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Anti-Abortion Policies Take Heavy Toll in Africa

By Nicole Itano ● Health & Science ● November 2, 2003

A Kenyan woman bleeding from a botched abortion is denied medical help by disapproving hospital nurses. It is the kind of incident that translates into high maternal mortality rates in Africa, where reproductive-health clinics are losing U.S. funding.

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New Focus of AIDS Battle: Rights for Women

By Asjylyn Loder ● Health & Science ● September 28, 2003

As women overtake men among AIDS sufferers, a new initiative strives to battle the pandemic by buttressing women’s rights in the areas of education, employment and gender violence.

Incontinence Often Undiagnosed, Overlooked

By Kathleen Nelson ● Health & Science ● September 18, 2003

Stress urinary incontinence–an all-too-common problem among women–is often assumed to be an inevitable part of aging. But the condition can be treated with a range of therapies, and by no means affects older women exclusively.

Web Opens Window on Eating Disorders

By Elizabeth Zwerling ● Health & Science ● September 16, 2003

Young women looking on the Internet for help with their eating disorders are instead finding a proliferation of sites that encourage their unhealthy habits. Some researchers, however, say the sites offer a therapeutic “window” on a baffling disease.

Sex Assault Now a Political Act in Zimbabwe

By Nicole Itano ● Arts & Culture ● September 5, 2003

Sexual assault is prevalent in Zimbabwe, according to rights groups. Concubinage in youth militia camps and the governmental use of rape as a means of punishing female political dissidents are both forms of the problem.

Geography Rules U.S. Women’s Access to Health Care

By Jodi Enda ● Health & Science ● July 13, 2003

A new study documents the enormous disparity in health coverage for women. Research reveals that, depending on what state they live in, women can be denied coverage for routine Pap smears, mammograms or emergency contraception.

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.

Infertility Therapy Fraught with Health Risks

By Kathleen Nelson ● Health & Science ● July 10, 2003

Assisted reproductive technologies have become mainstream in the United States, where close to 10 percent of the population is infertile. But techniques used and the lack of insurance coverage has exacerbated health risks for women.

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.

Safety Net Is Weaker for Unemployed Women

By Shauna Curphey ● Arts & Culture ● May 5, 2003

The rising jobless rate is often harder on women because their tendency to earn less and work part-time so they can care for family members disqualifies them from unemployment benefits in many states.