Bra News Archive - 30-Sep-2007
Scientists are developing a high-tech ?wonder bra? which could detect the first signs of breast cancer. A microwave antennae system woven into the fabric of the bra detects slight temperature changes in the breast, caused by early cancer cells, catching tumours before they develop.
WE have all heard of the Wonderbra, but how about a "breast-screening bra" that helps women detect breast cancer at the earliest possible stage?
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Tracy Smith traced its history on The Early Show , tracking its rise from unmentionable to wardrobe staple.
? CHINA Pushup bra ads stopped Days after banning "sexually provocative sounds" on television, China has now stopped networks showing "saucy" adverts for push-up bras and figure-hugging underwear ahead of a major Communist Party meeting next month.
A university in Greater Manchester is developing a special bra which will allow users to detect early stage breast cancer.
Maybe NatGeo missed the mark here. All this talk of history, engineering, chemistry, blah blah blah. Why not just go with more footage like that altogether too-quick introductory clip from a black-and-white TV commercial circa 1960? "I dreamed I got a lift in my Maidenform bra," whispers a posh-coiffed woman wearing an evening gown as she swings on a wrecking ball high above urban skyscrapers.
Q: I've just bought two Celia Birtwell dresses online from Topshop. I didn't realise when I bought them that they were both backless designs. I can't go out without a bra, and although I've found halterneck bras, the dresses are so low cut I don't think they'll work.
Days after banning "sexually provocative sounds" on television, China has now stopped networks showing "saucy" adverts for push-up bras and figure-hugging underwear ahead of a major Communist Party meeting next month.
New Media Producer: Nick Storm The cops want to bust the bra thief. Police in Flagstaff, Arizona, are still trying to figure out how someone managed to steal hundreds of bras from a Victoria's Secret
