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...
View ArticleDay 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...
View ArticleThoughts 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...
View Article“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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleA 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...
View Article“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....
View ArticleMAC 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...
View ArticleUniting 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...
View ArticleHormones, 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.”...
View ArticleRedefining 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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