Health, Fitness and Style
The Deadliest of All Gynecological Cancers and Its Symptoms
All women are at risk for ovarian cancer, and 90 percent of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer do not have a family history that puts them at higher risk; the Pap test is sensitive and specific to the early detection of cervical cancer, but not to ovarian cancer. more »
The Sure Thing, Or My Search For a New Gynecologist
He had freckles, the oversized hands of a half-grown puppy, and a grin that transformed him into a clone of my son, the sophomore frat boy. Even the bold testimony from an office wall papered with laudatory certificates couldn't convince me to place my female future in the hands of Huckleberry Finn. Reluctantly, I noted: Scratch Doc 4. more »
Current Reading, Plus-Size Wars
Ginia Bellafante has written an article long waited for, a review of the "little effort to reflect the realities of the customers' proportions." Perhaps manufacturers and advertisers might notice the ever-enlarging numbers of clothes left on the rack at the end of the season, , seemingly designed for the tween population rather than the women who could only imagine the clothing on their 13 year olds, rather than themselves. more »
Portraits in Disguise and Imaginary Lives
We are confronted by images of people who are making the most of clothes and jewels to reinforce their powerful presence. These bodily coverings and adornments are not always all that they seem, painters can easily invent the odd diamond, and records suggest that Elizabeth I had fake jewels on her clothes that were recycled with new clothes. more »
