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Red is in for women’s heart health at Deborah in Browns Mill...

Red. It was everywhere. Red trim. Red balloons. But mostly, it was on the women themselves. Red coats, sweaters, dresses, shoes, gloves, scarves, even hair. Of the roughly 100 women waiting for the Women’s Heart Health Fair at Debo [...]

Posted On : Feb, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

GOP Attempting An "Assault On Women's Health," Claim Democra...

At a press conference headed by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) Tuesday, Democrats stood in fierce opposition to Republican proposals that those on the left say would threaten women’s health and reproductive services. “You [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Celebrating Women's Athletics By Leigh Dana

Vestal, NY (WBNG Binghamton) Local women are recognized for their dedication on the field. The 6th annual Bearcats Celebrating Women's Athletics Luncheon was held Monday. It's held each February as part of a series of events that [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Focusing on Women's Hearts

This is a guest post from Lulu Valdivia, a student in a wellness and peak performance class at National University. Many of us may not know, but February is American Heart Disease Awareness Month. We often think of heart disease as a man [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Over 300 girls attended Girls and Women in Sports Day at WNE...

Fourteen-year-old Kaitlyn Fricke learned any softball player worth her salt needs a good batting stance. Fricke, of Ware, was among 300 girls from Western Massachusetts who flocked to the 12th annual Girls and Women in Sports Day, a free [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Focus On Women’s Heart Health

The American Heart Association encouraged women to wear red today to raise awareness that heart disease is the number one killer of American women over age 20. Cardiovascular disease kills more women than all cancers combined. Dr. Ricki [...]

Posted On : Feb, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Women & Heart Disease Education Program

Heart Disease is not just a “man’s disease.” It is the leading cause of death in women and responsible for more deaths than all forms of cancer combined. Catholic Health will be sponsoring a free women’s health ed [...]

Posted On : Feb, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

'Go Red' fights for the heart-health of women

Once, cardiovascular disease was thought of as a “older man’s disease.” But, as the American Heart Association’s “Go Red For Women” campaign grows, more and more women realize that, in taking charge of [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

National Girls and Women in Sports Day: Who knew?

Bridget Pettis was 6 years old when she started playing sports. Basketball was her passion, and as she hit the streets and blacktops of East Chicago, Ind., in the late 1970s, she heard the same phrase over and over again. "I was a t [...]

Posted On : Feb, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Executive women face serious ‘male’ health problems

While women are fighting for equality in the workplace and are taking on executive positions in the corporate world, there is a downside to their professional success and it comes in the form of serious health problems, once typically as [...]

Posted On : Jan, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

College Women's Basketball: JMU Wins Fifth Straight Game, Be...

Senior center Lauren Jimenez scored 19 points, senior guard Dawn Evans added 18, and James Madison defeated host Drexel 66-60 in a Colonial Athletic Association women's basketball game Thursday night. The Dukes improved to 14-6 overa [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Red is the new pink for women's health

Just as October is awash in pink for breast cancer awareness, February will be rolling in red to remind everyone that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of adult women. The official Wear Red Day is Feb. 4, and both men and women are [...]

Posted On : Jan, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Women's Health Conference in Hastings

A local pharmacy reaches out to matriarchs knowing they're the way to reach the family when it comes to making healthy decisions. Lochland Country Club in Hastings hosted a women's health event on Saturday, helping women get the [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

10 Health Screenings All Women Should Have

A woman's health depends on a lot of factors. Every woman should make time for healthy habits — regular exercise, stress management, choosing the right foods — and she should also be scheduling routine health screenings s [...]