Read more women's issues stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/41988/womens-issues.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:03:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73977/womens-viagra-targets-her-brain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDrug makers think sex is all in a woman's head—and they'll bet money on it. A German pharmaceutical company is putting the final touches on a pill designed to unleash a woman's desire by altering her brain chemistry. The pill, which the company says works by triggering the production...http://www.newser.com/story/73977/womens-viagra-targets-her-brain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 11:11:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73697/senate-health-bill-runs-into-abortion-divide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith a last-second concession barring federal dollars from funding abortions, Nancy Pelosi largely skirted the full brunt of the issue, but Harry Reid may not be so lucky. The Senate majority leader likely won't get the 60 votes he needs without similar language— which a Planned Parenthood VP calls a...http://www.newser.com/story/73697/senate-health-bill-runs-into-abortion-divide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 12:05:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73206/kate-winslet-wins-40k-in-body-image-libel-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKate Winslet is serious about positive body image—and her crusade is aimed at more than just the impressionable young women of the world. The actress has won $40,000 from the Daily Mail , which reported in January that Winslet lied when she said she was taking a break from...http://www.newser.com/story/73206/kate-winslet-wins-40k-in-body-image-libel-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 9:34:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73195/dems-threaten-to-kill-health-care-bill-over-abortion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe House is barreling towards a health care vote, hoping to pass its bill by the end of the week, but there’s a potential stumbling block ahead: abortion. A group of socially conservative Democrats are threatening to vote against the bill because the subsidies it offers to help people buy...http://www.newser.com/story/73195/dems-threaten-to-kill-health-care-bill-over-abortion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 9:23:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73186/e-coli-outbreak-in-northeast-ground-beef-kills-2.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA person each from Maine and New York has died in what authorities believe may be an outbreak of E. coli in ground beef that is suspected of sickening dozens of consumers. The suspect beef was produced by New York company Fairbank Farms, which has recalled more than half a...http://www.newser.com/story/73186/e-coli-outbreak-in-northeast-ground-beef-kills-2.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 5:42:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73153/half-of-us-kids-will-get-food-stamps-at-some-point.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNearly half of all US children and 90% of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current recession could push those numbers even higher, researchers say. The estimate comes from an analysis of 30 years of national data, and bolsters other...http://www.newser.com/story/73153/half-of-us-kids-will-get-food-stamps-at-some-point.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 21:29:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73121/down-syndrome-on-decline-as-moms-abort.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith women waiting longer to have children, the number of Down syndrome cases in the US ought to be on the rise—advanced maternal age increases Down syndrome risk. But instead it fell 15% from 1989 to 2005, ABC News reports. The reason: prenatal screenings. Roughly 92% of women who...http://www.newser.com/story/73121/down-syndrome-on-decline-as-moms-abort.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 13:26:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73112/life-inside-nancy-pelosis-bubble.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNancy Pelosi is smiling that trademark mask-like smile as she sits down for the interview. A recent California poll puts her approval rating at 34%, a big plunge from 48% in March, but the speaker barely noticed. Whenever poll numbers come up she waves her staff off, saying, “I’ll take...http://www.newser.com/story/73112/life-inside-nancy-pelosis-bubble.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 12:33:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73110/kelloggs-immunity-claim-stokes-h1n1-ire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKellogg's claim that its cereal has immunity-boosting powers is a cheap way to capitalize on parents' swine flu fears, critics tell USA Today . "This one belongs in the hall of fame," says the director of Yale's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. The boxes in question announce in bold...http://www.newser.com/story/73110/kelloggs-immunity-claim-stokes-h1n1-ire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 12:11:11 CST