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12/01/2008
UConn women unanimous No. 1 in latest AP poll (Sports Illustrated)
Connecticut moved back to being an unanimous choice as the No. 1 team, and showed there may be even more distance between itself and the rest of women's college basketball.
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12/02/2008
Fibroid growth differs in black and white women (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Differences in the growth of fibroid tumors may explain why black women typically have more symptoms than white women, according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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12/01/2008
Radioactive 'Seed' Rx Helps Women With Implants Fight Breast Cancer (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
MONDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Women who have had their breasts augmented with implants and are later diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer may be treated successfully with a partial-breast radiation treatment known as brachytherapy, according to an Arizona physician and researcher.
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12/01/2008
350 women in Afghan prisons, many for 'moral crimes:' UN (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Afghanistan has some 12,500 prisoners, including 350 women, many of whom are being detained for "moral crimes" such as running away from home, the United Nations said on Monday.
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12/01/2008
Women see Clinton job as triumph, disappointment (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
In what was billed as the Year of the Women in U.S. politics, the choice of Hillary Clinton as President-elect Barack Obama's secretary of state somehow seems both more and less than her supporters had hoped for.
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12/01/2008
Three women on shortlist of four for Turner Prize (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Three women are on the short-list of four for Monday's Turner Prize, one of the art world's most prestigious and controversial awards which has been won only three times by a woman since 1984.
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12/01/2008
Three women on Turner Prize shortlist (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Three women are on the shortlist of four for Monday's Turner Prize, one of the art world's most prestigious and controversial awards which has been won only three times by a woman since 1984.
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12/01/2008
Surprise lands international women's tennis tourney (The Arizona Republic)
Surprise has scored hosting rights for an international women's tennis tournament that promises to feature some of the world's finest competitors.
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12/01/2008
Hillary selection seen as a plus for women (UPI)
BOSTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Observers say President-elect Barack Obama's selection of Sen. Hillary Clinton as U.S. secretary of state has energized human and women's rights activists.
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12/01/2008
Women with mitral valve prolapse are treated less aggressively than men and may be at high risk (EurekAlert!)
( Mayo Clinic ) Disturbing evidence of higher mortality and lower surgery rates in women versus men with mitral valve prolapse and severe leakage may be related to the complexity of evaluating the condition's severity in women, according to findings of a Mayo Clinic study published this month in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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  • Beauty and the Dirt - Slightly satirical ezine covering beauty, travel, gossip, fashion and shopping.
  • everywoman.co.uk - Provides women with the resources, advice and tools needed to solve the age old problem of how to juggle it all, while maintaining some degree of sanity.
  • Femalefirst - Online community for women offering articles on issues such as sex and relationships, fashion, entertainment, and travel.
  • The Feminist Archive - Collects and preserves feminist material from the 1960's to the present day. Whilst the archive is not available online, you can read the newsletter, browse the links or donate material. The archive is based in Bristol.
  • handbag.com - Website, portal and ISP for women - providing information about health and beauty, family matters, cookery, careers and special offers.
  • iVenus.com - Web network for European women, covering topics from fashion and beauty, through to personal finance and horoscopes.
  • iVillage UK - Portal/community site with a variety of channels of interest to women.
  • National Council of Women of Great Britain - A forum where women, as individuals or as members or affiliates of ncwgb, can exchange ideas and information, formulate policy, educate and promote change.
  • Object - A group of women and men who do not accept the use of women as sexual objects in newspapers and magazines. Information about their campaigns, news, and publications.
  • PlanetGrrl - For and by women and grrls in the UK in or interested in new media and technology and other grrl stuff.
  • Rights of Women - Works to attain justice and equality by informing, educating and empowering women on their legal rights; includes downloadable information sheets, their advice line, training programme, and publications.
  • UK Radical Feminist Mailing List - An email mailing and discussion list for radical feminists in the UK
  • Uniquely Woman - Articles, fashion tips, supplier listings and message boards for hard to find UK women's shoes and clothing including plus size, tall, mastectomy and maternity.
  • What UK Women Want - Information, goods and services for women in the United Kingdom including pubs, restaurants, holidays, relationships, support groups and employment.
  • Women Republic - Provides information for women on a range of topics from travel to health, beauty to relationships and dieting to online shopping.
  • Women Who Work - Online resource for working women containing advice, articles and tips on the unique issues that women who work face both at work and at home. Access by registration, for which there is a fee.
  • The Women's Library - The site of the London library with the most collection of women's history in the UK.
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