Cardiovascular Medicine

By 2030, Almost Two-Thirds of Missourians Will Be Really Fat People

Picture, if you will, that you are standing in between two people. Look to your right, then to your left. If you are standing in this little huddle in Missouri 20 years from today, more than likely two of the three of you will be obese. At least, that's the vision of the future a new report out fro ... More >>

Another Diner Down at the Heart Attack Grill

When we last checked in with the Heart Attack Grill -- where you can order the almost-10,000-calorie "Quadruple Bypass Burger" (add twenty slices of bacon for just $3.69 more!), fries cooked in pure lard and butterfat milkshakes ("literally pure cream!") -- a diner had suffered a heart attack at the ... More >>

Heart Attack Fells Diner at the Heart Attack Grill

Every now and then, Gut Check puts away our snark and presents a story without comment. This is one of those occasions. A man dining at the Heart Attack Grill, a Las Vegas restaurant that offers "Triple Bypass Burgers" and French fries cooked in pure lard and clothes its waitresses in masturbatory ... More >>

Yet Another Lawyer Who Worked at Boggs Boggs & Bates Has Died an Unusual Death

Image viaSeriously, wtf was up at the former Boggs firm?​Statistically, it's pretty rare for a 39-year-old to die of cardiac arrest. That's the first unusual aspect of the death of Wade J. Thomas, a Kansas City-based attorney who passed away on New Year's Day. The second: He used to work for the l ... More >>

Alabama Shakes

8 p.m. Sunday, December 18. The Old Rock House, 1200 South Seventh Street.

Inmates More Likely to Die in Missouri Jails Than in 42* Other States

John Gotti died of throat cancer while incarcerated at the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri.​The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics released a bunch of numbers yesterday offering an exhaustive demographic account of inmates who are dying in p ... More >>

John's Butcher Shoppee Accused of Labeling Organ Meat "Ground Beef"

A curious suit over questionable meat.​At a news conference today in St. Louis, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced that he's filed a civil suit against a meat processor with stores in Overland and Festus on claims that the company mislabeled some of its products. According to the att ... More >>

79-Year Old Woman Assaulted by Cops, Lawsuit Alleges

Public Enemy, NWA, Tupac... 79-year-old Velma Fortune, shining a light on police brutality.​ Updated at 11:30 a.m. to include a statement from McPherson Police Chief Dennis Shaw. Two McPherson, Kansas, police officers snatched the cane of a 79-year-old woman, handcuffed her and dragged her a ... More >>

August Busch IV Slapped With Wrongful Death Suit

August Busch IV​The Post-Dispatch reports that August Busch IV has been sued in St. Louis County Circuit Court over the death last December of his girlfriend, Adrienne Martin. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed today on behalf of Martin's eight-year-old son, Blake Alexander Martin. Blake's fathe ... More >>

Why "Healthy" People Have Heart Attacks

image via​It seems wrong to say that some people are more deserving of heart attacks than others, but when a person with a propensity for smoking and eating slingers and a lack of interest in exercise suffers a coronary, let's just say no one is very much surprised. But what about when a pers ... More >>

Cocaine Straw Found Near Adrienne Martin; August Busch IV's Home Loaded and Messy

August Busch IV had straw with cocaine in bedroom and pill bottles with illegal drug residue in bathroom.​Update: At a news conference this afternoon, St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch said that August Busch IV "refused" to cooperate with its investigation, and it could not file charges ag ... More >>

Heart Failure Gene Discovered...In the Kidney

image viaDr. Gerald W. Dorn II​Researchers at Washington University have identified a gene sequence that indicates a person is at risk for heart failure even before there are any outward signs, like high blood pressure. Surprisingly, this gene isn't connected to the heart. It's related to the ... More >>

Pat Martino Trio

8:30 and 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, December 1, through Saturday, December 4.

