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Much unlike many a magazine editor who recommends you buy all sorts of crap that they most likely got for free, your Jezebel staff doesn't get jack shit (other than books, unsolicited). And that's how it should be. But on our own time, in our personal lives, we still buy stuff. So this is Worth It, our recommendation of random things that we've actually spent our own money on. These are the things we buy regularly or really like, things we'd actually tell our friends about. And now we're telling you. More »
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The idea that women are hardcore rocks who can withstand any amount of physical pain with serenity and fortitude has been around for a long time. After all, we have to survive monthly go-rounds with monster menstrual cramps and then many of us have to push a giant baby skull through our most delicate parts. We do need to tolerate a lot of pain, but it turns out that doesn't mean we don't feel it. In fact, according to a new study, it turns out that women actually feel pain more intensely than men do. More »
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There's a tattoo studio near my office called Skin Thrills. A sign out front advertises their special offers — $50 roses on Tuesdays, or $25 dollar kanji letters on Thursdays. As I drove past the sign last week, work was quickly driven out of my mind and replaced with two thoughts. One: I wonder what the kanji for "shrimp tempura" looks like. And two: I live in a tattoo-saturated nation. More »
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New medical research from the University College of London suggests that crossing your arms over your midsection not only keeps strangers from talking to you at parties, it also confuses your brain, thus distracting it from pain. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5804396&view=rss&microfeed=true A new study shows anti-inflammatory pain relievers like aspirin, naproxen, and ibuprofen could reduce the effectiveness of some antidepressants. This has implications beyond headaches — says study co-author Paul Greengard, More »
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In hyping an industry that has long gotten rich promulgating "sexy torture," America's Next Top Model is a perfect case study of how violent imagery plays out in the reality TV landscape. Sadism has been a recurring theme. More »
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Thanks to new 3-D technology, having braces could get easier than ever. And I, for one, am resentful. More »
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A new study, published in the pleasant-sounding journal Pain, suggests that "I feel your pain" may be more than just a handy phrase. For some people, the pain is real. More »
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• The consequences of unprotected sex are pretty obvious nine months later, but this ad from Trojan shows there can also be unforeseen consequences 32 years later when your "mistake" is annoying other people in a movie theater. • More »
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• A CDC advisory committee has recommended GlaxoSmithKline's HPV vaccine Cervarix, which is similar to Merck's Gardasil vaccine, for use in girls and women. But, some say Cervarix is overpriced because it offers less protection than Gardasil. • More »
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F-bombs may be therapeutic: volunteers were able to keep their hands in a tub of ice-cold water for longer if they repeated "a swear word of their choice" than if they chanted an inoffensive word. [Reuters] More »
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Professor and midwife Dr. Denis Walsh says moms-to-be get too many epidurals these days, depriving them of the important character-building effects of agony. More »
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Dodai here. OMG. I love pizza. I had pizza for dinner last night. It had onions and barbecue sauce on it and it rocked my small, small world. But apparently, for 1 million American women, eating pizza means awful pelvic pain and an urgent need to frequently urinate. According to researchers at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, the pelvic pain is so intense that some women administer anesthetic lidocaine directly into their bladders via a catheter to get relief. Oy. [UPI] More »
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Did anyone else ever rent their body for science experiments in college? Those of us who did probably now wish we'd gone to UCSD, where their Center for Medical Cannabis Research recently came out with a study showing that moderate doses of pot can relieve moderate pain. While my preferred method of menstrual cramp relief has always been a hot pack, 3 Advil and a bottle of wine, I certainly wouldn't mind getting paid to find out how effective this method might prove — though, naturally, they seem to be more interested in, like, cancer and stuff. Don't they understand? Oh, wait, never mind. This is why we need more women in the sciences. [Washington Post, CMCR] More »
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