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Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'mayoclinic'

December 8, 2007

After 40 years opening doors for the tenants at the same Upper East Side building, Jonah Seeman probably would not like to be remembered as the "Bad Breath Doorman;" who would? Still, he's happy he spoke up when he received his third disciplinary letter in nine months, suspending him for having terrible halitosis. The message was quite clear that he was going to be dismissed because of bad breath that someone--never identified--who felt that his......

Continue Reading "Bad Breath Doorman Avoids Dismissal"

January 13, 2007

Growing up, there were very few crimes in the Gothamist Health household that were as grave as going outside without a hat in the winter. Our mom was convinced that colds and flu's were spawned from such sartorial oversight as well as other offenses that included venturing outdoors with a wet head of hair. Although over the years (mostly by going to medical school) we've been able to disabuse mom of most of these myths......

Continue Reading "Coldblooded"

December 18, 2005

Cramping your style Between blogging, writing angry letters to Modern Bride, and perusing the occasional CT scan, Gothamist Health has been feeling the early shooting pains of carpal tunnel syndrome from all of that excessive computer use. Even though we love our PC, we found this great advice at Macworld.com on how to make your laptop more ergonomic Holidaze The bustle of last-minute shopping, keeping your balance after that 5th eggnog, and faking that......

Continue Reading "Weekend Health Buzz"

April 23, 2005

Watch out for raccoons - two women in the Bronx were bitten by rabid raccoons or very possibly the same one. One woman was bitten in her backyard, while the other woman was bitten two blocks away in Riverdale. These are the first rabies attacks in the city in five years, but city health officials have found ten rabid animals in the Bronx so far, more than in any other borough. Here's the Mayo Clinic's......

Continue Reading "Rabies Cases in the Bronx"

April 4, 2005

The Daily News isn't just the rival to the NY Post or the paper behind fouled up Scratch'N'Win promotions: It's become the leader using subway riders' cameraphone pictures to catch sleeping subway clerks. Today's bust involves a photograph of a very slumped-over C train clerk at the 163rd Street station. According to the photographer, who took the picture at 2AM, the clerk was sleeping for at least 20 minutes, even with loud construction work going......

Continue Reading "Subway Token Clerk: Sleeping or Supplicating?"

September 5, 2004

Former President Bill Clinton, hospitalized since Friday after complaining of chest pains, has been receiving many well wishes as he awaits heart bypass surgery at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in New York and has been up and seeing visitors, but many doubt he'll be able to help John Kerry campaign or shill his own book. The Daily News looks at what rehab is ahead for Clinton after surgery. And though Clinton has been a recent convert to......

Continue Reading "Bill Clinton Feels His Heart Pain"

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