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The Pop Reporter®

Volume 1, Number 4
30 April 2001

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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Female Condom Remains Intact After Multiple Use

Public Health Workers Encourage Use of Female Condom

Birth Control May Reduce Risk of Ovarian Cancer

Heavy Smoking with Pill Use Ups Heart Attack Risk

Value of Family History in Identifying Women at Risk of Venous Thromboembolism During Oral Contraception: Observational Study

Sex Essential Throughout Life, Doctors Say

HIV / AIDS

Annan Calls for Major Mobilization to Fight HIV/AIDS

HIV Did Not Arise From Polio Vaccine: Studies

New Drug Combo Reduces Mother-To-Child HIV Rate

U.N.: Asia Risks African-Style AIDS Epidemic

POPULATION

Singapore Launches Baby Bonus Scheme

Increase in Effective Contraceptive Use Can Reduce Abortion Rate

Pakistan: UNFPA Program Aims to Reduce Growth Rate; More

WOMEN'S HEALTH

Gene Linked to Repeat Miscarriages

Gestational Impaired Glucose Tolerance does not Increase Perinatal Mortality in a Developing Country: Cohort Study

Kenya: Majority of Teen Girls Have Been Pregnant, UNICEF Says

Rebirth of Global Gag Rule Forcing Women to Risk Life

PROFILES / SPECIAL REPORTS

Health: A Key to Prosperity. A website highlighting the successes of different agency efforts in fighting health problems, including HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and maternal and child health.

Interview with Thoraya Obaid, former Director of the Division for Arab States and Europe of the UNFPA, and new UNFPA director.

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