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Women Go Blind Twice as Often as Men

By Kathleen Nelson ● Health & Science ● January 11, 2004

Of the 40 million people affected by blindness worldwide, two-thirds are women. If the gender-related causes of the disease aren’t better addressed, the number of blind around the world could double in 25 years.

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Afghan Women Now Citizens; Too-Male Book Review?

By no-author ● Arts & Culture ● January 10, 2004

Weight Probed as Factor in Birth-Control Failures

By Kathleen Nelson ● Health & Science ● January 8, 2004

A woman’s weight can affect her birth-control options. Weight is being studied as a factor in the reliability of birth-control pills, while women over 198 pounds face higher failure rates with the contraceptive patch.

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.

Female Mutilations Slow, But Only Gradually

By Susan Kreimer ● Crime & Law ● December 26, 2003

Even though female genital mutilation is still rampant in Africa and other countries, the traditional practice is slowing under pressures from abroad and some successful local programs to educate people about the dangers of the practice.

Teeth Cut from Breastfeeding Campaign

By Luchina Fisher ● Commentary ● December 22, 2003

Statistics in a government-sponsored ad campaign focusing on the health risks of not breastfeeding infants have been removed, apparently because of protests from the formula industry and the heads of an organization of pediatricians.

Morning After Pills May Become as Available as 911

By Darryl McGrath ● Health & Science ● December 18, 2003

Two advisory panels for the Food and Drug Administration recommended this week in a 23-4 vote that Plan B–an intensive, short-term dose of birth control pills known as the morning after pill–be made available over the counter.

Stigma, Sex Bias Fuel AIDS in Kyrgyzstan

By Karen Louise Boothe ● Arts & Culture ● November 30, 2003

The theme of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 is that discrimination and stigma are fueling the disease. Evidence of that abounds in Kyrgyzstan, a front line for the disease where women are at higher risk and health workers struggle for funding.

More Older Women Staying In Paid Work Force

By Marianne Sullivan ● Employment ● November 10, 2003

Older women’s participation in the work force has not only withstood the recession, it has expanded in recent years. But before celebrating the finding, economists point out that such women are often driven by profound financial pressures.

Experts: Hottest Hip Hop Glorifies Pimping

By Carla Thompson ● Arts & Culture ● November 9, 2003

Hip hop is commercially hot, culturally influential and replete with references to pimping and prostitution. Critics say this not only sends teens a pro-pimp message, it puts some girls even more at risk for becoming prostitutes.