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What Would You Do If You Woke Up Tomorrow and You Were Beautiful?

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 08.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Asian American Identity, Looksism, Proposition 8, Women's Issues, Beautiful, LIFETIME Television, Women's Health, Margaret Cho, Eating Disorders, Drop Dead Diva, Beauty, Showtime, All American Girl, Women and Body Image, Gender, Living News
Marcia G. Yerman

Cho's All American Girl was replaced in the line-up by The Drew Carey Show. Cho pointed out that a double standard was at play. Why wasn't Carey, also a comedian, judged by his looks?

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AARP's Bait and Switch on Health Care

Martha Burk | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Older Women's League, Older Women, Senate Finance Committee, Senate Health Committee, Health Committee, Women's Health, Health Care Reform, Aarp, Health Insurance, Politics News
Martha Burk

The health committee bill would require older folks to pay some multiple of the premiums charged to younger people for the same coverage, just because of their age.

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Motherhood: Is It Ever Too Late?

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Medical Ethics, Women's Rights, Women, Late Motherhood, Women's Issues, Personal Health, Motherhood, Parenting, Ivf, Women's Health, Health, Women and Politics, Living, Bioethics, Medicine, Health Care, Living News
Jacob M. Appel

Births to women in their late fifties and early sixties are no longer international news. Whether they are empowering or irresponsible has been a matter of ongoing debate.

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US Congress: Keep Your Word to Abused Women

Meghan Rhoad | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, House of Representatives, Abuse, Violence Against Women, Emergency Shelter, Portland, Budget, Economic Crisis, Oregon, Appropriations, Pregnancy, Joe Biden, Women's Health, Family Violence, Domestic Violence, Politics News
Meghan Rhoad

When Michelle arrived at the shelter in Portland, Oregon, staff members had to help her remove her earring because the side of her face was so swollen from the last beating by her abuser.

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Eating Disorders In Middle Age

Anorexia | Randi Hutter Epstein | Posted 08.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Mental Health, Dieting, Anorexia, Women's Health, Eating Disorders, Men's Health, Parenting, Anorexia Adults, Bulimia, Middle Age, Health, Living News

Margie Hodgin, a nurse in Kernersville, N.C., had struggled to lose weight since she was a teenager. But it wasn't until she turned 40 that she finall...

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Nursing Home Compare: Get The Stats

washingtonpost.com | Elizabeth G. Olson | Posted 08.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Caring for Elderly, Elderly, Nursing Home Ratings, Mental Health, Elderly Americans, Nusing Homes, Health, Women's Health, Men's Health, Nursing Home Online Ratings, The Balanced Life, Living News

When 81-year-old Sally Darr needed nursing home care after injuring herself in a fall, her family turned to a new federal rating system for help. Th...

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VA Health Care for Women Veterans

Kayla Williams | Posted 08.14.2009 | Home

Read More: Women, Iraq Veterans, Veterans Affairs, Oif, Health Care, Women's Health, Veterans, Home News
Kayla Williams

Beyond the general public, even Veterans Affairs employees are still sometimes unclear on the nature of modern warfare and women's role in it, presenting challenges for women seeking care.

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The 'Vixen Manual': Is It Right For You?

Relationships | Posted 08.13.2009 | Living

Read More: How to Find a Man, Women's Health, Vixen Manual Karrine Steffans, Karrine Steffans, Relationships, Vixen Manual, Single Women, Living News

Former music video performer Karrine Steffans -- also the author of two tell-all books about her life and career -- offers tips and tricks for man-hu...

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Finding Optimism on World Population Day

Carol Peasley | Posted 08.10.2009 | World

Read More: Population, Women's Rights, Michelle Goldberg, Reproductive Health, Unfpa, Women's Health, Reproductive Rights, World News
Carol Peasley

The early international family planning movement was dominated by "population control" advocates who too often forgot that women should be at the center of their thinking.

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O. Carl Simonton Dies At 66: Pioneer Of Mind-Body Approach To Battling Cancer

Los Angeles Times | Valerie J. Nelson | Posted 08.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Mind-Body Connection, Oncologist, Mental Health, Women's Health, Men's Health, Oncology, Health, Carl Simonton Dies, Meditation, Carl Simonton, Guided Imagery, Meditation Cancer, Guided Imagery Cancer, Mind Body Connection Cancer, Living News

Dr. O. Carl Simonton, a radiation oncologist who popularized the mind-body connection in fighting cancer and helped push the once-controversial notion...

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The New Sex Worker: Recession-Plagued Women

Salon Life | Tracy Clark | Posted 08.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Relationships, Money, Sex, Women's Health, Women Recession, Men's Health, Prostitution Recession, Sex Work, Sex Work Recession, Living News

"Boob play," "pics of kitty," "topless housecleaning" and "hypno role play." The list, scribbled in a lined yellow notebook, is followed by a double-u...

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Why Girls Like Bad Boys

ABC News | Posted 08.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Girls, Bad Boys, Relationships, Nice Guys, Women's Health, Multiple Sexual Partners, Sex, Dating, Narcissism, Men's Health, Dark Triad Traits, Dark Triad, Living News

Ricky Menezes, a 22-year-old from Marlborough, Mass., says he knows he will hook up with "about 20 girls" in the next month. How does he know this, y...

