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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'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

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

Robotic Technology in Women’s Health

The DaVinci Robotic system was first approved by the FDA for Gynecologic surgery in 2005. Nationally, the DaVinci robotic system is being used more and more to perform hysterectomies for conditions such as endometriosis and ovarian cysts [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2011 | Comments : 1

Emma Roberts Talks Pole Dancing With Women's Health

Scream 4 actress Emma Roberts opened up to Women's Health about her workout of choice — pole dancing! Emma is on the April cover."I started taking [pole dancing] classes with friends as a way to both work out and hang out. [...]

Posted On : Mar, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

The War on Women's Health

The far right and their representatives in Congress and many state houses sure have a unique way of celebrating the centennial anniversary of International Women's Day. News that the Texas House of Representatives last week appr [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Women’s health: Getting cover

A woman's role has evolved over the years from taking care as a home-maker to presenting strategies in a boardroom of multinational corporations. Women play multiple roles - they go to office and also take care of the family simultan [...]

Posted On : Mar, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Assault on women’s health cloaked as deficit reduction

We are writing to alert readers about the most aggressive assault on women’s health in American history. This week the House of Representatives voted to eliminate the national family planning program known as Title X. The House wil [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Free seminar to highlight women's health

OWEGO Lourdes Hospital's Breast Care Center will host a free seminar on important issues in women's health from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Owego Treadway Inn, 1100 Route 17C, Owego. Dr. Niru Anne will talk about the latest inform [...]

Posted On : Mar, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Keep women’s health a priority

Remember sex ed. class in middle school? It was mortifying and the information easily forgotten. In the adult world, there’s no teacher to turn to and accurate knowledge is hard to come by, especially if one can’t visit a doc [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Women 'Go Red' for Heart Health Awareness

February is a month we often see red hearts everywhere and the American Heart Association hopes that all of those hearts will remind people the importance of heart health. "The month of February is women's heart health mont [...]

Posted On : Feb, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Congress, Texas Legislature debate measures affecting women'...

A Texas proposal sparking national controversy because it would require women to have a sonogram at least 24 hours before an abortion is expected to be debated by the Texas Senate as soon as today. While some Democrats are expected [...]