When I heard about Taco Bell's "drive-thru diet" ad campaign, I assumed it was an attempt at viral marketing humor, like cavemen or talking babies or Domino's claiming to have edible pizza. But it's legit! Chalupas are the new horse tranquilizers. More»

As we approach quitting time for the week, two pieces of foamy good news have come to our attention: a six pack will soon be cheaper than soda in NYC and Burger King is about to start selling beer with its Whoppers! More»

New York City public health officials have beefed up their anti-obesity efforts. As a proposed sin tax on soda languishes in bureaucracy, health advocates have resorted to another time-tested approach to ridding the public of its vices: revolting advertisements. More»

As New Yorkers we are predisposed to the occasional dramatic outburst. It usually involves some sort of gossip-related revelation and a cell phone, or alcohol, or both. My yearly monthly hysteria allotment exhausted itself this past Sunday, while walking the unlikely culprit destination of my local super market. There, amongst the fresh fruits and vegetables, was  calorie-free peanut butter. Go ahead and scream. More»

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I'm a NYHRC girl myself but today, thanks to MROD nation, we find out on June 30th, Crunch Gym in Soho is going to "be turning off the last treadmill". Apparently they weren't able to come to terms on extending their lease with the building (on Houston and Broadway). Says MROD:

But as compensation, Crunch is offering me and my fellow Soho Crunch gym rats the following:

Reduced monthly $10 off current agreement; and

Complimentary upgrade to an All Crunch membership.

Especially if you're on the subway sitting next to me or leaning over me. If you fall into either category, we can pretty much bet that you're also coughing without covering your mouth. Do me a favor - I know that cold season is on the way out, but on your way to/from somewhere, go to Chinatown and pick up some Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa "oral demulcent". Take a tablespoon in the morning and a tablespoon in the evening… More»

If you're doing some shopping in Soho boutiques for the next ten days, say shopping for a Helmut Lang suit or a Malandrino dress, perhaps you could pop on over to Navigenics to get your saliva cotton-swabbed. That's right, I said cotton-swabbed. Navigenics, a company that promotes at-home genetic testing by selling kits online, will be setting up shop on Greene Street. They will not only be screening for 17 condition that run the gamut from breast cancer to type 2 diabetes, they will be having panel discussions and the like to get us all excited about finding out our genetic defects. More»

…At least if you were there the 7th, 8th, or 11th of this month.  Thanks to the Cajun Boy, we are able to pass on the word to all of our Socialista-going readers. Hip Demi hosted a 30th birthday bash for her husband Kutcher at the venue on February 7 after a star-studded dinner at Gemma restaurant. Guests included Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ivanka Trump, Liv Tyler, Catherine Keener, Lucy Liu and Salma Hayek. It was brought to the Health Department's attention that a bartender there was infected with the highly contagious form of the Hepatitis A virus, in a very recent press release they say:

"Any patron who visited the establishment after 8 p.m. on February 7th or 8th, or after 10 p.m. on February 11th (the times the infected person worked after becoming infectious), is considered to be at risk and needs a preventive shot."

YIKES…Time for all of us to check our calendars….was a bad night for the in-crowd, Beatrice Inn was busted on the 7th if you remember. Maybe Ash and Demi should take a break from the NY nightlife scene for awhile, they haven't been having much luck.

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[TGI Friday's is TOO much fun]

Nope, actually it's proabably worse for you. The most cognitive heath fanatics already know that drinks, not food, could be what is stopping their pals from losing that extra 10 pounds they have been struggling with. Why it takes some people longer to figure this out than others, I've never understood. Do you not see the labels on that coke you're about to drink down!? Also, have you never been out at night? Why do you think all the twiggy models only drink vodka (usually with no chaser)? CALORIES, CALORIES, CALORIES! Though there's a lot more to losing weight (sugar, fat, exercise, carbs, etc), calories are the most blatant, in your face way to gage. If you maintain a consistent calories in vs. calories expended you will stay a constant weight. This is not rocket science people. Our health savvy good mayor Bloomberg knows this, and now his law may FINALLY help those slower ones "get" it.

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Almost Everyone at one point in their life has stumbled into a bar, tried to order a drink and heard "I'm sorry but I can't serve you, you've had too much." Ah Yes, these words conjure up fond memories of freshman week and praying to the porcelain gods, but now they might bring back entirely different memories.

That's right, Mississippi legislators have introduced a new bill that would, "prohibit certain food establishments from serving food to any person who is obese, based on criteria prescribed by the state department of health."

This is exactly the bill that we have been waiting for, someone needs to call Bloomberg up and tell him to get on it. New York led the charge with the smoking ban, but it seems we have been beaten to the punch this time on the fat ban; by Mississippi, yea Mississippi!

Imagine being in your hospital room at Cedar's Sinai Medical Center, only to find Dr. Phil with his shit-eating grin, ready to dispense his brand of tough love and exploit you for ratings.  This is exactly what happened to our favorite shark-jumping popstar B. Spears the other day.  While Britney has certainly brought upon all of her other troubles, this is one she definitely did not.

Dr. Phil, "what were you thinking"!?  Oh wait, you weren't.   Dr. Joyce had the following to say about Phil's potential mental health malfeasance:

"I'm sure Dr. Phil does not want to exploit her. He has all this experience in helping people get over problems"

But wait, Dr. Joyce Brothers lives in a glass house when it comes to this since she herself has been television psychologist for 30 years.

Thinks for Spears aren't all bad these days.  She just got a pass from Mr. Blackwell's annual worst-dressed list, a list which our favorite little goblin Mary-Kate Olsen made sure to fill out the number 3 spot.