Obviously. Obviously she is. That is all. (Citation)

I wish Jezebel would get a reporter who knows something about science.

Mammograms don't save lives. Quote describing study published in NEJM:

"The number of cases in women under 50 diagnosed with breast cancer is increasing slowly but, thanks to research, awareness and improved care, more women than ever before are surviving the disease."

Agreed. My new doctor, who is a wonderful person, has talked to me about my food and my diet because I brought it up as part of a larger discussion about what could be the root of my problems. And we talked about weight loss as part of that discussion because I pointed out that I don't care about losing weight but…

I'm really disappointed by the seemingly lax journalism that this article demonstrates. The point Pollan is trying to make is that "feminism" gave large corporations the perfect opportunity to jump in with their "food imitations" that allowed women to spend less time in the kitchen. What he is pointing at is that…

While I may not like what Pollan said in 2009, I should point out that in his new book Cooked, he goes at length to say that the decline in cooking should be shared by both genders. In fact, he acknowledges his own role as a man in the conversation.

In summation: "Yay women for ignoring health research!" Right? Or did I miss something?

It's not really about how many cancers go undetected on a population level vs how many are caused by radiation. The question is whether a specific population will benefit from widespread screening. Men and young children clearly won't- breast cancer is rare enough in those groups that mammograms would do far more…

I would say "good for them" if I honestly believed that the majority of women were making this decision after learning and understanding all of the options and recommendations. But I don't. And "making a choice" about your health care from a place of ignorance because your doctor isn't bothering to keep you informed…

But the Hijab and the rosary are used in religious ceremonies. The bindi actually isn't. The bindi is used to replace sandalwood paste and vermillion which is used to mark the foreheads of people who have done a puja. No one gives out bindis in temples. Plain red felt bindis are used on a daily basis by women who do…

Apparently these are a fan creation, and not a Disney campaign from Gemvara: Gemvara tumblr

I'm a Hindu who's totally fine with anyone or anything wearing a Bindi. Rajan Zed doesn't speak for all Hindus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasphemy… In countries like India & Pakistan, people who complain that their "religious sentiments are hurt" are usually extremists with a thirst for communal violence. Please…

Actual Hindu woman here and Rajan Zed is full of crap. He promotes this absurd, fundamentalist, Hindu nationalist (India's equivalent of the Christian right) vision of Indian culture that doesn't really correspond to anything I've seen in India itself. Sacred chants and images of gods and goddesses are one thing.…

I have to say it again: this is a NON issue, ladies! There's a contingent of fundamentalist Hindus out there who want to religion-ify Hinduism, and who are waiting to take offense at anything. But it's OK. Hinduism is too massive and diverse and old to be religion-ified. So stick those bindis on your head, go ahead!…