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Time for an installment of slightly bizarre across-the-pond beauty innovations! The newest boob booster in Britain is Macrolane, a hyaluronic acid filler injected into your breasts (or butt or calves, if you're into that kind of thing) to provide... Read more

 

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]]>Paula Kashtan2008-11-21T16:00:00+00:00 Overweight Women More Impulsive than Overweight Menhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/19/overweight-women-but-not-men-more-impulsive/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/19/overweight-women-but-not-men-more-impulsive/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/19/overweight-women-but-not-men-more-impulsive/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Researchers in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Psychology recently confirmed the pretty obvious: If you're overweight, you have a hard time controlling your impulses. But one surprising finding is that overweight women... Read more

 

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]]>genderimpulsivenessmenobesitystsress eatingStsressEatingwomenLauren Fritsky2008-11-19T13:30:00+00:00Obama to Support Condoms Over Abstinence in Global AIDS Fighthttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/17/condoms-vs-abstinence-whatll-stop-the-fight-against-aids/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/17/condoms-vs-abstinence-whatll-stop-the-fight-against-aids/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/17/condoms-vs-abstinence-whatll-stop-the-fight-against-aids/#commentsFiled under: ,


Put another check in the "Obama for Change" column: The president-elect plans to fight the global AIDS epidemic by promoting condom usage, moving away from the Bush administration's abstinence-education strategy. Under Bush's multi-billion dollar... Read more

 

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]]>Emily Tan2008-11-17T10:00:00+00:00With Child? Watch Out in the Workplacehttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/14/with-child-watch-out-in-the-workplace/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/14/with-child-watch-out-in-the-workplace/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/14/with-child-watch-out-in-the-workplace/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Remember how Katherine Heigl's character in "Knocked Up" hid her pregnancy for a while because she was afraid of how the folks at work would react? If only she'd known she couldn't have been canned or demoted, thanks to the 30-year-old Pregnancy... Read more

 

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]]>african-americansblack womenBlackWomenbureau of labor statisticsBureauOfLaborStatisticsdiscriminationnational partnership for women and familiesNationalPartnershipForWomenAndFamiliespregnancywomenLauren Fritsky2008-11-14T13:30:00+00:00Alexa Evaluates: Calories Burned by Activityhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/14/by-the-numbers/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/14/by-the-numbers/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/14/by-the-numbers/#commentsFiled under: ,


I am back again, tirelessly continuing my quest for effective exercise that doesn't suck. Recently I stumbled across Health Status, an excellent Web site that uses your weight to calculate calories burned for various activities. I chose an assortment... Read more

 

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]]>Alexa Stevenson2008-11-14T10:00:00+00:00"My Boyfriend's a Sexsomniac"http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/13/my-boyfriends-a-sexsomniac/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/13/my-boyfriends-a-sexsomniac/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/13/my-boyfriends-a-sexsomniac/#commentsFiled under: , ,


The first time it happened, 25-year-old Angie's sound sleep was interrupted by her boyfriend's wandering hands. Since he was more aggressive than normal, Angie just assumed he could not wait to have her. Flattered by his eagerness, Angie went along... Read more

 

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]]>nsfwsexsex educationSexEducationsexsomniasexual healthSexualHealthsleep sexSleepSexKatie Hull2008-11-13T14:00:00+00:00I'll Take the 800-Calorie Cheesesteak: Philly's New Menu-Labeling Laws http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/13/i-ll-take-the-800-calorie-cheesesteak-phillys-new-menu-labelin/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/13/i-ll-take-the-800-calorie-cheesesteak-phillys-new-menu-labelin/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/13/i-ll-take-the-800-calorie-cheesesteak-phillys-new-menu-labelin/#commentsFiled under: , ,


We hope you like scary stories, because Philadelphia's menus are about to rival anything Stephen King has churned out. Fries swimming in saturated fat. Sauces oozing with calorie-laden cream. And pizza slices stewing in a fatty, high-sodium... Read more

 

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]]>Erin Donnelly2008-11-13T10:00:00+00:00Women Drinking Their Way to the Top http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/11/drinking-their-way-to-the-top/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/11/drinking-their-way-to-the-top/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/11/drinking-their-way-to-the-top/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


A study in Australia has found that career gals tend to be overachievers, but not in the way you're thinking -- they're going shot for shot at the pub to impress male colleagues. "A lot of business started to be conducted at lunches, dinners and... Read more

 

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]]>alcoholaustraliagendermenstresswomenworkLauren Fritsky2008-11-11T13:30:00+00:00Lose Weight and Eat Your Cake, Too? http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/11/diet-drug-promises-you-can-lose-weight-and-eat-your-cake-too/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/11/diet-drug-promises-you-can-lose-weight-and-eat-your-cake-too/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/11/diet-drug-promises-you-can-lose-weight-and-eat-your-cake-too/#commentsFiled under: ,


What if you could feast on fried chicken, mac-and-cheese and an ice cream sundae and still lose weight? It might just be a matter of time -- researchers are developing a new diet drug that can help you shed pounds and lower blood sugar even if you... Read more

 

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]]>Emily Tan2008-11-11T10:00:00+00:00Women Get the Short End of the Health Insurance Stickhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/10/women-get-the-short-end-of-the-health-insurance-stick/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/10/women-get-the-short-end-of-the-health-insurance-stick/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/10/women-get-the-short-end-of-the-health-insurance-stick/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Does it annoy you to remember that women still make 78 cents for every dollar that men make? Get ready for more frustrating news: The New York Times reported that women can pay up to 49 percent more for the same individual heath-insurance policies... Read more

 

