Why Women Should Push for Healthcare Reform - Yahoo! News on Yahoo! News

Seeded on Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:20 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)

--A whopping 95 percent of insurance companies charge women more than men for the same coverage for individual policies. For 60 percent of plans, a 40-year-old female who doesn't smoke will pay more for her policy than a 40-year-old male who does smoke.

women, health, healthcare, reform

The American way of Dentistry

Seeded on Tue Oct 6, 2009 11:48 AM EDT (Slate)

Many Americans believe they live in a classless society, but this conviction is tested by the sight of a mouth packed with mangled or missing teeth. It's visual code for hillbilly.

health, low-income, dentist, teeth

Cyclists upset with state's limited legal protections

Seeded on Tue Oct 6, 2009 9:45 AM EDT (The San Antonio Express-News)

For years, advocates have argued that Texas has treated cyclists and pedestrians as second-class road users.

texas, politics, legal, tx, cyclists, bycycle

Kitten found zipped up in duffel bag for six days

Seeded on Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:17 AM EDT (KENS 5)

Local animal protection service officials say they are rehabilitating a kitten who spent six days in a duffel bag without food or water. SCRAPS officials say the kitten would have likely died today if it had not been found.

washington, spokane, us-news, kitten, animal-cruelty