Prostate Cancer is no laughing matter. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men in the United States and it is estimated that just under 30,000 deaths from this disease will...
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Bacon Latke Poutine – The Most Sacrilegious Hanukkah Video EVER
A latke is a fried potato pancake, often consumed by Jews on Hanukkah to commemorate the miracle of oil – the Maccabees wanted to rededicate the Temple after conquering the Greeks. In order to...
Ellen Luvs Them Bar Mitzvah Boys
You remember how Ellen Degeneres has invited 13 year olds (or Madonna lovers) with unique Bar Mitzvah videos onto her nationally televised talkshow? This week, she hosted 13 year old Jesse Kaufman of...
JewliciousHealth: Checking Breasts and Genes
Up until last week, Ashkenazi Jewish women who had relatives with breast or ovarian cancer were told to be tested for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations. These (BR)east (CA)ncer markers can highly...
Mayim Bialik Wants You to Swab and Save a Life
Mayim Bialik has parlayed her inner dorky nerd into an acting career that has spanned decades. But she doesn’t just portray a nerd on The Big Bang Theory, she is, on top of everything else, an...
Elijah’s Song
Earlier this year I sat down for lunch in Miami with Adam Weinberg, a full time music producer and musician, and musical advisor for Jewlicious. He told me he had a song on his phone that I had to...
Nazis’ Victims More Susceptible to Cancer?
Add another crime against humanity to the rampage of Nazism. The November 2009 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute* reports that Jewish Holocaust survivors are at a higher risk for...
Treif Kills. Well sort of…
Scienceline has written a report on a new study that shows that eating dairy products and red meat can kill you. The study suggests that red meat and dairy products contain a molecule that humans...