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Extra funding for women's health study

The federal government has announced a further $5.3 million for a study into the health of Australian women. The Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, which began in 1996, has conducted follow-up health surveys with more than 40,000 [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Janice Werbinski, M.D., FACOG, Women’s Health

Q: What do you most enjoy about your chosen field of medicine? Dr. Werbinski: I guess I most enjoy doing what I was trained to do — the surgery — and I consider myself a detective and an assistant to my patients to figur [...]

Posted On : Dec, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Pioneer in Health Care For Women Vets Dies

Toni Lawrie always wanted to help people. So she became a registered nurse, then joined the Peace Corps, where she served in Malaysia from 1963 to 1966. Though the experience taught her about life in an Asian village, nothing could have [...]

Posted On : Dec, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Women's health centre closes

Women who used to go downtown to use the Women's Health Care Centre services, such as eating-disorder and sexual-assault programs, now must go to the hospital. The centre relocated from 157 Charlotte St. to the Peterborough Regional [...]

Posted On : Dec, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Tulsa Among Worst For Women's Health, Happiness

Did you know that Tulsa is ranked among the worst cities for women's health and happiness? It's true according to "Women's Health Magazine". Their new issue hit's news stands tomorrow. The magazine ranked the 10 [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Some Tips for Working Women’s Health

Are women health supplements really necessary? It depends on how old you are and if you're suffering from menopausal symptoms or have PMS.If you do not have menopausal symptoms, PMS or anything like that, then you can use a normal un [...]

Posted On : Dec, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

New women veterans’ bill says abortion is not health care

A “Bill of Rights” for women veterans will help ensure their comprehensive and effective treatment while being “absolutely clear” that abortion is not health care, Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) said this past week. On [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Ensuring women’s access to reproductive health care

Access to quality reproductive health care for women around the globe is a fundamental aspect of a woman’s human rights, freedom, equity, and right to control her own body. A Special Section on Global Women’s Reproductive Hea [...]

Posted On : Dec, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Working to improve women's health in Afghanistan

Mahboba Sharieffy was trained to become a community-based educator (CBE) by the NGO Care International three years ago. Sharieffy demonstrates to women through a flip chart the importance of nutrition and hygiene while pregnant and lacta [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Importance of women health from economic perspective

The health of the people is an index of the prosperity and well being of a country. It is of paramount importance as a national assert and basis to sustain as well as to stimulate optimum levels of efficiency. Now-a-days it is wide [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Beliefs and Practices in Women Health

Rural women's health is an infinitely broad topic. Many Indian women have come from circumstances in which women have limited access to healthcare. Traditionally, there has been discrimination towards women in decision-making; access [...]

Posted On : Sep, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

Women who conceive right after a miscarriage have healthy p...

A recent study has suggested a review of the WHO study whereby women have been advised that if they have experienced a miscarriage they should wait for at least six months before trying to conceive. It has also rejected the guideline [...]

Posted On : Aug, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Campaign supports women’s heart health

In conjunction with the American Heart Association, Sherman Health encourages the community to “Go Red for Women” by wearing red Friday. Go Red for Women is a national movement to help fight back against the No. 1 killer of w [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

UNFPA report highlights relationship between family planning...

"Providing access to contraception for 215 million women, mainly in developing countries, would help to stabilize population growth and significantly reduce the effects of climate change," according to a report released Wednesday [...]