Women's Health Activist articles from May 2009

Women's Health Activist archives from May 2009

Transgender youth: providing medical treatment for a misunderstood population.
May 1, 2009... IT IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE TIMES in the history of progressive health care. Time to embrace another group of individuals who deserve health care and yet have been marginalized up until this point. An underserved, unrecognized, and much...

Want health care reform that really meets our needs? It's time to get our "bold" on!
May 1, 2009... Recently I had the absolutely delightful experience of spending two days talking about women's health and health care reform with dozens of energized, committed, smart, passionate activists. On April 1st and 2nd, we gathered in the spacious,...

Does the timing of menopause hormone therapy really matter when it comes to heart disease?
May 1, 2009... If you've read women's health news lately, there's a good chance you've noticed two diametrically opposed articles about menopause hormone therapy (HT)--one saying it is not a viable long-term option because its risks are too great; the other...

Medicaid coverage of plan B[R] over-the-counter: New York State's experience.
May 1, 2009... Advocates fought for years to make emergency contraception (EC) available over-the-counter so that women could have convenient and timely access to this contraceptive option when they needed it. But removing the prescription requirement created...

Disparities in women's health care access.(young FEMINISTS)
May 1, 2009... Last year, a woman I know, Jody (1), was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. She and her husband are self-employed, and did not have health insurance. The medical bills for her diagnosis were enough to push Jody and her family into financial...

Half of the public skimped on health care last year.(WOMEN'S HEALTH SNAPSHOTS)
May 1, 2009... Half of the public skimped on health care last year. Respondents to a Kaiser Family Foundation health tracking poll reported resorting to using home remedies and over-the counter drugs instead of visiting a doctor, passing on dental care, not...

Despite years of struggle by women's health activists against unnecessary hysterectomy, Black women still have higher hysterectomy rates than White women.(WOMEN'S HEALTH SNAPSHOTS)
May 1, 2009... Despite years of struggle by women's health activists against unnecessary hysterectomy, Black women still have higher hysterectomy rates than White women. Researchers used a subset of the Coronary Artery Risk Development Young Adults Study...

At least 3% of residents in the District of Columbia have HIV/AIDS, a rate far above the 1% threshold that the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines as a "generalized and severe epidemic.".(WOMEN'S HEALTH SNAPSHOTS)
May 1, 2009... At least 3% of residents in the District of Columbia have HIV/AIDS, a rate far above the 1% threshold that the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines as a "generalized and...

Tribute gifts to NWHN: a thoughtful way to commemorate someone special.(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... IN HONOR OF Amy Allina Judith & Alan Appelbaum Max Cummings Clare Kirby Ellen Harding Carol Dixon Mary McBride Vidal S. Clay Dee Morris & Wendy Deutelbaum Clare Kirby Susana Moscoso ...

Why Suzanne Somers is wrong about hormones.
May 1, 2009... Suzanne Somers looks great. In interviews and a series of books, the actress attributes her seeming agelessness--not to mention increased energy, libido, and a host of other benefits--to her use of "bioidentical" hormones. Let's get a few...

President Obama has made it clear that science and the scientific process will guide his Administration's decisions!(G-Spot)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... President Obama has made it clear that science and the scientific process will guide his Admmistration's decisions! Public health polices will, once again, be based on science rather than politics and ideology. In March, Obama announced that...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring Bayer to correct deceptive advertising practices for Yaz, the best-selling oral contraception pill in the U.S. Bayer is no stranger to reprimands [or its advertising practices.(G-Spot)
May 1, 2009... The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring Bayer to correct deceptive advertising practices for Yaz, the best-selling oral contraception pill in the U.S. Bayer is no stranger to reprimands [or its advertising practices. In this latest...

Two strong public health physicians are up for top spots at FDA.(G-Spot)
May 1, 2009... Two strong public health physicians are up for top spots at FDA. Dr. Margaret Hamburg, selected to lead the agency, is the former New York City Health Commissioner who took strong action to reduce the risks of HIV and TB while she was the...

Catholic bishops are threatening to close more than 600 church-run hospitals if the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) is reintroduced and passed.(Sore Spot)
May 1, 2009... Catholic bishops are threatening to close more than 600 church-run hospitals if the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) is reintroduced and passed. If enacted, FOCA would prohibit any Federal, state, or local governmental entity from denying or...

In March the Georgia Senate's Health and Human Services Committee bestowed personhood on embryos.(Sore Spot)
May 1, 2009... In March the Georgia Senate's Health and Human Services Committee bestowed personhood on embryos. Senate Bill 169, which passed the committee on a 7 to 6 vote, is called the "Ethical Treatment of Human Embryos Act." t states that, "A living in...

Brazil's Catholic Church recently excommunicated a 9-year-old girl and her family because she had an abortion to terminate a pregnancy caused when the girl was raped by her stepfather.(Sore Spot)
May 1, 2009... Brazil's Catholic Church recently excommunicated a 9-year-old girl and her family because she had an abortion to terminate a pregnancy caused when the girl was raped by her stepfather. The doctors who performed the procedure were also...