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Missionary Position = Carpal Tunnel?

February 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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WESTCHESTER, Ill.—A paper by J. Zenian in Medical Hypotheses journal on non-occupational carpal tunnel syndrome hypothesizes that sexual intercourse—or more accurately, the missionary position—may be the cause. “The etiology of non-occupational carpal tunnel syndrome is not well understood,” reads the abstract. “It is proposed that carpal tunnel syndrome can develop during sexual intercourse when the hands become repeatedly extended while under pressure from the weight of the upper body. Of the eight risk factors associated with non-occupational carpal tunnel syndrome, age, marital status, pregnancy and use of hormonal agents can be explained by changes in the frequency of sexual intercourse. On the other hand, obesity, macromastia and large chest circumference can be explained by the increased pressure imposed on the wrists by the heavier upper body associated with such conditions. The bilaterality of carpal tunnel syndrome can be explained by the fact that both hands are needed to support the upper body during sexual intercourse. A parallel decrease in the frequency of sexual intercourse and the incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome between the sixth and the seventh decades of life suggests a possible cause and effect relationship between sexual intercourse and carpal tunnel syndrome.” As stated, the above conclusion is for incidents of non-occupational carpal. In the adult entertainment industry, one might assume it would be occupational. The AVN staff is unaware of any incidents of carpal tunnel syndrome among adult performers, however, which makes sense considering how infrequently performers actually use the missionary position. Take away: Sex in just about any position but missionary is a wrist saver. … [Read more...]

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Huffington Post Bans 'Vaginas' From the Homepage

February 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Progressive news aggregator goes with ‘Privates’ instead of the real thing LOS ANGELES—A strange thing happened today on the Huffington Post, which publishes its share of sexy stories featuring naked—or nearly naked—boys and girls. One minute the word “vaginas” was there, in a headline on the homepage, and a few minutes later it was gone, replaced by “privates.” The question is, was the swap really necessary? The complete post—in the Style section, of all places—is still titled “The 7 Weirdest Things Women Do to Their Vaginas;” the swapped-out word is only on the homepage. We just thought that the apparent sensitivity to a word that carries no negative connotation that we are aware of was very odd for an organization run by an outspoken woman, and a site that carries her name. Indeed, the more we think about it, the stranger it seems that Huffington Post would prefer such a vague euphemism to the word “vaginas,” which is not only biologically specific, but which is what the original piece, on Alternet, was all about. After all, one’s “privates” also could refer to one’s anus. It’s not a huge deal, of course, and is probably the result of an editor playing it safe, but still, we noticed it right away and it left us scratching our heads, not only because we work in adult and don’t like unnecessary censorship, but also because we really, really prefer actual nouns over cowardly stand-ins any day of the week. … [Read more...]

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L.A. Health Chief: County Can't Force Condoms on the Industry

February 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Fielding says lack of resources and the necessary authority are preventing him from policing approximately 200 adult production companies in Southern California LOS ANGELES—Dr. Jonathan Fielding, the head of Los Angeles County’s Public Health Department, acknowledged Tuesday that his department was essentially powerless to mandate the use of condoms by adult entertainment performers. The surprise admission comes after years of aggressive maneuvering by county and state officials, as well as private groups, to impose a severe regimen on adult producers that would have included not only the use of condoms, but also dental dams and other protective barriers. According to the Los Angeles Times, the announcement is a serious rebuff to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which had called on the county to mandate an immediate cessation to condom-less shoots, and actually sued the county health department in July in order to force it to "discharge its ... duty to combat an acknowledged epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases stemming from production of hardcore pornography." Regarding the lawsuit, AVN legal editor Mark Kernes wrote at the time, “There are just a couple of problems: The county doesn't have the power to do what the lawsuit wants, and the claims of an ‘epidemic’ among industry performers isn't borne out by the statistics.” That assertion was more or less confirmed Tuesday by Fielding, who acknowledged the difficulty his department would have in policing the industry. "It is very, very difficult to implement,” said Fielding. “There are roughly 200 production companies with about...1,200 actors. All you need is a room and a camera and a bed, basically, to do this kind of shoot, and we have no ability to police this.” Beyond the logistics of regulating the industry, Fielding said there were legal limitations that would have made such efforts less effective. "We worked closely with county counsel trying to see if there’s some other way that we could effectively do this under existing authority,” he said, “and what we’ve come up with is, basically, we’re unlikely to have an effective approach to prevent them from acquiring preventable STDs. It’s very disturbing to come to that conclusion, but we also have to be realistic.” That commitment to pragmatism has not quite been extended to Sacramento, where Fielding and others still believe there is a chance to pass a law that would regulate the adult film industry. Periodically, bills to do just that are introduced, only to die in committee. According to Free Speech Coalition Executive Director Diane Duke, who regularly travels to the state capital to lobby against such laws, there is scant expectation that the county health department will back off. "We are very pleased but not completely surprised by today’s development,” she told AVN. “County health officials keep stating that something has to be done about STDs in the adult entertainment industry. And yet, … [Read more...]

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Black History Month – Fast Facts

February 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Here at Phatforums, we want to celebrate Black History Month with more information about African-Americans. Again, I want to state that it's just not about Black History, it's about American History and we should know about it. So, every other day, we will be posting something about their great contributions to our great nation! http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/101-facts-firsts.jsp Click the link if you want more information. Fact #70 Thomas L. Jennings (1791 - 1859) was the first African-American to receive a patent in 1821. It was for a dry-cleaning process in 1821. He used the money earned from the patent to purchase relatives out of slavery and support abolitionist causes. Fact #71 Judy W. Reed was the first African-American woman to receive a patent in 1884 for a hand-operated machine used to knead and roll dough. Fact #72 The African Free School in New York City was the first free school for African-Americans. It was started by the abolitionist group the New York Manumission Society in 1787. Fact #73 Bessie Coleman (1893-1926) was the first licensed African-American pilot in the world. She received aviation instruction in France. Fact #74 Booker T. Washington (1856 - 1915) was the first African-American to be honored on a U.S. stamp, in 1940. Fact #75 George Washington Carver (1864 - 1943) who made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts and Percy Julian, who helped create drugs to combat glaucoma, were the first African-Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990. Fact #76 Minnie Jocelyn Lee Elders ( 1933 - ) was the first African-American and the second woman to serve as the United States Surgeon General. Her term lasted for 15 months (1993 - 1994) Fact #77 Maya Angelou's (1928 - ) autobiographical, "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" is the first non-fiction work by an African-American woman to make the best-seller list. Fact #78 Matthew Henson (1867-1955) was a part of the first successful U.S. expedition to the North Pole in 1909. Fact #79 Althea Gibson (1927 - 2003) was the first African-American tennis player to compete in the U.S. Championships in 1950 and at Wimbledon in 1951. In 1957 she won the women's singles and doubles at Wimbledon in 1957, which was celebrated by a ticker tape parade when she returned home to New York City. Fact #80 Arthur Ashe (1943 - 1993) was the first African-American to not only be named to the U.S. Davis Cup team in 1963, but to also win the U.S. Open in 1968, to win the men's singles at Wimbledon in 1975, and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1985. Fact #81 Alexa Canady became the first female African-American neurosurgeon in the United States. She graduated from medical school in 1975. Fact #82 Ben Carson (1951 - ) a skilled neurosurgeon, led the first successful operation to separate a pair of Siamese twin infants who were joined at the back of the head in 1987. Fact #83 Lee Elder (1934 … [Read more...]

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