cancer
'What I Saw Was Not a Penis. What I Saw Was Cancer'
Hamilton Nolan · 08/23/11 09:37AMPhillip Seaton, the unlucky ducky whose bratwurst went bye-bye after his chopper doctor turned pecker wrecker, is finally having his day in court. Tell us, "Dr." John Patterson (pictured grinning with his high-priced attorney; do you find something funny, sir?), how did a simple circumcision become a member dismembering, leaving Phillip Seaton to wake up wangless without even a chance to bid tally-ho to his tallywhacker?
Just 15 Minutes of Daily Exercise Can Make You an Old Weakling
Hamilton Nolan · 08/16/11 04:22PMThat Morning Smoke Is Probably Going to Kill You
Jeff Neumann · 08/08/11 02:44AMMan With Breast Cancer Denied Medicaid Coverage
Lauri Apple · 08/07/11 08:24PMYour Cell Phone Won't Kill You
Hamilton Nolan · 07/28/11 04:11PMStop-Smoking Drug Kills You Just Like Smoking Does
Hamilton Nolan · 07/05/11 04:45PMTeens, Prepare to Kiss Your Tanning Bed Freedoms Goodbye
Seth Abramovitch · 06/28/11 02:44AMI thought we lived in a free country, where every man, woman, and Botox-plumped toddler was welcome to crisp themselves to their hearts' content inside an ultraviolet convection oven. But our hard-earned tanning bed liberties are in jeopardy, friends, as state lawmakers are mulling over a new law that would restrict their use among the high school-set.
There's a Pretty Decent Chance Your Meds Are Killing You Somehow
Hamilton Nolan · 06/27/11 04:08PMGawker Friend Aaron Jamison Has 'a Matter of Weeks Left'
Hamilton Nolan · 06/10/11 03:46PMWe first became familiar with terminal cancer patient and all-around loveable guy Aaron Jamison last year, when we heard about his plan to sell advertising space on his cremation urn in order to help his wife pay the bills after he died. You, the Gawker readers, chipped in to help Aaron and his wife Kristin, and they thanked you. Since a holiday update last December, we hadn't heard any more from Kristin and Aaron (although Aaron has still been updating his blog, which can be found here.)
You Can Still Afford to Get Cancer!
Hamilton Nolan · 06/06/11 04:40PMIs Your Stomach Strong Enough to Watch Dr. Oz's Colonoscopy?
Brian Moylan · 06/03/11 04:34PMToday Oprah acolyte Dr. Oz showed his audience the results of his colonoscopy and it was freaking gross. Not only did Oz's doctor find a pre-cancerous polyp, he also found a colon was full of rice and lentils.
Cellphones Ruled Maybe-Cancer-Causing
Maureen O'Connor · 05/31/11 12:13PMBackwards Leg Allows Kid to Keep Playing Baseball
Max Read · 05/21/11 01:56PMTen-year-old Dugan Smith was diagnosed with a rare kind of cancer in his thigh bone, leaving him with a softball-sized tumor. Usually, similar patients have their legs partially amputated and are given cadaver or prosthetic thigh bones. But Dugan wanted to keep playing baseball.
Baby Obesity Tied to Baby Bottles Full of Butter
Hamilton Nolan · 05/05/11 04:25PMBureaucrats Are Coming to Steal Your Leftover Pills
Hamilton Nolan · 04/25/11 04:39PMSugar Is Going to Give You Cancer and a Heart Attack
Max Read · 04/16/11 04:40PMAs you know, everything you eat is bad for you, unless you are eating leafy green vegetables. But, we learn this weekend from The New York Times Magazine's Gary Taubes, sugar is extra-bad for you. Like, cigarettes-level bad for you.