According to researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA), the odds of 18-19 year old college women experiencing sexual aggression are 19 times greater when they binge drink than when they don't drink. Binge drinking or heavy drinking was defined as drinking four or more drinks on a drinking occasion. The analysis that led to this finding was based on daily reports of 179 young college women during an eight-week study.

The first population-based study of pelvic pain in Australia has found that general practitioners need to be aware of the high prevalence of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in women and be ready to discuss the issue with patients, particularly in relation to underlying issues of anxiety and depression.

Christina ApplegatePhoto ©Scott Wintrow/Getty Images When Christina Applegate agreed to take part in the telethon "Stand Up to Cancer" she may have not known that the issue would soon become personal....