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Sex Isn’t Always What Drives ‘Sexting’

FRIDAY, Nov. 29, 2019 — “Sexting” may sound salacious, but it isn’t always about sex, a new study shows. In fact, two-thirds of adults who send these sexually oriented text messages don’t have sex in mind at all, the Texas Tech University researchers report. Some sexting is about foreplay for sex later on. Sexting is… Read More »

Dr Miriam Stoppard: ‘Gluten free’ can be fashionable but being a coeliac isn’t

At every turn in supermarkets I’m assailed by products claiming to be gluten free, some crazily so. Gluten is a protein so why would a fizzy drink contain gluten? It couldn’t. The other day I saw an ad for gluten-free manicures. It’s mad, a case of ­commercial dishonesty climbing on a fashionable bandwagon. It infuriates… Read More »

No, ‘post-birth control syndrome’ isn’t a real thing, doctors say

Doctors are calling out the latest unsubstantiated health advice aimed at women — naturopaths claiming they can “recover” women from “post-birth control syndrome,” and Gwyneth Paltrow’s new “Madame Ovary” dietary supplement for menopause — while doctors could have themselves at least partially to blame for women turning to pseudoscientific treatments. According to U.S. naturopath Jolene… Read More »