"Do hormones drive women's votes?"

[Luddly Neddite]

CNN Reports Women Voters Apparently Incapable Of Cognition, According To LOL Science [UPDATED]

While the campaigns eagerly pursue female voters, there’s something that may raise the chances for both presidential candidates that’s totally out of their control: women’s ovulation cycles.

You read that right. New research suggest that hormones may influence female voting choices differently, depending on whether a woman is single or in a committed relationship.

Worse than this ASSSinine question asked by CNN is that CNN doesn't have the gumption to face up to the fact they asked it. Go to the link and this is what you get -

Post removed: Study looks at voting and hormones – The Chart - CNN.com Blogs

A post previously published in this space regarding a study about how hormones may influence voting choices has been removed...

... some elements of the story did not meet the editorial standards of CNN....

What is happening to formerly normal people? Why is this backward fundie crap catching on? or does it just seem that way?

 

[Grandma]

What a load of crap.

They think because a chick's ragging it she'll change her vote? What about the post-menopausal crowd? What about men's cycles (yes, men have cycles too.)

I can't believe CNeNemy would sink that low. Jeez.

 

[Grandma]

Double post, sorry.

 

[Xolani]

Does testosterone drive a man's? Cause we all know what some men 'think" with.

 

[Grandma]

Look how many of them thought Sarah Palin was a viable candidate.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Its not for nuthin that CNN is now known as Fox Lite.

 

[Katzndogz]

Democrats have been marginalizing women forever. This is just another example.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Look how many of them thought Sarah Palin was a viable candidate.

And, how often have we heard that R women are more attractive. Never mind that Coulter and $arah are a couple of shrill fishwives, why does the R put more value on cup size than on intelligence?

 

[waltky]

Synthetic chemicals cause problems for human endocrine system...

Many Synthetic Chemicals Disrupt Hormone System
February 19, 2013 — A new study by the U.N. Environment Program and the World Health Organization finds many synthetic chemicals affect the hormone system and could have significant health implications. The joint study updates scientific evidence presented 10 years ago and identifies the effects of human exposure to so-called Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals.

Human health depends on a well-functioning endocrine or glandular system to regulate the release of certain hormones that are essential for some functions. They regulate metabolism, growth and development, sleep and mood. Some substances known as endocrine disrupters can alter the functions of this hormonal system increasing the risk of adverse health effects. World Health Organization Director of Public Health and Environment, Maria Neira, says there is growing evidence that some endocrinal disrupting disorders or diseases are on the rise. “The speed to which these diseases are increasing cannot exclusively be justified by genetic problems," said Dr. Neira. "It has to be as well be associated with environmental factors, issues like nutrition or bad nutrition or age or other factors that I would say are external and probably combined.”

Endocrine disrupting chemicals are found in many household and industrial products. They can enter the environment mainly through industrial and urban discharges, agricultural run-off and the burning and release of waste. Human exposure to these chemicals can create a lower sperm count in young men and contribute to breast cancer in women. Dr. Neira says prostate cancer risks are higher among those men exposed to pesticides, particularly in those countries where occupational health is not well developed.

“We have an association as well with adverse effects on the developing nervous system in children and those can include a negative impact on brain development... and we have seen an excess risk of thyroid cancer among those workers who are using pesticides,” said Dr. Neira. The report also raises concerns on the impact of endocrine disrupting chemicals on wildlife. For example, it notes exposure to such chemicals in the U.S. State of Alaska may contribute to reproductive defects, infertility and antler malformation in some deer populations.

It says the decline in population species of otters and sea lions may also be partially due to their exposure to PCBs, the insecticide DDT, and other persistent organic pollutants and metals, such as mercury. Among its recommendations, the study urges more comprehensive testing to identify other possible endocrine disrupters, their sources, and routes of exposure. It notes what is known about these chemicals is just the tip of the iceberg.

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