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Presidential election or abortion referendum?
The platforms that the two political parties publish every four years are a lot like the warranties that come with washers or refrigerators: Nobody ever reads them, but if you do, you find that nothing in them actually applies. This year, though, the...Tags: Incest, Abortion Issue, Elections, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Social Issues
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Produce shopping without pesticides
There's no question that fruits and vegetables are an essential part of a healthy diet and provide benefits to body and mind that go far beyond conventional nutrition. Most are rich in phytochemicals, whose natural power to support health and combat...
Tags: Omega-3 Fatty Acid, Vitamin Therapy, Potassium (dietary supplement), Dietary Supplements, Strawberries
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Women flex muscle at the polls
Congratulations, ladies. You kept the barbarians from the gate. On Tuesday, Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri, who famously said that a woman's reproductive system shuts down during "legitimate rape" and prevents conception, lost by 15 points to incumbent Sen....Tags: Abortion Issue, Social Issues, Joe Walsh, Richard Mourdock, Mitt Romney
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Other Voices
Republicans are frantically trying to get U.S. Rep. Todd Akin to drop out of the Senate race in Missouri after his remark about abortion and rape, but not because it was offensive and ignorant. They're afraid he might lose and cost them a chance at a...Tags: U.S. Senate, The New York Times, Elections, Abortion Issue, Social Issues
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Akin's remarks on rape may help clarify the abortion debate
Like any sentient person, I was appalled by Missouri Republican Congressman Todd Akin's comments about "legitimate rape." I was shocked by the Limbaugh-ian proportions of his ignorance about the female reproductive system ("in cases of legitimate rape,...Tags: Incest, U.S. Senate, Abortion Issue, Social Issues, Mitt Romney
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Artscape headliner Brian McKnight's X-rated turn stirs controversy
For the past seven years, Darnella Parks and her entire family — from toddler nieces to her 84-year-old grandmother — have attended Artscape. They come for the crafts, the food and, most of all, the live entertainment. But this year, the 33-...
Tags: Artscape, Physiology, Charles Street, Will Ferrell, Movies
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Despite rain, Brian McKnight wins over Artscape crowd
She said she had a boyfriend but he didn’t come to Artscape. “Well then, I was wondering, can I be your boyfriend for the next five or six minutes,” asked the multi-platinum R&B singer Brian McKnight to the fan he plucked from the...
Tags: Brian McKnight, Artscape, Entertainment, Movies, Music
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Fertility preservation for women with cancer
When a young woman is diagnosed with cancer, getting pregnant is probably the last thing on her mind. But if she wants children in the future, it's something she should think about. The chemotherapy and radiation treatments used to treat cancer can hurt a...Tags: Biotechnology, Chemotherapy, Sexual and Reproductive Organs, Infertility, In Vitro Fertilization
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Men's fertility test available for home
When a couple is struggling to conceive, it's the woman who is usually the first — and often the only one — to be poked, prodded and analyzed, experts say. The burden of figuring out infertility is too often placed on the woman alone....
Tags: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Human Body, University of Virginia, Food and Drug Administration, Vasectomy
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Are plastics safe?
Special to The TimesTHIRTEEN-MONTH-OLD Solange Dorsainvil plays with toys made from wood and cloth, drinks from a Swiss-made aluminum sippy cup and teethes on kale stems and celery. Her life is as plastic-free as her mother, Celina Lyons, can make it. --------------------...Tags: Lungs and Airways, Insulin, European Union, Teaching and Learning, National Government
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Q&A on fertility with Dr. Pasquale Patrizio
In an age of assisted reproductive technology, can you rewind the biological clock? Not as much as you think, say Yale researchers in a study published in a recent issue of "Fertility and Sterility." Those are the findings of Dr. Pasquale Patrizio,...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Pregnancy and Childbirth, In Vitro Fertilization, Infertility, Diabetes
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Are Dangerous Toxins Lurking In Your Everyday Products?
RedEyeThe health-conscious among us take care to avoid notorious risks such as mercury-laden fish, lead paint and cigarette smoke—all of which contain chemicals proven to do a body bad. But do you ever think twice about the lotion you smear on your face, the...Tags: Missouri, California, Health Organizations, Breast, Science
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