I haven’t been able to post here much lately because of work and life and whatnot, but after the Medical Library Association conference (#mlanet12) wraps up next week, things should loosen up a bit. This year, MLA, the professional association for medical librarians, is having its annual conference in Seattle, WA. I’ve never been there [...]
Read More..Posted on May 18, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
Das Schsische Textilforschungsinstitut Chemnitz (STFI) hat ein Verfahren fr die Wiederverwertung von wertvollen Carbonfaser-Abfllen entwickelt. Ein Kilogramm Carbonfasern kostet je nach Qualitt zwischen 15 und 500 EUR
Read More..Posted on May 17, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
Public release date: 17-May-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Clare Collins collcx@upmc.edu 412-641-7299 Microbicide Trials Network PITTSBURGH, May 17, 2012 A change in the formulation of tenofovir gel, an anti-HIV gel developed for vaginal use, may make it safer to use in the rectum, suggests a study published online this week in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
Read More..Posted on May 17, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
If you are a nonprofit organization and wish to have an item in the LANCASTER SCENE column of the Sunday News, send a note to the Sunday News sports department, P.O. Box 1328, Lancaster, PA 17608. The email address is sunnewssports@lnpnews.com
Read More..Posted on May 14, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
[05/09/12 - 04:44 PM] Development Update: Series Pick Up – “Ben & Kate,” “The Goodwin Games,” “It’s Messy” (FOX) By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) — The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports: Looking to keep track of all the various projects in development?
Read More..Posted on May 12, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) –Women for Obama launched a statewide campaign Thursday to reach out to women voters in an effort to get the president re-elected.
Read More..Posted on May 12, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
Two students from Sacramento State have joined approximately 14 others statewide for a hunger strike to protest tuition hikes and budget cuts until the California State University Board of Trustees complies with a four-demand proposal. After a denial from CSU Board of Trustees Chair Bob Linscheid and Chancellor Charles Reed to meet and discuss concerns and solutions, Students for Quality Education started the statewide hunger strike. Senior social work major Mildred Garcia and senior ethnic studies major Yeimi Lopez began their hunger strike on Thursday for Sac State, joining students from six other California State Universities
Read More..Posted on May 9, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
Paul Ryan is nothing if not indefatigable. On Wednesday, the Wisconsin Republican introduced yet another budget bill.
Read More..Posted on May 6, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
Each Year, Nearly 500,000 Babies Born Prematurely in U.S. By Charlene Laino WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD May 2, 2012 — Preterm birth rates are higher in the United States than in 130 other countries, including many poorer nations, according to a new report from the March of Dimes Foundation, the World Health Organization, and other leading health agencies. The report, which provides the first-ever estimates of preterm birth rates by country, ranks the U.S.
Read More..Posted on May 6, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
NEW YORK (WABC) — Women are often so busy that they sometimes put themselves last. However, Pamela Adegun is proof that when it comes to your health, you need to put yourself first
Read More..Posted on May 2, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
In Tennessee, our legislators this session have promoted and pushed bills to intimidate women seeking abortions and terrorize their doctors, to enact restrictions on abortion providers in the name of “safety” that have nothing to do with women’s actual safety, to subject women and other welfare recipients to needless drug tests rooted in racism and [...]
Read More..Posted on April 26, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
The last few weeks have seen Tennessee on several “worst of” lists for women. The popular iVillage ranked us #40 among the “worst states for women” – for our lower rates of college degree completion, lower earnings, low levels of representation of women in state government, poor health, attacks on women’s rights, and other factors. [...]
Read More..Posted on April 16, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
A couple of my recent posts at Our Bodies Our Blog that I want to share: Sign on to Support Native American Women’s Access to Emergency Contraception – OTC access to emergency contraception is very limited for Native American women through the Indian Health Service. Learn more and sign a petition to enforce access. DES [...]
