HS 214 - Dressed to Kill with Sydney Ross Singer

Sydney Ross Singer is a medical anthropologist and Director of the Institute for the Study of Culturogenic Disease. He's the author of, "Dressed To Kill: The Link between Breast Cancer and Bras."   Singer is a Libertarian who has chosen to live in the jungle of Hawaii. He is against a proposed resolution to ban the introduction of non-native species to Hawaii.    Singer's book, "Dressed To Kill: The Link between Breast Cancer and Bras," changed medicine and the way women look at bras. Singer explains why he is calling for a boycott of Komen and discusses the criticisms he has received as a result.   Sydney Ross Singer is a medical anthropologist, the author of several groundbreaking and controversial health books, and the director of the Institute for the Study of Culturogenic Disease, located in Hawaii. He is best known for his revolutionary and shocking research linking breast cancer with the wearing of tight bras, which he describes in his book, Dressed To Kill. Using his training in biochemistry, anthropology and medicine, Sydney is pioneering a new field of health research, called Applied Medical Anthropology, shedding light on the many ways our culture is making us sick. Since his work often challenges industries that promote or profit from damaging lifestyles, his research has been suppressed and censored, especially by the medical industry. Sydney Ross Singer received a Bachelor's of Science in biology from the University of Utah in 1979. He then spent two years in the biochemistry Ph.D. program at Duke University, followed by another two years at Duke in the anthropology Ph.D. program, receiving a Master's Degree. He then attended the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston, Texas on a full academic scholarship, where he spent one year in the medical humanities Ph.D. program, and received an additional two years training in medical school.      Find out more about Sydney Ross Singer and his book, "Dressed To Kill: The Link between Breast Cancer and Bras," at www.killerculture.com.