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• Canadian polygamist leader arrested
Blackmore has openly admitted to having numerous wives and dozens of children but has said the community abhors sexual abuse of children. Oppal said Blackmore, 52, is alleged to have committed polygamy with 22 women, while Oler, 44, is accused of ...
• Poorer education tied to preterm birth risk
NEW YORK - Pregnant women with low levels of education are nearly twice as likely as their more educated peers to give birth prematurely, researchers from the Netherlands report. However, most of the risk can be attributed to the disadvantages that ...
• Risk of premature birth lower in heavy women
Among pregnant women at higher-than-average risk of premature delivery, those who are overweight or obese seem to be afforded some protection, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of 253 women who were followed during pregnancy, those who ...
• The city and life I have known no longer exist’ 
I saw about 150 men and women gathered to buy bread — but standing in separate lines. The men complained the women, normally so deferential to men, kept pushing, so now they have two lines. There are few cars on the roads, and most of those are ...
• Women half their former size reveal dramatic stories
There are few more dramatic ways to describe the amount of weight a person’s lost than to say: She’s half the person she used to be. That’s the criteria People Magazine uses in its annual “Half Their Size” issue, on newsstands now. On ...