Uncovered

An AISD teacher fights against cancer … and the insurance company that refuses to treat it

"...Moreover, the doctor also found multiple myeloma – a cancer of the blood and bone-marrow plasma cells. Multiple myeloma..."

July 23, 2004 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

Tit for a Tat

Five Snapshots in the Struggle Against Breast Cancer

"..."I have cancer."..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Features Feature by Margaret Moser

'Trust Me, I'm a Senator,' Pt. 2

Patrick rejects Shapleigh amendment that would correct inaccurate information in informed consent law

"...between induced abortion and an increased risk for breast cancer...."

May 1, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Step Outside

California's Smoking Ban... Coming to a Club Near You?

"...that there's no solid scientific evidence linking ETS to cancer or disease or health problems generally. Looking at the..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Fighting a Rising Tide

The 78th Lege chipped away at abortion rights

"...Earlier this year, the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League gave Texas a..."

July 25, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Having Your Baby

The anti-choice "Crisis Pregnancy Centers" are spending taxpayer funds on misinformation, scare tactics – or nothing

"...The woman who answers the phone at the National Life Center, the national toll-free counseling resource hotline run..."

Aug. 4, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Social Agenda

"...the statistical risks of abortion: "infection, hemorrhage, and breast cancer; and the potential danger to a subsequent pregnancy and..."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature

'Trust Me, I'm a Senator'

Patrick and Shapiro back abortion-related bills giving state more space in the exam room

"...informs women that abortion has been linked to breast cancer. In fact, abortion is not related to breast cancer..."

May 1, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Millions for Propaganda ... Nothing for Women's Health

Texas heavily underwrites anti-abortion centers, while slashing reproductive care

"...You may leave with a glossy magazine, published by national Christian-based network Care Net, claiming to help pregnant women..."

April 17, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...that abortions can increase a woman's chances of breast cancer, despite the lack of credible data to support such..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Column

Naked City

More HHS Web-Washing?

"...HHS removed from the Centers for Disease Control and National Institutes of Health sites pages discussing safe condom use..."

Jan. 10, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Questionable Statistics, Without Sources, Offered to Prove Anti-Abortion Point

"...that abortions can increase a woman's chances of breast cancer, despite the lack of credible data to support such..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Postmarks

Judge on Pregnancy 'Clinics': Signage Ordinance 'Vague'

Anti-abortion centers evade medical service signage requirement

"...Jeff Mateer, general counsel for the Plano-based Liberty Institute, applauded his win in a press release, saying his..."

July 11, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...reduction has disappeared from HHS Web sites, including the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control..."

Nov. 8, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Texas Publishes State-Mandated Anti-Choice "Propaganda" Booklet

Updated pamphlet still rife with medical errors, health advocates say

"...including the scientifically erroneous link between abortion and breast cancer (debunked by the National Cancer Institute), associating abortion with..."

Dec. 7, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Health Department Adds More Faulty Science to Pre-Abortion Booklet

Public comment period on revisions ends July 29

"...abortion, including the false link between abortion and breast cancer, a notion long discredited by the National Cancer Institute..."

July 19, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

To Your Health

What do "green drinks" provide in the way of nutrients, and are they any better than eating green vegetables?

"...eat only two servings per day. According to the National Cancer Institute, even a small increase in vegetable intake..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Can Someone Be Immune to HIV? Maybe... (Part 2)

about AIDS

"...case of CCR5, for example, Steve O'Brien of the National Cancer Institute found that about 20% of European-Americans carry..."

June 13, 1997 Column

State’s Teen Pregnancy Booklet Riddled With Anti-Choice Propaganda

Pregnant minors in foster care given medically inaccurate literature

"...and links abortion to lack of fertility and breast cancer, again discredited by leading medical organizations including the National..."

April 19, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

Health Advocates Deliver Thousands of Comments to Oppose Texas' Pre-Abortion Booklet Revisions

Austin Rep. Donna Howard calls state-sponsored booklet "propaganda"

"...biased, ideologically-motivated misinformation, such as linking abortion and breast cancer (debunked by the National Cancer Institute), and promoting the..."

July 27, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Postmarks

"...I went back for every night of the National Poetry Slam. Absolutely the most fun I've ever had..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Column

The Vegetarian Meet

"...meat eaters converged on Austin November 15-18 for the International Conference on Vegetarian Diets, organized by Oldways Preservation &..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Food Feature

Rapid Progress to AIDS May Be Genetically Influenced

"...Now the National Cancer Institute has found the other side of the..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Column

New Campaign Keeps Up Pro-Choice Fight

Coalition of groups unveil multiyear repro health policy effort

"...coordinated by seven organizations – the ACLU of Texas, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH), NARAL Pro-Choice Texas,..."

Feb. 13, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Reproductive Rights Advocates Prepare for the Fight

Groups, lawmakers relaunch "Trust. Respect. Access." campaign

"...the book, the fallacious link between abortion and breast cancer. “Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer for..."

Feb. 9, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

No Room at the Health Care Inn

State policies endangering women's lives in the Valley

"...the Center for Reproductive Rights in collaboration with the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health. The report, "Nuesta Voz,..."

Nov. 12, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Breaking news from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...In a glimmer of good economic news echoing national and state indicators, Austin's sales-tax collections rose 4.1% in..."

Nov. 21, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

While passage of HB 254 may signal movement toward smart-on-crime proposals in Texas, federal narcos continue their goofy-on-drugs approach to drug control

"...Case in point: The White House Office of the National Drug Control Policy last week unveiled their newest anti-drug..."

April 22, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Public Notice

Susceptible? Predisposed?

"...A simple fact about cancer: Early detection makes a difference. One new option in..."

April 9, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Braying for Plutonium

The U.S. Dept. of Energy visits Amarillo in search of friendly site for manufacturing nuclear warheads.

"...And bidness could soon be booming. The National Nuclear Security Administration, an aggressive, semiautonomous agency within the..."

July 11, 2003 News Feature by William M. Adler

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