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Sheriff Baca: Don't Let Rape Victims Down

Sarah Tofte | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sheriff, Rape, Justice, Crime, Los Angeles, Lapd, Los Angeles-California, Women's Rights, Sexual Violence, Violence Against Women, Rape Kit, Rape Kits, Women's Health, Economic Crisis, Politics News
Sarah Tofte

Two weeks ago, the L.A County Sheriff's Department announced that in May, it stopped testing rape kits indefinitely because of a lack of funds. The backlog: 12,500 untested cases.

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Wisdom From Around The World On Healthy Eating

forbes.com | Joshua Zumbrun | Posted 08.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Global, Omega-3-Fatty-Acids, International Eating, Health, Nutrition, Fish Oil, Women's Health, Men's Health, Diet, Foreign Diets, Living News

There is a universal wisdom to healthy eating. Pile on the fruits, vegetables and whole grains and skip the meat and saturated fat. Consume everything...

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How Independent are You? Take the July 4th Quiz.

Tara Stiles | Posted 08.04.2009 | Living

Read More: 4th of July, Freedom, Yoga, The Balanced Life, Women's Health, Men's Health, Independence, Living News
Tara Stiles

How independent are we as individuals today? We may have moved out of our parents' house, but do we really take the time to reflect on the balance of dependence and freedom in our own selves?

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Got Hot Flashes? Many Women Pursuing Natural Treatment

nytimes.com | CAMILLE SWEENEY | Posted 08.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Hot Flashes, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Natural Medicine, Conventional Medicine, Bioidentical Hormones, Women's Health, Menopause, Living News

AFTER six years on a prescription estrogen patch that alleviated her hot flashes, but did nothing to address her midlife 25-pound weight gain, Martha ...

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Cleansing, Or Just Starving? The Scoop On Dangerous New Detox Diets

msn.com | Posted 08.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Vitamins, Celebrity Detox, Dieting, Fasting, Nutrition, Health, Women's Health, Men's Health, Weight Loss, Cleansing, Weight, Detox, Living News

Some women in Los Angeles are forswearing dieting and embracing a new euphemism for it: cleansing. In reality, however, lemon juice is not a meal, and...

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Six Steps To Living In The Present

Psychology Today | Posted 08.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Mental Health, What Is Mindfulness, Living in the Present, Mindfulness, Women's Health, Meditation, Present Moment Awareness, Men's Health, Breathing, Living News

A friend was walking in the desert when he found the telephone to God. The setting was Burning Man, an electronic arts and music festival for which 50...

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Ten Pieces of Wisdom For Young Women

DivineCaroline | Posted 08.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Aging, Growing Up, Relationships, Dating, Women's Health, Childhood, Confidence, Advice, The Inner Life, Living News

I've learned some valuable things about life, love, and being female over the past half-century. Here is the advice I try to pass on to younger women ...

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Is Dr. Oz a Wizard? He Could Help You Live Longer

oprah.com | Posted 08.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Dr. Oz, Longevity, Women's Health, Live Longer, Health, Men's Health, Oprah Dr. Oz, Happiness, Wellness, Living News

There are plenty of creams, lotions and potions on the market that help you look younger, but today, Dr. Oz is going to show how some people are actua...

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Everyone Has A "Type" What's Yours?

YourTango | Posted 08.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Personality Types, Marriage, Mental Health, Relationships, Women's Health, Sex, Dating, Men's Health, Love, Everyone Has a Type, Whats Yours?, Type a Personality, Living News

What's your type? Talk, dark and handsome? Short, bald and chubby? Muscular, unavailable and angry? How about Explorer, Builder, Negotiator or Directo...

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Dying To Quit: F.D.A. Warns About Stop-Smoking Drugs Chantix and Zyban

nytimes.com | GARDINER HARRIS and DUFF WILSON | Posted 08.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Mental Health, Nicotine, Smoking, Women's Health, Health, Zyban, Suicide Smoking Drugs, Suicide Risk Zyban, Suicide, Chantix, Men's Health, Quitting Smoking, Suicide Risk Chantix, Living News

Federal drug regulators warned Wednesday that patients taking two popular drugs to stop smoking should be watched closely for signs of serious mental ...

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9 Ways to Put the Brakes on Menopausal Weight Gain

Janice Taylor | Posted 08.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Weight Loss Coach, Health & Wellness Coach, Shopping, Metabolism, Menopause, Health, Healthy Living, Muscle, Our Lady of Weight Loss, Menopause-and-Dieting, Strength Training, Janice Taylor, Weight Loss, Aerobic Exercise, Women's Health, Physical Exercise, Living News
Janice Taylor

If you're just entering menopause, you might be thinking, is menopausal weight gain a given? What's happening to my body? Why have the Scales of Injustice turned on me?

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Study: TV Food Ads Boost Mindless Eating

Yahoo! News | 11 Mins Ago | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Television, Women's Health, Mindless Eating, Men's Health, Weight, Obesity, Snacking, Overeating, Television Mental Health, Living News

Watching food ads on TV leads to a boost in snacking among children and adults, increasing the risk of weight gain, U.S. researchers say....

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Tears Demystified: Why Humans Cry

DivineCaroline | Allison Ford | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Health, Men's Health, Psychology, Mental Health, Why Do We Cry, Emotional Health, Well-Being, Tears, Crying, Endocrine System, Living News

Crying is an emotional reaction that's completely unique to humans. Our capacity for complex thoughts and feelings means that we can cry whether we're...

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