Monthly Archives: May 2004

Viewing Pictures of Thin Models Improves Self-Image of Young Women

A commonly made claim about the media’s obsession with thin, young women is that such images create a poor self-image in young women who don’t measure up to that ideal. A small minority of them then turn to self-destructive behaviors … Continue reading

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David Reimer, 38, Commits Suicide

Canadian media reported this month that David Reimer, 38, committed suicide on May 4 after losing his life savings in a shady investment deal. Reimer achieved a modicum of fame in the early 1990s when he was the subject of … Continue reading

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FDA Rejects Bid to Approve Morning-After Pill for Over the Counter Sales

Despite an independent review board’s 23-4 vote recommending that Barr Pharmaceutical’s morning-after pill, Plan B, be approved for over the counter sale, the Food and Drug Administration this month rejected the company’s plans to make the drug more easily available. … Continue reading

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DNA Test Clears Colorado Athletes of Rapes

Almost as quickly as the multiple accusations of rape by University of Colorado athletes emerged, the set of charges appeared to crash and burn due to lack of evidence and, in some cases, positive evidence of innocence. Following the school’s … Continue reading

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IOC Approves Transsexual Olympic Athletes

The International Olympic Committee executive board this month approved a measure that will allow athletes who have undergone sex change surgery to compete in Olympic events under their reassigned gender. The new policy goes into effect in time for this … Continue reading

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