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NEWS ABOUT: older women

older women stories: 7 news summaries

Now Panel Urges Delay
in Pap Test

Docs' group advises later start, every 2 years for cervical cancer test

Nov 20, 09 7:46 AM CST
(Newser) - The screening cutbacks continue. Just days after the government announced more conservative guidelines for mammograms, a major medical body says women should begin having Pap smears for cervical cancer later and less frequently. The new guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say women don't need to be... More »

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cancer • health • cervical cancer • gynecology • Pap smear • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists • older women • Pap smear guidelines

tv review

 The Cougar Must Be Put Down 


Apr 15, 09 1:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rebecca Traister is fed up with the concept of the “cougar,” she writes for Salon. She doesn’t “hate the solitary wildcat who feasts on deer,” or “women who have sex with younger men. What I hate is the never-ending cutesy-pie conflation of the two.... More »

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reality TV • sex • midlife crisis • Demi Moore • older women • cougar • female sexuality • The Cougar • younger men

 HIV Soars in People Over 50 


Mar 4, 09 4:06 PM CST
(Newser) - The number of people over the age of 50 with HIV is growing swiftly worldwide, AFP reports. In America, the percentage of those infected with the virus in that age group rose from 20% to 25% between 2003 and 2006, says a WHO report. In Brazil, the over-50 infection rate... More »

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AIDS • HIV • safe sex • World Health Organization • older men • medical study • older women • infection rate

(Newser) - The recession is hitting elderly workers much harder than in the past, thanks to an increase in the number of older workers—especially those over 75—and a severe shortage of jobs, the Wall Street Journal reports. In past recessions, these workers just retired; now, they're scrambling to find... More »

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elderly • recession • unemployment • older men • older women • financial crisis • recession depression • job training

(Newser) - Whether it’s hormones, increased self-esteem or stepping out on their spouses, 40-something women are experiencing the best sex of their lives, reports the Guardian. "It's one of the best-kept secrets of women's lives," noted one expert. Of 2,000 women polled in a recent survey, 77% said... More »

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feminism • marriage • age • sex • menopause • confidence • cheating • older women • intimacy

 Nearing 50,
 Madonna Jabs
 'Ageist' Society 

'I'll be forever young,' says quiet, shy Material Girl

Jun 11, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna says you can take your ageism and shove it, reports the Daily Mail. "Not only does society suffer from racism and sexism, it also suffers from ageism. Once you reach a certain age you're not allowed to be adventurous, you're not allowed to be sexual,” the less-than-bashful... More »

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aging • celebrity • working mothers • Madonna • older women

 Alcohol Linked to Breast Cancer 

A drink a day raised risk 32% for older women: study

Apr 14, 08 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alcohol can increase the risk of breast cancer in older women by more than 50%, according to a new study. In an analysis of data from more than 184,000 post-menopausal women, those who had one or two drinks a day were 32% more likely to develop breast cancer tumors,... More »

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breast cancer • estrogen • postmenopausal women • alcohol consumption • older women • Jasmine Lew • American Association for Cancer Research.

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