Posts Tagged Hearts

A roundabout route to healthier hearts

Martin Gerdes and a band of researchers in Sioux Falls think one road to curing heart disease might run through the neck, where the butterfly-shaped thyroid gland dispenses a hormone that governs the body's growth and metabolism.

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Squid: Treasure of the deep

Squid is one of those foods that terrifies squeamish cooks. It's up there with testicles, hearts and anything with recognisable features, and it is lucky if it gets a look in in British kitchens at all. Squid is popular elsewhere though, gracing Mediterranean tables of most persuasions: Italian, Greek, Spanish and Portuguese, and it's a popular staple in Asian cuisine. Yet in general, the ...

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Charming nuns of `Nunsense’ steal hearts with puns

If you're not in the habit of laughing outright at nuns, then you haven't seen the sweetly silly musical "Nunsense," now celebrating its 25th anniversary with a droll off-Broadway revival at the historic Cherry Lane Theatre, where it first took off in 1985.

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Donors dish out dough for freezers

Generous Herald readers are opening their hearts and wallets to help St. Anthony Shrine get a new freezer for its...

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Valentine’s Day is approaching. Tell us: What are your favorite chocolates? (wowOwow)

Now you’ll know the way to the hearts of Candice Bergen, Liz Smith, Sheila Nevins and Mary Wells … Question of the Day | Today 12:00 am Liz Smith | Today 12:00 am Liz Smith Hearts Hershey's My favorite chocolate comes from Hershey, PA . I am partial to Hershey bars with almonds, plain Hersheys and almost ...

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