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Women's health care too important to risk

Recently there have been more and more attacks on women's health care. As we have seen in light of the Komen Foundation's decisions and the criticisms of President Barack Obama's decision to protect access to affordable birth [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Event spotlights women's health

Event spotlights women's healthTwo well-known speakers will headline the fifth annual Women's Health Symposium set for Jan. 28 at Pearl River Community College. Deanna Favre, chief executive officer of the Favre4Hope Foundation, w [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Sport's gender divide: officials must start a gut-busting ru...

IF THERE was an Olympic gold medal up for grabs for eloquence, cyclist Chloe Hosking would not be among the favourites. But in calling Union Cycliste Internationale president Pat McQuaid a "dick" for not supporting minimum wage [...]

Posted On : Jan, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Qatar pushes women forward in Olympic sports

DOHA // Three weeks before the Arab Games in Doha, Qatari sports officials called Nada Mohammed Wafa to tell her she would be competing. Surprised – and a bit scared – the 17-year-old swimmer replied: "Oh, wow! Sure!" [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Women’s Political Struggle in Nepal: a Shared History of Sou...

Nepal is a small, landlocked Himalayan State, placed between India and China. Its population of over 18 million is predominantly rural. Since its unification 200 years ago, Nepal has been a monarchy. In the 18th century, the warrior king [...]

Posted On : Dec, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

StyleBistro's Most Popular Celebrity Looks of 2011

By tallying up reader favorites from our beloved lookbooks, we've rounded up our most popular celebrity looks of the year. From the usual suspects like Rihanna and Kim Kardashian to a few dark horses in the fashion scene, check out th [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Sports: Women's Roller Derby Offers a Screaming Good Time in...

Roller derby is back! Yes, teams of women with cheeky names wearing short shorts as they skate around a loop, knocking each other over, are right here in the Capital Region, and watching them do their thing on a Saturday night is somethin [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Study supports mammograms for women in their 40s

Women in their 40s with no family history of breast cancer are just as likely to develop invasive breast cancer as women whose mother or sister has had the disease, according to a new study. These preliminary findings support a recommenda [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Women's Health Pioneer Supports Bingham Center

A $1 million pledge to endow the directorship of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture at Duke University has been made by journalist, activist and women’s health care pioneer Merle Hoffman, President Richa [...]

Posted On : Nov, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

The Hottest Women in Sports You've Never Heard of

While many women in sports continue to build their legacies, there are some who have yet to scrape the edge of stardom. They may lack the dramatic lifestyles that some of their peers are clearly entrenched in, but these unknown women are [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Kareena Kapoor Tops Eastern Eye Newspaper's List of 50 Sexie...

Fans of all actresses voted in their thousands and for the last three years Katrina Kaif has come out on top but such is the dream run of Bebo that she bags another accolade to go with her many achievements in the last 12 months. Her Eid [...]

Posted On : Nov, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

The Hottest Sports Movie Babes: Villains, Love Interests or ...

Most sports movies have beautiful women in them. These women certainly bring our attention to things other than sports. But what happens if you break things down even further and divide the hotties into three categories—villain, lov [...]

Posted On : Nov, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Women's Health Symposium in Lincoln to includes sessions on ...

The Nebraska Women's Health Symposium brings together Women's Health care professionals who share an interest in Health care trends, education and networking. Topics include Health care of female veterans, advancements in stress m [...]

Posted On : Nov, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Women’s Health Issues Supplement Showcases Gender-Responsive...

A new Supplement of the peer-reviewed journal, Women’s Health Issues, a publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health at the GW School of Public Health and Health Services, provides in-depth information about gender-sp [...]