American Cancer Society To Devote Entire 2008 Advertising Budget to Consequences of Inadequate Health Coverage
The American Cancer Society this year plans to use its entire advertising budget of $15 million to campaign against inadequate health insurance coverage, the New York Times reports. The ad campaign is “unique, say experts in both philanthropy and advertising, in [...]
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New York City Teenagers Less Likely To Use Birth Control Than Teenagers Nationwide, Report Says
The report recommended that health care workers obtain sexual histories of teen patients and offer teens reproductive and sexual health services. It also recommended that parents encourage teens to delay sexual activity and highlight the importance of using birth control [...]
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My mom has always told me that ‘nurses do the same, or more, work than doctors but without the pay’. I always thought that was the ranting of a former nurse.
My experience as a patient over the past 5 years has often served to reinforce my mother’s sentiment. Today I saw the abstract linked below, [...]
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I’m a rabid supporter of all things related to the sex industry, and I’m also a total nerd. So, it makes sense that I get amped up whenever I find a new sex worker resource on the web.
Today, while trying to search for the perfect new avatar image, I stumbled upon this site:http://www.whore.bravehost.com/
I have not [...]
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GENEVA, Switzerland (Reuters) — Infectious diseases are emerging more quickly around the globe, spreading faster and becoming increasingly difficult to treat, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Story Highlights
* Report warns of good chance a deadly disease could emerge in coming years
* New diseases emerging at rate of about one per year
* Advances in [...]
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Posted in Activism, All About Me, Sex, tagged Academia, Cyborg Manifesto, Cyborgs, Donna Haraway, Feminism, Gender, Science Fiction, Technology, Women on August 22, 2007 | No Comments »
It occurred to me that the title of this blog is misleading to those who might visit hoping to find some enthralling discussion about makeup or the beauty industry, and that might happen here from time to time. But, really I’m just a feminist who likes makeup and relishes in the supposedly hypocritical juxtaposition of [...]
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If you know me well, then you know my biggest pet peeve is people talking on their cell phones when it’s clearly out of place; it’s just one of the rudest things I can think of, and it pisses me off when someone is constantly answering their phone, or checking their blackberry while also try [...]
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From the Kaiser Family Foundation Daily Health Policy Report, 8/21/07:
Single Fathers Less Likely To Provide Health Coverage for Children, According to Study
Children of single fathers are 23% more likely than those in other family structures to be uninsured for a full year, according to a study published online by the journal Health Services Research, [...]
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Posted in Education, tagged Books, CNN on August 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
“One in four adults say they read no books at all in the past year, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll released Tuesday.”
Story Highlights
* One in four Americans read no books last year
* More women are avid readers than men
* Southerners read more than rest of country
* Democrats, liberals read slightly more books than GOP, [...]
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Posted in Politics, Sex Work, tagged $pread, Call Girl, DC Madam, Deborah Jeane Palfrey, prostitution, Radical Vixen, Randall Tobias, Washington on August 21, 2007 | No Comments »
Radical Vixen does an interview with the DC Madam that actually contains a dose of reality
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