MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'gender'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:50:42 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5169550&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-perils-of-fetal-sex-selection-terminating-pregnancies-based-on-babys-gender%2F2011.08.26 What would you do if you discovered early in your pregnancy that you were pregnant with a girl when you wanted a boy? Would you terminate the pregnancy? With the advent of a new DNA test that can determine the sex of a fetus at 7 weeks gestation with a simple blood or urine test, fetal sex selection is now possible. However, before you proceed to pop the cork on your bottle of champagne, a word of precaution is warranted. The Chinese and India dilemmas present a global warning regarding the perils of fetal sex selection. Boys now outnumber girls in China and India and competition is fierce regarding finding a wife or a mate. According to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), by the year 2020, there will be between 30 to 40 million more boys than girls in China and the statistics i... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5169550 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:00:03 +0100 5169550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159633&cid=t_100683_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F23%2Fa-letter-to-canadians-from-the-honourable-jack-layton%2F August 20, 2011 Toronto, Ontario Dear Friends, Tens of thousands of Canadians have written to me in recent weeks to wish me well. I want to thank each and every one of you for your thoughtful, inspiring and often beautiful notes, cards and gifts. Your spirit and love have lit up my home, my spirit, [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159633 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:43:59 +0100 5159633 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159431&cid=t_100683_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FChannelN-PodcastsPoweredByOdiogo%2F%7E3%2FCte1OyUG5vE%2F The Full Story – Soften the Fck Up Mental health issues and young men, in an awareness campaign about depression, anxiety, suicide, shame, and social issues from male perspectives. Clips of personal narrative in a simple, accessible video. Check out other videos and the whole campaign at the Australian web site. (Source: Channel N) Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159431 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:30:40 +0100 5159431 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5158847&cid=t_100683_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F21%2Fsunday-news-round-up-not-on-vacation-edition%2F I know I’ve been posting infrequently when I get an email from a reader saying they thought I might be on vacation. I’m not. That message was about updates in the Juana Villegas case, which I’ll post about separately later this week. In the meantime, here are some things that have caught my attention recently: New York City is going to make sure middle and high school students get at least a little sex ed as part of their health education classes. Good. Maternal mortality for Black women got a bit of attention at BET. The New York Times explores the issue of pregnancy reduction when there are twins/two fetuses. “Selective reduction” is pretty well accepted (but not uncontroversial) when there are many fetuses, but it apparently seems more complicated to som... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5158847 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:32:45 +0100 5158847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159222&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F21%2Fsarah-haskins-on-ladyfriend-stereotypes%2F From Current: The best part about being a girl is your girlfriends. They keep you happy when you’re sad and make you laugh when you want to cry, and most importantly, tell you what to buy. Related Situationist posts: Barbie Commercials Across the Decades and the Implications on Female Identity and Objectification The Gendered Situation of Math, Humanities, and Romance Sexism: The Worst Part Is Not Knowing Unlevel Playing Fields: From Baseball Diamonds to Emergency Rooms Susan Fiske on “Inclusive Leadership, Stereotyping and the Brain” Sexual Harassment at Wal-Mart? The Situation of Sexual Harassment Susan Fiske’s New Book Susan Fiske Discusses her Work on Different Types of Prejudices “The Situation of Objectification,” “Women’s Situational Bind,” and “Y... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159222 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 04:01:11 +0100 5159222 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159223&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F20%2Fbreastfeeding-prejudice%2F From Bozeman Daily Chronicle: A study conducted at Montana State University finds that even though breastfeeding is healthy, cheap and beneficial to mother and child, there is a strong bias against nursing mothers among both men and women. Jessi L. Smith, psychology professor at MSU, found that participants in three studies thought nursing mothers were not as mentally competent as other groups of women and said they’d be less likely to hire breastfeeding mothers for a job. The results of Smith’s study were published this summer in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Smith and her co-authors questioned MSU students in three double-blind studies about how they perceived breastfeeding moms’ competence and hire-ability compared to non-breastfeeding people. In all ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159223 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 04:01:21 +0100 5159223 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139702&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FWDjesNvZodg%2F By Jason KuznickiThis month’s Cato Unbound looks at the intersection of education, work, and gender, and asks: Are men in decline? As women have advanced in education, the workplace, and even politics, some fear that the emerging new economy—or perhaps some other factors—are dragging men down. We’ve all heard talk of the Mancession, and it’s well known that men are in the minority now on many college campuses. How long will the trend continue? Lead essayist Kay Hymowitz makes the case for male decline; Jessica Bennett, Amanda Hess, and Myriam Miedzian give reasons to be skeptical. Hymowitz replies to her critics. (Men, alas, were so far in decline that I couldn’t find a single one to write for this issue.) The conversation is just getting started, so be sure to ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139702 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:12:36 +0100 5139702 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130825&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F16%2Fbreastfeeding-prejudice%2F From Bozeman Daily Chronicle: A study conducted at Montana State University finds that even though breastfeeding is healthy, cheap and beneficial to mother and child, there is a strong bias against nursing mothers among both men and women. Jessi L. Smith, psychology professor at MSU, found that participants in three studies thought nursing mothers were not as mentally competent as other groups of women and said they’d be less likely to hire breastfeeding mothers for a job. The results of Smith’s study were published this summer in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Smith and her co-authors questioned MSU students in three double-blind studies about how they perceived breastfeeding moms’ competence and hire-ability compared to non-breastfeeding people. In all ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130825 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:01:21 +0100 5130825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096209&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Feven-with-insurance-childbirth-is-an-expensive-undertaking%2F2011.08.03 Childbirth hospital costs these days aren’t cheap. Some studies suggest the cost of raising a child exceeds $200,000, not including education expenses.   Most insurance companies charge women of childbearing age more for their insurance because the actuarial tables say so.  Mrs  Happy and I now have a 3 month old Zachary in our wings.  He is a cute little peanut.  His two brothers, Marty and Cooper adore him. Forty-two days after his April 21st, 2011 delivery, we still had not received our explanation of benefits from Blue Cross Blue Shield for the midwife charge.  I had previously received a statement from them saying the charge was under review.  Perhaps they believed that delivering Zachary was not medically necessary.  I can’t explain it. When I called to ask them w... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096209 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:00:00 +0100 5096209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069423&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2011%2F07%2Fhowdy-from-down-here-colbert-on-summers-eve-and-ads-for-clean-men Have you seen the Summer’s Eve videos featuring vaginal puppeteering (by way of a talking hand) asking for more V-love? The videos promote using scented cleansing and deodorant products to freshen your vagina. Let’s get one thing straight up front: Vaginas don’t need cover-up. In fact, douches and other scented products are more likely to cause irritation and infection. The vagina is very good at cleaning itself, so if Summer’s Eve really believed in its tagline, “Hail to the V,” it would leave our vaginas alone. But making money off women’s insecurities about their bodies never grows old for Summer’s Eve. Its newest ads targeting black and Latina women play on racial and ethnic stereotypes in addition to playing on women’s insecuriti... Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069423 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:02:11 +0100 5069423 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062363&cid=t_100683_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FChannelN-PodcastsPoweredByOdiogo%2F%7E3%2F1Mn8zmxQWT0%2F Tristan Jepson Memorial Foundation 2008 Lecture Ian Hickie presents research on mental health issues in the Australian legal profession. He discusses help-seeking behaviours, productivity, disability, economic burden of illness, suicide and prevention efforts, substance use, neurobiology, treatments, gender and age differences, stigma and discrimination, and more. Extremely well-researched presentation with many statistics and perspectives. The 40 minute lecture is followed by a panel discussion, a Q&A session with the audience, and a brief talk by organization co-founder George Jepson. The Tristan Jepson Memorial Foundation works to “raise awareness, improve education and build effective models of support which focus on mental health wellbeing” in the legal profession, and... Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062363 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:30:04 +0100 5062363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008201&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Famerican-heart-associations-registration-page-demonstrates-gender-and-sexual-orientation-bias%2F2011.07.06 This afternoon I sat in my chair, revitalized form my weekend trip to the Jersey Shore, where I can assure you I did not partake in any fist pumping, spray tanning, pickle eating, or felonious activities, when I received an email from the American Heart Association announcing new scientific findings. I like these emails and generally find them informative. This particular email announced the placement of the first completely lab-grown human vascular grafts. The email linked to a presentation from Todd N. McAllister of Cytograft Tissue Engineering Inc. These blood vessels were apparently engineered from donor skin cells and: (more…) *This blog post was originally published at On Becoming a Domestic and Laboratory Goddess* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008201 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:00:52 +0100 5008201 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008119&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2011%2F07%2Ftonight-the-consequences-of-choosing-boys-over-girls Boston area readers may be interested in an event happening tonight at the Cambridge Hospital: Mara Hvistendahl, author of “Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys Over Girls and the Consequences of a World Full of Men” will be speaking about her new book. Mara will be joined by OBOS executive director Judy Norsigian, who will be highlighting some of the reproductive rights-related work of OBOS’ global partners and speaking about the forthcoming edition of “Our Bodies, Ourselves.” The event begins at 8 p.m. and will take place at the Learning Center A/B on the 3rd floor of The Cambridge Hospital, 1493 Cambridge Street. Hope to see some of you there! (Source: Our Bodies Our Blog) Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008119 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:21:26 +0100 5008119 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4984511&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F06%2F28%2Fsusan-fiske-on-inclusive-leadership-stereotyping-and-the-brain%2F Discussion about (In)Equality,” “The Interior Situational Reaction to Inequality,” (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4984511 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 03:18:58 +0100 4984511 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968593&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F06%2F24%2Funequal-juries%2F Wendy Parker posted her article, “Juries, Race, and Gender: A Story of Today’s Inequality” (Wake Forest Law Review, Vol. 46, pp. 209-240, 2011), on SSRN.  