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Sandra Lupo, Former Hooters Waitress, Sues Breastaurant Chain for Discrimination

Sandra Lupo knew something was seriously wrong when she suddenly felt a numb, tingling sensation running along the left side of her body down to her toes. After she was admitted to the emergency room, a series of tests revealed a mass in the right side of her brain that had burst and was bleeding in ... More >>

Sandra Lupo, Former Hooter's Waitress, Sues Breastaurant Chain for Discrimination

Sandra Lupo knew something was seriously wrong when she suddenly felt a numb, tingling sensation running along the left side of her body down to her toes. After she was admitted to the emergency room, a series of tests revealed a mass in the right side of her brain that had burst and was bleeding in ... More >>

Missouri Soldier Accused of Stabbing Another Soldier in the Buttocks as Part of Practical Joke

A Missouri soldier was stabbed in the buttocks as part of a practical joke -- which he apparently didn't find so funny. Clinton police say that officers were dispatched to the National Guard Armory in Artesian Park yesterday morning, and when they got there, they found a soldier who had been stabb ... More >>

Couple Sues Doctors For Decapitating Their Baby During Labor

Hey, buddy. How are you? Havin' a bad day? Well, if so, you may want to mosey on down the internet trail and skip this post. Because this is the worst story we've heard in a really, really, really long time. Here's what happened to a young St. Louis couple and their unborn baby, according to a law ... More >>

Missouri Legislature Overturns Nixon's Veto on Anti-Contraception Bill

It's official: In Missouri, employers, insurance companies or anyone else involved in an individual's health care can legally refuse to cover the Pill. In a not-so-surprising move, both houses of the Missouri Legislature voted to override Governor Jay Nixon's veto of Senate Bill 749. SB 749 give ... More >>

Natural Birth Effort Holds St. Louis Rally; Dozens Demonstrate at Mercy Medical

It's known locally as the "Baby Factory" for the number of women who choose to have their children there. Yesterday morning Mercy Hospital St. Louis (known until last year as St. John's Mercy Medical) was also ground zero for a rally intended to raise awareness about modern-day delivery practices. S ... More >>

MO Rep. Stacey Newman Proposes Bill to Restrict Vasectomies

​Well, well, well. The birth control debate has finally come to our swimsuit areas, gentlemen. Yesterday Missouri State Representative Stacey Newman (D-St. Louis County) filed HB1853, which would only allow a man to have a vasectomy when doing so would protect him from serious injury or prevent hi ... More >>

Matt Holliday Lost to Appendicitis

Holliday, moments before the appendectomy caught up with him. ​The 2011 baseball season is exactly one game old. So far, here's the good news: David Freese's ankles have yet to catch on fire, Colby Rasmus looked good in game one, and Albert Pujols should be significantly more affordable after a se ... More >>

Mizzou Scientists Experiment With Homegrown Replacement Joints

image viaThe nice scientists at Mizzou helped Bunny grow a new shoulder!​It would be convenient if human bodies were like starfish, able to regenerate missing limbs or anything else they need. We can't yet, but a team of researchers at the University of Missouri and Columbia University may be clos ... More >>

Go See the Chaplin

Kim Dwayne Cobb Jr: Charged in Shooting Two St. Louis Cops During Traffic Stop

Updated 10:40 a.m. with name of suspectUpdated 10:15 a.m. with specifics concerning traffic stopSt. Louis police report that a 25-year-old officer remains in critical condition today after being shot during a traffic stop around 10:12 p.m. yesterday. The incident occurred at the corner of Enright an ... 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 >>

There She Is, Ms. Missouri Senior America!

​Two years ago, Jacquie Crawford had knee-replacement surgery on both legs. A week ago last Saturday, July 10, she performed a tap-dance routine to "There's No Business Like Show Business" and was subsequently crowned Ms. Missouri Senior America. "People come up to me and say, 'Where did you ... More >>

The Morning Brew: 5.20

Can't eat as much since having weight loss surgery? According to Eater, a Pennsylvania smorgasbord joint is issuing discount cards to patrons who've had gastric bypass procedures. With proof of surgery and a doctor's signature, customers get half-priced all-you-can-eat for the first year and ten per ... More >>

Masshysteri

8 p.m. Tuesday, March 31. The Wedge, 442 Bates Street.

The Egg Man

Dr. Sherman Silber says he can extend a woman's fertility by decades. All he needs is an ovary and some ice.

Unreal's Local Blog O' the Week

The No Fear Music Tour

7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10. The Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard).

Jim Edmonds Undergoes Unusual Foot Surgery

Jim Edmonds Undergoes Unusual Foot Surgery

The Mexican answers his spiciest question yet.

Week of January 18, 2007

SkullSplitter Ale

Cicero's, 6691 Delmar Boulevard, University City; 314-862-0009.

Sultan of Skin

Flesh insight from an esteemed St. Louis plastic surgeon

Uncomfortably Numb

Lethal injection looks painless and peaceful. On Missouri's death row, appearances can be deceiving.

Cockburn's 20 Year Old Tawny Port

The Grill at the Ritz-Carlton, 100 Carondelet Plaza, 314-863-6300

Best Blues Player

Chris Pronger

Pat Martino

Wednesday, November 5; Jazz at the Bistro

Standard of Care

When a childbirth went terribly wrong, the blame game began. Dodging responsibility was everybody's first order of business.

Working for Tips

With wit and banter as sharp as his izmal, Rabbi Mike Rovinsky is a circumcising machine

Snoozie Q.

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

Semitic Stunts

Jewish lesbian performer Sara Felder opens a new season of COCA's Women CenterStage Series

Best Place to Eat Junk Food

Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJH South) Cafeteria

Waiting to Exhale

Dr. Joel Cooper pioneered lung-volume-reduction surgery to save the lives of thousands of emphysema patients. Now he wants the government to get out of the way.

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