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July 21st, 2011
12:47 PM ET
Study: Tall women more likely to develop cancerThe taller a woman is, the greater her risk of developing one of 10 different cancers, according to a new study published in the journal Lancet. Researchers followed 1.3 million middle-aged women in the United Kingdom for several years, and found the risk of cancer increased by about 16% for every 4 inches or 10 centimeters of increased height. But the question remains, why? 
July 21st, 2011
12:07 PM ET
Dr. Drew on Palins: How close is too close?Editor's note: Dr. Drew Pinsky, a board-certified internist, regularly interviews people in the spotlight to learn more about their emotional lives. Bristol Palin will be Dr. Drew’s guest on a special edition of "Dr. Drew" on HLN Thursday at 9 p.m. ET. One thing jumped out at me over and over again when I interviewed Bristol Palin: She had difficulty identifying and expressing feelings. Even when pressed, she was unable to dig deep and readily find an emotional response. Based on how Bristol described her family, the Palins seem to exhibit what in my line of work is called an “enmeshed” family. It’s more than being close. It’s being too close. 
July 21st, 2011
07:17 AM ET
To each his own: Men and fetishesIan Kerner, a sexuality counselor and New York Times best-selling author, blogs about sex on Thursdays on The Chart. Read more from him at his website, GoodInBed.
I wish I could tell them something really juicy, like naked clowns wrestling in Jell-O, for example, but the truth is that most sexual complaints tend to be rather common: sex ruts, mismatched libidos, erectile disorder and premature ejaculation in men, and orgasm problems and painful sex for women. What people really want to know about are the unusual sexual fetishes of others (also known clinically as paraphilias), which affect a much smaller percentage of people. |
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As a sexuality counselor and author, I’m often asked, “What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever dealt with?”