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Caplan: New Mammogram Recommendations Accurate, but Not Right
While the data may support pushing back the timeline for routine mammograms from age 40 to 50 for women, Arthur Caplan questions the decision in his most recent MSNBC column saying that "there is every reason to doubt that the numbers they compiled will be sufficient to overturn a medical... (read the rest)
Warning: This Magazine Cover is Hazardous to Your Teenage Daughter's Self-Esteem
Now, I'm not sure what the symbol will be for that warning label or what government agency will regulate the waif-ish model photography that makes your child have a complex department, but the French government believes that all-too-skinny models are creating a problem for the self-images of that country's youth.... (read the rest)
Let Semenya Run
Some people are simply just born to run, to compete, and to excel in athletics. We never quite understand why--and until recent years when Olympic-level athletics has become in large part overrun by science and technology and highly sophisticated physical training and dietetics, we did not understand why the Michael... (read the rest)
Death in the Midwest
Never mind the obvious disconnect between being "pro-life" and trying to make your point by killing someone in cold blood. Let's put that to the side for the moment and focus on something else: Dr. Tiller, shot to death this past weekend, was one of only three physicians in the... (read the rest)
Pucker Up!
Ladies, how much risk of lead exposure would you be willing to undergo for ruby red lips? Is it even something to be concerned about? Well, it depends on who you ask. According to the NYT, a debate is ensuing at the FDA over lead suspected in tubes of women's... (read the rest)
Some Women ARE Born to Be Skinny....
It turns out that for some women it is just in their genes. At least according to the research done by one group of British researchers who are claiming that anorexia nervosa is actually genetic. In today's Daily Mail, it has been reported that neurological development in the womb is... (read the rest)
Move Over Victoria's Secret! Stem Cell Trials for Breast Enlargement
Thanks to Wesley Smith's Secondhand Smoke blog for point out this story from the Times Online, Stem Cells to Grow Bigger Breasts. While the title is more than jumping the gun as trials are only underway in the UK using fat cells from women's stomachs then trying to coax them... (read the rest)
Cheaper, More Quiet, and Just: The Female Condom 2.0
Female Health Co has finally achieved a long sought after goal: a female condom that is affordable, user-friendly, and will allow for the double X chromosome crowd to take greater control over their sexual health. According to MSNBC, the condom is anticipated to cost as little as 60 cents when... (read the rest)
Move Over CoverGirl and Revlon. Here Comes Latisse.
Here is one enhancement I think the world could have lived without. From the makers of Botox, Allergan, Inc, comes a drug that will make your lashes--longer, thicker, darker, Latisse. According to the Washington Post, the FDA has approved this drug for daily use on the upper (but only the... (read the rest)
The Enemy of My Enemy is a Hippie Ice Cream Maker
Breast Milk Ice Cream? Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream was asked by PETA to make its creamy delight from women's breast milk, rather than cow's, to bring attention to the fact that they believe that the milking of cows is cruel. Now, I agree with B&J that they can be... (read the rest)
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