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The Egyptian government has pledged to step up its fight
against female genital mutilation in Egypt, where the vast
majority of Muslim and Christian women are subjected to
excision. The authorities are threatening to punish doctors
carrying out the operations, and have laucnhed an information
campaign. One association has for years held seminars in the
Beni Sueif region to break the taboo surrounding the problem.

An investigation by the Associated Press finds herbal
impotency pills are emerging as a major public health concern.

Fast food restaurants are part of the Americans landscape, but
in a community that is inundaated with them, the city council is
trying to change that.

Cargill Inc. says it is recalling more than 1 million pounds of
ground beef that may be contaminated with E.coli bacteria, the
second time in less than a month it has voluntarily recalled beef
that may have been tainted.

Breast survivor Leigh Hurst found a lump in her breast when
shw was in her early 30’s. She believes self-exam saved her life.
Now, she’s created the “Feel Your Boobies” campaign to get
the atention of other young women and save more lives.

Doctors are now using a new, mini ultrasound to scan arteries
throughout the body, to see the risk for heart damage.

A famed Italian photographer is protesting super-thin models
and making a statement about anorexia during Fashion Week
on billoards and in ads.

It is recommended that all women have an annual screening
mammogram starting at age of 40 to help detect breast cancer.

Americans, trying to get thin, are making Weight Watcher’s
International Inc.’s (WTW) wallet nice and fat.
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