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Space Disco Cowboy? Couples ditch traditional wedding dress codes in favor of out-there themes

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Explore More “Space Disco Cowboy.” “Yacht Shabbat.” “Burning Man Formal”? More couples are tossing tradition when it comes to what wedding guests should wear, to some befuddlement among invitees. Maggie Long, 34, recently attended the nuptials of a close friend in a low-key Denver lounge. The suggested dress? “Dive Bar Semiformal.” “I love a theme,” said Long, who lives in New York. “It’s fun that people aren’t taking weddings so seriously, but I had no idea what that meant. Read More...

The Pill and the Doctor/Patient Relationship | American Experience | Official Site

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The Pill | Article The Pill and the Doctor/Patient Relationship Senate hearings on the Pill held in 1970 led not only to an investigation of the birth control pill's safety, but also to an examination of the relationship between doctors and patients. The issue gained national attention when the feminists protesting at the hearings expressed their anger with the medical establishment and with what they perceived was a lack of control over their own bodies. Read More...

The shaky evidence for flossing

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Does it even matter, really? Hard to say, I guess? Because here's the headline on a new Associated Press report, which states that there is "little proof" that the practice is helping: "Medical benefits of dental floss unproven." D a n g. That seems like a bit of an undersell by our pals at the Associated Press, huh? Because this does sort of go against everything your dentist has been telling you for years. Man. Rough day for dentists, I'm assuming. Read More...

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