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Internet Filters Screen Out Health Information

By Katrina Woznicki ● Employment ● December 12, 2002

Internet filters designed to block pornographic Web sites also prevent users from accessing health information online up to a quarter of the time. Experts say the filters are bad news for teen-agers and low-income people who rely on the Net.

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Anti-Cancer Vaccine Could Shield More Women Abroad

By Katrina Woznicki ● Health & Science ● December 3, 2002

Women and girls in developing countries are likely to benefit most from the new cervical cancer vaccine, but reaching them will be difficult. Also, advocates spar at the final public hearing on Title IX over the “proportionality” rule.

Researchers in Africa Ask if Diaphragms Block HIV

By Nicole Itano ● Arts & Culture ● December 1, 2002

As international officials mark World AIDS Day, researchers are looking for new measures that will help women protect themselves from the deadly disease. One possibility: the diaphragm.

Estrogen Replacement May Douse Desire

By Frances Whittelsey ● Health & Science ● November 17, 2002

Recent coverage of the merits and risks of hormone-replacement therapy hasn’t answered the question of how the treatment affects sexual desire. Evidence suggests the therapy may dampen a woman’s libido.

Priest Group Launches Anti-Sex-Ed Campaign

By Frederick Clarkson ● Arts & Culture ● November 11, 2002

The group Priests for Life is warning public schools of potential “legal liability” if the systems’ personnel refer students to health organizations such as Planned Parenthood or permit the organizations to provide sex education.

Uterine Fibroids Funds Stalled in Congress

By Suzanne Batchelor ● Health & Science ● October 29, 2002

A whopping 70 percent of American women have uterine fibroids, many of them African American. As the first year of a basic research study is nearing completion, a bill to authorize additional funding for more studies is stalled in Congress.

Emergency Contraception Scarce in New York City

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Health & Science ● October 17, 2002

A first-of-its-kind government study of emergency contraception in New York City finds that nearly half of city pharmacies don’t carry the products. The city’s own sexually transmitted disease clinics don’t offer emergency contraception, either.

Report Indicates Gender-Related Violence Is Global

By Jordan Lite ● Health & Science ● October 3, 2002

An unprecedented United Nations report on violence and health is expected to be a powerful tool for advocates wishing to improve their nations’ responses to domestic and sexual violence with new legislative and health care policies.

AIDS Cases Rising Among Colombian Married Women

By Margarita Martinez ● Health & Science ● September 17, 2002

Colombian women in relationships they thought were monogamous are the country’s fastest-growing population being infected with HIV. While many have remained quiet, the lack of medical care has compelled others to bring lawsuits.

Feds May Track Sex Differences in Drug Reactions

By Suzanne Batchelor ● Health & Science ● September 15, 2002

Scientists, finding more evidence that women and men respond differently to drug trials, are pushing the government to create a permanent, national database of gender-based differences in pharmaceuticals.