Paula Abdul Is Totally Sober, Except For In All Of These Clips
In an interview with CBS' Julie Chen on Sunday, Paula claimed that she's "never been drunk in [her] life." We've compiled quite a few clips that beg to differ.
Ladies, Your Sexual Satisfaction Is All In Your Head
Maybe those essential oils can actually improve female sexual arousal — if only via the placebo effect. Researchers "found that opening a new line of communication about sex can have a positive effect in many women with low libidos." Whoa!
Wait, Weight-Loss Pills Don't Work?
"New research evaluating the effectiveness of a broad selection of popular slimming supplements sold in pharmacies and health food shops has found no evidence that any of them facilitate weight loss beyond the placebo effect." But...they have infomercials!
Should The FDA Approve The "Pink Viagra"?
On June 18, the FDA will consider whether to approve flibanserin, a pill that supposedly increases women's sexual desire. But the fact that some are calling it "the pink Viagra" illustrates how many problems remain with the entire approach.
Coco Rocha Speaks Out About Models' Health; Crystal Renn To Walk In London Fashion Week
- Rocha: "It is unforgivable that an adult should demand that [a] girl unnaturally lose the weight vital to keep her body functioning properly. How can any person justify an aesthetic that reduces a woman or child to an emaciated skeleton?"
Escape From Valley Of The Dolls: One Writer Overcomes Demon Xanax
If you know Lisa Carver's writing, you know she's all about owning her experience. The only one she's ashamed of? As she tells Salon, her unglamorous dependence on prescription drugs. As a pill-popper, her account leaves me with mixed feelings.
Is The Medicine You Take Still Safe If You Get Pregnant?
Jason Umans, an internist and maternal-fetal pharmacologist at Georgetown University tells Time: "In emergencies, you always hear, 'Treat the pregnant women first!' The joke should be 'Yeah, how?'" Because when it comes to drugs, and drug testing, pregnant women are often left out of the equation.
Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls
[Munich, May 6. Image via Getty]
Plan B's Advertising Pleases Us, Pisses Off Conservatives
We're liking this Plan B commercial currently in heavy rotation on cable television because it's realistic — depicting women waking up alone and having to deal with morning-after bullshit on their own.
"Cookie Monster" Mayor Targets Girl Scouts • Nurse Gives Wrong Woman Abortion
Ellen Taylor, the mayor of Claremont, was dubbed "The Cookie Monster" when she shut down Girl Scouts selling cookies on a street corner (she said it was hurting her business) and then creating a new law that requires a permit for non-profit sellers. • An elderly woman was saved from a violent kangaroo attack in…
In the U.K., government advisers have deemed the "DIY abortion" safe for in-home use. Currently, the pill-induced miscarriage, triggered by a combination of the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol, is only available in British hospitals. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists told Parliament that, "There…
DailyCandy Says No To Lexapro, Yes To Lather
We were beginning to worry about the editors of DailyCandy. There were mentions of bacterial infections. Black Croc spats. Had they abandoned their Cosmopolitan-swilling ways, we wondered? But today's editions of the cloying, consumption-promoting newsletter illustrate that the girls may have their mojo back: There's…
Al Gore Not Running For President, Son In Rehab: Coincidence? We Think Not
- Al "I'm The Man Who Was Elected President, But Whatever I'm A Movie Star Now" Gore has "fallen out of love" with politics, he says. And thus will not be running for president... again. If this is true, what a drama queen! If this isn't true, what an even bigger drama queen! Simmer down, Al! (And if you need some help…
Paula Abdul Trashed Is Everyone Else's Treasure
Last night was the one-hour premiere of Paula Abdul's reality show, Hey Paula, on Bravo. It's an instant classic: Not since The Anna Nicole Show has someone slurred her way into our hearts in quite the same way. Oh, and for the record, whereas Anna Nicole's jumbled speech was blamed on her "Texas drawl", Paula's is…
DailyCandy Wants You Fat
Like an anorexic best friend, DailyCandy gets no greater satisfaction than the sight of you stuffing your face. Mmmmm doesn't that fattening, carbohydrate-laden food look tasty? Mmmmmm don't you want some? But you're so skinny! You're probably skinnier than me!
