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DrSugar Answers: Is PMDD For Real?
DrSugar is in the house, and she's answering your health-related questions.
Dear Doc Sugar,
Is PMDD for real? It seems like a way to use PMS as an excuse for almost everything.
Women's Salaries Around the World: Guess How Much
Ever wonder what the average woman's salary is in Helsinki? Or what they're making in Brazil? Well, look no further.
For Men and Women, Response to Stress Is Very Different
A new study published this month in the Journal of Neuroscience, reports findings that confirm what we may have long suspected — when it comes to stress, men and women respond differently. Using functional MRI to monitor the brain activity in healthy men and women, the research revealed that men's and women's brains process stress in different ways, which in turn, influences how their bodies process chronic diseases like depression and heart disease.
After men and women were shown "stress-triggering" images, their brains were scanned.
She's Got Game: Women Become Pickup Artists
I'm embarrassed to admit that I read The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, written by a grown man who calls himself Styles. But I am proud to say that I did walk away with new vocabulary, including: "peacocking" (dressing for attention) and "neg" (a light insult wrapped in the package of a compliment). Something else I discovered?
Study: More Women Earn More Than Their Husbands
Watch out, Mr.! With the gender gap shrinking (except at the top), more women are outpacing their husbands' earnings. A Pew Research Center survey found that 22 percent of men made less money than their wives in 2007.
Why Do (Some) Women Shave?
Hair grows on the average woman's head, armpits, brow, arms, legs, and pubic area. But, if aliens came to America, they'd probably have no idea — except for the head, of course.
Many women today feel the pressure (or preference) to be hairless, and society's dedication to this was evident on Sunday night when some seemed shocked by Mo'Nique's decision to expose her hairy legs.
Say What? Shortage of College Men Sets Women Back 50 Years
"Thanks to simple laws of supply and demand, it is often the women who must assert themselves romantically or be left alone on Valentine’s Day, staring down a George Clooney movie over a half-empty pizza box."
— Reporter Alex Williams discusses the shortage of men on college campuses and the dire consequences facing female coeds.
Over 40s Pregnancy the New Teen Pregnancy
After years of using the pill, condoms, or whatever else to prevent pregnancy, many women in their late 30s, 40s, and 50s presume that their bodies will take over the contraceptive duties. But statistics in UK show that the infertility message has "gone too far" because women mistakenly think they cannot get pregnant and stop using contraception. The proof?
Looking Like a Doll Is Big in Japan
Gothic Lolita? That look is soooo last century. In Japan, the latest thing among trendy young women is to look like living dolls.
Women Worry That Obama Is Throwing Them Under the Bus
Back in January, feminist magazine Ms. hailed Barack Obama as a super feminist. But the president's recent tepid response to protecting abortion rights might mean that the love affair with Obama is about to end for many women.
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