Eight drugs your doctor won’t take

July 20, 2008

It’s not any sort of exaggeration to say that we trust our healthcare professionals with our lives. We rely on them to give us proper care, diagnose any current or potential problems and give us effective treatments that won’t jeopardize our quality of life. But with pharmaceuticals being a mult…

July 14, 2008

BODY OF LAWRENCE SOLDIER FOUND: The bodies of Army Sgt. Alex R. Jimenez (Lawrence, MA) and PFC Byron W. Fouty (Waterford, MI) were recovered on July 8 and identified by July 9. Jimenez and Fouty went lost on May 12, 2007 along with a third soldier who was found dead 11 days later. According to t…

Sports Redux: Baltimore Beats Buchholz

July 14, 2008

Baltimore and Clay Buchholz have a bit of a past, but last night it was point Baltimore. Well, 7 points for them when they beat the Sox 7–3. It probably wasn’t the comeback performance we expected from Clay Buchholz after spending two successful months in AAA.

Buchholz threw for five innings …

Breaking: Tony Snow Has Died

July 14, 2008

Former White House press secretary Tony Snow died early today of colon cancer. Conservative Snow hosted “Fox News Sunday” for many years before joining the White House. Most recently, he was a commenter on CNN. In a statement, President Bush called Snow “a devoted public servant and a man of charact…

128 Tanker Explosion: Driver OK, Gasoline, Roadway, Not So Much

July 14, 2008

A fuel tanker truck turned by on 128 South early that dawn in Needham and exploded. Both sides were shut down for a date, and the road “melted under the fire.” Images from the explosion propose a solid black cylinder of smoke rising from the highway.

WCVB got a little carried away describing the …

Transplanted Taste Buds: Peach Upside Down Cakes

July 14, 2008

Summertime means the freshest fruits and vegetables and while we love to eat them naked right off of the stands, something magical happens when you use them for your favorite recipes. Using fresh peaches, for instance, makes these individual upside down cakes pop. Try them with sweetened whipped cre…

Sports Redux: The Sox Are Atop The East; All Is Right With the World

July 14, 2008

Seven Red Sox are headed to the Bronx (by train!) for the All-Star Game. And what better way to reach at the giant party at the house of the enemy than defending World Champions, back in first place. It’s a lot of fun to travel in style like that.

The Sox haven’t precisely charged into first …

Five Guys Coming Fast–But Not to Boston

July 14, 2008

Five Guys, a national burger chain beloved by many, will be opening locations in Massachusetts that summer. The new stores will be in Dedham, Needham, and Swampscott. No word on a Boston location. All burgers will be appropriately delicious: a company spokesman says “We don’t pretend to be healthy.”…

Boston Viral Video: Departed Spoof Could Use Some Gas-X

July 14, 2008

Every Saturday, Bostonist reaps what YouTube has sewn; bringing you the choicest fruit from that week’s crop of Boston-based videos.

This week’s viral video installment might be a little too ripe for those with fragile sensibilities. YouTube is no stranger to the movie spoof; so it is no surprise…

Sports Redux: Sox Bats Wake, While Wake Puts Baltimore Bats To Sleep

July 14, 2008

If the Red Sox are going to defend their title, they’d do well to reply to more losses like that. A day after flopping to the Orioles, the Sox put a whuppin’ on the hapless Birds, combining a Kevin Youkilis RBI derby with a brilliant performance by Tim Wakefield for a soul-satisfying 12-1 clobbering…

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