I tried posting in the community forum about this very thing, cross posted from an article at Empowher: http://www.empowher.com/news/herarticle/2009/04/15/are-magazines-ruining-your-health I have to say, I love the cover... (posted to French Elle: Celebrities without make-up and photoshop)
I'm so glad this report was mentioned, I just wrote a blog post over at WireTap about the report and how women of color are disproportionately represented in prisons and the importance of reproductive rights for incarcerated women. The summary (posted to New report: Mothering in Prison)
I can't believe (or maybe I can) that Fox news would put up a forum that would stir up a lot of racist and anti-Muslim feedback, given their audience. It frustrates me because these are the same people who feel (posted to Wow...thanks Fox News)
This last point is an interesting one, and I agree, that there are bound to be new and important conclusions to be made after the movie has been released. I think Disney has taken some steps in trying to create (posted to The (Racist, Sexist) Princess Problem)
Rhoanna, According to the study, risk did not differ between the different hormone therapies - both estrogen and estrogen-progestin therapies showed an increased risk. Here's an article that details more of the specific detailed findings of the risk: http://www.medpagetoday.com/OBGYN/GeneralOBGYN/15083 Hope (posted to New Study Links Ovarian Cancer Risk to Hormone Replacement Therapy)
Yep, treating normal processes in women's lives (childbirth, menopause, menstruation) as medical conditions that need to be treated with medication is not only misogynistic, but also dangerous to women's health. (posted to New Study Links Ovarian Cancer Risk to Hormone Replacement Therapy)
Thanks! It sounds like they used estradiol (which'd fit with the methods of delivery), but I might be reading it wrong since there's also a lot of discussion about conjugated equine estrogens in the end of the article. (posted to New Study Links Ovarian Cancer Risk to Hormone Replacement Therapy)
Yep stellarose, because every woman has the same experience with pregnancy, childbirth, menopause and menstruation. Medication definately misogynistic. Bet the women of the Congo think that! The symptoms of the menopause can be absolutely dreadful and so can those of (posted to New Study Links Ovarian Cancer Risk to Hormone Replacement Therapy)
I have no quip with the use of medicine for "absolutely dreadful", plain annoying or dangerous situations, and in no way was I suggesting that impoverished people be denied access to health care. I do love how whenever someone has (posted to New Study Links Ovarian Cancer Risk to Hormone Replacement Therapy)
