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• Public health stupidity and Friday night grumpiness.

  By lauredhel on 2007-08-17 • ( 8 )

  So the AMA has put out an alarming influenza warning tonight. ABC News reports: “AMA urges flu sufferers to seek medical attention”. On a Friday night. Just like five weeks ago, when the WA Health Department put out a public… Read More ›

• A snag in the plan

  By lauredhel on 2007-08-15 • ( 2 )

  There’s a snag in the plan. Who knew? ABC News reports: Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough has confirmed that the new Northern Territory intervention legislation will have to be amended. He says under the legislation the Commonwealth will take… Read More ›

• “It’s just like a normal external bra!”Snoopy-nosed Redundant Skin Envelopes

  By lauredhel on 2007-08-14 • ( 34 )

  From Israel21c via Women’s Health News comes this new surgical procedure designed to help women fork out piles of cash and a world of pain for patriarchally-approved body shape: Minimally Invasive Mastopexy. Because we all have a disease, you see,… Read More ›

• She’s a floorwaxer and a dessert topping!

  By lauredhel on 2007-08-13 • ( 16 )

  Unilever, Unilever, Unilever. The company that brought us the marketing triumphs of Slimfast formula for fatties, and Lynx/Axe perfumed men’s body products. Now Unilever had rebranded hair-product range Suave for the noughties, with their “Pretty Mommy Movement” (retch). The catchphrases?… Read More ›

• Western Australian birth statistics.

  By lauredhel on 2007-08-11 • ( 20 )

  Western Australian birthing statistics These are stats for 2005. In other words, there’s a good chance things are actually worse right now in terms of overuse of interventions. C section rate 33.9%. This is rising dramatically. In 1991, it was… Read More ›

• Rorschach Vegblot Testing

  By lauredhel on 2007-08-11

  Do I just have women and birthing on the brain right now? I’ve been flicking through the collection of unusually-shaped vegetables at the Mutato Collection. These ones stood out to me:

• Friday Hoyden: Nova Peris

  By lauredhel on 2007-08-10 • ( 3 )

  A Friday Hoyden for you: sporting legend Nova Peris, also known as Nova Peris-Kneebone, also known by her current married name, Nova Batman. Nova Peris Kneebone was born in Darwin 1971, a member of a family who are traditional owners… Read More ›

• Friday Snickers

  By lauredhel on 2007-08-10 • ( 2 )

  Things that made me giggle this week. From SpareRoom NZ:

• Flimsy. Wimpy. Weak. The Parliamentary Breastfeeding Inquiry Report.

  By lauredhel on 2007-08-09 • ( 14 )

  The discourse around breastfeeding, both public and private tends to flit between two summations: “Mothers should breastfeed” and “Mothers shouldn’t feel guilty”. I’m guessing that regular Hoydenistas have spotted the framing problem already: “Mothers should”. (If you’re a mother, are… Read More ›

• Invisible Illness Bingo.

  By lauredhel on 2007-08-07 • ( 6 )

  I’ve posted before on my experience with invisible disability, and linked to amandaw on the “But you don’t look sick!” phenomenon. And for further background, everyone should read the “Open Letter to Those Without CFS/Fibro” at Not Done Living. Now… Read More ›