fitness

INT. DAY. GYM.

Assorted WOMEN in workout clothes climb stepping machines in the background. A LUNKHEAD benches carefully in the free weights area. A class of PILATES ENTHUSIASTS unrolls their mats as a smiling YOUNG WOMAN steps into view and addresses the camera.

WOMAN
Welcome to Ironside Fitness.

She walks past a middle-aged woman concentrating on a set of lat pulldowns and gives her a high-five. More »