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The power of the next president to make appointments to federal courts places women "at a crossroads in our struggle for legal equality as a means to social equality," including on policies related to reproductive health, Catharine MacKinnon, a professor of law at the University of Michigan, writes in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece.

Title: Inflammation, Coagulation Tied to Non-AIDS Deaths in HIV CasesCategory: health newscreated: 10/22/2008 2:00:00 amlast Editorial review: 10/22/2008

Title: Interventions to Promote Breastfeeding SucceedCategory: health newscreated: 10/22/2008 2:00:00 amlast Editorial review: 10/22/2008

Title: 3-D Doppler Ultrasound Helps ID breast CancersCategory: health newscreated: 10/22/2008 2:00:00 amlast Editorial review: 10/22/2008

Title: New MRI Puts Cervical cancer Into FocusCategory: health newscreated: 10/22/2008 2:00:00 amlast Editorial review: 10/22/2008

A new study in the October issue of Preventing Chronic Disease, a CDC journal, examined rates of unplanned pregnancies, prenatal care and other reproductive health factors among women living in Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Mexico, the San Antonio Express-News reports.

Title: Diet Plans & ProgramsCategory: health and LivingCreated: 4/22/2003Last Editorial review: 10/22/2008

Title: Are Fat Injections Safe for Breasts?Category: health newscreated: 10/22/2008Last Editorial review: 10/22/2008