So I was watching this Today show video about breast vs. bottle-feeding (without sound because I'm proctoring an exam and have the sound muted).  I read through the transcript and this quote stood out to me:
"Campaigns like this one launched by the department of health and human services are aimed at getting more women to stick with it. but what ( Read more... )

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Found me this one.  I want to *be* Amy Farrah Fowler!  

Originally posted by lavenderfrost at ...WTF.

NYTimes, the bastion of quality reporting, reported on the gang-rape of an 11 year-old girl in Texas  that's led to charges against 18 high-school boys so far - all well and good so far, right?  Shit like this NEEDS publicity to raise awareness.

Only problem is, they repeated - without refutation or critical ( Read more... )

 I saw this link from lynda  on her Facebook wall, and clicked through.  lynda mentioned that there was some stunning photography behind the link, and that is absolutely true.  However, what was more powerful was the story being told through the photography.

The Julie Project
The photographer describes the project as follows: I first met Julie on February ( Read more... )

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The 1st week of August is World Breastfeeding Week,  and because breastfeeding is an important issue for me, I thought I'd post this link.

Breast Milk Sugars give Infants a Protective Coat from the New York Times.  Reading it makes me think "Wow, our bodies really are designed to do this.  Evolution Rocks!" 
I particularly enjoy the last sentence: ( Read more... )

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(10)61165-8/fulltext
The Lancet, Volume 376, Issue 9738, Page 303, 31 July 2010

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 Who controls childbirth?
I feel badly for this woman and hope that she figures out what it is she needs for her 2nd birth.  I think this is a worthwhile article for any woman of childbearing age to read.

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