Short Takes: News From All Over: October 14, 2004

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Top Ten Research Studies of 2003
By John Carlson, Total Health
Total Health magazine has published a list of the top ten health-based research studies of 2003, and they remain relevant as 2004 comes to a close. One study found that keeping an active mind is a good way to reduce risks of dementia in older adults. Another found that long-term users of vitamins E and C benefit from increased cognitive function and anti-oxidants. In another study, concentrations of omega-3 fatty acids are correlated with mood disorders, but the data is inconclusive and it's hard to know just what to do with the information. -- Elizabeth Dwoskin
http://tinyurl.com/5s33r

The Anti-Monument
By Do-Ho Suh, Walrus Magazine
Sitting in the middle of a park in Brooklyn is a stone pedestal that looks to be the foundation for a monument. But when the lowly park-goer casts her eyes upward, expecting to find the chiseled features of a war general, president, or unknown soldier, she will find only empty sky. Not because the work is unfinished, but because artist Do-Ho Suh wants her to look down, where she'll see tiny foot-high figures -- Black, Caucasian, and Asian -- holding that pedestal just above the ground. 'When you go to a plaza or square, there is typically some larger-than-life monument or statue up on a stone pedestal,' Suh explains. 'I wanted to rethink this notion of the distant, elevated figure.' -- Elizabeth Dwoskin
http://www.walrusmagazine.com/article.pl?sid=04/08/30/1939249

Female Muslim Comics Twist Bias into Comic Jabs
By Megan Cossey, Women's eNews
Being the target of stereotyping and demonization isn't just infuriating - it's comic gold. A small but talented group of Muslim stand-up comics are using their unique position in the American cultural landscape to crack jokes about family, religion, and airport security. Though their goals and techniques vary, these comic trailblazers are proving that the words hijab and hilarious aren't mutually exclusive. -- Brendan Themes
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/2022/

The Breast Cancer Divide
By Michelle L. Smith, M.D., Ms. Magazine
Over the last twenty years, numerous advances have been made in the treatment of breast cancer. All women have not benefited equally, however; African American women are less likely to survive breast cancer than their white counterparts. Part of this disparity has to do with the type of cancer afflicting African American women, but much of the problem lies in the lower-quality health care these women receive. Cancer may not discriminate based on race, but it's clear that the medical establishment still does. -- Brendan Themes
http://www.msmagazine.com/fall2004/breastcancer.asp

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