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Twitter Chat Gives Tips for Eating Disorders in College

By Katina Paron ● Health & Science ● September 27, 2015

Identifying triggers and asking for help are keys to helping young women deal with an eating disorder through their first year of college.

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Teen’s Love of Illegal Tanning Booths Defies Risks

By Annabel Thorpe ● Crime & Law ● September 15, 2015

On Oct. 1 New Hampshire will be the 13th state to ban indoor bed tanning for anyone under 18 because of heightened risks of developing early-onset skin cancer. More than 40 states, meanwhile, impose some kind of restriction. That might stop some teens, but not all.

NYC Reports Black Moms’ Risks 12 Times Above Whites

By Rita Henley Jensen ● Health & Science ● September 9, 2015

Black women are more likely to die of labor or pregnancy complications than white counterparts. The data can be found in an undated report quietly posted by the city’s health department.

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Planned Parenthood Is Crucial for Immigrant Women

By Edna Meza Aguirre & Anna Ochoa O'Leary ● Health & Science ● September 1, 2015

The current controversy over fetal tissue research has clouded the work this organization does to improve the quality of life for the impoverished women they assist in both the United States and 10 other countries.

Lift Up Black Babies With Healthiest Start in Life

By Kimberly Allers ● Health & Science ● August 25, 2015

Black Breastfeeding Week starts today. We invite black parents, aunties, uncles and grandparents to join the conversation online and off to show our collective power to lift up every baby, every family and every community.

Where Teens Don’t Get Sex Ed, IUD Goes Unmentioned

By Angela Roberts & Por Alison Bowen ● Health & Science ● August 24, 2015

After Colorado’s teen birth rate marked a steep decline tied to the IUD, you’d expect teens across the country to be talking about the pros and cons of this particular method. Instead, few teens at this school have even heard of it.

Midwifery’s Diversity Problem Hits Spotlight

By Kimberley Allers Seals ● Health & Science ● August 14, 2015

Black midwives have a rightful seat at any leadership table in their field, without having to prove themselves to white-dominated establishments.

Tech Women in India’s Startup Boom Reach Out

By Gagandeep Kaur ● Employment ● August 10, 2015

Neeru Sharma says it took passion and conviction to start her online retail outlet. That’s a message more women in India’s male-dominated and high-powered startup environment need to hear.

Young Female Programmers Design Apps for Girls

By Diana Kline & Por Alison Bowen ● Health & Science ● August 3, 2015

Through gaming and crowdsourcing technology they are creating digital tools that serve a population often neglected when it comes to online and mobile applications. “HappyPlayTime” is about masturbation. “Tampon Run” is about menstruation.

Young Tech Professionals Send Message to Girls

By GlobalGirl Media & Por Alison Bowen ● Health & Science ● July 29, 2015

“I don’t know why I was super afraid of being a nerd but now I am super excited that I am one,” Jessica Mays, of the technology photo start-up Twenty20, tells reporters from GlobalGirl Media Los Angeles.