| A symptomless and emotional infection
College women share their experiences of being diagnosed with an STI Caitlin Scott The Daily Evergreen At 18 years old, Kayla is preparing to fight cervical cancer. �I�m shocked and surprised because it feels like this is not supposed to happen to me � I don�t deserve it,� the WSU freshman said. After a phone call from the health department telling her she had potentially been exposed to Chlamydia, Kayla went to get tested. Her results showed she was carrying the human papilloma virus, and it had progressed into cervical cancer. �I was ashamed and devastated,� she said. HPV is a group of viruses that includes more than 100 different strands. More than 30 of these strands are sexually transmitted and can infect the genital area of men and women.
Pregnant Kidman can't shake that snapper
A familiar face has cropped up in the paparazzi slip stream which has pursued Nicole Kidman around Sydney this week: Jamie Fawcett. Kidman and Fawcett have a long history, he being the celebrity photo hunter, she being his prized game. It's a cat-and-mouse relationship which has delivered several visits to various courtrooms over the years, including December's emotion-charged testimony by Kidman in Fawcett's defamation action against the Sun Herald. However this week Fawcett's name has appeared under several of the key photographs of Kidman that have appeared since she announced her pregnancy, from visiting the gym to getting in and out of cars. He even made Channel Ten news on Tuesday, pulling up outside Kidman's Darling Point home and talking to other paparazzi, to which Fawcett told smh.com.au: "so what".
Feisty bloggers vs. old-school Steinem-ites!
An anti-birth-control dystopiaA new lawsuit argues that Manila's ban on contraception has had a devastating effect on poor women. Does the sex of your doctor matter?A new study finds that breast cancer patients treated by female surgeons were more likely to receive post-op radiation. South Africa gets an earful about Mike Tyson's visitA visit from the former boxing champion illustrates how the nation's government is still painfully ignorant about rape. Global news roundupFeminists silenced in Iran, making noise in Mexico. Feminism: Five minutes ago?Or are the rumors -- once again -- greatly exaggerated? (Or just poorly edited?) Sperm on, sperm offAustralian scientists test remote-controlled reversible vasectomy. Is there such a thing as too much folic acid?Some scientists suggest that folic acid -- known for preventing birth defects -- may come with a downside.
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