Sick: America's Most Profitable Drugs Don't Cure Anything

Image viaDrug money​If you read this week's feature story on the addiction-curing hallucinogenic drug ibogaine and non-hallucinogenic alternatives like 18-MC, you might have been left wondering, "If this stuff works as well as everybody says it does, why hasn't a pharmaceutical company started sel ... More >>

Garden Spot Market in Soulard Closed for Good

Sad news: Garden Spot Market in the Soulard Market, which opened just last year, is closed for good. The Shupp family, which owns Garden Spot and also Rick's Garden Spot Meats in Kell, Illinois, is moving to Maryland. "It's time for a change," says Melissa Shupp, speaking on behalf of the family. " ... More >>

Artificial Lung Keeps Boy Alive at St. Louis Children's Hospital

Courtesy St. Louis Children's HospitalOwen Stark uses an artificial lung​A 2-year-old boy from Eldon, Mo. is alive today thanks to a novel use of an artificial lung at St. Louis Children's Hospital. And his treatment may pave the way for other kids to make use of artificial lungs as well. He's the ... More >>

An Immigrant's Heart

To survive the ordeal of escaping Guatemala, Julia needed a big Heart. But not this big.

The Morning Brew: 5.19

Shocking! Chefs sometimes smoke pot. The New York Times examines the marijuana culture that often goes side by side with professional kitchens. While cocaine was the kitchen drug of choice in the nouvelle cuisine 1980s, today's heavier rustic foods favor something a bit more mellow. "'There has be ... More >>

Rob Ruzicka's 30th Birthday Show

9 p.m. Saturday, April 10. Fubar, 3108 Locust Street.

Punk/Hardcore Benefit

9 p.m. Saturday, December 26. The Fox Hole at Atomic Cowboy, 4140 Manchester Avenue.

Photos: Cardiac Arrest, God Fodder, Sweet Tooth at Binge and Purge, Apop Records, 8/22/09

Yesterday on Cherokee, neighboring shops -- Binge & Purge and Apop Records -- hosted bands and barbecue, for an end-of-summer party. Pat Sajak Assassins, The Fins, Suburban Smash, Medical Tourists, Maximum Effort, God Fodder, Cardiac Arrest, Kansas City's Dark Ages and Lester Shy and The Shyphon ... More >>

Readers riff on crimes of all kinds, from Münchausen by proxy to a DUI on a lawn mower

The Morning Brew: Friday, 7.24

A California company recalls romaine lettuce for possible salmonella contamination. (CNN)A man with high blood pressure sues Denny's for not disclosing sodium levels in its food. (UPI)Morgan Spurlock's anti-McDonald's movie Super Size Me is going to become a...comic book? (Chow.com)

R.I.P. Tim Mullen, Long-time Mississippi Nights/Pageant Bartender

Got word last weekend that long-time Mississippi Nights/Pageant bartender Tim Mullen died of a heart attack last Friday. He was in his early '50s. Mullen was known for always wearing a Cardinals hat and glasses, and was a 25-year-plus employee of both venues.Courtesy of Vintage Vinyl

DJ Ranx Benefit at Rockstar Nightclub, Thursday, May 7

Sad news to report about Russ Rankin, a.k.a. DJ Ranx of KDHX and the leader of Dubtronix: He had a stroke and a heart attack last week. To help defray medical bills, stalwart local reggae acts Murder City Players, Youth & Roots and Yard Squad will be performing a benefit show ... More >>

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Parts of the South Rise Again

Promise Activ Peach SuperShots

$4.65
Straub's
302 North Kingshighway Blvd.

Jesse Malin

7 p.m. Tuesday, June 12. Pop's, 1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois.

The Heart Attacks / The Queers

7 p.m. Wednesday, February 7. Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard).

Snoozie Q.

Its heart is in the right place, but John Q. is too clumsy to make us care

Four Questions for Garrison Keillor

Minnesota's most famous export sits and chats for a spell

Best Place to Eat Junk Food

Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJH South) Cafeteria