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The 42-year-old woman developed a clot from her hip down to her calf and was in danger of losing her leg to gangrene. She had been eating only 800 calories, including at least one grapefruit a day, because enzymes in the fruit are supposed to help burn fat. The fruit wound up blocking another enzyme that usually breaks down estrogen in the Pill. Having too much estrogen in her blood, combined with the woman taking a long car trip and carrying a mutated gene led to the clot. "It appears as if the grapefruit enhanced the thrombotic effect of the contraceptive Pill in the presence of a genetic predisposition. However, it is worth pointing out that this is a single case study and a very unusual case at that," said Dr. Trevor Baglin, a haematologist who didn't treat the woman. He added, "I would suggest that any extreme diets should be avoided because they can have unpredictable consequences." [The Daily Mail]

Researchers at Northern Illinois University measured the levels of the stress hormone cortisol during an S&M party and found that stress levels rose for the receiver during the scene, but returned to normal within 40 minutes. At another S&M event, researchers found that testosterone levels rose only in receiving women, which may happen to help women cope with the stress of the event. The couples reported increased relationship closeness afterwards and scientists say their findings show consensual sex is not stressful overall, even when it is extreme. But, if you're looking to get closer to your partner without breaking out the riding crop, psychologist Richard Wiseman says any shared activity will do the trick. "It doesn't have to be tying up your partner or placing clamps on their nipples, it could be something as simple as cooking a meal together or even doing the housework as a duo," he says. [The New Scientist]

Don Walling planned to ask Gina Pellicani to marry him as his family looked on and her sister videotaped it. "I got on one knee, proposed and it just flew out," Walling said. "I watched it fall through the crack on the bridge, right between the wood planks." Walling kissed Pellicani and told her he was going to get the ring back. He ran into the road below and with his family shouting directions from above, managed to find the ring. The band was bent but the ring can be repaired. "He'll never disappoint our daughter, that's for sure," said Mary Pellicani, mother of the bride. "He'll obviously jump off bridges for her." [MSNBC, KSHB-TV]

"We knew from the time she was admitted to the hospital in December, this case would attract attention," said Jim Anderson, a hospital spokesman. "Numerous training sessions were held to remind people of the need to keep the information confidential." [CNN]

WCCO in Minneapolis aired video of winner Pat Ebertz dancing in a blond wig and gold jumpsuit on the news. After seeing him explain in the full video that he's willing to make a complete fool of himself for his daughter, we can't help but find his performance a little touching, albeit disturbing. [CBS News]

An in depth study from The Times of London reveals that of the 51 women who have slept with James Bond on screen, 16 have died shortly after. Women have wound up drowned in crude oil, suffocated with gold paint, and eaten by piranhas. Sleeping with Daniel Craig's Bond has proven particularly risky, as every woman he's seduced has died. [The Telegraph]

"Many commenters have noted that the procedure can be safely performed," said New Jersey Consumer Affairs Director David Szuchman in a letter to the state's board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling. The ban was proposed after two women were hospitalized with infections after receiving brazilian waxes. "It was an unnecessary issue," said spa owner Linda Orsuto. "In New Jersey especially, where the government has been picking our pockets for so long, it was like: 'Just stay out of our pants, will you?'" [The Telegraph, The Chicago Tribune]

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The hoax appears to be based on an urban myth circulated by e-mail since 2005. Police departments around the country have been getting calls about the texts, which are tailored to each local area and claim gangs are killing women at Walmart as part of their initiation rites. The texts are making the rounds in at least 16 states, including Maryland, Delaware, Florida, North Carolina, Colorado, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Hawaii. It's a particularly inopportune time for Walmart, since many stores are holding Twilight parties at midnight on Saturday, but it's not clear if this is a coincidence or a coordinated effort to sabotage the event. [Advertising Age]

The name of this Japanese game presumably refers to the phrase "tora, tora, tora," code words used by the Japanese during the attack on Pearl Harbor to mean the surprise attack was successful. If you don't want to feed quarters into the notoriously difficult claw machine, a commenter on Gizmodo found that you can order your own boob stress relief ball online at Deal Extreme. [Gizmodo via Buzzfeed]

The film played in only four theaters in New York and Los Angeles this weekend, but with its $54,000 per screen average it has the highest per screen gross of a limited or wide release film this year. In the coming weeks more theaters will begin showing the movie in New York and Los Angeles and the film will expand to theaters across the nation. [Women & Hollywood]

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The dolls were assembled in recognition of National Women and Girls H.I.V./AIDS Awareness Day, and included old castaways and new dolls. Organizers wanted a racially mixed set of dolls to reflect the fact that in New York City 90 percent of women living with H.I.V. are black and Hispanic, 94 percent of new H.I.V. infections in teenage girls are in blacks and Hispanics, and a black woman is nine times more likely to die from an AIDS-related illness than a white woman. But despite the fact that nationally ethnic minorities make up 43 percent of the population under 20, staffers had difficulty finding non-white dolls, even in New York. "I went to three 99-cent stores and couldn't find any," said Krishna Stone, a spokeswoman for Gay Men's Health Crisis. "Another colleague went to four stores. What is that about?" Eventually two four foot black dolls were donated, and made the centerpiece of the exhibit. [The New York Times]

This video and ones like it are a phenomenon in China because in Chinese "grass-mud horse" sounds like the phrase "fuck your mother." Since the written characters and literal translation are benign, the video slipped past the strict censors that police the internet in China. The mythical creature has now become an anti-censorship mascot, with stores selling grass-mud horse dolls and scholars analyzing the videos' significance. [The New York Times via Newser]

The 32-page comic about Sarah Palin's rise from PTA president to vice presidential nominee, which sells for $3.99, is part of the company's "Female Force" series. A comic about Hillary Clinton was released yesterday and issues dedicated to Michelle Obama and Caroline Kennedy will be released later this year. Writer Neal Bailey said that while he wasn't originally a Clinton supporter, while researching and writing the book he came "to admire and be utterly fascinated by what is obviously the most underrated figure in modern history". As for Palin, two versions of the comic were written, but the ending in which she triumphantly assumes the vice presidency was tossed. [The Guardian, Media Bistro]