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Ovary freezing: A feminist cure-all?
Scientists suggest that women in their 20s will store an ovary and re-implant it after climbing the corporate ladder.
By Tracy Clark-Flory November 18, 2008
Victoria's secret: Formaldehyde?
A woman files a lawsuit claiming her bras made her break out in hives.
By Tracy Clark-Flory November 12, 2008
Third-time loser: Parental notification
California voters reject Proposition 4, yet again.
By Tracy Clark-Flory November 7, 2008
Bush isn't done yet!
In his remaining 77 days, he has repro-rights in his sights.
By Tracy Clark-Flory November 4, 2008
"Let's face it. Women looooove abortions"
On "The Daily Show," Samantha Bee manhandles McCain's infamous women's "health" air quotes.
By Lynn Harris October 29, 2008
FDA: Stop the birth control lies!
Yaz is sold as a cure for PMS, but it's not -- and drug regulators aren't amused.
By Tracy Clark-Flory October 8, 2008
Let's hear it for Harald zur Hausen!
Virologist who discovered HPV shares Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.
By October 6, 2008
Is breast cancer lurking in your family?
A new PBS documentary explores the dreaded "BRCA" gene mutation, which is leading more and more women to get preventive double mastectomies.
By Jessica Wakeman October 1, 2008
Paying for sterilization
Louisiana state Rep. John LaBruzzo wants to offer poor women $1,000 to have their tubes tied.
By Kate Harding September 26, 2008
Use a condom, win a TV
A new program rewards Indonesian sex workers for protecting themelves.
By Judy Berman September 24, 2008
Roe plaintiff speaks out for choice
Although "Jane Roe" is now an anti-choice activist, another plaintiff in the case has no regrets.
By Kate Harding September 22, 2008
"WTF" of the day
Salon writers puzzle over a Belgian sex-ed PSA that attempts to answer the age-old question, "Spit or swallow?"
By Judy Berman September 19, 2008
First pet food, now infant formula?
Chinese authorities are scrambling to deal with contaminated milk powder that's making thousands of babies sick.
By Catherine Price September 18, 2008
Americans and food: Together again?
Mmm ... butter.
By Lynn Harris September 17, 2008
Planned Parenthood responds to "perverse" McCain ad
A new clip debunks Republicans' accusations that Obama supports comprehensive sex ed for kindergarteners.
By Judy Berman September 12, 2008
Are we pathologizing PMS?
A psychologist who served on two DSM committees argues that premenstrual dysphoric disorder is bunk.
By Kate Harding September 8, 2008
A new way to check your boobs
A technique called molecular breast imaging may help spot cancer in women with dense breast tissue.
By Catherine Price September 4, 2008
The joy of abstinence
A humorous blog and a conservative think tank on the benefits of not having sex.
By Judy Berman August 27, 2008
A different kind of double D
Is your breast milk vitamin D deficient?
By Catherine Price August 26, 2008
Big fat contradictions
Weight-loss programming on TV is full of contradictions -- and so is the criticism of it.
By Kate Harding August 25, 2008
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