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Greek civil servants, pharmacists strike against bailout reforms

Pharmacists pulled down their shutters across Greece on Wednesday and civil servants walked off their jobs in protest against a new bailout deal that saved Athens from bankruptcy but will impose more reforms on a country already deep in crisis. Protesters marched against austerity in central Athens in the morning, holding banners reading “Cancel the bailout!” and “No to the policies of the EU, the ECB and the IMF” but

Postmenopausal vaginal changes may seem worse for depressed women

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – While up to a third of postmenopausal women experience vaginal changes like dryness, itching and pain during sex, such symptoms may be more disruptive for those who are also suffering from depression or urinary incontinence, a new study suggests. Researchers interviewed 745 postmenopausal women with vaginal symptoms as part of a larger study on the impact of incontinence on reproductive health. For depressed women,