Read More..Posted on April 16, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
HB 3808, the so-called “Life Defense Act,” would have threatened the safety of women and abortion providers by releasing identifying information and potentially making them targets for anti-abortion extremists. The bill has since been amended and passed in the House, and is currently on the Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for the coming week, April 10. [...]
Read More..Posted on April 8, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
WISCONSIN (WFRV) – Between now and Tuesday's Wisconsin primary our state is the hot spot for Republican candidates. Thursday, Newt Gingrich will speak at Marquette University. Ron Paul is holding a town hall meeting in Madison.
Read More..Posted on March 30, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
Media Contact: Rachel Pinkstone-Marx | (484) 708-1809 | rmarx@lbbc.org HAVERFORD, Pa., March 27, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC) has announced it will host its annual conference for women with metastatic breast cancer at the Loews Hotel in Philadelphia on Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29, 2012. This event, now entering its sixth year promoting the theme Enhancing Your Health and Quality of Life, is designed to address the unique challenges faced by women diagnosed with metastatic disease, their families and their caregivers. Breast cancer is considered metastatic (often referred to as Stage IV) when it spreads from the breast to other parts of the body, such as the lungs, bones, liver or brain
Read More..Posted on March 28, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
BEAUMONT Chickens and rabbits and goats, oh my. Fans of baby chickens and goats, turkeys and rabbits flocked to the Childrens Barnyard at the South Texas State Fair for a chance to get up close to the critters
Read More..Posted on March 26, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
In Texas, where womens health issues have become a lightening rod rising from the middle of the abortion fight, many women are wondering how they will afford basic medical care.
Read More..Posted on March 26, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
NEW YORK (WABC) — A new study found that many obstetrician-gynecologists do not ask their patients enough questions when it comes to their sex lives.
Read More..Posted on March 24, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
Here’s the letter I’m sending to relevant politicians in Tennessee regarding a bill to collect very specific abortion data, with little consequence for those who disclose it illegally, and creating targets for violence out of women, their children and spouses, and providers, their families, coworkers, and other patients. I am writing to express my opposition [...]
Read More..Posted on March 20, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
Here’s my note to the local Nashville, TN newspaper, The Tennessean, which decided not to run this week’s Doonesbury strips that focus on forced ultrasound for abortion. I’m sending a copy via email in addition to posting here. *** I am writing to express my disappointment that you chose not to publish this week’s Doonesbury [...]
Read More..Posted on March 16, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
UK Feminista made the call in a joint letter and a report arguing that adverts for the cosmetic surgery industry deliberately entice women to feel insecure about their bodies in order to drive up demand to go under the knife. Based on surveys of adverts in magazines and other media, the report, Cut It Out, claims that the adverts trivialise invasive surgery which carries “inherent health risks, including blood clots, post operative infection and heart attack”. It also cites cases in which patients have died of complications from cosmetic surgery, yet says cosmetic surgery businesses target women at vulnerable points in their life, for example new mums.
Read More..Posted on March 15, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
Thursday, March 15, 2012 Elon, N.C. Trending: This week’s edition of The Pendulum will come out on Thursday, instead of today The morning was bright and crisp Saturday for the fourth annual Barbara Sullivan Race for Womens Health 5k Race. The event, which has been sponsored by Elon University School of Laws Womens Law Association since the organization was formed, was held at Northeast Park in Gibsonville and brought out 130 participants the largest number of attendees since the race began in 2009.
Read More..Posted on March 15, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
12-03-2012 17:07 BY STEFANIE REDDING AND EVAN BUSH ANCHOR LAUREN ZIMA Health care for low-income women in Texas hangs in the balance as Governor Rick Perry and the federal government slug it out over the relationship between Planned Parenthood and federal funding. KXAS has the details.
Posted on March 14, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
[03/12/12 - 11:52 PM] Development Update: Monday, March 12 By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) — The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports: Looking to keep track of all the various projects in development? Click here to visit our signature “Devwatch” section.
Read More..Posted on March 13, 2012 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink