By Susan Baida
In these online, digital times, many families are reconnecting in new ways. Here are some thoughts on how this can help the caregiving journey.
The Wednesday Five: 5 Years After Katrina, Dolly Parton Meets Queen Latifah, And Those Incredible Inedible Eggs
This week, our selection of the blogosphere’s best includes more on assessing women’s equality, a New Orleans photo essay, and how to deal with that egg recall.
Breast Cancer Detection Tests and the Risk of Ionizing Radiation
On the heels of two recent reports about radiation levels in advanced mammographic tests, a breast imaging specialist weighs in on the benefits and risks.
Post-Primary Roundup II: Dynasties, Siamese Twins and Show Me the Women?
This may not be the Year of the Woman after all. But after the most recent primaries,you can still add these women to your list of Races to Watch.
Photo Gallery: Power Women Win Emmys
A tribute to the acting awards – and a few other stars of last night’s broadcast. We’ve been following some of thes these power women, from Betty White to Temple Grandin, for some time.
Made Here, Served 600 Miles Away: The Highland Games’ Dinner with the McIntyre Family
by Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.
A gourmet meal for 16, 600 miles from my kitchen? How passion, luck, and a dozen to-do lists blossomed at that faraway table.
Poetry Friday, Equality Edition: Emily Dickinson Was ‘Straightaway Dangerous’
As we close our celebration of Women’s Equality Day, a salute to the ‘Belle of Amherst’ — the poet who once cried to a friend, “Why can’t I be a delegate to the Convention? Don’t I know all about the Law?”
VIDEO: On Women’s Equality Day: “A Woman’s Crusade: Alice Paul and the Battle for the Ballot”
She was the first to picket the White House and lead hunger strikes in U.S. prisons. She sent glamour girls canvassing for votes and helped write the Civil Rights Act. Mary Walton’s biography makes sure you’ll never forget Alice Paul.
Wednesday Blogwatch: ChickLit or Women’s Lit? Are Reverse Mortgages Savvy Retirement Planning? Can Men Like “Eat Pray Love” and Live?
This week in the blogosphere: Women’s Equality Day, Chick-Lit, women and retirement, and–of course–”Eat Pray Love.”
Starting Anew: One Woman’s Story
Pamela was stressed out, felt trapped in a job, and was dangerously overweight. Then came the health scare that pushed her to change.
