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TSA Reveals Passenger Complaints … Four Years Later
From intrusive pat-downs to body scans to perceived profiling, the Transportation Security Administration always seems to be the target of complaints. It took the TSA almost four years to tell Pro Publica what people complained about — in 2008. more »
"Torches of Freedom": How Big Tobacco Targets Women and Adolescent Girls
Cigarette advertising has suggested that smoking will make women thinner, more self-confident and independent, and more fashionable, sophisticated, and cool. These tricks of the tobacco trade have remained surprisingly consistent despite changing beliefs about smoking and women’s rights. more »
Private Health Insurance: Estimates of Individuals with Pre-Existing Conditions Range from 36 Million to 122 Million
Hypertension was the most commonly reported medical condition among adults that could result in a health insurer denying coverage, requiring higher-than-average premiums, or restricting coverage. Mental health disorders and diabetes were the second and third. more »
The Likelihood Function Studied: Early Menopause and Osteoporosis
Women who started the menopause early were found to have a higher risk of fragility fracture and of mortality. The mortality rate was 52.4% in the early compared to 35.2% in the late group. The fracture incidence rate was 44.3% in the early group compared to 30.7% in the late menopause group. more »
