To the latter end, Basel, Switzerland-based Novartis (nyse: NVS - news - people ) has enlisted Lynda Carter , the actress who played Wonder Woman in the 1970s television series, to raise awareness about the disease.

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Brenda Hoster, the first woman to accuse the Army's top enlisted soldier of sexual misconduct, testified at a military hearing to determine whether the Army goes ahead with a court-martial against McKinney.

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In fact, I just spoke with the command sergeant major--that's the senior enlisted person in Afghanistan--the first time a woman has been the command sergeant major in a combat theater and that was her point completely is that it's more than a recruiting issue.

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