Archive for 'women's health'
In the news: 28 million women face unwanted pregnancy
Amazing little story on MSNBC. It’s a couple days old, but hey…I am busy these days. Some excerpts:
Each year, half of American women who would rather not get pregnant will have an unplanned pregnancy, often because they failed to use their contraceptive properly or forgot to use it at all, U.S. researchers said [...]
Posted: May 15th, 2008 under choice, reproductive rights, women's health.
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Reflections, Thelonious Monk
Since I am working from home today, I seized the opportunity to do some music rating in iTunes. A few months ago, I started an emusic subscription, and since then, I’ve been adding a lot of music to my library, most of which I have not had a chance to listen to. Perhaps it’s just [...]
Posted: April 24th, 2008 under living, the body, women's health.
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Junk media coverage of body size: at what cost?
From MSNBC: Junk-food dieters fake their way to skinny: Diet soda, sugar-free gum keep calories down, but at what cost?
The cost of being “Pringle thin” is apparently limited to nutritional impact, and–horrors–the fact that “trailer” food may contain hidden calories that make people fatter! Jesus, what about the cost of a culture that makes everything [...]
Posted: March 14th, 2008 under the body, women's health.
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