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HPV: Screening & Vaccination
Women and men can now screen to see if they have evidence of HPV, the virus which causes genital warts and cervical cancer. For many women this may now replace the traditional smear test – a less sensitive test and one that is more prone to error. The vaccine, which now has its European license, gives excellent protection for teenagers and women who have never come across the virus before. Together these mean a revolution in women's healthcare; fewer smear tests, for fewer women but far stronger protection against cervical cancer for us all.
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The HPV virus |
The Women’s Library in London
The Women's Library exists to collect, record and celebrate women's lives in the past, present and future. It houses a library, archive and museum telling the stories of extraordinary women, from the suffrage campaigners who fought for the vote, to women who are making a difference today. For more information on this free resource visit www.thewomenslibrary.ac.uk |
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National Federation of Women's Institutes Archive
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Cake
Devoted to the healthy enjoyment of our sexuality, New York’s famous
Women’s Club now has their 2006 Cake survey report online. Look out for
events in London, as Cake cross the pond!
www.cakenyc.com |
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Co-founders of Cake, Melinda Gallagher & Emily Kramer |
Light therapy for cold sores
An easy to use handheld machine has been shown to reduce healing time by at least half compared to the commonest topical cream. Giving out naturally occurring infra-red light, with a wavelength of 1072nm, recent studies suggest that it works by stimulating our own bodies lymphocytes.
www.vcs.en.com
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Ref. Journ. Of Clin. & Exp. Dermatology, March 2001; Vol.26:149
Ref. Journ. of Photochemistry & PhotoBiology, 2005; 81: 9-14 |
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New museum wants old contraceptives!
The First Museum of Reproductive Health is being created and curated in Vienna: “The goal of this museum is to show how desperate former generations have been to control their fertility and the incredible fantasy they needed to at least limit fertility.”
Christian Fiala, MD, PhD, Susanne Krejsa
www.contraceptive-museum.org |
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Dating back to 1640, the world's oldest condom was found in Lund, Sweden, with its original users manual in Latin, advising that it be first dipped in sheep’s milk, to ward off infection |
Reading Women
A social history of women reading, portrayed in paintings, drawings prints and photographs; Eve Arnold to Vermeer.
By Stefan Bollman, published by Merrell |
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Theodore Miller
Lee Miller & Tanja Ramm
Lee Miller Archives |
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Eve Arnold
Marilyn Monroe reading Ulysses
Magnum Photos |
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Rembrant van Rijn
The Prophetess Anna (Rembrant’s Mother)
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Passion: Sex for Health
Professor Stuart Brody, University of Paisley, has shown how our blood pressure can stay low for up to a week after sex.
Ref. New Scientist: 2536; 17; 26th January 2006-06-29
www.newscientist.com/channel/sex/mg18925365.500 |
Compassion: Dignity.Period!
Support women in Zimbabwe who do not have access to sanitary protection, contact www.actsa.org. Zimbabwe’s manufacturing industry has relocated to South Africa and exorbitant import duty is holding up donated products at the border. Towels are being replaced by old rags; tampons by rolls of newspaper and schoolgirls are missing school… |
Astrobride
As Virgin Galactic plans to launch space tourism by 2008, Eri Matsui, designs a zero-g dress - for the bride in space. Look out for the winner of her HyperSpace Couture Design Contest and read her essay on science & art. |
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Germ
These viral email awards are now held each year. You can view some of the favourites at the online viral archive www.boreme.com |
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