Here’s the abstracst. The Civil Rights Act of 1991 was supposed to be a victory for employment discrimination plaintiffs – a dramatic expansion of their rights. Twenty years later, however, we are told that the news for employment discrimination plaintiffs has gone “from bad to worse.” This essay, a reflection on the twenty-year history of the 1991 Act, explores how just how bad it is. In doing so, this essay discovers some optimistic news (but not much): Plaintiffs today are more likely to win at trial than before the 1991 Act. This is likely because of the 1991 Act’s expanded right to a jury trial. Yet,... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968593 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:01:35 +0100 4968593 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4959998&cid=t_100683_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F06%2F22%2Fdiversity-in-health-and-care-2011-vol-8-no-2%2F This article concentrates on men from minority ethnic groups and aims to provide a better understanding of their beliefs about mental health and their experiences of mental health services based on gender, ethnicity and cultural influences. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Filed under: Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Ethnicity, Gender, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Stigma (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4959998 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:14:51 +0100 4959998 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934555&cid=t_100683_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iqscorner.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fresearch-brief-gender-differences-in.html There has been no shortage of contemporary research on gender differences in cognitive abilities (click here for prior IQs Corner posts), and g (general intelligence) in particular. Irwing has a new article "in press" that contributes to this literature, both by reinforcing some prior findings...but also being at variance with other. The introduction provides a nice brief overview of some of the reasons (primarily methodological) for difference on the male-female g-difference research.Double click on images to enlarge.- iPost using BlogPress from my Kevin McGrew's iPadintelligence IQ tests IQ testing IQ scores CHC intelligence theory CHC theory Cattell-Horn-Carroll human cognitive abilities psychology school psychology individual differences cognitive psychology neuropsychology neuroscienc... Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934555 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:30:00 +0100 4934555 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921524&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F26112553%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7ENeuromarketing-Explains-Weiners-Pickle.htm The latest news on the lewd messaging scandal involving Congressman Anthony Weiner (Democrat, NY) was that he called former President Bill Clinton (who officiated at Weiner’s wedding) to apologize for his behavior. No transcript of the conversation was released, but it must have been an interesting chat. Did the ex-pres say something like, “Dude, I [...] CommentsHa! Well, you found your excuse. Jennifer (Verilliance) ... by Jennifer (Verilliance)Actually, I was just looking for an excuse to use ... by Roger DooleyPlus 2 more...Related StoriesCloser to the Buy Button?Your Brain’s Twitter Limit: 150 Real FriendsVivid Print Ads Change Your Memory (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921524 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:01:07 +0100 4921524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4902498&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F06%2F06%2Fthe-gendered-situation-of-decision-making-under-stress%2F From Science Daily: Stress causes men and women to respond differently to risky decision making, with men charging ahead for small rewards and women taking their time, according to a new study in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, published by Oxford University Press. Under stress, men and women also have different brain activation patterns during decision making. There might be advantages to both stress responses, especially in areas with the need to weigh short-term gain and long-term benefits, such as the stock market, health decisions or retirement planning, according to lead author on the study Nichole Lighthall, a USC doctoral student. The experiment might also have implications for daily life and relationships, Lighthall said. Stress caused men and women to make decisions ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4902498 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 04:56:41 +0100 4902498 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4862626&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F25%2Ffinding-a-male-therapist-take-two%2F I had about 10 people forward me the New York Times article on the dwindling number of men going into counseling professions. Most of them know that male psychology is an area of special interest to me, and I’m also one of the only male therapists that they know. It has been interesting for me to learn that some controversy has emerged from the article, and the rationale for there being cause for alarm. The article essentially made the case that if fewer men go into counseling professions, then fewer men may want to attend because they feel more comfortable talking about certain topics with other men. Dr. Grohol wrote a fabulous piece on this blog yesterday making the counter-point that there is no research evidence to support that view. While I also understand this to be true, I sti... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4862626 Wed, 25 May 2011 21:08:17 +0100 4862626 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4852938&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F23%2Fhard-to-find-a-male-therapist%2F Well, yes. Fewer men are choosing clinical psychology as a profession. We’ve known this for many years, as graduate programs in psychology — both Master’s level and doctoral — have increasingly become female-dominated. In my graduate class of 1990, over 75% of the class was female. That percentage has only increased in the past two decades. So Benedict Carey’s new article in the New York Times is a bit of a puzzler. The angle is that because of this gender discrepancy, a good male therapist is increasingly becoming difficult to find: Researchers began tracking the “feminization” of mental health care more than a generation ago, when women started to outnumber men in fields like psychology and counseling. Today the takeover is almost complete. And I say, &#... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4852938 Mon, 23 May 2011 12:46:49 +0100 4852938 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4828983&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F17%2Fa-psychologist-and-a-superhero%2F Psychology has spilled over into pop culture in many ways throughout the years. For instance, in 1911, one psychologist saved Coca-Cola by conducting rigorous studies into caffeine’s effects on cognition and sensory and motor abilities. In 1929, another inspired his nephew’s successful public relations campaigns, which linked smoking cigarettes with female empowerment, if you can believe it. Since 1895, other psychologists were directly involved in advertising, using surveys and other new ploys to get us to buy their products. (You didn’t need toothpaste to clean your teeth; you needed it to make you sexier.) One psychologist even changed the comic book world and influenced an entire movement (that would be the feminist movement). In the early 1940s, Harvard psychologist William ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4828983 Tue, 17 May 2011 10:30:00 +0100 4828983 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803140&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fgender-disparities-in-heart-attack-treatment-women-more-likely-to-die%2F2011.05.09 One-third (33.5%) of female heart attack patients receive surgery or angioplasty compared to nearly half (45.6%) of men, and among heart attack patients receiving an intervention such as coronary bypass surgery or angioplasty, women had a 30% higher death rate compared to men, reports HealthGrades. The findings are based on an analysis of more than 5 million Medicare patient records from 2007 to 2009 and focused on 16 of the most common procedures and diagnoses among women. The most noticeable disparities were in cardiovascular care. Heart disease is the #1 killer of women in America, surpassing all forms of cancer combined, the company said in a press release. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at ACP Internist* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803140 Mon, 09 May 2011 16:00:00 +0100 4803140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4780453&cid=t_100683_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F05%2F03%2Fjune-18-proclaimed-as-pride-day-in-the-town-of-perth-ontario%2F Imagine my delight, and yes pride, to learn that LGBT Lanark County had won its bid for a Pride Day proclamation in Perth for June 18. (This was also the first I’d heard of LGBT Lanark County. Their web site is pretty impressive!) The Perth Courier, and an advertiser-householder known locally as the EMC, both [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4780453 Tue, 03 May 2011 14:59:43 +0100 4780453 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4767984&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1294         There are a million old wives tales about the gender of a baby. if you carry low its a girl, high its a boy. If your face changes, its a girl and if not its a boy…Then there’s the Drano test. If you pee in a cup and add drano the color will turn green for a girl and blue for a boy, IF you believe it…Here’s an article providing you with not-so-100% proven  ways to tell the sex of your baby. But either way, come that special day,  you’ll know for sure. Mmmmm maybe you can place bets….. Enjoy! {Click here for a free information packet and special coupon for MAZE Cord Blood Laboratories! }   (Source: Cord Blood News) Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4767984 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:52:41 +0100 4767984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4762797&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F28%2Fintroducing-boomers-on-the-rise-aging-well%2F I’m pleased to introduce our newest blog, Boomers on the Rise: Aging Well with Tamara McClintock Greenberg, Psy.D. This blog will discuss the increasingly complicated landscape of modern day aging, because, let’s face it, none of us is getting younger. Topics relate to healthcare and medicine, gender differences related to aging, coping with illness, and the many demands today’s middle-aged and older adults face. We’re all getting older, and with a generation of baby boomers getting to retirement age, this is the largest group of individuals that will become seniors in our nation’s history. There is a lot to navigate as we age, and few of us get a handbook to help guide us on our journey. I hope this blog will help give us the valuable tips and information that will make ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4762797 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:02:31 +0100 4762797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4758795&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2011%2F04%2F28%2Ffemale-marines-race-to-win-over-afghan-women%2F Good example for a different society with different gender issues. Local culture forbids men to look at or talk to Afghan women, so the Marine Corps deploys Female Engagement Teams to reach out ot them and address their needs   No related posts. (Source: Dr Shock MD PhD) Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4758795 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:20:29 +0100 4758795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4653312&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FBu-siNuvTgo%2F By George Scoville Shifting America's focus away from individual liberty is waging war on the future, not winning it. U.N. "authorization" is the Emperor's new fig leaf for war with Libya. Why are we fighting Mexico's drug war? David Boaz remembers Geraldine Ferraro, who helped advance the war against gender discrimination in politics. Chris Preble eulogizes the Weinberger/Powell doctrine against the backdrop of the Libyan war: Tuesday Links is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4653312 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:32:20 +0100 4653312 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642779&cid=t_100683_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iqscorner.