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Pushed Into Pregnancy
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The women who were asked about this type of abuse in the family planning clinics saw a 70 percent drop in the rate of subsequent pregnancies involving reproductive coercion. Just being asked the question seemed enough for a lot of the women to wake up and take a stand. In the clinics where women were asked these questions, 60 percent of them left their relationships afterward because "it felt unsafe."
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The Organic Option: Is It Worth The Cost?
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Many were shocked to read results from a 2009 study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that found little difference in vitamin content of organic food and the non-organic goods. This was surprising to many food purists who believed using chemical fertilizers depletes the nutritional value of food.
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Anonymous Fathers
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Wendy Kramer, who conceived a son through artificial insemination and founded the Donor Sibling Registry, believes the way sperm banks are currently run is dangerous. Kramer says, "There are no rules or regulations about donor identification, testing donors, monitoring numbers of children, or medical records. They recruit young college kids with no education and no counseling for the donors.'
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Drum Roll Please: Propel Blogger Challenge Winners!
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The time has finally come to announce the winners of our Propel Blogger Challenge!
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Cougars: Fact of Fiction?
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Dunn believes the cougar craze has become popular from all of the media attention shows like "Cougar Town" and celebrities like Madonna and Demi Moore have gotten in recent years for dating younger men. But just because a handful of celebrities are doing it does not mean women are rushing out to find younger men. Dunn says, "I do believe the cougar phenomenon is a myth and, yes, a media construct."
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Men Step Out On Successful Women
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So, why would these guys step out on their successful wives? Conductor of the study, Christin Munsch, believes it may have something to do with men having insecurities about not fitting into the idea of what a man should be. Munsch says, "Having multiple sexual partners may be an attempt to restore gender identity in response to these threats."
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Why It Can Hurt To Be A Woman
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Though researchers are unsure exactly why women have more recurrent pain and disabilities from pain, one theory has a lot to do with hormones. Jennifer Kelly, from the Atlanta Center for Behavioral Medicine in Georgia, discusses this theory and how the menstrual cycle often has a lot to do with discomfort for women who suffer from recurrent pains.
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Facebook Crooks
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PleaseRobMe was created as a way to draw attention to the subject and show the public just how easy it would be for house thieves to find out when someone will be away on vacation by simply reading a status that might say something like, "Can't wait to leave for our two-week-long vacation this Friday!" and rob their house.
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Another Reason To Show Some Sister Love
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Dr. Jennifer Hartstein, explains the reasons why a sister can lead to better mental health outcomes for her siblings. Hartstein says, "Girls tend to be a much more social, interactive kind of role in a different way than a brother would. So, it's really also sister to sister. That's important to think about, is sisters are learning from their older sisters or younger sisters, how to be caring, how to look out for, how to watch out for emotional needs of one another."
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Women Everywhere Are Seeing Red
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Women involved in the study were asked to rate men wearing different colored shirts and the men in red always triggered women to describe them as more powerful and desirable. Researchers who worked on the study found that red is a powerful color that seems to transcend all cultures.
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