Fat Bias, Mental Health, and More
The New York Times has recently published several items that may be of interest to OBOS readers: Fat Bias Worse for Women - … More
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Double Dose: Pregnancy-Bias Complaints Surge; Feminism, Food & Politics; Study on Feminists’ Attitudes Toward Body Image; Anti-Depressants and the “Obesity Epidemic”
Today's just a mini-dose ... I'll be at WAM! this weekend and hope to see many of you there! More Women Pursue Claims … More
The Not-So-Simple Task of Re-Thinking Certain Breast Cancer Treatments
Breast Cancer Action's March newsletter (#100, congratulations!) covers why it's so difficult to alter reliance on certain breast cancer treatments -- even when … More
Lawsuit Dismissed Against Plan B
Meant to mention earlier that Plan B survived a lawsuit unscathed this month -- a federal judge dismissed a suit that tried to … More
Workplace Bullying
Workplace bullying has been receiving a fair bit of attention recently, mainly thanks to recent headlines proclaiming "workplace bullying worse than sexual harassment." … More
Stolen Laptop Contains Patients’ Data
Rachel last week wrote a great post explaining what you need to know about medical trials -- from costs to informed consent -- … More
Be BOLD for a Good Cause
BOLD is a very cool media arts/birth advocacy group that's trying to win a $10,000 grant from Ideablob.com. The organization's play, "Birth," is … More
Our Daily Meds
Melody Petersen, who covered the drug industry for the New York Times for four years, has written a book on the topic, "Our … More
Double Dose: Pregnant Drug Users Arrested in Alabama; New Book on Global Birth Control; A Real Conversation on the CDC Study on STIs; Most Competitive Medical Residencies Are …
Alabama's Response to Pregnant Drug Users: "Two worlds are colliding in this piney woods backcountry in southern Alabama: casual drug use and a … More
Barbara Seaman’s New York Times Legacy
When women's health writer and activist Barbara Seaman died Feb. 27 of lung cancer, her death sent shockwaves through feminist and women's health … More