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 Women Information - July 20, 2008
| A survey released Thursday reveals two-thirds of women have no health insurance, and more than a quarter of young and middle-aged U.S. women went without medical care last year because of insufficient funds. A Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that a growing number of women are forgoing screening tests, such as mammograms, and are not talking to their doctors about important health issues such as smoking, alcohol use, and calcium intake | | 18 people have died and 150 more have been hospitalized after drinking contaminated water in Pakistan. Thirty people are also said to be in critical condition. Abdur Rahim, a doctor at the local Civil Hospital says the deaths occurred over the past two days. Water samples have been sent to a lab to find the cause of the contamination | | 18 people have died and 150 more have been hospitalized after drinking contaminated water in Pakistan. Thirty people are said to be in critical condition. Abdur Rahim, a doctor at the local Civil Hospital told the Associated Press that the deaths occurred over the past two days. Water samples have been sent to a lab to find the cause of the contamination | | Taking oral contraceptive (OC) pills may reduce bone mass and increase the risk of osteoporosis later in life. Among OC users, intake of either dairy diet prevented a drop in bone mineral density at the hip and the spine, according to Dr. Dorothy Teegarden, from Purdue University in West Lafayette | | Researchers at the University of Bath found that women feel pain more than men do. Ed Keogh and his team of researchers, examined 98 males and females whose arms were put in cold water. The results revealed women feel pain more often, in more areas, and for longer periods, than men | |
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