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Attacking women's health

The Republican Party is waging a war on women's health. It is clear that the Tea Party extremists want to defund Planned Parenthood and women's health clinics for purely ideological reasons. Republicans state it is all about cutt [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Smart family planning improves women's health and cuts pover...

When it comes to population growth, the United Nations has three primary projections. The medium projection, the one most commonly used, has world population reaching 9.2 billion by 2050. The high one reaches 10.5 billion. The low projec [...]

Posted On : Apr, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

U of A seeks women in the trades to study gender-specific he...

Erin Meetoos is apprenticing to be a welder because she thinks it's a fun, exciting, challenging and well-paid occupation, but she knows it will put her health at risk. "I know I'm probably going to lose some of my hearing, [...]

Posted On : Apr, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Inspiring Women

Over 300 representatives from Canadian sport attended a gala event on April 3, honouring women’s achievement and contribution to sport. The 2011 Celebration of Women in Sport (WinS) event – held at the Pacific Institute for S [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Bucknell Women's Water Polo Back in Action this Weekend at P...

After an idle weekend, the Bucknell women's water polo team will be back in action this weekend when it plays three games at Princeton's DeNunzio Pool. The Bison will face No. 7 Michigan and No. 18 Princeton on Saturday and will [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Womens health report warns future risks

The University of Newcastle has today released a ground-breaking report on the variety of health care needs affecting older women, now and in future generations. Developed from the internationally recognised Australian Longitudinal [...]

Posted On : Apr, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Women must pay attention to health

March is Women’s History Month and April is National Women’s Health and Safety Month, which makes this an ideal time to reflect on the improvements that have occurred in women’s health care while sharing tips and sugges [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Women must pay attention to health

March is Women’s History Month and April is National Women’s Health and Safety Month, which makes this an ideal time to reflect on the improvements that have occurred in women’s health care while sharing tips and sugges [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Kashmiri women turn to combat sports - and win

When the hijab-clad Sabiya Kirmani won a gold in the first international championship in thang ta, a Manipuri martial art, she scored a victory not only for herself but also for other young women in Kashmir, which has lived under the sha [...]

Posted On : Mar, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Women's health and wellness event

Women’s health and wellness are topicsat breakfast event To honor and celebrate women, and on the heels of Women’s History Month, Pfeiffer University is hosting a special event to address women’s health and wellness iss [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Women's basketball: Gonzaga defeats UCLA, 89-75, in NCAA tournament

Women's basketball: Gonzaga defeats UCLA, 89-75, in NCAA tou...

But forward Kayla Standish scored 30 points and guard Courtney Vandersloot finished with 29 points and 17 assists as 11th-seeded Gonzaga defeated third-seeded UCLA, 89-75, on Monday night in the second round of the NCAA women's baske [...]

Posted On : Mar, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Guest opinion: GOP wrong to refuse funding for women's healt...

The Montana House of Representatives debated the state’s budget for the coming two-year biennium on March 11. House Bill 2, by the time it reached the full 100-member body, already contained dozens of harmful reductions critical to [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

GOP-controlled House strikes a blow at women's health

NO more family planning. That's the message coming from the U.S. House of Representatives. The House Leadership — led by U.S. Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind. — continues to aggressively push a dangerous agenda to take health care [...]

Posted On : Mar, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

The fight for women's health

Mike Pence re-introduced an amendment to Title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being given to clinics that perform abortions. While currently in the first step of the legislative process, if thi [...]

Posted On : Mar, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

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