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more about #medicine pesematology: There are tee shirts that say "Save the Ta-Tas!" displayed prominently on the main drag of my little town. All I can say to that is "nvfrguhadfrd jfad... more » Sm6rtGrrl: I'm pretty mad about the overall focus on cancer treatment rather than cancer prevention. We have so little means of connecting causes to health effe... more » PilgrimSoul: One of my favourite feminist bloggers spent a lot of time talking about her experiences with the "cancer-industrial complex" a couple of years back, a... more » amowls: Side note: I get super fucking annoyed at the "SAVE DA BOOBIES!" shit that's everywhere. There was even a CREEPY dude on CNN talking about breast canc... more » Ariadne27: I loved her piece. My favorite part: "In the post-feminist United States, issues such as rape, domestic violence and unwanted pregnancy seem to be to... more » QueenOfTheForest: The "pink-ribbon breast cancer cult" infuriates me, especially when one realizes that thousands more women die from heart disease - when are coronary ... more » vlvtjones: Of course women are getting the shaft regarding the Pink Ribbon campaign, Stupak/Pitts, and...well...everything else, and in the meantime, what's the ... more » soykatrina: It frustrates me how some people never question the control others have on their health. Do you have history of breast cancer in your family? Are you ... more » UnicornZiva: A bit off-topic, I suppose, but I absolutely agree with Ehrenreich on the fact that the "Pink Ribbon cult" is getting a little out of hand. Yes, it's... more » Anita Ham Sandwich: Got, I love that woman. It seems like the hard science behind the mammogram decision is lost in anecdotal stories, and she's a refreshing voice. I h... more » Hazey Jane: I don't think the "pink-ribbon breast cancer cult" has replaced feminism, but I do think it exists. The #1 killer of women in the US is heart disease... more » Lizabelle: I've done the 3 Day a few times, with a male friend of mine who's mother past away of the disease. While her death is tragic and the walks raise oodl... more » rixatrix: In the post-feminist United States, issues like rape, domestic violence, and unwanted pregnancy seem to be too edgy for much public discussion, but br... more » Little Green Frog (Wise Latina): I am with Ehrenreich on this one. My doctor sent me for a baseline mammogram (I'm in my 30s). The hospital wing where it was done was not a hospital a... more » TheNewJanBrady: I have long been interested in the rise in the pink ribbon movement. I mean, breast cancer is horrible and scary, and it's great to be raising money f... more » flaxen_vixen: Performing self exams was *not* jettisoned under the new guidelines, *teaching* self exams was done away with, there is a big difference there. Women... more » bowleserised: I like her stuff on the Pink Ribbon Cult, but (thanks to Feministing et al) I also know that there are PLENTY of grassroots movements out there campai... more » Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd): This is a must-read post on this issue: [thefeministagenda.blogspot.com] more » theorchidthief: I'm 34. Last time I was in for my annual gyno, she said, next time you need to get your baseline mammo. Ugh. Now what?! more » Penny: Now, in some masochistic perversion of feminism, they are raising their voices to yell, "Squeeze our tits!" Okay, that made me laugh. more » -
#breastintentions
Blindfolded By A Pink Ribbon? Barbara Ehrenreich On Mammograms, Breast Cancer
Barbara Ehrenreich asks, "has feminism been replaced by the pink-ribbon breast cancer cult?" In other words, are women so concerned with access to mammograms that they're ignoring science and even their own rights? More » -
#lovepotionno9
"Desire Drug" Approaching Market: Because Desire Is "In Your Head"
A new drug for women's low libido is on its way. Says one neurologist, "decreased desire can be something that involves a dysfunctional way the brain works, and not only a bad partner. Of course it's in your head." [Bloomberg] -
#weirdscience
Breast Intentions
Doctors are hopeful that new stem cell technology will allow women to regrow breasts within the next three years. The technique - which involves injecting fat tissue into a biodegradable chamber - has already proved successful in pigs. [Telegraph] -
#playingdoctor
Breaking: You Are Not A Doctor
The other day my doctor, WebMD, informed me that I had uterine fibroids: More » -
#medicalmissteps
New HIV Vaccine Less Effective Than Initially Reported
Last month, researchers made a big splash with the news that a new HIV vaccine reduced the risk of infection by 31%. But new analysis shows only a 26% reduction, which could have occurred by chance. More » -
#playingdoctor
Take Two Aspirin And A Hysterectomy And Call Me In The Morning
Jack Wennberg found that in the city of Lewiston, Maine, an overwhelming number of women were having hysterectomies. And, unlike apparently everyone else, he found this weird: More » -
#soresubjects
Medical Groups Used Drug Company Money To Promote Gardasil
In the most comprehensive safety study since its approval, the CDC reports that Gardisil isn't more dangerous than other vaccines. However, Merck promoted Gardasil by providing undisclosed funding to associations while ignoring poor women most at risk for cervical cancer. More » -
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#rodentrights
Should We Stop Testing On Animals?
Many argue that we should end medical testing on animals because it's cruel, but the Guardian's Kathy Archibald makes a different argument: that it's futile. More » -
#sexandethics
Report: Sex Workers Prefer To Participate In Research They Understand
A project on sex workers and medical trials found, not surprisingly, that workers preferred to participate in research that was explained to them in terms — and a language — they could understand. More » -
#helpinghands
The Blind Leading The Blind
Two years ago, a German gynecologist began training blind women to use their heightened sense of touch to detect lumps in patients' breasts. So far, the 10 trainees have found more and smaller tumors than doctors in 450 cases. [CNN] -
#invitroregulation
New Rules Will Make Stem Cell Research Easier
In a repeal of Bush-era limitations, federal funding can now be used on any existing embryonic stem cell line, as long as the initial embryo was created for IVF and freely given by a well-informed donor. [Washington Post] -
#hospitalcorners
Better To Die Alone Than With A Non-Legal Partner, Right? Right!
When Janice Langbehn's partner of 18 years suffered an aneurysm, Langbehn and their children were not allowed to visit her in the hospital. Now the case is the subject of a lawsuit with major implications. More » -
#happyhour
Medical Expert Says Refusing Preggo Women Alcohol Is "Sexist"
Whether or not pregnant women should be served alcohol when pregnant, and more to the point, whether they should drink it, has been a big controversy lately. More » -
#nobelprizeinawesome
Words Of Wisdom
"At 100, I have a mind that is superior – thanks to experience – than when I was 20" — Rita Montalcini, neurologist and Nobel Prize winner in medicine [AP, via World of Wonder] -
#zits
Super Mutant Acne Could Kill Us All
Oh god. Doctors say that strains of drug-resistant acne are on the rise. More » -
#braintrust
For Doctor, Being Bipolar Is An Asset And A Disorder
Today's Times profiles Dr. Alice Flaherty, a neurologist whose bipolar disorder has, she says, made her more empathetic to her patients. More » -
#ebotmitchell
Emergen-C
It's long been believed that 18th-century physician James Lind discovered vitamin C could cure scurvy; a newly-discovered notebook reveals that a woman named Ebot Mitchell recorded a remedy nearly fifty years earlier. [Telegraph] -
#theysayyourecrazy
Mentally Ill Often Stereotyped According To Gender
According to a new study, the mentally ill receive less sympathy when suffering from a disorder considered "typical" to their gender, such as alcoholism (men) or depression (women). More »
