Women's Health Activist articles from March 2006

Women's Health Activist archives from March 2006

When, how, and which one? Navigating the maze of osteoporosis drugs.
March 1, 2006... OSTEOPOROSIS ('POROUS BONE') IS A DISEASE that causes bones to become fragile and increases their risk of breaking. It is a real condition with serious effects on women's health and quality of life; at the same time, it's a condition that has...

Menopause hormone therapy and age of initiation: reasonable theory or marketing hoax??
March 1, 2006... In the last three years, pharmaceutical companies have lost over six million customers. Who were all those people, and why did they stop taking their medicines? The vanished consumers were women taking menopause hormone therapy (HT). They quit...

Finding good health information on the web.
March 1, 2006... When looking for health formation on the Internet, most of us type the name of a condition or procedure into Google or another search engine, then wait for the results to pop up onto the screen. (1) While this method immediately yields many...

Tribute gifts to NWHN: a thoughtful way to commemorate someone special.(National Women's Health Network )(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... IN HONOR OF Carol J. Alexander Ellen Herr Sandy Cohen Claire & Sy Cohen Julie Craig Ruth Michaels Carol Dirner Melinda Nordeng Dwindell-Yardley Family Janet O. Yardley EMMA Nancy Hartog...

Networking to create the future we want: reports from reproductive health advocacy meetings.
March 1, 2006... The reproductive health and rights movement is facing some tough times: family planning funding is sidetracked into programs promoting abstinence until marriage; Supreme Court justices who oppose abortion are appointed; the FDA's ability to...

Scared to be safe.(young FEMINISTS)
March 1, 2006... It was one of those topics that rarely makes its way into daily conversation. The three other NWHN interns and I had just finished watching a video on microbicides--female-controlled contraceptives that are being developed as a way to provide...

Vaginal delivery is not associated with urinary incontinence in post-menopausal women, contrary to what many believe.(WOMEN'S HEALTH SNAPSHOTS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Vaginal delivery is not associated with urinary incontinence in post-menopausal women, contrary to what many believe. A study of 143 pairs of sisters--one of whom who had at least one vaginal birth and the other who had never given birth--found...

Women aged 18-34 whose sole health care provider is a reproductive specialist report higher health care satisfaction than women who see both a generalist and an Ob/GYN, and women who lack a regular provider.(WOMEN'S HEALTH SNAPSHOTS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Women aged 18-34 whose sole health care provider is a reproductive specialist report higher health care satisfaction than women who see both a generalist and an Ob/GYN, and women who lack a regular provider. Young women whose primary care...

Social inequalities play a large role in rates of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).(WOMEN'S HEALTH SNAPSHOTS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Social inequalities play a large role in rates of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The risk of SIDS decreased dramatically for all groups in the 1990s, due to effective public awareness campaigns on the importance of infants' sleeping...

An award of one's own.(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Last year, NWHN was so proud to herald the 30 fabulous individuals who made up Honor 30 for the 30th. They are truly an inspiration to us and, we hope, to you. But, we know that you have your own heroes--people who have made a profound...

A bone to pick with bone drugs.(Prescription for Change)
March 1, 2006... Worried about your bone density? Anti-osteoporosis drug makers hope you are. Osteoporosis is represented as a deadly disease, a silent killer affecting millions of women who go about their daily lives, unaware that their bones are dwindling to...

G-spot sore spot.
March 1, 2006... G-Spot Caesarean sections, episiotomies, and hysterectomies were ranked 3rd, 4th, and 5th, respectively, on Consumer Reports' list of '12 Surgeries You May be Better Off Without,' compiled from research by the Rand Corporation. The report...

2006 board candidate's statements.
March 1, 2006... * SUSAN WOOD When I recently resigned in August 2005 as Assistant Commissioner for Women's Health at the FDA, it was because of my strong commitment to promoting women's health and to making health policy decisions based on the best...