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@Corso: Viagra is only approved for use in erectile dysfunction. Other uses, including pulmonary hypertension, are off label. (I also…
Ron, Respectfully... Are you saying these things because you actually have an ideological opposition to any use of off-label prescriptions,…
Which leads one to ask how many studies showed the breast growth effect of Spironolactone and what their quality was.…
I am reluctant to take any supplement in the US, even the relatively benign ones like vitamins, because who knows…
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Author Archives: Maia
I was so excited
I’d like to apologize about the amount I seem to be writing about the Buffy Season 8 comic book. Yes, I’m an obsessed fangirl, but it’s mostly because comics are a new medium to me. I find the sexism in … Continue reading
Posted in Buffy, Whedon, etc., Cartooning & comics
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Silly – poor people don't get choices
Brownfemipower has a really interesting post about the governer of Texas’s decision to make the HPV vaccine compulsory for all girls sixth grade or above. This would also make the vaccine available for free for those who were uninsured or … Continue reading
Joss News
I was sad to read that Joss Whedon was no longer going to write/direct Wonder Women. Not because I particularly care about Wonder Woman, in fact all I know about Wonder Women is her outfit, but because I’m enough of … Continue reading
Posted in Buffy, Whedon, etc.
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Looking Professional
Amy at Feminist Reprise has a really interesting post about shopping while fat when she was trying to buy clothes for an interview. Even with the help of readers she couldn’t get anything suitable for less than $300: Add to … Continue reading
I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore
Today I was at a community house for local activists/radicals/anarchists and found this sticker posted underneath by the water dispenser: Surgeon General’s Warning: Consumption of soft drink bevarages may result in Rotten teeth, diabetes, obesity, malnutrition, osteoporosis, & Cancer Well … Continue reading
Review: Shortbus
I went to see Short Bus tonight. There are a lot of good things you could say about this movie. It’s got lots of lovely and real moments, humour and wit, and, most importantly, it shows people having sex. Not … Continue reading
Bought and sold
The more I read about ‘health’ research, the more sceptical I am of any edict about diet or lifestyle. It starts by doubting the headlines (housework prevents cancer), then you read the articles and get sceptical of science journalism. So … Continue reading
Posted in Gender and the Body
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What we've lost
Blog for Choice day has come and gone, and there’s a lot of great posts. I’m very excited that a lot of feminists have taken this opportunity to interogate and question the usefulnes of ‘choice’ as a slogan, goal, or … Continue reading
Corso, what caught my eye was: The doctor was worried about my kidneys with what I’m on, and I get…