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Lung Cancer in Women Neglected Epidemic

By Suzanne Batchelor ● Arts & Culture ● January 6, 2004

Lung cancer is the top cancer killer among women, yet doctors and researchers find few treatments and smoking-cessation programs designed specifically for women.

Off-Year Election Features Fewer Female Candidates

By Suzanne Batchelor ● Uncategorized ● November 4, 2003

Nov. 4 Update: Election results for this year’s off-year election featuring a smaller-than-usual field of female candidates have been added to this story.

Ban Limits Endings for Doomed Pregnancies

By Suzanne Batchelor ● Uncategorized ● September 29, 2003

The so-called Partial-Birth Abortion Ban would limit the clinical options of women who find, in their second trimesters, that something has gone terribly with their pregnancies. Here, two doctors argue the pros and cons of that.

Traditional Women Are Tobacco’s New Global Market

By Suzanne Batchelor ● Uncategorized ● August 18, 2003

Tobacco companies are using images of women who are prosperous, hip and liberated to get more women in the developing world to start smoking, according to a new report.

‘Partial-Birth’ Abortion Term Puzzles Many Doctors

By Suzanne Batchelor ● Uncategorized ● July 28, 2003

Doctors are divided about the medical implications of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, now in final revision in Congress. While some say it refers to one procedure, others think vague wording will inhibit doctors from performing any abortions.

Movie Idols Send Strong Smoke Signals to Teens

By Suzanne Batchelor ● Commentary ● July 11, 2003

Despite laws to protect young people from tobacco marketing, powerful pro-smoking signals are reaching teens–and perhaps female teens in particular–through the loophole of Hollywood movies, in which glamorous stars are smoking more.

Women Smokers: Effects Deadlier, Quitting Tougher

By Suzanne Batchelor ● Commentary ● June 19, 2003

New studies suggest that women may be at a greater risk to develop diseases as a result of smoking than are men. The evidence also shows that it may be more difficult for women to quit smoking.

Better Treatment Sought for Domestic Violence Epidemic

By Suzanne Batchelor ● Health & Science ● April 15, 2003

Mandatory reporting of domestic violence injuries puts Colorado doctors in conflict with their patients’ safety and privacy rights, a new survey indicates. A better public-health prescription, say advocates, is routine screening.

Female Sexual Dysfunction Diagnosis Questioned

By Suzanne Batchelor ● Arts & Culture ● March 20, 2003

Some women who suffer from Female Sexual Dysfunction are clearly being helped by medical treatment. Yet some doctors and health advocates say drug makers have turned normal female sexual experiences into a medical diagnosis.

Birth Control Pill May Protect from Ovarian Cancer

By Suzanne Batchelor ● Uncategorized ● February 18, 2003

New research shows that the birth control pill provides protection against ovarian cancer for up to 20 years but the effects of hormone replacement therapy are still unknown.

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