Cosmo: Best sex positions to fight Swine Flu
Laugh if you must, but Cosmopolitan magazine has always been a good steward for public 
health. For all it’s flaws, their not-afraid-to-get-graphic sex coverage has made it easier for women to speak comfortably about sex, be familiar with their bodies, and stay educated about keeping safe while enjoying those 1,003 sex tips guaranteed to make men crazy. (But speaking of flaws, why aren’t there more tips on sex guaranteed to make women wild?)
Now, the women’s magazine is branching into other aspects of epidemiology: namely swine-flu prevention. In the December issue, Cosmo calls H1N1 “the virus everyone’s talking about” (OMG! acute viral nasopharyngitis must be so jealous!), and provides readers with a handy chart on how to stay healthy this holiday season. First tip? Rely on the reverse cowgirl to keep illnesses at bay.
The entire chart is sourced to a CDC spokesperson (not a doctor) and a practicing M.D. And while it’s almost a parody of a Cosmo article?we had to send an intern to the newsstand to make sure it was for real?it’s not apocryphal. Ridiculous, yes, but not false. The tip about the arm squeeze instead of a bear hug is actually a nice workaround for people trying to avoid 
germs (or the creepy hugs of in-laws) during the holidays without feeling too antisocial. And there probably is a slightly reduced risk of inhaling airborne H1N1 spores if you are facing away from your partner during sex. (I say probably because the NIH has yet to fund a definitive study on H1N1 as it pertains to the “23 Bedroom-Busting Positions You Need to Try Tonight.”)
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