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fdissertation-dish-wj-iii-tbi-cognitive.html Click on image to enlarge abstract- iPost using BlogPress from my Kevin McGrew's iPadintelligence theory CHC theory Cattell-Horn-Carroll human cognitive abilities psychology school psychology individual differences cognitive psychology neuropsychology psychology special education educational psychology psychometrics psychological assessment psychological measurement IQs Corner general intelligence TBI brain injury WJ III Woodcock-Johnson Generated by: Tag Generator (Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner)) Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642779 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:43:00 +0100 4642779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615425&cid=t_100683_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FVTA_6SZzBh8%2F Six current and former Bayer employees have filed a lawsuit against the drugmaker and its US unit over charges they suffered gender discrimination, denial of equal pay and promotions, and retaliation. And they are seeking $100 million in damages and class-action status. They are represented by the same firm that filed suit against Novartis and resulted in a $152 million over similar charges (back story). The lawsuit alleges a pattern discrimination in pay, promotions, and the treatment of pregnant women and mothers. Specifically, they charge Bayer pays women less than their male counterparts; deny promotions to better and higher paying jobs; limits employment opportunities to lower and less desirable job classifications, and exposes them to different treatment and a hostile work environmen... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615425 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:38:45 +0100 4615425 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4577904&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmore-women-die-of-heart-attack-than-men-do%2F2011.03.12 Several studies have shown that women have a higher mortality rate than men if they have a heart attack. A study published in the American Heart Journal helps to explain why. The researchers looked at data from 2,542 women who had a heart attack. Compared to men, the women were older, less likely to be white, and less likely to smoke. They also had more serious health conditions than the men. They had diabetes, high blood pressure (hypertension), congestive heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We’ve known for a long time that women are about 10 years older than men at the time of their first heart attack. The authors believe that the reason women are more likely to die is because of these other conditions that are present. Women in the study were also m... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4577904 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:00:00 +0100 4577904 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4482756&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhat-womens-tears-do-to-men%2F2011.02.16 Humans are the only living things that cry when they are overcome with emotion. Why do we do this? A study by Noam Sobel and colleagues at the Weizmann Institute provide part of the answer, at least as it relates to women. The scientists showed that when men get a whiff of women’s tears, they experience a temporary, generalized loss of libido and a dip in testosterone. Really. (And you thought that red, runny nose was the turn off, didn’t you?) Scientists have known for decades that the chemical composition of “emotional tears” differs from tears shed due to simple irritation. But now, it appears that some of the chemicals contained in the former are actually pheromones; biological substances that create behavioral changes in others who are exposed to them. Such chemicals were kno... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4482756 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:00:32 +0100 4482756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4482757&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fworking-mom-overweight-kid%2F2011.02.15 A study about working mothers is getting a lot of buzz. The official title of the paper is ”Maternal Employment, Work Schedules, and Childen’s Body Mass Index.” Most media summaries, however, are entitled something like this: “Mothers Who Work Have Fat Kids.” I’m not kidding. I hate seeing studies and media reports like this. Not because they’re not helpful or worthy of our time, but because they examine the effect of mothers working — not mothers and fathers working — on our childrens’ health. In addition, the media/blogosphere goes bananas. This is the stuff that sells — studies on working moms get our attention. They feed the so-called “mommy wars.” They suggest that with the rise of women in the work force over the last five decades, our... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4482757 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 02:00:45 +0100 4482757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4470412&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fgender-differences-in-exercise%2F2011.02.12 Obesity levels are at an all-time high among men, women, and children in the United States. The need for good nutrition and regular exercise is paramount for maintaining proper health and for keeping those extra pounds at bay, especially for women. Beginning in her late 20s and 30s, a woman’s average body weight climbs steadily each year. This increase usually continues into her 60s. For many women, the weight gain is between one to two pounds per year with some women gaining more, and others less. Aside from weight loss, women who incorporate regular exercise into their daily schedules may lower the risks of certain diseases and conditions. A recent study presented at the Ninth Annual AACR Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference revealed that women who exercised for at least ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4470412 Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:00:00 +0100 4470412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4455307&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F09%2Fnegotiating-the-situation%2F Lu-in Wang,  has posted an intriguing situationist paper, titled “Negotiating the Situation: The Reasonable Person in Context ” (forthcoming Lewis & Clark Law Review, Vol. 14, p. 1285, 2010) on SSRN.  Here’s the abstract. * * * This Essay argues that our understanding of the reasonable person in economic transactions should take into account an individual’s race, gender, or other group-based identity characteristics – not necessarily because persons differ on account of those characteristics, but because of how those characteristics influence the situations a person must negotiate. That is, individuals’ social identities constitute features not just of themselves, but also of the situations they inhabit. In economic transactions that involve social interac... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4455307 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 04:12:00 +0100 4455307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4438885&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhy-female-physicians-make-less-money%2F2011.02.05 Female doctors make less than male physicians. That conclusion gained major media traction recently. A recent post on KevinMD.com by medical student Emily Lu had some great conversation discussing reasons why women make less money in medicine. To recap, the study from Health Affairs concluded that, newly-trained physicians who are women are being paid significantly lower salaries than their male counterparts according to a new study. The authors identify an unexplained gender gap in starting salaries for physicians that has been growing steadily since 1999, increasing from a difference of $3,600 in 1999 to $16,819 in 2008. This gap exists even after accounting for gender differences in determinants of salary including medical specialty, hours worked, and practice type, say the authors. Eve... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4438885 Sat, 05 Feb 2011 20:00:52 +0100 4438885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4433039&cid=t_100683_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fgender-salary-gap-medicine-increasing-trainees%2F The gender salary gap for new doctors starting fresh out of residency is increasing and is 17% larger than in 1999. It can not be attributed to the choice of specialty as it cuts across all specialties. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4433039 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 03:44:28 +0100 4433039 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4424187&cid=t_100683_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F01%2Fageing-society-2011-vol-31-no-2%2F This article looks at the impact of ‘village services’ on the lives of people aged 70+ living in rural areas and considers the extent to which village services or rural community-based services and activities are able to promote social inclusion. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Filed under: Journals Tagged: Adult Services, Ageing, Gender, Older People, Rural, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4424187 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:00:53 +0100 4424187 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4377561&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1069 So there you are. In your ob/gyn’s  office, getting ready to hear your baby’s heartbeat, get measured and weighed. You’ve been discussing your birth plan with your doctor, making decisions such as whether you will be banking your baby’s umbilical cord blood and whether or not you will  have pain medication.  Have you ever left the ob/gyn office really wanting to know the sex of your baby but they just couldn’t tell you. Or you didn’t ask, or you got cold feet… Here are some fun ways to predict whether you’re carrying a boy or a girl…if you’re carrying low, it may be a boy or if the heart rate is higher it may be a girl… either way you will have a good laugh trying to predict the sex of your baby!  At parenting.com you w... Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4377561 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 01:33:10 +0100 4377561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4304932&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F03%2Fthe-gendered-situation-of-recommendation-letters%2F From Rice University: A recommendation letter could be the chute in a woman’s career ladder, according to ongoing research at Rice University. The comprehensive study shows that qualities mentioned in recommendation letters for women differ sharply from those for men, and those differences may be costing women jobs and promotions in academia and medicine. Funded by the National Science Foundation, Rice University professors Michelle Hebl and Randi Martin and graduate student Juan Madera, now an assistant professor at the University of Houston, reviewed 624 letters of recommendation for 194 applicants for eight junior faculty positions at a U.S. university. They found that letter writers conformed to traditional gender schemas when describing candidates. Female candidates were descri... