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Oil Spill’s Harm to Pregnant Women Unknown

By Diane Loupe ● Health & Science ● July 22, 2010

Pregnant women along the Gulf Coast say they’re staying out of the water. The CDC says some toxins associated with BP’s multi-million-gallon oil leak may be harmful to pregnant women under some conditions.

Triple-Neg Breast Cancer Stirs Screening Debate

By Diane Loupe ● Health & Science ● June 21, 2010

Doctors debate the screening implications of triple-negative breast cancer, a particularly deadly form of breast cancer that strikes earlier, produces larger tumors, resists common treatment and is prevalent among women of West African descent.

Atlanta Ads on Black Abortions May Go National

By Diane Loupe ● Health & Science ● March 23, 2010

A billboard campaign in Atlanta sends an incendiary message connection abortion to genocide. If the outreach tactic to black communities is considered a success in Georgia, pro-choice groups believe it will be replicated across the country.

H1N1 Flu Fatal for 28 Pregnant Women

By Diane Loupe ● Health & Science ● January 6, 2010

Health authorities urge H1N1 flu vaccinations for pregnant women, who make up 1 percent of the population but 6 percent of H1N1 deaths. Some women balk, but plenty roll up their sleeves. Flu season lasts until May.

Georgia Reaches Out to Girls Lost in ‘the Life’

By Diane Loupe ● Uncategorized ● October 6, 2009

A new program in Georgia helps prostituted girls and teens find a way out of “the life.” Eight juveniles have been in the program since July and state officials expect that number to grow.

Georgia Takes Count of Its Prostituted Juveniles

By Diane Loupe ● Crime & Law ● October 2, 2009

Women who were prostituted as juveniles attest that numerous girls and teens are stuck in “the life” they’ve left behind. An Atlanta advocacy group finds 129 girls and teens are prostituted in Georgia on a typical weekend night. First of two stories.

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