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...free here), a team of three authors reviewed 37 previous papers on the psychological effects of cosmetic surgery; the papers dated back to 1960 and, overall, included more than 3,300 test subjects. The authors concluded that most people do feel better psychologically after undergoing cosmetic surgery, especially breast reductions. (Rivers had her breasts taken down some after giving birth to her daughter Melissa, which she says led to her developing "major bazonkas.") Only 3% to 14% of women who undergo reduction mammaplasty are unsatisfied afterwards...
...results are mixed for many other procedures. At least four studies conducted in different countries have found that women who get breast implants commit suicide at significantly higher rates than women in the general population, although one explanation for that may be that women already predisposed to suicide are more likely than other women to want bigger breasts...
...glass ceiling in those days," she later reflected. "It was concrete." Yet, as author Gerber says, "Ruth's maverick spirit fueled her drive and her risk-taking in the early years of Mattel." The dream went sour for Handler, though. First, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Then, at 62, she became a convicted felon after filing false financial reports. She was forced out of her company because of the scandal. Still, by the end of her life in 2002, she was celebrated by a new generation of working women who forgave her transgressions. "Ruth personified her own ideal...
...great friend Kay Yow, the Hall of Fame basketball coach who died at 66 on Jan. 24 after a long, courageous fight with breast cancer, just had a way of dealing with the disease. She fought it for more than two decades--Kay got her first diagnosis in 1987--but never played the pity role. She always gravitated to other people and asked them how they were holding up. Kay wanted to help others with their battles, even though she was fighting the toughest...
...debate comes on the heels of the announcement of Britain's first fetus screened for the breast-cancer gene, BRCA-1, which sparked a wider debate over "designer babies" - a discussion that even Baron-Cohen's supporters say is premature when it comes to autism. "We are a long way from unlocking the mysteries of autism in a way that could give us those abilities," says Adams. "Saying someone has autism is like saying someone has a fever; they have a set of symptoms, but we don't know yet what could be the cause or causes." If such...