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4304932 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 04:01:35 +0100 4304932 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4259093&cid=t_100683_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FmwQYciAdO_0%2F A recent New York Times Modern Love essay “Honey, Let’s Get a Little Divorced” by Rachel Zucker, was well-written and poetic, which makes sense, because the author is a published writer and poet. But I have issues with her column. I’m very glad that Ms. Zucker and her husband have outlasted the marriages of both their divorced parents. As anyone who’s ever been married for any length of time can tell you, this is an impressive achievement, to be sure. But the article’s clever angle of “let’s act a little divorced so we can become better partners” could just as easily have been couched as: “‘let’s pretend we’re both single and never got married in the first place.” That said, I completely understand the auth... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4259093 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:16:43 +0100 4259093 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4241698&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F12%2Frally-for-girls-sports-and-community When discussing how sports benefits girls — which many of us are doing today as part of the National Women’s Law Center Rally for Girls’ Sports Day — I keep coming back to the idea of community. While sports certainly has many individual health and social benefits for girls, it also gives girls a space to develop relationships based on teamwork and respect. Bolstered by their team, girls are able to step in front of their larger school community and exude confidence and pride that might be missing in other parts of their lives. Girls’ relationships with that larger community, however, are often complicated when schools in underserved neighborhoods have trouble providing girls (and all athletes, for that matter) with a safe space in which to perform. Here in C... Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4241698 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:01:21 +0100 4241698 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4233362&cid=t_100683_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F06%2Fdecember-6-1989-universite-de-montreal%25e2%2580%2599s-ecole-polytechnique%2F Fourteen women…killed en masse because they were women Geneviève Bergeron, 21, was a second year scholarship student in civil engineering. Hélène Colgan, 23, was in her final year of mechanical engineering and planned to pursue her master’s degree. Nathalie Croteau, 23, was in her final year of mechanical engineering. Barbara Daigneault, 22, was a teaching [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4233362 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 05:57:48 +0100 4233362 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4175680&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FT2DFI4g2qIE%2F By Walter OlsonAt Compensation Cafe, Stephanie Thomas explores some of the “nonsensical implications” of a misnamed bill that’s a high Obama administration priority in the lame duck session: Let’s assume that John and Jane have identical characteristics (education, work experience, etc.) except for gender. ABC Company makes offers of employment to John and Jane on the same day, for the same position, for the same starting salary: $45,000. Jane accepts the offer, but John negotiates the salary, and ends up with $50,000. Under the current equal pay laws, there’s no problem; John is earning more because he negotiated and Jane did not. Makes sense, right? Under the Paycheck Fairness Act, ABC Company would be guilty of gender discrimination. Here’s another ex... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4175680 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:45:18 +0100 4175680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4139209&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F11%2Fshare-your-story-what-have-you-learned-about-your-body-from-a-womens-health-nurse-practitioner-or-other-ob-gyn-clinician Our Bodies Ourselves recently received a wonderful picture of pre-teen girls watching one of their moms get a pelvic exam, complete with mirror and flashlight, along with a note about how the nurse-practitioner conducting the exam explained everything that was being done in simple, straightforward language. As a way to underscore how much young women across the country are able to learn about their bodies through such critically important show-and-tell learning, we are inviting women to share with us (anonymously is fine) stories of how nurse-practitioners and other ob-gyn clinicians (including nurse-midwives, family physicians and obstetrician-gynecologists) have taken the time to teach them more about their bodies through use of speculums (some with flashlights built in!) and mirrors, pa... Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4139209 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:02:13 +0100 4139209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4119517&cid=t_100683_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F10%2F29%2Fclint-i-like-it-when-gays-die-mccance-speaks-to-cnns-anderson-cooper-brain-farts-maybe%2F I’m keeping this post open to add more developments.  Suffice to say, to begin, that Clint McCance’s so-called apology on AC 360 is not going over very well.  (As I wrote at the time it seemed like Anderson had to pull out the nature of his wrongs.  They weren’t forthcoming from McCance himself.) Tonight I’m [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4119517 Sat, 30 Oct 2010 02:02:00 +0100 4119517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4105631&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Ffemale-friendship-are-the-pitfalls-worth-the-perks%2F photo: Thinkstock We’ve never been crazy about sororities. Not that we have anything against matching sweatshirts or tailgating, we just know from experience that when you get 50 teenage girls together in one place, there are going to be some tears. Kelly Valen, author of The Twisted Sisterhood, probably wishes that she knew that before she pledged a sorority. She was betrayed and humiliated by her sorority sisters, leaving her with trust issues when it came to female friends. She did a survey of 3,000 women from around the U.S., and she found that she wasn’t alone in her not-so-sisterly feelings of discomfort with women. We’ve all got a story or two about how a close woman friend hung us out to dry. We can’t help but guess what leads to these situations: Competitiv... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4105631 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:46:48 +0100 4105631 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4098199&cid=t_100683_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FChannelN-PodcastsPoweredByOdiogo%2F%7E3%2FL7whle3GYA8%2F Why Women Apologize more than Men: Gender Differences in Thresholds for Perceiving Offensive Behavior Pubcast accompanying an article in Psychological Science. A co-author describes a psychology experiment in which men and women were monitored to see how many apologies they gave and received. The women they studied apologized more, but the gender difference was due to perceptions of whether or not an offense had taken place that warranted an apology. (Source: Channel N) Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4098199 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:30:40 +0100 4098199 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4098330&cid=t_100683_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F10%2F20%2Fsticks-and-stones%25e2%2580%25a6%2F I’d imagine it must be painful for a parent to have to impart to their children those familiar words, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me.” I was certainly skeptical. Long before summoning the courage to come out to my parents at age 21, I had known that I [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4098330 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:15:54 +0100 4098330 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4086233&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2F5-reasons-we-still-love-no-so-manly-men%2F photo via New York Times Boyish men are having a tough time lately. First, it turns out that our ovaries hate them. The New York Times declared that manly, lumberjack men are hot, and, as Lemondrop put it, “chicken-chested man-boys”  are not. But that doesn’t mean you have to start force-feeding your partner protein shakes to transform him from a Michael Cera to a Jon Hamm. To prove it, we’ve got five reasons why we still love our pansy partners. 1. They won’t borrow your razor. Sure, the ability to grow a mountain-man beard is nice, but do you know what else is nice? Having to shave once every two weeks. 2. You can hold hands comfortably. Chopping wood and playing football can lead to hands so calloused that it hurts to clasp them. Luckily, turning the pages... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4086233 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:28:19 +0100 4086233 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4082045&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fgallery-10-sexy-celebrity-men-for-every-phase-of-your-cycle%2F We love men of all shapes and sizes (woman are the more physically accepting of the two sexes, after all), but according to a recent study, our tastes vary with our menstrual cycles. According to a post on Lemondrop last week, we’re more likely to jones after the hunky, “lumberjack” type while we’re ovulating, even if we’re happily involved with or wedded to effeminate geeks. Peruse our gallery of ten very different celebrity gents who get us all riled up when our hormones are a-ragin’: Post from: BlissTree Gallery: 10 Sexy Celebrity Men for Every Phase of Your Cycle (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4082045 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:40:51 +0100 4082045 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4074036&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FMPsPYTCxQs8%2F By Walter OlsonThe union- and trial-lawyer-backed Paycheck Fairness Act, which would greatly expand the scope of lawsuits against private employers alleging gender pay inequality, has run into considerable resistance in Congress. The Bangor Daily News, for example, notes that middle-of-the-road Maine Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, known for their willingness to support some Democratic initiatives, have criticized the PFA as “broad,” “unprecedented,” and costly to employers (Snowe) and as likely to “impose excessive litigation on the small-business community” (Collins). Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), on the other hand, is impatient with all such objections: “If there is litigation in the future, that is minor compared to making sure ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4074036 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:41:33 +0100 4074036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060553&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fyet-another-reason-to-hate-the-term-cougar%2F This commercial is the perfect example of why we think the term cougar should be buried alive, along with it’s Botox and martinis. And why is every so-called cougar in the ad for this dating service under 25?  We didn’t know that one 30-second commercial could trigger our gag reflex so many times. via The Frisky Post from: BlissTree Yet Another Reason to Hate the Term Cougar (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060553 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:46:12 +0100 4060553 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060949&cid=t_100683_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FChannelN-PodcastsPoweredByOdiogo%2F%7E3%2FitNJIaxfiGM%2F Meeting of Minds: Sex and Stigma A conversation between Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, the Nobel laureate who discovered the link betweeen the HIV virus and AIDS, and a young female physicist. Barre-Sinoussi discusses social stigma, religion and HIV and how that impeded her research. They both talk about their respective careers, and discrimination faced by women in science. Her advice to young scientists: “Just be persistant. Show them that women in your field can be successful.” Report This Post (Source: Channel N) Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060949 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:30:59 +0100 4060949 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4055686&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fsister-wives-im-going-to-citizens-arrest-your-aes%2F Most of the 374 Brown children on "Sister Wives" Here’s what I’ve learned about a big religious family that practices polygamy and gets their own reality TV show: They’re no different from any other sad, desperate, fame-starved, money-hungry family (Gosselin, Kardashian, Bonaduce, Osbourne, Hamlin/Rinna) that sells out what limited morals and principles they have in order to parade their banal lives on TV. Okay, there is one difference. The religious polygamists (in this case, the Browns of TLC’s Sister Wives) imply that their reasons for signing a reality TV contract involve family, love, togetherness, children, unity, yak yak yak, and how critical it is for them to show the world the beautiful truth about how they live in harmony in their “closed&#... