OBITUARY
* Funeral for HONG KONG's richest woman *
A lavish funeral is held for Hong Kong's controversial billionaire heiress Nina Wang, who died aged 69. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/6566879.stm
CONFERENCES
Greetings from
Fiji
and the PDF Secretariat. Mr. Frederick Miller, Disability Coordination Officer
at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) notice of the 10th
Triennial Conference of Pacific Women to be held in New
Caledonia from 27-31
May
2007
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF WOMEN
* Bollywood stars set for marriage *
Bollywood stars Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan prepare to tie the knot in India's film capital Mumbai. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/south_asia/6573559.stm
* Bangladesh ex-PM vows to go home *
Former Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina says she still intends to return home, despite a government ban. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/south_asia/6567039.stm
On Wednesday April 18 U.S. Supreme Court upholds partial-birth abortion ban. In 5-4 ruling, justices find that ban on procedure does not violate a woman's constitutional right to an abortion. Washington Post
* Madonna visits adoption orphanage *
Pop star Madonna returns to the Malawian orphanage where the boy she is adopting used to live. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/entertainment/6564975.stm
Shock Jocks Wield Dangerous 'Stereotype Threat' By Caryl Rivers - WeNews correspondent
Don Imus may be just a shock jock. But Caryl Rivers says stereotypes are like little microbes that enter our pores, get under our skin and hinder the abilities of actual individuals. That's why his mocking of female college basketball players mattered.
Full Story: http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=3135
THE NOT SO WONDERFUL WORLD
JURY FINDS MARY WINKLER GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER IN KILLING OF PREACHER HUSBAND go to http://foxnews.com for more
* Man admits brothel hammer deaths *
A man admits bludgeoning two women to death during a robbery at a Shropshire massage parlour. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/shropshire/6567989.stm
* Online child abuse complaints up *
Reports of websites that contain images of severe child abuse continue to climb, a report shows. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/technology/6549717.stm
ENVIRONMENT
* Yangtze pollution 'irreversible' *
Pollution is now largely irreversible in parts of China's longest river, the Yangtze, a study finds. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/6559407.stm
HEALTH
* HRT linked to ovarian cancer risk *
A large UK study has found using HRT significantly increases the risk of women developing ovarian cancer. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6567847.stm
* Caterpillar robot 'treats hearts' *
A robotic caterpillar has been designed which can crawl across the surface of the heart to deliver treatment. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6569283.stm
* Late abortions reasons revealed *
Many women who have late abortions had not realised they were pregnant, a study finds. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6560827.stm
* Contaminated blood inquiry begins *
An independent public inquiry into how contaminated NHS blood was given to haemophilia patients opens. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6563669.stm
* Caterpillar robot 'treats hearts' *
A robotic caterpillar has been designed which can crawl across the surface of the heart to deliver treatment. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6569283.stm
* Indian herbal remedy cancer hope *
A study finds triphala, an Indian herbal remedy, slows pancreatic tumour growth in mice. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6563003.stm
Pioneers Push Prenatal Environmental Health Care By Molly M. Ginty - WeNews correspondent
Hospital prenatal programs about environmental safety are mainly grassroots initiatives with independent funding. Advocates hope they will pioneer a more established place in mainstream prenatal practices.
Full Story: http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=3137
* HIV drugs 'still denied to many' *
Just 28% of poor people with HIV have access to the antiretroviral drugs that could save their lives, a study shows. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6564107.stm
* Too much bacon 'bad for lungs' *
Scientists find people who eat cured meats regularly have reduced lung function and a higher risk of lung disease. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6560121.stm
* Blood safety warnings 'ignored' *
Evidence suggests UK scientists ignored warnings which could have prevented haemophilia patients being given contaminated blood. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6562909.stm
BLOOD We're leading tonight's program on an extraordinary story. Today is World Haemophilia Day,(18/04/07) but there's little to celebrate. Thousands of British haemophiliacs are living with life-threatening viruses - like HIV and hepatitis - contracted from NHS and commercial blood products. Tomorrow, sees the start of a controversial inquiry to find out what went wrong. But this is not a proper public inquiry - successive Governments have resisted attempts to hold anyone to account.
Now, Newsnight's been given startling, and damning new evidence that suggests some doctors used haemophiliacs to test out new blood products. Our Science Editor, Susan Watts, asks if this tragedy could - and should - have been avoided.
Ireland smoke ban's 'health aid' *
The smoking ban in Ireland has cut air pollution in pubs and improved bar-workers' health, a study has found. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6559215.stm
* Blood pressure 'is in the brain' *
The cause of high blood pressure may lie within the brain and not the heart or blood vessels, say scientists. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6551553.stm
* Sperm made from human bone marrow *
Scientists announce that they have made immature sperm cells from human bone marrow samples. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6547675.stm
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