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]]>health insurancehealthcareHealthInsurancehospitalpregnancywomenCatrinel Bartolomeu2008-11-10T13:30:00+00:00Men in the Delivery Room Cry Like Babieshttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/07/men-in-the-delivery-room-cry-like-babies/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/07/men-in-the-delivery-room-cry-like-babies/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/07/men-in-the-delivery-room-cry-like-babies/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Last week, rapper Lil Wayne announced his latest collaboration: son Dwayne Carter III. "I delivered him; I held the left leg the whole time," Wayne said of the miracle of birth. "It was nasty, very nasty, but it was wonderful." It may sound like a... Read more

 

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]]>Kristen Rollins2008-11-07T14:00:00+00:00Good News for Migraine Sufferers, Janet Jackson Fanshttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/06/good-news-for-migraine-sufferers-janet-jackson-fans/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/06/good-news-for-migraine-sufferers-janet-jackson-fans/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/06/good-news-for-migraine-sufferers-janet-jackson-fans/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Family troubles, scandal, weight gain ... Janet Jackson doesn't let anything stand between her and an over-sexed performance, even a nationally viewed nip slip. But lately, she's canceled a string of concerts. The culprit? Like 28 million other... Read more

 

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]]>Lauren Ciraulo2008-11-06T16:30:00+00:00Houses for Exercise Fanatics Onlyhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/06/houses-for-exercise-fanatics-only/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/06/houses-for-exercise-fanatics-only/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/06/houses-for-exercise-fanatics-only/#commentsFiled under: , ,


The dusty treadmill stashed in your laundry room may make you think you've got a "home gym," but other houses are practically built for fitness -- like this Atlanta playroom that's equipped with a rock-climbing wall. Our friends at AOL Home found 20... Read more

 

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]]>Lemondrop Staff2008-11-06T16:00:00+00:00Women Ho-Hum About Alleged Missing Sex Driveshttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/06/women-ho-hum-about-alleged-missing-sex-drives/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/06/women-ho-hum-about-alleged-missing-sex-drives/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/06/women-ho-hum-about-alleged-missing-sex-drives/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Men have their own widely publicized fixes for under-enthusiastic sex drives (little blue pills), but according to a new study, women aren't as concerned with their own sexual vigor. Results of a survey led by a researcher at Massachusetts General... Read more

 

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]]>disfunctionnsfworgasmorgasm equalityOrgasmEqualitysexKatie Hull2008-11-06T14:00:00+00:00The Economy's Latest Victim: Women Give Up Health Carehttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/06/recession-resolutions-what-are-you-giving-up/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/06/recession-resolutions-what-are-you-giving-up/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/06/recession-resolutions-what-are-you-giving-up/#commentsFiled under: ,


There's a chance you've already heard chatter about this, but folks: The economy isn't doing so hot. People all over the country are feeling the effects and reigning in their spending, and it's not just new homes and fancy cars being dropped from... Read more

 

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]]>expire-images2008-12-6Vanessa Voltolina2008-11-06T10:00:00+00:00Ask My Mom the Nursehttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/05/ask-my-mom-the-nurse/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/05/ask-my-mom-the-nurse/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/05/ask-my-mom-the-nurse/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Nobody has benefits anymore, so we're offering up the one resource we all have: other people's mothers. Each week a staff mom (nurse, guidance counselor, lawyer and shrink) will answer one of your questions. This week, it's health Q&A with... Read more

 

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]]>Lemondrop Staff2008-11-05T16:00:00+00:00HPV and Oral Cancer: Scary New Infohttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/04/oral-cancer-hpv-link/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/04/oral-cancer-hpv-link/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/04/oral-cancer-hpv-link/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Could oral sex be putting you at risk for cancer? Maybe, say experts. More and more healthy young people with no history of smoking or tobacco chewing are being diagnosed with oral cancer, and the cause -- human papillomavirus (HPV), likely linked to... Read more

 

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]]>NSFWVanessa Voltolina2008-11-04T10:00:00+00:00Rage Against: Cardio-Heads Who Watch the Food Networkhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/31/rage-against-cardio-heads-who-watch-the-food-network/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/31/rage-against-cardio-heads-who-watch-the-food-network/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/31/rage-against-cardio-heads-who-watch-the-food-network/#commentsFiled under: , ,


There are two main problems with going to the gym: 1. Exercise is hard. 2. Other people go there, too. Here, we zero in on a specific annoyance regarding the latter. Take, for example ... people who watch the Food Network. Recent research (aka,... Read more

 

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]]>Laura Gilbert2008-10-31T10:00:00+00:00H2O Woes: Tap Water Takes on the Bottlehttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/30/h2o-woes-bottled-water-vs-tap/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/30/h2o-woes-bottled-water-vs-tap/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/30/h2o-woes-bottled-water-vs-tap/#commentsFiled under: , ,


The battle between bottled water and straight-from-the-tap H2O is starting to make Obama and McCain look like Bert and Ernie. New reports might put you off the Evian for good. The latest blow to bottled water? A recent study from the Environmental... Read more

 

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]]>Erin Donnelly2008-10-30T10:00:00+00:00I Love You, I Hate You: The Same to the Brain Either Wayhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/30/i-love-you-i-hate-you-the-same-to-the-brain-either-way/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/30/i-love-you-i-hate-you-the-same-to-the-brain-either-way/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/30/i-love-you-i-hate-you-the-same-to-the-brain-either-way/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Whether you're moonily pining over the main man in your life or thinking of all the ways in which you despise your slovenly roommate, the same parts of your brain are at work. Scientists have discovered that when it comes to brain chemistry, there's... Read more

 

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]]>Lauren Ciraulo2008-10-30T09:00:00+00:00