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New findings released by the NIH and published in a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine characterize obesity as being “socially contagious.” Translation: The more fat friends you have, the more likely you are to become fat. The same is true for slim pals.
At first I thought, “Well, people tend to gather […]
Good news, ladies. The Journal of Sexual Medicine reports that sexual desire and its triggers are about equal in women before and after menopause, so you don’t have to worry about needing to get your groove back later in life. The only notable difference was the types of triggers that garnered the greatest responses. In […]
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All this hullabaloo about Jordin Sparks and the National Action Against Obesity has got me thinking about the kind of example other American Idols are setting for American kids. Carrie Underwood, for instance, is a total cutie who’s probably NAAO’s ideal dress size, and a […]
Last night my husband took me to the driving range to hit a few baskets of balls. It sounds totally unromantic, but it was a blast! I particularly enjoyed the cheezy romance movie moment when he put his arms around me to help me perfect my follow-through — it was very Matthew McConaughey and Kate […]
According to the June 2007 issue of Cosmo, regifting is about the least lively thing you can do, ladies. Statistics from Cosmo web polls on whether you’ve regifted or received a regift and a box with tips on spotting one when opening a present, from a Macy’s trend expert, leave no doubt that this mag is against […]
In this week’s episode of Desperate Housewives, Nicholette Sheridan’s character, Edie, tells her boyfriend, Carlos (played by Ricardo Antonio Chavira), that she wants to have a baby. In fact, he agrees to move in with her and actually try for it. But then we see her go into the bathroom and take a birth control […]
With Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April!) and Blog Against Sexual Violence Day right around the corner (April 5!), this statistic is both timely and appalling:
Researchers at the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions report that 18 percent of young women recruited into a study experienced sexual victimization in a two-year period. Victimization was defined […]
Melissa Stoppler, MD, offers 10 questions you should ask your doctor when being evaluated for fertility problems. Here’s the short version:
What’s the official diagnosis, and how is it related to fertility?
If you’re not sure what the problem is, what diagnostic tests do you recommend?
What type of treatment do you recommend that I try first?
In your […]
Since its release in October 2006, Toni Weschler’s Cycle Savvy: The Smart Teen’s Guide to the Mysteries of Her Body has garnered a lot of attention, much of it critical. Sure, the idea is great: Teach teenage girls how to understand the hormonal changes happening to their bodies, awesome. But the book goes beyond teens’ […]
I picked up a copy of the January/February issue of the Utne Reader in a waiting room this week and found myself immediately drawn to an article on America’s overconnectedness. I wish I could link to it, but the new issue just went up and I can’t find the old one anywhere! But […]
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