Kuwait extends voting rights to women with Islamic clause
Parliament granted Kuwaiti women suffrage by a 35 to 23 vote but attached a clause requiring future female candidates and voters to follow Islamic law. Advocates fear vague limits on personal freedoms while supporters see separate polling as likely.
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Harvard funds to assist female scientists
Harvard President Lawrence Summers pledges 50 million dollars over ten years for programs to aid women in science including mentoring child care and late night transport. He vows to implement committee recommendations on diversity advising and bias training, while critics question sincerity amid prior remarks on gender differences.
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Iraq vows iron fist after surge of attacks kills dozens
Death toll climbs as mortars bombs and drive by shootings claim at least 24 Iraqis with more than 50 slain in 48 hours. Two car bombs hit a Shiite Baghdad market while Sunni clerics accuse security forces of involvement, a claim denied by officials. Prime Minister al Jaafari pledges crackdown to protect all citizens.
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Second Abu Ghraib soldier convicted at Fort Hood
A military jury convicted Spc Sabrina Harman on most charges related to Abu Ghraib detainee abuse. She was found guilty on conspiracy to maltreat detainees four counts of maltreatment and one dereliction of duty, with acquittal on one maltreatment count.
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Cancer survivors face long term health and debt costs
Health experts warn that two thirds of childhood cancer survivors develop chronic problems from past treatments. A minority carry cancer related debt reaching twenty five thousand dollars. Despite higher cure rates, doctors say long term medical and financial burdens remain for those treated in the 1970s and 1980s.
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American Cancer Society
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Survivors Face Higher Health Risks After Childhood Cancer
National Cancer Institute data show by age 45 cancer survivors are two to six times more likely than siblings without cancer to develop serious problems such as heart and kidney disease, infertility, blindness, mental retardation, paralysis, clots, lung issues, or a new cancer. Nearly 10 million Americans have survived cancer. Hodgkin’s disease and bone tumors are among examples.
Low fat diet linked to lower breast cancer relapse risk
ORLANDO The study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting says breast cancer patients who limited fat to about 30 grams daily cut relapse risk by 24 percent compared with those consuming about 51 grams. Researchers caution results vary by tumor type and patient.
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American Society of Clinical Oncology
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Robert J. Morgan
City of Hope Cancer Center
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