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Womens Health

Stop Worrying, It May Cost You Your Mammogram!

Rebecca Booth, MD | Posted 11.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Mammograms, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, United-States-Preventive-Services-Task-Force, Women's Health, Health, Living News
Rebecca Booth, MD

Now we may have to say to patients, stop checking your breasts or you may begin to suffer from the current epidemic syndrome: "Breast Cancer Worry."

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Health Care And Healthy Moms

Linda Tarr-Whelan | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Women's Rights, Women's Leadership, Women in Business, Women's Health, Health Care, Living News
Linda Tarr-Whelan

Having just researched for my new book what different decisions emerge when 30 percent women are at the table, I cant help but wonder what would happen if Congress were made up of 30 percent women.

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Hormone Therapy: Synthetic Progestins Are Not The Same As Progesterone

Christiane Northrup, MD | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Todd Tiahrt, Breast Cancer, Hormones, Progesterone, Women's Health, Christiane Northrup, Hormone Therapy, Progestins, Health, Living News
Christiane Northrup, MD

Synthetic progestins are not the same as progesterone, and reporting on them as if they confer the same risks and benefits is absurd.

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The Cancer Vixen Mission: No Breast Left Behind

Marisa Acocella Marchetto | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Health Care, Breast Cancer, Women's Health, Health, Mammograms, Cancer, Breast Cancer Treatment, Mammogram Guidelines, Breast Cancer Awareness, Living News
Marisa Acocella Marchetto

If you don't test yourself until you're 50 - then you risk receiving a later diagnosis, which could lead to death. To be blunt: it could kill you.

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Mammography: A Not-So-Fatalistic View

Dr. Elaine Schattner | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Mammography, Breast Cancer, Health, Women's Health, Mammograms, Cancer, Elaine Schattner, Mammogram, Wellness, Living News
Dr. Elaine Schattner

In my view, the press is getting and giving the wrong message on mammography. There are significant flaws in recent analyses that have escaped most headlines.

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What You Don't Know About Osteoporosis -- Part 3

Joseph Sciabbarrasi, M.D. | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Osteoporisis, Bones, Women's Health, Health, Bone Health, Vitamin D, Calcium, Cancer, Obesity, Wellness, Living News
Joseph Sciabbarrasi, M.D.

In this, our final segment on Osteoporosis, let's take a closer look at some of the myths and legends of the effects of eating meat, minerals and proteins and quaffing a pint or two.

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Stupak-Pitts Goes Beyond Status Quo

Rep. Lois Capps | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Capps Amendment, Women's Rights, Lois Capps, Women's Health, Abortion Rights, Stupak Amendment, Health Care Reform, Women and Politics, Stupak Abortion Amendment, Politics News
Rep. Lois Capps

We must not allow abortion opponents to use our health care reform process to drastically restrict a woman's access to a legal medical procedure, and that's exactly what the Stupak amendment does.

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Guidelines Push Back Age For Cervical Cancer Tests

nytimes.com | DENISE GRADY | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Women Health, Women's Health, Health, Cervical Cancer Tests, Pap Test Age, Cervical Cancer, Cancer Tests, Cancer, Cervical Cancer Screening, Living News

New guidelines for cervical cancer screening say women should delay their first Pap test until age 21, and be screened less often than recommended in ...

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Talking About Menstruation

Susan Kim | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Health, Stigma, Pad, Feminine Hygiene, Tampons, Period, Menstruation, Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation, Living News
Susan Kim

Why is menstruation still such a taboo subject? It's high time for a little more transparency. Let's perform a communal end-run around the usual secrecy and embarrassment

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Women Should Not Examine Their Breasts For Lumps

Stanton Peele | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Breast Self-Examination, American Cancer Society, Women's Health, Childhood Vaccinations, Addiction, Legalizing Drugs, Breast Cancer, Disease of Addiction, United-States-Preventive-Services-Task, Living News
Stanton Peele

All of this reverses years of well-intended advice and public health information, proving once again that health information and advice is a matter of competing social and political forces.

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Mammogram Age Pushed Back To 50

AP | RONI CARYN RABIN | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, When Should You Get a Mammogram, Mammogram Age, At What Age Should I Get a Mammogram, Women's Health, Health, Mammograms, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Breast Cancer Treatment, Health Care, Breast Cancer Awareness, Mammogram Ages, Mammogram Guidelines, Living News

NEW YORK (AP)- Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a government task force said Monday. ...

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Schizophrenia Study Finds Similarities Across 37 Countries

medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Mental Illness, Mental Health Disorder, Women's Health, Health, Major Study, Well-Being, Schizophrenia, Medical Treatment, Treatment, New Study, Disability, Drugs, Wellness, Living News

An international study of more than 17,000 people with schizophrenia has found striking similarities in symptoms, medication, employment and sexual pr...

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And Once Again, It's Abortion

Vanessa Carmichael | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, H.R. 3962, Women's Health, Abortion Rights, Health Care Reform, Stupak Amendment, Hyde Amendment, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Health Care, Politics News
Vanessa Carmichael

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a comprehensive health care plan for the United States -- a plan that will cover 96% of Americans. That is a victory for women.

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Do You Speak Or Eat Your Mind?

divinecaroline.com | Melissa McCreery | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Emotional Well-Being, Stress, Food Addiction, Comfort Eating, Emotions, Relationships, Women's Health, Health, Well-Being, Eating, Anxiety, Wellness, Living News

Women who feel strong and competent in other areas of their lives, feel so uncomfortable with anger and frustration that they turn to food to avoid it...

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What You Don't Know About Osteoporosis

Joseph Sciabbarrasi, M.D. | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Bones, Osteoporosis, Women's Health, Health, