News of the day
Gov. Paterson has signed New York's Midwifery Modernization Act, allowing midwives to practice without a written practice agreement with an MD (and vetoed a bill that would have put warnings about tooth decay on sippy cups). I haven't been able to find much coverage on this -- that article gives it part of a single sentence -- presumably because it was assumed to be a sure thing.
Coming as no shock to anyone who has used Groupon, businesses sometimes struggle to meet the demand generated by a Groupon or other "group purchasing" deal.
Similar to a recent story from Canada, the FDA is being asked to reconsider the ban on blood donations by men who have (or have had) sex with men.
A pair of Quebec siblings are suing their CEGEP (closest US equivalent: community college) for denying them their diplomas for failing a fitness test. The fitness test was worth 50% of their physical fitness course mark, and the fitness course is required, making the test effectively a graduation requirement.
From misskitty_79, a long article written by a couples therapist for couples therapists discussing the growing prevalence of non-traditional models of sexual and emotional fidelity (haven't had a chance to read all of this one yet, but the first three pages were definitely interesting, in that they give a view of how these issues look to an outsider, and moreover, an outsider from a particular profession).
Great snippet from the above-linked article, even though it's tangential to the topic: [A husband in couples therapy] looked at [his wife, Tina] strangely and said, "But isn't it a compliment to women to know that we like to look at them?" Tina burst into tears. She said to him, "No, it's a compliment if you want to listen to us."
The BBC's economics columnist looks at the question of whether upcoming government spending cuts are "fair" across genders.
Inspired by an upcoming book on the topic, the NYT looks at how attention disorders can hurt long-term relationships.
Coming as no shock to anyone who has used Groupon, businesses sometimes struggle to meet the demand generated by a Groupon or other "group purchasing" deal.
Similar to a recent story from Canada, the FDA is being asked to reconsider the ban on blood donations by men who have (or have had) sex with men.
A pair of Quebec siblings are suing their CEGEP (closest US equivalent: community college) for denying them their diplomas for failing a fitness test. The fitness test was worth 50% of their physical fitness course mark, and the fitness course is required, making the test effectively a graduation requirement.
From misskitty_79, a long article written by a couples therapist for couples therapists discussing the growing prevalence of non-traditional models of sexual and emotional fidelity (haven't had a chance to read all of this one yet, but the first three pages were definitely interesting, in that they give a view of how these issues look to an outsider, and moreover, an outsider from a particular profession).
Great snippet from the above-linked article, even though it's tangential to the topic: [A husband in couples therapy] looked at [his wife, Tina] strangely and said, "But isn't it a compliment to women to know that we like to look at them?" Tina burst into tears. She said to him, "No, it's a compliment if you want to listen to us."
The BBC's economics columnist looks at the question of whether upcoming government spending cuts are "fair" across genders.
Inspired by an upcoming book on the topic, the NYT looks at how attention disorders can hurt long-term relationships.