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Catching Dick: Not Why We Care About Weight
Amy Schumer said in her humorous acceptance speech at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards: "I'm like 160 pounds right now, and I can catch a dick whenever I want, and that's the truth." The line, like many in her speech, is obviously very funny. But the humor is directed at a misperception that is not so funny. With our society's superficial focus on youth and appearance, we have emphasized all the wrong reasons for maintaining a healthy body weight, which has nothing to do with "catching dick." We are sold the idea that remaining slim is primarily important as a means of attracting the opposite sex, rather than as a pa...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 4, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

Tamoxifen boost for breast cancer sufferers
Study finds that death rates fall significantly for patients who take the drug for 10 years rather than the standard fiveBreast cancer is less likely to recur if women previously treated for the disease take the drug tamoxifen for 10 years, instead of the recommended five, according to a British study. The study was a component of a larger international trial for which similar results were announced last year.Researchers estimated that, compared with taking no tamoxifen, 10 years of the drug reduces breast cancer death rates by a third in the first 10 years and by half after that. "Until now, there have been doubts whether...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 2, 2013 Category: Science Tags: The Guardian News Health Medical research Society Drugs UK news Breast cancer Science Source Type: news