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Dig deeper into environmental justice.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
I was excited to see Susan Shane's story on environmental factors that affect girls' and women's reproductive lives ("Reaching Puberty Early," July/Aug 2008). This is a topic all too often ignored by mainstream media and medical researchers, primarily because the people affected are predominantly women and girls of color and live in low-income neighborhoods. Women of color who have been advocating directly for their communities have been organizing for attention to this critical issue for nearly two decades.
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I was disturbed to reach the article's end, however, as the author neatly wraps up her story of addressing her own daughter's early-onset puberty by ridding her household of endocrine-disrupting products. She informs us that her 10-year-old daughter "remains delightfully flat-chested," unlike her classmates, whose "prominent breasts" and lunches packed in plastic ...
- Girls Who Start Puberty Early Are Less Able to Cope With Stress.
- News wire article from: Ascribe Higher Education News Service October 14, 2008 700+ words
...Fla., Oct. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Girls who enter puberty early may be less able to cope with being bullied or rejected by...she said. The results also showed that girls who entered puberty early used fewer problem-solving strategies than did on-time...
- Girls who hit puberty early more likely to be hostile if not well nurtured
- News wire article from: The Hindustan Times August 5, 2008 700+ words
...Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Aug. 5 -- Adolescent girls who hit puberty early and have parents who spend less quality time with them are more likely be aggressive in nature, according to a report in...
- Precocious puberty (early puberty) in girls.(Causes and...
- Clinical Reference Systems Simmons, Jill January 1, 2006 700+ words
What is precocious puberty? Precocious puberty is another term for early puberty. In girls, puberty is considered early if it occurs before the age of 8. The signs of puberty in girls include breast development, the development of pubic hair, and a big growth spurt. Is precocious puberty a problem?
- Reaching puberty early: environmental factors are putting Black girls at...
- Magazine article from: Colorlines Magazine Shane, Susan H. July 1, 2008 700+ words
JUST AFTER MY DAUGHTER TURNED 7, she came to me and nervously announced that she had bumps on her chest. I felt beneath her nipples, and, indeed, there were prominent, hard lumps. A friend had gone through this with her 7-year-old, so my first fleeting panic about cancer was replaced by the
- Precocious puberty (early puberty) in boys.(Causes and...
- Clinical Reference Systems Maniatis, Aristides January 1, 2006 700+ words
What is precocious puberty? Precocious puberty is another term for early puberty. In boys puberty is considered early if it occurs before the age of 9. The signs of puberty in boys include: * increased size of the testicles * development of pubic, underarm, or facial hair * a big growth spurt. Is
- Hint to cut breast cancer: Late puberty, early menopause
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe Richard Saltus, Globe Staff May 17, 1996 700+ words
With a regimen of vigorous exercise to delay puberty, followed by hormone treatments to induce artificial menopause, women could slash their breast cancer risk by as much as 95 percent, a California scientist contends. Because it would shorten a woman's reproductive life, the regimen would sharply
- A woman too soon: the dangerous trend towards early puberty. (includes related...
- Magazine article from: Redbook Ince, Susan October 1, 1998 700+ words
YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T NEED A BRA OR USE DEODORANT TILL YOU WERE 12 OR EVEN 13. BUT GIRLS TODAY ARE DEVELOPING AS YOUNG AS 8. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? SHOULD YOU BE WORRIED? FOR ALL MOTHERS, THE ANSWERS YOU MUST KNOW. LAST SPRING, TEACHERS AT JOEY MAHER'S ELEMENTARY school in New Jersey invited the
- Environmental Justice in South Africa.(Book Review)
- Magazine article from: Journal of Environmental Education Agyeman, Julian January 1, 2004 700+ words
Environmental Justice in South Africa, edited by...0821414151. As a researcher in environmental justice and sustainability, I welcome...first critical perspective on environmental justice theory and practice in South...
Source: HighBeam Research, Dig deeper into environmental justice.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)