Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed in June to hear Merck & Co.’s appeal in the years-long Fosamax liability litigation, acting Solicitor General Jefferey Wall asked for permission to present oral arguments. It would be a plus for Merck, because Wall has been a major voice on the hotly debated issue of pre-emption, which revolves around the question… Read More »
Restaurateur Shelly Fireman, who loves show business as much as food, believes that a second act should be better than the first. Four years ago, his popular theater-district eatery Bond 45 faced its final curtain. The landlord at 154 W. 45th St. wouldn’t renew its lease. He sadly lost the trattoria he had filled with… Read More »
The December issue of Women’s Health has just hit shelves. On the cover, Nkateko Dinwiddy (better known as Takkies) shows off her sizzling-hot abs, just months after giving birth to baby Sana. Takkies got back in shape fast. When we called her about being on the cover, she responded: “I can shoot tomorrow! My body… Read More »
Getty ImagesMRBIG_PHOTOGRAPHY Pullups are the gold standard of back exercises, but that doesn’t mean you always want to do them. Heck, you may not even like them, or be able to pull off a single perfect rep. The good news is that you can get a perfectly good back workout without doing any of them.… Read More »
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have a new issue to disagree about: the wisdom of a soda tax. A tax on sugary soft drinks, like the one proposed in Philadelphia and endorsed by Mrs. Clinton last week, divides the left. It can be seen as achieving an admirable public health goal of less sugar consumption… Read More »
A large study in the International Journal of Epidemiology reported that a high intake of protein from meat is associated with an increased of dying prematurely from cardiovascular disease. This is independent of the fat content of of the meat. In contrast a high intake of protein from nuts and seeds was linked… Read More »
Thousands of people suffer from back pain these days. There can be a number of causes of it. Sitting or sleeping in a wrong position or even standing for so long can be the major cause of back pain. Many doctors have researched that sleeping on a wrong and uncomfortable mattress can be one major… Read More »