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4055686 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:12:07 +0100 4055686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4055688&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Frelationship-problems-ask-our-advice-columnist-victor-the-cat%2F It’s me, again. Victor the cat. Did you have a chance to check out my debut Blisstree relationship column last week? Since then, I’ve been really busy. I went to the vet, where I learned that I’d lost 1.1 pounds. (Me-OW for me.) The downside is that I have to get my teeth cleaned next week. (The tall lady who owns me had the nerve to tell the vet I have bad breath!) On Friday I traveled north for the Columbus Day weekend and did some middle-of-the-night mousing. (Caught one, jumped up on the tall people’s bed with the half-dead critter in my mouth, and woke up the tall people to show them – they were somewhat less excited than I was.) Saturday night: More late-night mousing. (Guess who’s two for two?) On Sunday I went outside for 20 minutes and ate some gras... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4055688 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:04:06 +0100 4055688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4055689&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fmy-potential-boyfriend-research-is-pretty-thorough-hello-master%25e2%2580%2599s-in-journalism-i-start-with-a-rudimentary-googling-and-then-i%25e2%2580%2599ll-parlay-clues-like-the-user-name-that-keeps-popp%2F – Blisstree contributor Jessica Firger on personally vetting her potential suitors, from her post Dating Rules: Google Is a Girl’s Best Friend Post from: BlissTree My potential boyfriend research is pretty thorough. (Hello, Master’s in journalism!) I start with a rudimentary Googling, and then I’ll parlay clues, like the user name that keeps popping up in comments on websites and also happens to be the name on your blog – touche33, artbruttt, or what have you. And I’m just getting started. (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4055689 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:00:37 +0100 4055689 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4053282&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fi-love-you-youre-perfect-but-i-definitely-do-not-want-to-have-sex-with-you%2F Check out this post by [Redacted] Guy on Lemondrop about men, women, and platonic friendships: You may have read the series on platonic friendships over at Slate that I felt compelled to write about this week. If you haven’t, go do it. I’ll wait. After reading Juliet Lapidos’ articles about her non-sexual relationship with a guy named Jeff, I’m once again reminded of how lucky we are to be alive now instead of, say, in the 16th century, when bro hangs between men and women were uncommon and dying of the plague was not. Juliet surveyed around 600 readers in an attempt to divine the mysteries of boy-girl friendship, something she holds very near and dear herself. In the initial post, she quotes platonic nonbelievers from James Joyce to Nora Ephron, and laments, &#8220... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4053282 Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:00:08 +0100 4053282 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4053284&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fsilly-question-when-should-you-make-your-relationship-facebook-official%2F Check out this post from Liz Scott on Lemondrop. photo: Lemondrop Back in the day (and by that, we mean “Happy Days”), a gal would announce her relationship status to the world by strutting around the sock hop in her saddle shoes and poodle skirt with her boyfriend’s letter jacket draped jauntily over her shoulders. What simple times: sharing malts, necking at the drive-in, ferreting out Commies together … those were the days. Today, asking yourself “What would Pinky Tuscadero do?” is not apt to yield fruitful results. With the explosion of social networking sites like Facebook, suddenly the status of your relationship becomes fodder for 1,001 “friends.” If you’re dating someone but don’t mention it on your profile, people (includ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4053284 Sat, 09 Oct 2010 15:00:50 +0100 4053284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4040527&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fcan-men-and-women-be-friends-one-guys-perspective%2F photo via Lemondrop Check out this post on Lemondrop. You may have read the series on platonic friendships over at Slate that I felt compelled to write about this week. If you haven’t, go do it. I’ll wait. After reading Juliet Lapidos’ articles about her nonsexual relationship with a guy named Jeff, I’m once again reminded of how lucky we are to be alive now instead of, say, in the 16th century, when bro hangs between men and women were uncommon and dying of the plague was not. Juliet surveyed around 600 readers in an attempt to divine the mysteries of boy-girl friendship, something she holds very near and dear herself. In the initial post, she quotes platonic nonbelievers from James Joyce to Nora Ephron, and laments, “Why am I bombarded with the idea that wh... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4040527 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:40:12 +0100 4040527 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4031189&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Ftheres-a-scientific-reason-wed-rather-lounge-after-sex-than-eat%2F photo via Lemondrop Check out this post from Julieanne Smolinski at Lemondrop. After sex, would you rather have deep conversation, or a deep-dish pizza? It may depend on your gender — and, you know, Darwin. A new survey from Albright College asked 170 men and women about their post-coital behavior. Women seemed to prefer let’s-just-lay-here-for-awhile activities like kissing and chatting, while men seemed eager to leap out of bed and start, um, drinking. No, seriously. Women were more likely to try to hang out with their partners, while guys were more likely to spend their afterglow on mixing a drink, fixing a snack or — wait for it — asking their partner for a favor. Study author Susan Hughes explained that, from an evolutionary perspective, this makes perfect sen... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4031189 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:30:11 +0100 4031189 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4022878&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fturns-out-in-2010-white-women-are-a-bunch-of-drunks%2F Hungover? Check out this post by Emerald Catron on Lemondrop: Good news if you’re reading this in the dark through sunglasses, cradling your head and dry-swallowing aspirin: You are not alone. According to a new study, more people are drinking now than they used to. Don Draper might think he’s hardcore, but do you know who really knows how to knock ‘em back? Modern-day white ladies – the only demographic to show an increase in alcohol intake over the past 20 years, a fact we proved at the bar last night. The rest of the data from the study shows that although people are generally drinking the same amount, more people are hitting the sauce, with Caucasian women drinking the most of all. Bring it, Roger Sterling! It’s going to take more than a couple of martinis, a ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4022878 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:45:43 +0100 4022878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4003220&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fone-third-of-men-want-more-rigid-gender-roles%2F photo: Thinkstock Cosmo did a survey of 1,500 men as part of the Cosmo Man Summit. The mag took a step away from it’s normally raunchy material to delve into how men felt about the ever-changing workplace environment and male-female relationships. The findings? 30% of men want gender roles to take a giant step backward, à la Mad Men. Yep, about 1/3 of men would love to go back to a time where gender roles were more rigid, because that would make relationships less confusing. Your girlfriend has a high-paying job? Nonsense! You can’t call your female co-workers “sweetie?” Good God, man! If your partner wanted to transport your relationship back to the 1960s, how would you react? via The Frisky Post from: BlissTree Surprise! 1/3 of Men Want More Rigid Gender Roles (S... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4003220 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:22:24 +0100 4003220 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4002877&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fmen-become-more-forgetful-than-women-now-theres-proof%2F We thought you’d be interested in this post by Deborah Huso from AOL Health. How often have you complained that your husband can’t seem to remember anything? You ask him to take out the trash, and fifteen minutes later he’s still watching TV, claiming you never spoke to him. You remind him to pick up milk on the way home from work, and he shows up empty-handed. Yet he never seems to forget when his favorite football team is playing or when that race is airing on ESPN. Is it selective memory? Well, maybe not. As it turns out, the guys may have an excuse for their inability to keep up with things as well as women do. According to a new study, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), what typically exhibits itself as mild memory loss, is one-and-a-half times more common in men than ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4002877 Sun, 26 Sep 2010 15:05:47 +0100 4002877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3998935&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fanal-play-for-him-part-2-of-our-sex-tour-through-the-backdoor%2F By Helen “Girly” Brown Recently, we explored our sexual way through a female’s backdoor, but that’s only half of the picture. (And check out our photo gallery at the end of this post.) “The great thing about anal play is that the butt is an equal-opportunity orifice,” explained Leah Perrotti, our fearless Babeland instructor on all things rear entrance. Long associated with proctologist exam rooms, many men understandably cringe at the idea of having their prostate gland fingered. Not to mention, many women can be a little squeamish about sticking a digit up their boyfriend or husband’s a-hole. As a quick reminder, we explained in Part 1 of our epic series that shit is stored in the colon, not the rectum. Therefore, unless you’re spending time with a fellow who doe... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3998935 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:52:10 +0100 3998935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3999055&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2010%2F09%2F23%2Fdr-shock-number-2-on-active-researchblogging-blogs%2F On the list of active blogs on ResearchBlogging.org as of Friday, September 17, sorted by gender of authors, Dr Shock is number two on Blogs with male authors. First is Research Digest Blog. Dr Shock number 2 on Active ResearchBlogging blogs. Very proud and honored. More on gender disparities in science blogging on Seed Magazine. Despite the fact that women are getting science PhDs in nearly the same numbers as men, they are blogging much less. I even looked at the average number of posts about peer-reviewed research they had done, and again, men outpaced women by nearly 50 percent, which means men may have written as many as 80 percent of the posts on ResearchBlogging.org. Read the whole story about this discrepancy on Seed Magazine Related posts:Research Blogging Awards 2010 Gender and... