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5 Fascinating New Uses For Psychedelics

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. April 26, 2012.

Scientists are looking into various medical and psychiatric uses for psychedelics. Could the taboo be ending?

Meet ALEC's Equally Despicable Anti-Choice Cousin -- AUL

Sarah Seltzer, Lauren Kelley, AlterNet. April 10, 2012.

Think the anti-choicers in statehouses around the country are coming up with abortion bans all by themselves? Think again.

The Politics of Fat: We Have to Keep Struggling to Liberate Ourselves from Self-Hatred

Allison McCarthy, AlterNet. April 4, 2012.

“We claimed the agency, we granted ourselves the authority. But we never stopped worrying about how our asses looked in our jeans.”

Students Eating "Pink Slime" for Lunch? Fast Foods Have Ditched the "Meat" But Schools Are Still Stuck With It

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. March 6, 2012.

Ammonia-treated meat "product." Served at a school near you?

Washington DC: Staging Ground for Ending Legal Access to Abortion?

Robin Marty, Jessica Mason Pieklo, AlterNet. February 27, 2012.

An attack on DC's women is also a stealth attack on abortion rights for the whole nation.

How Zealous Clergy and Their Media Enablers Are Manufacturing a Controversy Over Birth Control Coverage

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. February 8, 2012.

The real opposition here isn't about conscience, it's about women and sex.

The Brotox Era: Does Male Vanity Even the Playing Field, Or Condemn Us All to Unreachable Beauty Standards?

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. January 16, 2012.

Instead of all of us accepting our flaws, are men facing new pressure to be ageless and perfect?

Why We Must Put Our Bodies on the Line to Fight Against the Right-Wing War on Women's Rights

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. December 26, 2011.

Is it time for a reproductive rights revolution? We've done it before; the climate may be right again for occupations and actions to save our bodies from state control.

Which State Is Winning the Race to the Bottom to Become the Worst Place for Women?

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. September 26, 2011.

The war on women remains in full swing. Which state has become the worst for reproductive rights?

Anti-Choice Zealots Go After Clinic Owner's Children -- Here's How He's Fighting Back

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. September 12, 2011.

When creepy anti-choice activists targeted a clinic owner too close to home, he gathered volunteers to give them a friendly ring back.

New Docs Detail How Feds Downplayed Ground Zero Health Risks

Anthony DePalma, ProPublica. September 9, 2011.

New documents show that federal officials went further than was previously known to downplay concerns about health risks from the contaminated air at ground zero.

A Legacy of 9/11: Years of Increased Illness

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. September 9, 2011.

A large-scale study suggests 9/11-related stress led to a major increase in health problems across the U.S.

War on Women: Anti-Choice Movement Resorting to Shameless Tricks to Shutter Abortion Clinics

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. August 30, 2011.

Despite lawsuits and activism, women's health clinics are shutting their doors, thanks to "regulations" coming, in one case, from secret origins.

Imagine Being Harassed by Violent Right-Wing Lunatics Every Time You Go to Work -- Meet the Brave Doctors Who Risk Their Lives to Help Women

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. July 26, 2011.

The war on women has many fronts: one is being fought against doctors who are making a stand for women’s right to choose in the wake of Dr. Tiller's murder.

The Simple Trick That Can Bolster Willpower At the Supermarket

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. July 12, 2011.

New research finds grocery shoppers who carry baskets are more likely to purchase unhealthy food than those pushing a cart.

The Constant, Crippling Pain Many Women Think They Have to Endure

Lauren Wolfe, AlterNet. June 2, 2011.

I suffer from endometriosis, a horrifically painful disease many women suffer without cure, or even diagnosis. Why do they endure this pain without asking questions?

Why The GOP's Plans To Cut Family Planning Will Cost Us All

Anna Clark, AlterNet. May 25, 2011.

A new study shows how dramatically costly an increase in unintended pregnancies is on the taxpayer. And yet the GOP cuts family planning in the name of "fiscal responsibility"

How Flawed Birth Control Options Sent Us Back to the Rhythm Method--Even Though We Should Know Better

Robin Marty, AlterNet. May 17, 2011.

After being finished with having kids, the author and her husband found themselves back in a tricky position regarding birth control methods: none of their options appealed.

Making Medical Miracles With Inkjet Printers

Michael Haederle, Miller-McCune.com. May 4, 2011.

Bioprinting allows researchers to create replacement human tissue and output it on equipment similar to what came free in your desktop bundle.

"I Have HIV:" Patients Cope With Their Disease In the Face of Discrimination

Cody Newton, Ethos Magazine. May 4, 2011.

Every year, Americans put billions of dollars into fighting HIV, yet every year, approximately 56,300 Americans are infected. Many people feel HIV discrimination is a key factor.

Finding Romance, and Sex, for the First Time After a Double Mastectomy

Alice Crisci, AlterNet. April 14, 2011.

I was 31-years-old when diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. Thanks to treatment, I had less than zero sex drive. Here's how I got it back.

Americans Are Depressed. Should They Get Help at Their Primary Care Doctor's Office?

Sarah Amandolare, AlterNet. March 21, 2011.

Are new initiatives to treat depression at the doctor's office a way to help Americans' mental health problems? Or do they undercut the value of long-term therapy?

Why the Right-Wing's Insane Attacks on Women's Health May be Backfiring

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. March 4, 2011.

This grisly ad, and the war on Planned Parenthood, is just another example of conservative overreach. And it may just backfire.

America's Racial Legacy of Health Disparities--Will HCR Help?

Kimberley Seals Allers, Women's eNews. February 23, 2011.

America's racist legacy plays out every day in high maternal mortality and infant mortality rates and poor birth outcomes in black women across all socioeconomic levels.

Will Draconian South Dakota Force Women to Visit Religious Pregnancy Centers Before Abortions?

Robin Marty, AlterNet. February 18, 2011.

The "justifiable homicide bill" is gone. But a new SD bill would force women to visit Christian counseling centers before seeking abortions. It's expected to pass.

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