Fragrant fantasies
This is the second of two-part series on breast cancer. It's the time of year when you can't help smelling the many fragrance ads in magazines (we think they're great...
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Calling all girls with inner beauty
If you would like to help your young daughter counter American society's preoccupation with skin-deep beauty, check out New Moon: The Magazine for Girls and Their Dreams. The bimonthly, started...
OCTOBER FEST
Please take out your appointment book before you read this. You might want to make some plans. Days, weeks and, in some cases, the entire month of October, have been...
Knowledge in a flash (card)
Have a question about pregnancy, contraception or abortion? Pick a card. The Alan Guttmacher Institute has just published a set of small flashcards, "In the Know," that answer 20 frequently...
Seeking votes for Daddy
As the campaign for president kicks into overdrive his summer, watch for the candidates' daughters to play higher profile roles. Both President Bush and John Kerry, the presumptive Democratic candidate,...
Health fair targets heart
Heart disease kills 1 in 3 women, more than all cancers combined. And stroke is not far behind. Fortunately, though, heart disease can be prevented, by reducing risk factors and...
Auto focus on women
With the 2004 Chicago Auto Show starting Friday, it's time to take stock of women and the industry. "Automotive is still a very male-dominated industry, but more women are coming...
Birth-control evolution: From pill to patch to spray
Birth control is going beyond the pill, the transdermal patch and the vaginal ring. Researchers will begin clinical trials of a birth-control spray early this year in Australia. The Population...
These are a few of our favorite . . .
Top picks from 2003 of the women and men who made us smile, movies and books that moved us, products that soothed us, and a whole lot more. In the...
A time to marvel
What do the 80s look like? Well, they look like you, all of you who have reached this numerical milepost. Maybe all you really have in common is that number...