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I’m sick
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Sorry I haven’t posted in a while – first there was Easter, then I had a birthday and now I am really sick. Something that’s going around here apparently. I’m way behind with everything right now because of it. I only barely even feel up to writing this today. Hopefully I’ll be feeling better soon.
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April 10, 2007
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More ovarian cancer news
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According to a new study in Cancer many women with ovarian cancer are undertreated: “women who were over 70, of African American or Hispanic race, or insured by Medicaid, were at greatest risk for undertreatment. In addition, women treated by non-gynecological oncologists, by surgeons who perform few ovarian cancer surgeries, and at facilities that perform fewer than 10 procedures per year were less likely to receive recommended surgical care.”
In a paper in Fertility and Sterility researchers report that “Infertility drugs may be safely used in women who have been treated for borderline ovarian tumors”.
Galina Lurie and associates report in Obstetrics & Gynecology that “Oral contraceptives with low levels of estrogen and progestin reduce the risk of ovarian cancer even more than older versions” of birth control pills. They also report that women who had used any type of birth control pill had a 50% less chance of getting ovarian cancer than those who hadn’t taken them at all. Those who had taken pills with higher levels of estrogen and progestin had their risk reduced by 38%, while those who took the ones with lower levels of both hormones had their risk reduced by 81%.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have that they can use RNA interference to knock down the expression of polypyrimidine tract-binding protein (PTB). PTB is a protein that tends to be overexpressed in human ovarian tumors and in involved in alternative splicing. Reducing the expression of PTB was found to be able to interfere with ovarian tumor growth. This protein could potentially become a new target for treating cancer in the future.
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April 3, 2007
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Why do we still need feminism?
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tigtog at “Finally, a Feminism 101 blog” asked “Why do we still need feminism?“. Here are some of the most recent reasons that pop into my mind:
– Feministing.com: “A judge in Germany refused to give a woman who was being beaten by her husband a speedy divorce because Muslim women should be accustomed to abuse.”
– Feministing.com: “A woman was walking down the street, and chose to ignore the catcalls some asshole was yelling at her as he drove past. Apparently he thought he was so entitled to her attention that he turned the truck around and ran her over.”
– Bush v Choice.com: “A bill approved in the South Carolina House this week would force women to see a fetal ultrasound before they have abortions.”
– Pharyngula overheard in a store: “You’re a girl. And girls shouldn’t read big books like that. It’s too thick. Boys don’t like girls who read thick books. You want boys to like you, don’t you?”
– Feministing.com: “Two months pregnant and bleeding, Yanira Then says she went to a clinic in her low-income Santo Domingo neighborhood, where her doctor said she had suffered a miscarriage. Then was still in her hospital gown that February morning when her doctor’s office was stormed by police, prosecutors and television news cameras. Accused of having had an abortion, Then, a 27-year-old law student, was arrested along with two other patients, the nurses and her physician. She faces 3 to 10 years in prison. “
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April 2, 2007
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Do we really want to be healthy?
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I’ve been writing a lot lately about eating healthy foods and want to share some of the posts I’ve found recently.
A recent Johns Hopkins study suggests that some people may not eat right because they feel they can’t afford to buy nutritious foods. At MyDocHub Blog Priscilla has a great post about how to “Eat Healthy Without Breaking The Bank” where she discusses several strategies to eat healthy without over spending.
And Sarah White at CalorieLab Calorie Counter News mentions a new study showing that advertisers are targetting junk food ads to kids. “In a typical day, kids see five ads for candy and snacks, four each for fast foods and soft drinks, three for cereal and two for restaurants”. Adults seem to have enough difficulty as it is eating right – how are kids who are constantly having junk foods shown to them going to be able to eat right as adults?
Dr. Charles of The Examining Room of Dr. Charles in “How to Lose Weight and Eat Healthy… Seriously” recommended an article in the New York Times Sunday Magazine recently as a good starting point for those wanting to lose weight. He quotes the article: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”.
That sums it up pretty good – but why can’t we seem to do it?
And its not just avoiding illness that is at stake – there is more evidence all the time that calorie restriction can slow down the aging process.
I can’t help but think that all the advertising to adults and kids of unhealthy foods plays a large role in overeating.
But which came first? A nearly uncontrollable desire to eat fatty, salty, sweet foods or the producers of these foods marketing them to us – and making us think we want them even more?
Clearly the genes to make us keep eating were in place first – but will our desire to live a long, healthy life be able to overcome the junk food marketers?
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