A bizarre lawsuit pits two heart attack-themed obesity-celebrating establishments against each other
By Sara Breselor Feb 2, 2010
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Canadian medical students practice gyno exams on unconscious patients without their consent
By Kate Harding
January 29, 2010
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Florida gave Samantha Burton's "unborn child" its own doctor and legal representation,while she got nothing
By Kate Harding
January 14, 2010
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A Pennsylvania university forces students with a BMI over 30 to take a remedial fitness course
By Kate Harding
December 1, 2009
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If you believe in nasty stereotypes, it would appear so
By Kate Harding
January 12, 2010
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An unemployed mom of nine sues a hospital. She's not the perfect plaintiff. Then again, maybe she is
By Kate Harding
January 5, 2010
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Swedish sex educators rechristen religious fundamentalists' favorite female body part
By Kate Harding
December 8, 2009
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Terry O'Neill and Gloria Steinem think a tax on cosmetic surgery is unfair to women. But so is the beauty standard
By Kate Harding
December 4, 2009
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The new screening recommendations are questionable for all women, but especially African-American ones
By Kate Harding
November 19, 2009
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It's an interesting question, but let's keep in mind that not everyone's asking it
By Kate Harding
November 11, 2009
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Millions of women worldwide suffer from incontinence, infection and resulting stigma that a $300 surgery could fix
By Kate Harding
November 2, 2009
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Race and body image have complex effects on high school girls' risk-taking behavior, a new study shows
By Judy Berman
November 2, 2009
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Opponents of choice would have you believe it's a complicated issue. It's not
By Lynn Harris
October 28, 2009
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Again, a boy passes away from a treatable illness because of his parents' beliefs -- what's left to say about it?
By Kate Harding
October 9, 2009
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The designer admits the egregious digital slimming of a model was the company's fault -- just a bit too late
By Kate Harding
October 9, 2009
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A NYT magazine cover story makes the case that we are. So why has my experience with anxiety been so different?
By Judy Berman
October 5, 2009
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A British teen's death sparks debate over a controversial vaccine - but the alternative is worse
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
October 1, 2009
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Senate Finance Committee votes to fund abstinence-only sex ed, the same day it kills the public option
By Judy Berman
September 30, 2009
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Although kids have a higher risk of contracting H1N1, only 40 percent of moms and dad will get them the shot
By Kate Harding
September 25, 2009
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Women disproportionately bear the burden of our squeamishness about death and dying
By Kate Harding
September 25, 2009
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Is a sexy new breast cancer PSA offensive ... to men?
By Judy Berman
September 24, 2009
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A modest proposal for avoiding rape
By Lynn Harris
September 23, 2009
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The first lady reaches out to women but shies away from Hillary Clinton-style policy talk
By Judy Berman
September 17, 2009
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Is the antiabortion fringe getting desperate -- and going broke?
By Lynn Harris
September 16, 2009
Battle of the fat-fetish restaurants
Hands off my pelvis, doc!
The best interests of the fetus
You must be this thin to graduate
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