Women's Health

Revolutionary women look back on 40 years of 'Our Bodies, Ourselves'

Tue, 22 May 2012 03:04:08 -0700
Vilunya Diskin (left) and Jane Pincus helped author the women's health book "Our Bodies, Ourselves" 40 years ago. / EMILY McMANAMY, Free Press Every now and then, a book is more than a book.
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The Women's Health Initiative study and hormone therapy -- what have we learned 10 years on?

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:43:13 -0700
( International Menopause Society ) In July 2002 the publication of the first Women's Health Initiative report caused a dramatic drop in Menopausal hormone therapy use throughout the world. Now a major reappraisal by international experts, published as a series of articles in the peer-reviewed journal Climacteric (the official journal of the International Menopause Society), shows how the ...
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ETX hospital provides free screenings, seminar for women to 'grow good health'

Tue, 22 May 2012 05:41:03 -0700
Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler is hosting a women's health screening and seminar today at Tyler's Rose Garden Center.
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Local experts discuss women's health: Closure of clinics increases work load on remaining providers

Mon, 21 May 2012 22:55:13 -0700
While the battle over state funding for Planned Parenthood and the future of the Women's Health Program will be decided in a courtroom, the impacts of the judge's decision could be felt in Plano and other Collin County cities.
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To your health: Women's health fair offers free screenings

Mon, 21 May 2012 22:56:44 -0700
Kelsey Kruzich/Staff Photos - Laura Rohmen stands on one foot for 30 seconds to test her balance.
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Survey Reveals Relationship between Women's Financial Situation, Stress Levels and Overall Health

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:35:00 -0700
A strong relationship exists between women’s level of stress, how they feel about their financial situation and their overall health, according to a new survey by Aviva USA in coll
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‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ is seen as improving women’s sexual health and wellness

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:10:55 -0700
“ Fifty Shades of Grey ,” the erotic novel by E L James, features cliche characters, highly implausible plot turns and dialogue that alternately induces cringes and giggles. ( Sample line : “ ‘Look at me,’ he breathes, and I stare into his smoldering gaze . . . cold, hard and sexy as hell, seven shades of sin in one enticing look.”) But many of my friends — and, judging by the bestseller lists ...
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Local legislator supports women’s health care proposals

Mon, 21 May 2012 07:15:43 -0700
State Representative Marcia Hovey-Wright (D-Muskegon) and State Senator Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor) last Tuesday pressed for measures that would increase access to health care and contraceptives for women.
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St. Bernardine Medical Center receives $150,000 grant to further Women’s Health Services

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:04:25 -0700
San Bernardino, CA — On March 26, 2012, the Weingart Foundation gave a $150,000 grant to the St. Bernardine Medical Center Foundation to support Women’s Health and Wellness Services at the hospital’s Center for Imaging.
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More than 400 attend Phoebe Sumter's third Annual Women's Health Conference

Mon, 21 May 2012 18:13:29 -0700
A view of the crowd. Submitted Photo AMERICUS — For the second consecutive year, more than 400 women attended Phoebe Sumter's Annual Women's Health Conference which was held at the Student Success Center on the campus of Georgia Southwestern State University.
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