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3999055 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 05:58:03 +0100 3999055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3994029&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2010%2F09%2F23%2Fdr-shock-number-2-on-active-researchblogging-blogs%2F On the list of active blogs on ResearchBlogging.org as of Friday, September 17, sorted by gender of authors, Dr Shock is number two on Blogs with male authors. First is Research Digest Blog. Very proud and honored. More on gender disparities in science blogging on Seed Magazine. Despite the fact that women are getting science PhDs in nearly the same numbers as men, they are blogging much less. I even looked at the average number of posts about peer-reviewed research they had done, and again, men outpaced women by nearly 50 percent, which means men may have written as many as 80 percent of the posts on ResearchBlogging.org. Read the whole story about this discrepancy on Seed Magazine Related posts:What Kind of a Person Blogs Research Blogging Awards 2010 Shrink Blogs (Source: Dr Shock MD ... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3994029 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 05:58:03 +0100 3994029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3993837&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2F201314%2F Relationship Trouble? The folks over at The Frisky recommend talking to each other less, not more. (via The Frisky) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3993837 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:00:51 +0100 3993837 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3961808&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fhow-to-succeed-as-a-businesswoman-hint-become-a-man%2F As women, we’re at a great disadvantage in the business world, which has nothing to do with sexism in the workplace or aged white men ruling the top of the corporate ladder. It mostly has to do with the way we smile inappropriately and have limp handshakes. Thanks for the tips, Citibank. via Buzzfeed Post from: BlissTree How to Succeed as a Businesswoman (Hint: Become a Man) (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3961808 Sun, 12 Sep 2010 16:53:03 +0100 3961808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3954258&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmedicine-and-the-gender-barrier%2F2010.09.09 It’s only a matter of time before female physicians outnumber men, say medical school heads who are seeing more women in their programs. Although women have broken the gender barrier in medicine, they may want to keep going into nursing, because nurse practitioner salaries grew faster than primary care physicians’ pay – nearly 5 percent compared to nearly 3 percent. Physicians can take some comfort that their average pay is more — $191,000 compared to more than $85,000 — unless they’re women, who among all the life sciences average $13,000 less than their male counterparts in comparable positions and with similar experience. (WCSC TV, Fierce Practice Management, Academic Medicine) *This blog post was originally published at ACP Internist* (Sour... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3954258 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:00:00 +0100 3954258 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3920809&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fsave-the-assistants-by-thegloss-editor-lilit-marcus-debuts-today%2F photo: Erik Trinidad Today at Blisstree, we’re celebrating the release of Save the Assistants: A Guide to Surviving and Thriving In the Workplace (Hyperion), the debut book by Lilit Marcus, Editor-in-Chief of our uber-cool sister site TheGloss. The idea for Save the Assistants began several years ago when Lilit and her friend co-created a website to act as something of a support group for their fellow recent college graduates turned beleaguered assistants at various entry-level jobs. And now Save the Assistants (a.k.a. STA) is a book! But STA is no stodgy career-advice tome written by an egotistic self-help guru with a celebrity following or a bristly old coot who used to work at GM. Nor is it a complain-y rant about how all bosses are mean and all minions are mistreated. It’... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3920809 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:16:42 +0100 3920809 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3914952&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fstupid-male-drivers-who-refuse-to-ask-directions-waste-fuel-and-money%2F photo: Thinkstock Pat yourselves on the back, women — we’re the greener (and smarter) sex. Well, when it comes to driving, anyway. Men, notorious for being too macho to ask for driving directions, waste about $3,000 on gas over the course of their lives, according to a new study. Turns out, 26% of men wait an hour to ask for help after they realize they’re lost, while 74% of women will ask for directions as soon as they don’t know where they are. So, the next time your husband or partner insists that he knows where he’s going when clearly he doesn’t, remind him of all that gas (and money) he’s wasting. Or just tell him that you’re driving from now on. (He’ll love that.) via Treehugger Post from: BlissTree Stupid Male Drivers Who Refuse to A... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3914952 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:32:27 +0100 3914952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3915071&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F30%2Fnarcissistic-college-students-spend-more-time-on-facebook%2F It probably comes as little surprise to anyone, but a small exploratory study done on 100 college students from a single university suggests that students who score higher on a test of narcissism also spent more time checking and updating their Facebook profile. Facebook is currently the world’s largest social network, with over 500 million users. More than 50% of Facebook’s active users log on to Facebook in any given day, while the average user has 130 social connections (what Facebook calls “friends”). The researcher (Mehdizadeh, 2010) also examined the relationship between narcissism and self-esteem, as well as gender differences in how people use Facebook for self-promotion. “Self-promotion,” according to how it was used in this study, was defined a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3915071 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:50:52 +0100 3915071 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3907558&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Flatest-important-scientific-study-understanding-the-booty-call%2F photo: ThinkstockYes, you read that headline right. A study was just published that focuses entirely on booty calls. You know, those late night pleas you place to that certain guy/s when you’re in the mood (and vice versa). They aren’t relationships, and they aren’t not relationships — and that middle ground can be confusing for men and women. While both sexes tend to make booty calls for sex, women often think of them as being a precursor to a more committed relationship, while men think of them as just sex: No-strings-attached. Big shocker there.Do you think a booty call could develop into a meaningful, committed partnership? via ABC NewsPost from: BlissTreeLatest Important Scientific Study: Understanding the Booty Call (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3907558 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:38:26 +0100 3907558 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3899348&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fmy-gay-husband-is-better-than-your-straight-husband%2F photo: Thinkstock My husband isn’t technically gay. And by that I mean he doesn’t have sex with men. He does, however, possess many of the positive, attractive (and yes, stereotypical) attributes of a gay man. Some might call him a metrosexual, others may label him eccentric, while a lot of people just think he’s European. Which is why, in addition to the many reasons listed below, my not-technically-gay husband is way better than your boring straight husband. He may not have sex with men, but here’s what my gay husband does have (that your straight husband probably doesn’t): – A collection of more than 300 cookbooks – A keen eye for mid-century modern interior design – More shoes than I have – Excellent knife skills that rival a professional chef –... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3899348 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:03:25 +0100 3899348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3890514&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2010%2F08%2F21%2Four-centurys-greatest-injustice%2F Sheryl WuDunn’s book “Half the Sky” investigates the oppression of women globally. Her stories shock. Only when women in developing countries have equal access to education and economic opportunity will we be using all our human resources. Related posts:Gender differences in frontal lobes Gender and Medical Education Gender Bias in Medical Textbooks (Source: Dr Shock MD PhD) Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3890514 Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:53:56 +0100 3890514 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3885313&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Frepublicans-are-hot-democrats-are-dogs-video-from-minnesota-gop%2F The Republican party of Minnesota has released a new web ad — a video of “hot” Republican women set to Tom Jones’ “She’s a Lady,” followed by the supposedly dog-like women of the Democrat party, set to — what else —  Baha Men’s “Who Let the Dogs Out?” Women lawmakers from both parties have come out against the video, which was actually posted on the Republican Party of Minnesota’s homepage until yesterday morning. Thanks, Republican Party of Minnesota, for reducing intelligent women’s worth down to their looks. Truly a classy move. Make sure you watch the entire video — it gets even more ridiculous towards the end. Spoiler alert: Rosie O’Donnell’s head photoshopped onto the body of Khalid Sheikh Mohamme... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3885313 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:10:02 +0100 3885313 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3880814&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fgoing-topless-for-gender-equality-hmmm%2F This Saturday is the third annual “Go Topless” protest, an event organized in nine cities around the U.S. to reinforce gender equality. The logic goes that women should exercise their constitutional right to go topless in public, just like men do. Currently, women who go topless in public can be arrested and fined for doing so, but men have the right to bare arms, chest, stomach, and anything else above the belt without breaking the law. Question: Do you really want to be the female equivalent of those shirtless douche bags throwing frisbees in the park? If you do, you can participate in the following cities on this Saturday, August 22 (chosen because it precedes Women’s Equality Day, August 26th): New York City, New York Venice Beach, California Chicago, Illinois Miami Beac... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3880814 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:10:02 +0100 3880814 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3942847&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F18928135%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7EFive-Magic-Days-to-Sell-to-Women.htm What if there were five days every month when your customers were unusually receptive to your product? If you market products or services that make women more attractive (apparel, cosmetics, diet programs, etc.), those magic days exist. New research shows that women’s purchasing behavior is unconsciously influenced by their hormones. Specifically, [...] CommentsFascinating read thank you Roger…(as a woman)these days we ... by Bianca Te Rito[...] women are more easily influenced to purchase “sexier” ... by I keep saying the time isn’t right, but that is all a pretense, another way of saying I’m afraid « the scenic routePlus 3 more... (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3942847 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:06:23 +0100 3942847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3861982&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fmen-would-rather-smell-pie-than-obsession%2F photo: Thinkstock Remember those toxic chemicals lurking in your designer perfume? We’ve got some good news. If you’re trying to appeal to a potential or current romantic interest with perfume, it’s not doing any good. We understand not wanting to smell plain (or, worse, bad), so spritzing a bit of perfume before a date makes sense. But your date would rather you smeared a little frosting on your wrists instead. Recent research shows that men are more attracted to food smells than perfume. The combination that’s most enticing to men? Pumpkin pie and lavender. Together. And women? We like Good & Plenty and cucumber; Good & Plenty and pumpkin pie; lavender and pumpkin pie; and baby powder and chocolate. That last one is pretty gross. So just walk through a bak... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3861982 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:58:16 +0100 3861982 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3861986&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fjennifer-aniston-is-empowering-women-destroying-america%2F This is the face that is ruining America. photo: WENN.com Jennifer Aniston’s been busy promoting her new movie, The Switch, about a single woman using a sperm donor to have a child. Aniston said, “Women are realizing more and more that you don’t have to settle. They don’t have to fiddle with a man to have that child.” Yes, that’s right — Aniston said that women don’t need men to have a baby. How. Dare. She. Bill O’Reilly said on Tuesday that Aniston’s comments were “destructive to our society.” If women realize they don’t need men to have a baby, what else will they think they can do on their own? Drive a car? Run a business? We’re so lucky that Bill O’Reilly is brave enough to tell the truth, no matte... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3861986 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:28:27 +0100 3861986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3805797&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fflojuggler-a-website-for-all-the-creepy-men-in-your-life%2F Of all the stupid websites floating around in cyberspace, this one just might be the stupidest. It’s called Flojuggler, and this is its motto: ”Some people just want to know when the bleeding is going to stop so they can get busy.” That’s literally what it says. Flojuggler is an online tool that allows you to track the menstrual cycles of all of the women you know. Because that isn’t insanely creepy or offensive anything. (Also, women can have sex during their periods, you morons. Men are just too cowardly to try it.) The site assumes that you can’t speak to the woman whose period you’re creepily obsessing over. Planning a romantic getaway and want to know if she’ll be able to get freaky? Use Flojuggler! (Don’t actually ask your girlf... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3805797 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:26:07 +0100 3805797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3786973&cid=t_100683_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F07%2F25%2Fsunday-news-round-up-why-is-it-sunday-already-edition%2F Some things that captured my attention or otherwise delighted me this week: Zen Habits has 20 ways to eliminate stress that I should really pay more attention to. Via Siobhan at Bringing Health Information to the Community, I learned about DeafMD, which provides health information in video form using American Sign Language. It includes videos on numerous diseases, understanding laboratory and imaging tests, and a searchable database of doctors they consider deaf-friendly (submitted by readers; no criteria for deaf-friendliness described). Pam’s House Blend has the video and transcript of Dan Choi’s appearance on The Rachel Maddow Show. I have to admit, I teared up a little watching this segment. Pam has been covering Choi’s case pretty extensively, including his appearan... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3786973 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:03:15 +0100 3786973 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3784230&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F190402%2F What’s the Difference Between Male and Female Action Heroes? The New York Magazine culture blog, Vulture, looked at how different Salt would have been if Tom Cruise had played the title role instead of Angelina Jolie, like it was originally planned. (via Vulture) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3784230 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:30:21 +0100 3784230 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3822976&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F16954220%2F1nleqd%2Fneuromarketing%7EProof-That-Women-ARE-Smarter.htm With news swirling about the probable demise of embattled BP CEO Tony Hayward, one neuromarketing firm, Innerscope Research, has data they say show that even weeks ago women found Hayward less believable than men did. This video tracks the biometric response of viewers to the BP “Apology” ad:The reactions charted on the screen are [...] CommentsGotta love how men practically jump out of their skin to come ... by TravisWow. Atlast the truth is out.. by Women and GadgetsPlus 2 more... (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3822976 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:27:58 +0100 3822976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3762901&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsame-sex-vs-opposite-sex-whats-the-rule-on-friendship%2F2010.07.17 I’m stealing a post from Jay at Two Women Blogging entitled “Was Harry Right?” Here’s their post, and I discuss it below: Was Harry Right? Bluemilk got me started thinking about this. I first heard Harry’s thesis advanced by the resident I worked with on my med school psych rotation. She assured me that while I might think I had platonic friendships with men, the men didn’t see it that way. I was pretty sure they did see it that way. I wasn’t naive, I was engaged to be married and had done my share of dating and flirting — I knew what it felt like when a man was interested in me sexually and I knew the difference. I still know the difference, and I still have men friends. For most of my life, my closest friends have been men. (more…) ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3762901 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3762901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3746712&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fyou-know-youre-unwell-if-youre-a-woman-writer-on-the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart%2F Because, according to a recent controversial post on Jezebel, you toil unjustly in an insufferably sexist work environment. However, according to a scathingly funny open letter response written by 32 current female members of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart staff (pictured above), that’s just simply not true. We’re not sure whom to believe – we just wish one of these nice secretaries would get us a cup of coffee. photo: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Post from: BlissTree You Know You're Unwell If...You're a Woman Writer on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3746712 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:37:42 +0100 3746712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3743574&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F07%2F12%2Fthe-situation-of-hazing-torture-gender-and-tears%2F Here is another segment from John Quinones’s excellent ABC 20/20 series titled “What Would You Do?” — a series that, in essence, conducts situationist experiments through hidden-camera scenarios. This episode asks, “Would you stop hazing?“ (and includes analysis from psychologist Susan Lipkins). * * * * * * To review a sample of related Situationist posts, see “Journalists as Social Psychologists & Social Psychologists as Entertainers,” “Milgram Replicated on French TV – ‘The Game of Death’,” “Solomon Asch’s Famous Compliance Experiment,” “The Situation of Bullying,” “Lessons Learned from the Abu Ghraib Horrors,”  “Person X Situation X System Dynamics,” “From Heavens to Hells to Hero... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3743574 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:01:27 +0100 3743574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3740575&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F07%2Fall-things-not-being-equal Gretchen Reynolds, writing for the Well blog at The New York Times, reports that gender still matters a great deal in health research. It’s just difficult for some scientists to remember that. Reynolds focuses on a pair of studies by David Rowlands, MD, a senior lecturer with the Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health at Massey University in New Zealand, in which he attempted to determine the importance of protein in the recovery from hard exercise. The first study, completed in 2008, involved only male cyclists and found that ingesting protein had a significant long-term effect on overall athletic performance. After Rowlands published those results, which were in line with conventional wisdom, female cyclists asked him to include them in any further studies. To his credit, he... Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3740575 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:42:26 +0100 3740575 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3729940&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2010%2F07%2F07%2Fgender-diffrence-panic-disoder-explained%2F Women process threats and aggressive stimuli different than men, differences in the activation of brain regions participating in the fear circuitry. This might be an important factor contributing to the increased likelihood of women to develop panic disorder compared to men. If in women activation differs in parts of the fear circuitry, this could explain the gender difference in prevalence of the panic disorder. Fear Circuitry in the Brain dysfunctional fear network centered in the amygdala and projecting to the thalamus, hypothalamus, brainstem, and prefrontal cortical areas in Panic Disorder patients In a recent study 20 patients with panic disorder (12 women and 8 men) were shown images depicting fearful, angry, happy, and neutral expressions of 10 individuals (5 males and 5 females) d... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3729940 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:28:20 +0100 3729940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3726653&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2010%2F07%2F06%2Funder-representation-of-women-in-academic-bioscience%2F Although 50% of women receive graduate degrees in biology in the US only 27% of faculty members is female. In Europe conditions are far worse on academic careers for women, especially in the medical academic workforce. Only 1 in 10 medical clinical professors are women in the United Kingdom (UK). No female professor was employed in 6 medical schools. The newer medical schools had a better gender balance than some of the more established schools. For the lower ranks in medical academia these numbers are somewhat higher but still much lower than for men. In FTEs lecturers in 2005: 36% were women, senior lecturers and readers: 25% were women. In 2005 there were a total of 3365 clinical academics, of whom 21% were women. ADVANCE grants, a program at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) has... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3726653 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 06:35:49 +0100 3726653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3721737&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fwedding-economics-would-you-sell-tickets-to-your-wedding%2F Weddings can be loads of fun, but they can also cost loads of money, forcing some couples to shorten their guest list and remove their +1 invitation extensions. Slate’s Daniel Engber argues that telling guests not to bring an escort is bad practice, ruining the fun for guests and defeating the purpose of a good wedding. So what does he suggest to keep the price of the party affordable for bride and groom? Selling tickets to your wedding. It sounds a little weird, but the concept of telling guests that they can bring a +1 if they’ll help cover the costs actually makes some sense. Engber offers that, instead of buying wedding gifts, pitching in to cover the costs of making the wedding open to dates and friends is a reasonable exchange, and if put kindly, shouldn’t be offens... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3721737 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:16:14 +0100 3721737 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3706639&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fempty-handed-birth-control-struggles-for-women-in-uganda%2F The average woman in the United States will give birth to 2.06 children in her lifetime. In Uganda, the average is 6.7 children. Why? Birth control is virtually unavailable in this African nation. That’s not to say Ugandan women don’t want it, however. But even when a pregnancy would be risky to a woman’s health, she has no means of preventing it. A new short film, Empty Handed: Responding to the Demand for Contraceptives shares the plight of these women: Empty Handed from Population Action International on Vimeo. Post from: BlissTree "Empty Handed": Birth Control Struggles for Women In Uganda (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3706639 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:49:20 +0100 3706639 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3706645&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Felena-kagans-history-of-gay-rights-activism-shocking%2F photo: WENN.com Today’s the first day of Elena Kagan’s confirmation hearings as President Obama’s second Supreme Court nominee. Republicans will try to give Kagan a hard time, but she really doesn’t have any major skeletons in her closet to give them fuel. Oh, aside from this one: She has a history of promoting gay rights. And she has short hair. Holy cow – she must be a lesbian, or at least she was one once. And having a lesbian on the Supreme Court would send America straight into the gutter. Obviously. Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays has urged Kagan to come out as an “ex-lesbian,” while anti-gay group MassResistance is threatening to release a report of her activism for gay rights. Wait – a person pursuing equal rights for everyone as dec... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3706645 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:24:22 +0100 3706645 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3701668&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fblisstree-video-of-the-day-7%2F There are a lot of crappy things going on in the world right now. From oil spills to financial turbulence to wars that seem to drag on forever, and everything in between, it’s easy to feel like there’s nothing we can do about anything. Turns out, some problems are a lot easier to fix than you might think. So here’s your dose of inspiration for the day. It’s called The Girl Effect: Post from: BlissTree The Girl Effect: (Inspirational) Video of the Day (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3701668 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:00:53 +0100 3701668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3699464&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fkatie-couric-gloria-steinman-and-jehmu-greene-talk-women-in-media-and-the-workplace%2F We’ve got to balance the slow-jams (even though it was about a hard-core issue) with some serious stuff. Not that it’s uninteresting serious stuff – this video shows a group of smart, powerful women talking about issues that are on our hot list. Katie Couric sat down with Women’s Media Center President Jehmu Greene and Co-Founder Gloria Steinem to talk about the continuing objectification of women in the media and inequality in the workplace, and the family structure. It’s not all bad news though: Greene says that social media is contributing to media literacy among teen girls, and some of them are pushing back against over sexualized images of women in pop culture. But if the lame way women are represented in the media makes you itch for a little levity, don&#821... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3699464 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:41:30 +0100 3699464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3699466&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fsex-ed-middle-aged-swingers-at-risk-for-stds%2F photo: Thinkstock Sex-Ed class was a magical time in our lives: Awkward stories about periods, terrifying videos of babies being born, and, of course, disgusting pictures of sexually transmitted diseases. We’d say that most teenagers are thoroughly freaked after taking that course, and probably try their best to avoid getting any of the dreaded STDs. But what about the 45 and over crowd? Not necessarily the group you’d think were at risk for STDs, but “swingers” in this age bracket actually are at a high risk for chlamydia and gonorrhea. Yep – middle-aged swingers. According to CNN, Researchers are saying that couples over 45 practicing group sex and partner-swapping weren’t as well-educated about STDs back in the 1960s or earlier, when they should have been... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3699466 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:46:16 +0100 3699466 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3690813&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F06%2Ffinding-what-is-there-a-medical-ethics-challenge Several prominent blogs have recently covered the story, first reported by Alice Dreger and Ellen K. Feder at  Bioethics Forum, of pediatric urologist Dix Poppas and his research involving clitoral surgery on young girls and young intersex patients to make their genitals less “masculinized” — that is, less large. The research, conducted at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, is troublesome for a number of reasons, including lack of indication of an underlying medical problem. In each case, the clitoris was deemed simply  too large, whatever that might have meant to the girls’ parents or the girls’ physicians. Not only are the surgeries, as well as the accompanying attitudes and ethics, hugely problematic, but there ... Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3690813 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:00:33 +0100 3690813 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3676634&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Freally-nude-models-bare-bones-pin-up-calendar%2F Pin-up calendars are usually something we shy away from, unless it’s 12 months of hot, fresh pies. But this one got our attention. Japanese manufacturer Eizo compiled a promotional calendar of models in nothing but their bones. No, bones aren’t a new type of bondage gear – the calendar shows X-ray photos of models strutting their stuff. Though we aren’t into objectifying women, we kind of like this idea. Dare we say it tickles our funny bone? Check out Miss September below, and see the full year here. via Salon Post from: BlissTree Really Nude Models! (Bare Bones Pin-Up Calendar) (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3676634 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:45:40 +0100 3676634 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3671657&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F06%2Fthe-politics-of-fathering Nancy Chodorow’s “The Reproduction of Mothering” was an instant feminist classic when it was published in 1978. One of the most visionary conclusions was her call for men to take an equal role in the caretaking of children. If they don’t, she argued, women would grow up with a distorted perspective on their own relationships with men. More than 30 years later, Chodorow’s call appears as challenging as ever — at least in the United States, where parental leave is still unpaid (putting us behind 177 nations, including Haiti and Afghanistan, that provide all women, and in some cases men, income and time off after the birth of a child) and only 12 weeks long, which discourages even willing men from taking over child-rearing duties. Four years before the publ... Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3671657 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:37:06 +0100 3671657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3621912&cid=t_100683_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F02%2Fthe-world-cup-cbc-and-soccer4hope%2F What an inspiration to see the CBC’s Scott Russell on The National Tuesday night with his profile of Soccer4Hope! (It’s at the 36-minute mark of the video) which probably only stays up until Wednesday night’s broadcast. S4H looks very promising, modeled as it is after its basketball counterpart Hoops4Hope in bringing together the issues of [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3621912 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 07:33:58 +0100 3621912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3610316&cid=t_100683_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F05%2Fwork-by-artist-kaucyila-brooke-censored-at-bucharest-biennale When Los Angeles-based artist Joanne Mitchell wrote to us with news of the removal of a gender-oriented work from the Bucharest International Biennale, we asked her to share the information with readers. Joanne’s piece “Our bodies, ourselves – the book, I mean” will be showcased as part of the organization’s 40th-anniversary celebration in 2011. By Joanne Mitchell The Bucharest International Biennale opened last week without “Tit for Twat,” a 20-year long, ongoing project made by a former teacher of mine, the artist Kaucyila Brooke. “Tit for Twat” is a three-part epic that takes the form of photo montage, and re-imagines the creation story from the perspective of two lesbian protagonists (view it here). It is intelligent, challenging work, ... Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3610316 Fri, 28 May 2010 20:41:33 +0100 3610316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3599734&cid=t_100683_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FmKpSwNtRVFs%2F Last week, a federal jury ordered Novartis to pay $250 million in punitive damages and $3.3 million in compensatory damages for discriminating against female employees, who alleged they suffered a pattern of gender discrimination (see this). A dozen women filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of about 5,600 female employees over pay, promotion and pregnancy-related matters. One of those who testified was Raelene Ryan, 41, who worked as a Novartis sales rep from June 2001 to August 2003. She described how the drugmaker schemed to fire her because she expected to be on leave for several months due to an upcoming pregnancy, but argued her dismissal was due to falsifying records (see testimony). An email from her manager to HR, however, states: “As you are aware, she is going to be term... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3599734 Wed, 26 May 2010 13:56:09 +0100 3599734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3595667&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2010%2F05%2F25%2Fgender-differences-in-frontal-lobes%2F Frontal lobes is the shorthand for the prefrontal cortex. It’s an important part of the human brain, the conductor of the large orchestra called the brain. It’s the seat of our executive functioning. Executive function relates to abilities to differentiate among conflicting thoughts, determine good and bad, better and best, same and different, future consequences of current activities, working toward a defined goal, prediction of outcomes, expectation based on actions, and social “control” (the ability to suppress urges that, if not suppressed, could lead to socially-unacceptable outcomes). Before, I wrote about gender difference in empathy and other neurobiological subjects. Mark the word difference, not superior or inferior, not better of worse, just different. Re... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3595667 Tue, 25 May 2010 06:01:40 +0100 3595667 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3589042&cid=t_100683_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FBMfqNcP46DQ%2F We know lawyers are supposed to discredit witnesses, but then there is the choice of words that are used to do so. Consider the impression left by Richard Schnadig, who represented Novartis, which this week was told to pay $250 million in punitive damages for engaging in a pattern of discrimination against female employees. The dozen women filed a class action suit over pay, promotion and pregnancy-related matters (see the lawsuit). Given that this was a case about sex discrimination, it might have been advisable to avoid using language that fosters sterotypes. But as The American Lawyer point outs (subscription required), here’s how some of the women who filed suit were characterized in the closing remarks… For instance, Tara Blum testified her manager pressured her not to hav... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3589042 Fri, 21 May 2010 16:15:54 +0100 3589042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3648611&cid=t_100683_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F13379798%2F1gzd11%2Fneuromarketing%7EAttractive-Women-Make-Men-Impatient.htm I’ve written a few times about the effects of pictures of attractive women on decision-making by men. In Bikinis, Babes, and Buying, we learned that guys who looked at pictures of bikini-clad women made impulsive decisions. In A Pretty Woman Beats a Good Loan Deal, we found that men accepted higher loan rates [...] CommentsIs it possible that there's too much effort to explain things ... by Gil ReichI agree that there's definitely a tradeoff. If your ad looks ... by Roger DooleyRoger, I've also read studies where using attractive photos of ... by Verilliance (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3648611 Wed, 19 May 2010 12:47:44 +0100 3648611