A whole thread on LP about the social insecurities that lead to the cosmetic surgery makeover culture has been derailed by some men who are insisting on reframing it as women’s individual sexual insecurities about their looks, and how if… Read More ›
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Call to activism: oppose infant formula promotion in Qld Indigenous communities
“Use my picture if it will help” said the woman in this photograph. The babies are twins: the child with the bottle is a girl – she died the next day – but her brother was breastfed and is thriving…. Read More ›
Order of the Douche Savant: MJA forced-birther Edward D Watt
In other news from the latest Medical Journal of Australia, the Journal published forced-birther pontifications[1] from Claremont-based retired UWA Politics academic Edward D. Watt (Ted Watt). You know the drill: The article is entirely adult-centred: its authors never hint that… Read More ›
Three Hits: Gender Binary Edition
Hell On Hairy Legs shares a post-patriarchal Doctor Who ficlet: Doctor: (airily) Oh marriage is long gone, went with the gender binary. The downfall of patriarchy made sex so much less complicated. Donna: Gender binary? Whadya mean? There are men… Read More ›
HealthEd’s “Platinum Package”: The pharmaceutical industry and medical fauxducation.
Last week, I wrote about the Allergan-sponsored “independent” Continuing Medical Education (CME) video lectures that dropped into my mailbox. The gossamer-disguised advertisement promoted Allergan’s Lap-Band bariatric surgery product. The Lap-Band is Allergan’s fastest-growing money-spinner, with sales up 35.5% on last… Read More ›
Shorter Senator Guy Barnett:
You’ll have that baby and like it, missy. Image credit: bewareofthegod.com ABC Online quotes him as saying the following yesterday: * that he moved the motion (to cut Medicare funding for abortions past 21 weeks gestation) as a matter of… Read More ›
RU486 Import Restrictions in Australia: Reprise
I wrote about the Australia import restrictions on RU486 back in December, when this article by Mary Lander appeared in the Medical Journal of Australia: “The fight for a life-saving drug: a personal perspective”. RU486 is a progesterone antagonist –… Read More ›
The Inaugural Down Under Feminists Carnival
Hoyden About Town is proud to present the first edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival! I hope you enjoy this spectacular buffet of feminist writing. The Down Under Feminists Carnival is open to feminist submissions from any blog based… Read More ›
Quick Hit: medical misinformation in TV-drama leads to bullying at school
Boy taunted after Seven’s Down syndrome gaffe Channel Seven is facing legal action and an advertising boycott after popular show All Saints implied that Down syndrome is caused by incest. Down syndrome groups say that at least one child has… Read More ›
Women who have had C sections may struggle to get health insurance in the USA
Health insurance for women is being denied, or premium-loaded, in the wake of the Cesarean section upsurge. The New York Times reports “After Caesareans, Some Women See Higher Insurance Cost”: When the Golden Rule Insurance Company rejected her application for… Read More ›
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