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Disturbing Pro-Eating Disorder Websites Persist

By Rachel Walden — November 28, 2007

Documentary Examines Breast Implant Safety

By Christine Cupaiuolo — March 11, 2008

Double Dose: “Free” Breast Implants, Oliver North on Women’s Liberation in Iraq and More Breast Cancer Studies

By Christine Cupaiuolo — June 8, 2007

Double Dose: Academics’ Ethics; Blogging About Disablism; “My Beautiful Mommy” Bombs with Bloggers, Scores on Publicity; Plastic Surgery on TV; Contraceptives in Middle School; Breast Cancer Rates Drop – for White Women; and More

By Christine Cupaiuolo — April 19, 2008

Double Dose: Billboard Sinks to New Low; Bring Back Affordable Contraceptives; Feminists Make Better Partners

By Christine Cupaiuolo — November 23, 2007

Double Dose: Birth Control Prices Increase, New Magazine for Muslim Girls and Cosmetic Industry Puts on a New Face

By Christine Cupaiuolo — March 24, 2007

Double Dose: Botox for Bridesmaids; Hospitals Work to Create Healthier Spaces; California Bans Trans Fats; McCain’s War on Women; Gaming’s “Fat Princess” …

By Christine Cupaiuolo — July 26, 2008

Double Dose: Breast Implants and Illnesses; Lawsuit Over Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch; Abortion Has Left the Classroom; Aging and Quality of Life; Mothers Movement Online; Digital Mammograms Lead to More Call-Backs; Razor Blades and Inner Goddeses

By Christine Cupaiuolo — April 12, 2008

Double Dose: Chemicals in Toyland; IVF Provides Clues on Nature vs. Nurture; Recession Affects Botox Sales; Happy Valentine’s Day …

By Christine Cupaiuolo — February 14, 2009

Double Dose: Feminism and Race, Lybrel Gets FDA Approval and It’s All Katha Pollitt’s Fault

By Christine Cupaiuolo — May 26, 2007

Double Dose: House Passes Bills Improving Access to Equal Pay; Blogging for Lesbian Health; Is There an Easy-Bake Oven in Your Vagina?; Nine Easy Steps to a New You (Ha!); And Much, Much More

By Christine Cupaiuolo — January 10, 2009

Double Dose: Mass. Mothers Get Breastfeeding Protection; NABJ Conference on Health Disparities; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Clinic; The Cutting Edge of Opera; Studies on IVF, Fosamax …

By Christine Cupaiuolo — January 18, 2009

Double Dose: More Proof Virginity Pledges Don’t Work; Genetic Testing and Ambiguity; Cut Health Care Costs, Not Care; The Year in Medicine …

By Christine Cupaiuolo — January 3, 2009

Double Dose: New York Says No To Funding Abstinence-Only Education; More Research on the Research Studies; and “Wack!” Opens in Washington

By Christine Cupaiuolo — September 22, 2007

Double Dose: NOW to Elect New President; Celebrity Weight Battles & Alternative “Lessons From the Fat-O-Sphere”; “Nurse Jackie” Appalls Some Nurses; Barbara Ehrenreich on the Invisible Poor …

By Christine Cupaiuolo — June 15, 2009

Double Dose: Palin Condoms; Dispute Over Vaccines Reframed as Catfight; Chicago’s Toxic Air; Black Midwives Conference Oct. 10-12; Pregnant Women & Medical Research; Questioning the “War on Fat”

By Christine Cupaiuolo — October 5, 2008

Double Dose: Parental Notification Repealed in N.H., When Bikini Waxes Go Bad and A Favorite Columnist Starts a Blog

By Christine Cupaiuolo — July 2, 2007

Double Dose: Pharmacies Agree to Prescription Translation; Timing Right for Healthcare Overhaul; NCAA Guidelines on Pregnancy; Hairstylists Trained to Recognize Domestic Violence …

By Christine Cupaiuolo — November 24, 2008

Double Dose: Pregnancy-Bias Complaints Surge; Feminism, Food & Politics; Study on Feminists’ Attitudes Toward Body Image; Anti-Depressants and the “Obesity Epidemic”

By Christine Cupaiuolo — March 28, 2008

Double Dose: Racial Disparities and Women’s Health, The New Modern Woman Courtesy of Ally McBeal and Three Films to Watch

By Christine Cupaiuolo — May 5, 2007

Double Dose: Remembering Wendy Wasserstein, Online Abuse Directed at Women, Must-See Fat Rant and More

By Christine Cupaiuolo — April 6, 2007

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