Word: breasted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...take this breast beating too far. Some writers in the appease-the- sisters branch of men's-movement literature hold that masculinity is a destructive atavism and an encumbrance that a small planet could do without. John Stoltenberg, a radical feminist who wrote a book called The End of Manhood, divides men into misogynists and recovering misogynists. "Manhood," he writes, "is the paradigm of injustice . . . Refusing to believe in manhood is the hot big bang of human freedom." Soft-core pamphleteering. Here we see the descendants of the ancient priests of Cybele, who as part of their initiation would castrate...
...student has not previously had a gynecological exam, she will be given one to determine which type of contraceptive is best. The exam includes a pap smear, tests of her cholesterol level and blood pressure, and questions about family histories of breast cancer or diabetes, Faigel says...
...link has appeared between silicone breast implants in mothers and digestive problems -- including vomiting and intestinal pain -- in the children they are nursing. The symptoms are not uncommon, but in a study of eight children whose mothers have implants, six suffered from ailments resulting from a problem in the lower esophagus that also affects some women with implants...
Science is like a flashlight; what it illuminates depends on where it is pointed. Traditionally, U.S. scientists have been free to decide for themselves where to focus their research. From time to time, politicians and interest groups would lobby for specific agendas -- space exploration, say, or AIDS or breast cancer. But by and large, science in America has been run by the scientists...
...Nursing a baby can significantly lower chances of getting breast cancer later in life, a new study shows. Mothers who begin breast feeding in their teens and continue for at least six months reduce the risk of cancer before menopause almost by half...