Category Archives: health and beauty
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where the rubber hits the road: a closeted prude listens to modern sex advice
Posted on June 27, 2016 by nikkimeredith in health and beauty, odds and sods, unexpected adventures.I have a new secret pleasure. It’s not actually secret — I’ve mentioned it to a few people – and, though it involves sex, it’s not exactly pleasurable for reasons I’m about to explain. Come to think of it, it’s not even very new. Every Tuesday, for the past six months, I put a leash […]
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we’ve come a long way, baby. or have we?: is women’s sexuality a substitute for women’s equality?
Posted on November 29, 2014 by nikkimeredith in health and beauty, odds and sods, politics and religion.I’ve been thinking about sex a lot lately and it all started when I read an account of an all girls circle jerk in a Manhattan Upper East side apartment. Okay, to be fair, as far as I know, no one but me is calling it a circle jerk. Jenny Block, a columnist for The […]
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Ebola is real. Our risk is not. Protect front line health-workers.
Posted on October 28, 2014 by nikki in aid work, health and beauty, politics and religion, science/research.As a field epidemiologist, I have responded to disease outbreaks all over Africa during the past 10 years, from cholera to meningitis to Hepatitis E. Any other year, I’d be in Liberia right now, in gumboots with a map and a spreadsheet, trying to track and contain Ebola’s spread alongside my colleagues. Because of a […]
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top ten ways pregnancy and childbirth will drive you crazy: #2 – your personality goes down the toilet
Posted on September 14, 2014 by nikki in health and beauty, pregnancy and childbirth, top ten lists.When she was pregnant, my friend Carolyn announced that her personality turned off at 8pm. When not pregnant, the usual shut off time trends towards 10pm so the difference is considerable for those spending an evening with her. As it happened, we were pregnant at the same time. While I was impressed with her precision, […]
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top ten ways pregnancy and childbirth will drive you crazy: #1- trying to use the internet to find out if you’re pregnant or not
Posted on August 5, 2014 by nikki in health and beauty, pregnancy and childbirth, top ten lists.Ladies and Gentlemen, do me a favor. Do a web search for “signs of pregnancy.” Pretend your period is approaching a late arrival and you don’t happen to be able to think about anything else other than whether or not life is about to get really weird. “Concentrate on something else,” you tell yourself, so […]
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