Recently added articles from Women's Health Activist:
Shots for osteoporosis: convenient, expensive, & possibly dangerous.
Nov 01, 2009; Pearson, Cynthia ... SOME DAY SOON, YOU MAY BE OFFERED A SHOT for osteoporosis. If you're a woman who is already being treated for osteoporosis, or who has been being encouraged to take medication to prevent bone loss, the prospect of a shot may seem very appealing. After all, none of us like taking pills, and ...
Even if they are behind closed doors, they can still hear our voices.
Nov 01, 2009; Pearson, Cynthia ... When I first started thinking about writing this column, I found myself wishing that I had a crystal ball and could see into the future. "How can I write about health care reform for a November/December column when I don't know what Congress is going to do in October?" But then I realized ...
Pelvic organ prolapse & ending the epidemic of unnecessary hysterectomies.
Nov 01, 2009; Geyer, Pam ... One day around two years ago, while examining my body, I discovered a pelvic organ prolapse. Being a health researcher, I immediately started researching what I was facing. Two gynecologists I saw were ready to wheel me into surgery for a hysterectomy, and offered no alternatives, because ...
At last, sexuality education for adults.
Nov 01, 2009; ... The Center for Family Life Education--a program of Planned Parenthood of Greater Northern New Jersey--recently released its newest sexuality education manual, entitled: Older, Wiser, Sexually Smarter: 30 Sex Ed Lessons for Adults Only. Authored by noted sexuality educators Peggy Brick, Jan ...
Women's Health is environmental health: the dangers of toxic exposures.
Nov 01, 2009; Nagy, Lisa ... Environmental toxins can cause medical problems that are difficult for the average doctor to identify and treat. The more severe 'Environmental Illnesses' include Chemical Sensitivity, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia .and Gulf War Syndrome. Milder, environmentally induced ...
Exercising just one extra hour a week is extremely beneficial in lowering women's LDL cholesterol (the unhealthy kind), especially Black women.(WOMEN'S HEALTH SNAPSHOTS)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Exercising just one extra hour a week is extremely beneficial in lowering women's LDL cholesterol (the unhealthy kind), especially Black women. The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study analyzed associations between increasing one's physical activity by an hour and levels of HDL ...
New research suggests that women with a family history of breast cancer can improve their chances of avoiding the disease by breastfeeding.(WOMEN'S HEALTH SNAPSHOTS)
Nov 01, 2009; ... New research suggests that women with a family history of breast cancer can improve their chances of avoiding the disease by breastfeeding. The study found a 59% reduction in breast cancer risk among women who breastfed and had a family history of the disease, compared to women with a ...
ACOG offers a mixed bag of practice guidelines.
Nov 01, 2009; Walden, Rachel R. ... This year, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)--the professional organization for U.S. obstetricians and gynecologists--has issued a number of opinions related to pregnancy and birth. For better or worse, these bulletins and opinions serve as a reference guide to ...
There's a bit of good news for pregnant women in the health care reform debate.(G-Spot)
Nov 01, 2009; ... There's a bit of good news for pregnant women in the health care reform debate. The Senate Finance Committee's bill and all three House of Representative's health reform bills would reinstate Medicaid coverage for maternity care delivered in free-standing birth ...
The female condom has reinvented itself.(G-Spot)
Nov 01, 2009; ... The female condom has reinvented itself. In October, the second generation FC2 female Condom became available for purchase in the U.S. after being approved by the FDA in March. According to NWHN interns, the new version is "cooler and sexier" than the original. It's also 30% cheaper. We're ...
Groups representing communities of color are mobilizing to make their voices heard in the health care debate.(G-Spot)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Groups representing communities of color are mobilizing to make their voices heard in the health care debate. They are using voter-turnout operations and joint advertising campaigns to get their supporters to pressure members of Congress to pass meaningful health care reform. Rates of ...
Vaccination requirements for immigrant women remain unfair and controversial.(Sore Spot)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Vaccination requirements for immigrant women remain unfair and controversial. Women between age 9/26 are required to receive Gardasil, the HPV vaccine, as a mandatory requirement for citizenship. The 1996 Immigration and Naturalization Act requires, as a condition of citizenship, ...
Health care reform has caused insurance companies to sink to new lows.(Sore Spot)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Health care reform has caused insurance companies to sink to new Lows. Humana, one of the Largest providers of Medicare Advantage plans, is being investigated by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for contract violations. Humana mailed false and misleading letters ...
