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Two Doctors Explain Their Support of the Gardasil Vaccine

As parents contemplate whether or not they should have the Gardasil vaccine administered to their daughters, one of the first places that they turn is to their doctors. In this segment, I posed...

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Day of Action for Women’s Health 1/13/2010

Women (and men) who believe that women’s health care should be “safe, fair, and covered,” have the opportunity to make their voices heard today by joining in a chorus demanding that women’s bodies and...

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Thoughts for a New Decade: What I Wish for Women

As we move into a new decade, I can’t help looking over my shoulder at all the things I would like to leave behind. VIOLENCE: Number One – Violence perpetrated against the female gender.  Whether it is...

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“Half the Sky Live” Event Bringing Awareness to Women’s Issues

Last year I covered the story about CARE’s efforts to rally attention to International Women’s Day via their nationwide event that premiered the documentary A Powerful Noise – which I reviewed. This...

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A New Recipe for Heart Health

It wasn’t until 1990 that the Office of Research on Women’s Health at the National Institute of Health was founded.  Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland) teamed with Senator Edward Kennedy to make it...

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A New Look at the Older Vagina

At a time when men’s concerns around their aging penises get constant print and media attention, women are woefully ignorant about the changes that are taking place with their genitals.  They may see a...

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“Every Mother Counts” – Fighting Maternal Mortality

My mother used to joke that giving birth to me put her into shock. I never got many details.  Just that she had lost a lot of blood and they had to call in a second doctor to stabilize the situation....

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MAC Cosmetics and Lady Gaga: Promoting Women’s Sexual Empowerment through...

Notice: To sexually active women of all ages who have ever hesitated to ask their partners to suit up and wear protection.  Fear no more!  You now have an outspoken advocate on your side.  Lady Gaga is...

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Uniting on the War Against Women

On Saturday, April 28, in the shadow of the 60 Centre Street courthouse engraved with the words, “The true administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government,” a crowd of over 500...

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Hormones, Menopause and Vaginal Atrophy: A Primer for Self-Advocacy

In 2002, the Women’s Health Initiative contributed a study to The Journal of the American Medical Association on the “Risks and Benefits of Estrogen Plus Progestin in Healthy Post Menopausal Women.”...

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Redefining Cancer Survivorship

Shannon MillerPhoto: Liliane Hakim June 2 is National Cancer Survivors Day. For Karen Shayne and Judy Pearson, co-founders of the Women Survivors Alliance, it is also an opportunity to galvanize others...

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