Becky Blab

My sister-in-law (bhabhi) is seven months pregnant and has been hospitalized. She had been given bed-rest last pregnancy, but she was able to stay at home. Either she didn’t rest enough this time at home, or the situation is worse.
Regardless, I’m reminded of Ricki Lake’s film “The Business of Being Born” and wanted to re-visit [...]

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From Women’s eNews:
At the tail end of a panel discussion on women’s participation in environmental policy, held in conjunction with the 54th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women meeting earlier this month, Polk uttered a word often considered wise to avoid in women’s advocacy: population.
“The population is at nearly 7 billion right now. [...]

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Many refer to it as ‘nature’s curse on women’. It’s commonly thought of as unclean. In some cultures, women are not even allowed to cook during those days of month. But, path-breaking new research could change the way people view the menstrual cycle. And it’s here in India, for the first time ever. The blood [...]

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The O-zone on Sunday covered the new trend among 20-30 something women, most of whom are still single, going all out for one-night stands and no strings attached.
Sexcapades of young women, their casual attitude towards flings and open declaration that sex is just a physical need like any other, lead one to wonder how this [...]

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For publicising the risk of cervical cancer. And I hope you will be fine.
According to TOI,
The exit of British television celebrity Jade Goody from the reality show Big Boss was a shocker. But what surprised most was the revelation of the fatal disease – cervical cancer that Goody was detected with. The word ‘Cervic Cancer’ [...]

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