Women's Health Activist articles from January 2006

Women's Health Activist archives from January 2006

Who do you trust on women's health? Dr. Susan Wood speaks out to NWHN about the FDA.(National Women's Health Network )(Interview)
January 1, 2006... On August 31, Dr. Susan F. Wood resigned her position as head of the Office of Women's Health at the FDA in protest of the agency's handling of emergency contraception (EC). That month, the FDA announced that it would not approve Barr...

Chemoprevention: A 21st century shell game?
January 1, 2006... Remember shell games? Three shells are shown to an audience and a prize hidden under one of them; then the shells are moved around quickly and the audience is challenged to say which shell conceals the prize. It's a tough game to win, as the...

The human face of America's health insurance crisis.(Uninsured in America: Life & Death in the Land of Opportunity)(Book review)
January 1, 2006... Uninsured in America: Life & Death in the Land of Opportunity By Susan Sered and Rushika Fernandopulle Berkeley: University of California Press, 2005 Review by Kristen Suthers, Ph.D. Access to health insurance can be measured in missing...

The FDA gets it right--blood clots and the contraceptive patch.
January 1, 2006... In July, you might remember reading an NWHN Alert about reports of blood clots in women who use the Ortho Evra contraceptive patch (see http://www.nwhn.org/alerts/alerts_details.php?aid=42). According to reports filed with the Food and Drug...

Tribute gifts to NWHN: a thoughtful way to commemorate someone special.(National Women's Health Network )(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... IN HONOR OF Dora Lee Ackerman Helen Sica Hilda Chusid Ellen Leef Sherrow Tara R. Edwards Joyce A. Peoples Barbara Ellis Katrina Cantrell Claire Zalob Friess Susan Friess Goldman Dr. Adriane...

NWHN 30th anniversary event--October 19, 2005.(National Women's Health Network )
January 1, 2006... Good conversation, good food, and a good time were had by all. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NWHN interns Presha Rajbhandari, Lauren Mardirosian, and Lisa Jacobs show off NWHN's megaphone, which they helped distribute to attendees as a...

Finally free to be a feminist.(young FEMINISTS)
January 1, 2006... Before this summer internship, the only time I had ever been to Washington D.C. was for a class field trip in the eighth grade. In fact, while attempting to find the office building on my first day here, I stumbled upon some of tile attractions...

A recent study revealed that ovarian cancer, often referred to as a 'silent disease,' may not be so silent after all.(WOMEN'S HEALTH SNAPSHOTS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... A recent study revealed that ovarian cancer, often referred to as a 'silent disease,' may not be so silent after all. Many women with ovarian cancer complained of symptoms up to a year before being diagnosed with the disease, yet their...

The low rate of Cesarean delivery in Native American women may be attributed to practices common to the Indian Health Service.(WOMEN'S HEALTH SNAPSHOTS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... The low rate of Cesarean delivery in Native American women may be attributed to practices common to the Indian Health Service. A study examined the rate of Cesarean delivery among Native American women giving birth from 1996-1999 at an urban...

Actively promoting physical activity among highschool girls may have an impact on their future lifestyle choices.(WOMEN'S HEALTH SNAPSHOTS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... Actively promoting physical activity among highschool girls may have an impact on their future lifestyle choices. The Lifestyle Education for Activity Program (LEAP), a school-based intervention on physical activity, was implemented among...

Low-risk women should not be over-screened for cervical cancer.(You Heard It Here First)
January 1, 2006... Most obstetrician/gynecologists over-screen low-risk women for cervical cancer, according to a recent study. The findings, published in February 2005 in the American Journal Obstetrics and Gynecology, revealed that the majority of physicians...

Amplify your voice and your impact.(National Women's Health Network )(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... NWHN knows that we are only as strong as our members. Together, we are a powerful force demanding fair, accurate, and science-based health information and policy. And, we are committed to increasing our impact. You can help NWHN increase...

Live and uncut: unnecessary castration on the rise.(Prescription for Change)
January 1, 2006... It's bad enough that most hysterectomies are unnecessary, but castrating women at the same time is unconscionable. There are 600,000 hysterectomies performed in the U.S. every year, 90% of which are performed for benign reasons: usually...

G-spot sore spot.
January 1, 2006... G-Spot The health of Californian women received some protection in October, when the CA State Cosmetics Act of 2005 was signed into law. The bill requires cosmetics companies to inform state health officials if any of their products'...