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Girl Talk: Why We Cut and Burn Ourselves

By Emma Pearse ● Health & Science ● April 15, 2004

As the problem of young women cutting and burning themselves gets mainstream attention, female teens are logging on to the Internet to talk about why they injure themselves. Women’s eNews corresponded with a few of them for this story.

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Female Teens Discuss Their Self Injury

By Emma Pearse ● Health & Science ● April 14, 2004

Teens who responded to a Women’s eNews’ posting on the Maryland-based Focus Adolescent Services Web site openly discussed their lives of enormous sadness, little-understood emotions and an inexplicable attraction to the thrill of self-inflicted pain.

U.S. Women Lack Health Insurance, Access to Care

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● March 21, 2004

The first of a series on health insurance and women: Women’s eNews looks at research by the Kaiser Family Foundation that shows that a significant number of U.S. women under 64 lack health insurance and that others face barriers to adequate care.

HIV/AIDS Cases Still Rising Among Older Women

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● March 16, 2004

After menopause, many women stop fearing the consequences of consensual sex. But with older women now 18 percent of female AIDS cases, activists such as the “condom grandma” are warning contemporaries about the disease.

Scorecard on Bush Finds Rhetoric Gap

By Jennifer Friedlin ● Arts & Culture ● March 8, 2004

As women’s rights groups observe International Women’s Day today, a quarterly scorecard on the Bush administration’s international gender-linked polices gives low marks to the U.S. government in the areas of HIV/AIDS and Afghanistan.

Herpes Vaccine Might Protect Female Teens

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● March 7, 2004

A vaccine that promises to protect female teens from herpes may be on the market in five years. Looking ahead, however, clinicians wonder how to finance and administer an STD vaccine designed for female adolescents not yet sexually active.

Texas Ads Show the Real Face of Rape

By Susan Palmquist ● Arts & Culture ● February 15, 2004

A public-awareness campaign against sexual violence in Texas features victims. “Speak Up. Speak Out.” is serving as a national model for combating sexual assault and encouraging victims to seek help.

Delays Likely for Emergency Contraception

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Health & Science ● February 10, 2004

Easier access to the morning after pill is unlikely to be approved this month by the Food and Drug Administration. Instead, the agency is likely to delay over-the-counter sales.

Early Detection Test Underway for Ovarian Cancer

By Molly Ginty ● Commentary ● January 22, 2004

Researchers are conducting clinical trials of a non-invasive, pin-prick procedure that is the first to catch ovarian cancer in its initial stages.

Fewer Pelvic Exams for Teens Seeking Birth Control

By Suzanne Batchelor ● Health & Science ● January 15, 2004

Female teens seeking birth control are less likely to undergo pelvic exams. Doctors say that young women’s dread of the invasive procedure prevents them from seeking not only contraceptive counseling, but gynecological care in general.