Women's Health Activist articles from March 2005

Women's Health Activist archives from March 2005

Young women of color and reproductive rights: research commissioned by the pro-choice education project by the pro-choice education project.
March 1, 2005... OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, the Bush Administration and anti-choice Congressional majority have unleashed a focused and multi-faceted attack on reproductive rights. The efforts range from the outright reinstatement of regressive policies--such...

A voice for women, a network for change: 30 years later, our voices are still raised!
March 1, 2005... Early this year over 50 people gathered outside the FDA headquarters in Rockville, Md. to demand the FDA approve Emergency Contraceptive pills (EC) for over-the-counter access. The group, led by activists from NOW chapters in Florida and New...

The War on Choice: The Right-Wing Attack on Women's Rights and How to Fight Back.(Book review)
March 1, 2005... Gloria Feldt 2004; Bantam Books 352 pages; $12.00 Alas, since Gloria Feldt's excellent and necessary book The War on Choice was published last Spring, the state of reproductive rights in America has deteriorated. On the inside cover of The...

Acquiescence in the contraceptive marketplace.(young FEMINISTS)
March 1, 2005... I came of age in the era of hormonal contraception. I, and almost everyone I know, have taken oral contrceptives for close to my entire sexual life. Many of my friends were prescribed the Pill from the time of their first periods to...

A recent report found that children of immigrant families tend to be in better health than children born in the U.S.(WOMEN'S HEALTH SNAPSHOTS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2005... A recent report found that children of immigrant families tend to be in better health than children born in the U.S. Immigrant children had lower rates of asthma, infectious diseases, and obesity than other children. In addition, immigrant...

Male obstetricians are more likely to agree to perform patient-requested Cesarean sections than are their female counterparts.(WOMEN'S HEALTH SNAPSHOTS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2005... Male obstetricians are more likely to agree to perform patient-requested Cesarean sections than are their female counterparts. A recent study of OB/ GYNs in Oregon found that, when women requested Caesarean sections, the attending physician's...

According to the 2002 National Health Interview survey, nearly six million Americans turned to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to treat a specific condition because the costs of conventional medical treatment are too high.(WOMEN'S HEALTH SNAPSHOTS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2005... According to the 2002 National Health Interview survey, nearly six million Americans turned to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to treat a specific condition because the costs of conventional medical treatment are too high....

Honor 30 for the 30th!(National Women's Health Network)(Brief article)
March 1, 2005... In honor of NWHN's 30th anniversary, we will honor 30 activists who represent the values and aspirations of the women's health movement. Honorees will be people who created and inspired work to improve women's health over the last 30-plus...

Tribute gifts NWHN: a thoughtful way to commemorate someone special.(National Women's Health Network)(Brief article)
March 1, 2005... IN HONOR OF Hadi Bartlogg Jacqueline Moskowitz Eileen P. Barrett Tara R. Edwards Katherine Bok Marilyn Bok Jodi Bok Marilyn Bok Valerie Bok Marilyn Bok Anna Fern-Buneo and Chris Buneo&...

Correcting a misleading report on pill safety: an update from the National Women's Health Network.
March 1, 2005... In the fall of 2004, researchers incorrectly reported that birth control pills reduce women's risk of cardiovascular disease and several cancers; this misleading information was picked up and promoted by many newspapers across the nation. ...

Rural health care: a report from Montana and beyond.
March 1, 2005... America's small towns and rural areas are facing a mountaing health care crisis. Most of the nation's health care infrastructure is located in metropolitan areas, at some distance from America's more isolated areas. In these communities,...

Treat incontinence without drugs or surgery.(Prescription for Change)
March 1, 2005... My cousin's child, at about age 4, didn't make it to the bathroom in time, and burst into tears of embarrassment be-cause she had piddled on the floor. "It's just an accident, nothing to worry about," I said, soothingly, "You know, even...

G-spot sore spot.
March 1, 2005... G-Spot Thanks to new developments in HIV testing, results can be available in just 20 minutes. The new "rapid testing" method reduces the waiting period for results from two weeks to less than an hour. Rapid testing will be especially...