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Pharmacies New Reproductive Rights Battleground

By Regan Good ● Health & Science ● August 13, 2002

The local drugstore might be the newest battlefield for anti-abortion activists who want “conscience clauses” in place that would allow pharmacists to refuse to dispense prescription emergency contraception if they have religious or moral objections.

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Eating Disorders Grow among Hong Kong Women

By Jessi Hempel ● Health & Science ● August 8, 2002

Once considered Western diseases, anorexia and bulimia are on the rise in Hong Kong. Doctors from the province’s only clinic for eating disorders blame modernization. Also, update on Michigan primary.

Breastfeeding in Public Is a Basic Civil Right

By Nancy M. Solomon ● Health & Science ● August 7, 2002

As nursing mothers celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, a women’s rights attorney says more states need to pass laws specifically protecting this natural practice that benefits infants, mothers and thus the community.

Marketing Mother’s Little Helper

By Jin In ● Health & Science ● June 23, 2002

Pharmaceutical companies are now allowed to advertise prescription drugs directly to consumers; women are their primary market. Moreover, the ads can urge consumers to take the drug for problems unrelated to their approved usage.

New Push on for Woman-Controlled AIDS Prevention

By Jordan Lite ● Health & Science ● May 19, 2002

Frustrated by the obstacles of developing a vaccine to prevent AIDS, scientists are creating new weapons they hope will one day offer women more control over their sexual health. Their most serious obstacle: money.

New Bay Area Hotline Offers Post-Abortion Counseling

By Rebecca Vesely ● Arts & Culture ● May 5, 2002

Operating out of a San Francisco Bay area office, a group of volunteers is offering post-abortion peer counseling that takes no moral or political stance. Half the callers are men.

Menopause Study Ignites Interest in New Therapies

By Anne Rochon Ford ● Health & Science ● April 26, 2002

A new study reopens the debate whether women should rely on hormone-replacement therapy to protect their health and alleviate the side effects of menopause. Many are turning to a long-time educator for answers.

Experts Link Gender Violence with Spread of AIDS

By Peroshni Govender ● Arts & Culture ● April 19, 2002

In South Africa, where more people are affected by AIDS than anywhere else in the world, rape and other violence is putting women at increased risk of contracting the disease.

Stubborn Equation Keeps Women on the Minus Side

By Phoebe Nobles ● Health & Science ● February 12, 2002

After 30 years of activism in science, women who crack genetic codes and create information technology have yet to solve the gender equation.

Campaign Begins to Urge Pregnant Smokers to Quit

By Nancy Cook Lauer ● Arts & Culture ● January 11, 2002

Women who smoke during pregnancy leave themselves and their infants open to a wide range of health problems. Now a new campaign hopes to educate women smokers about the risks and get them to quit.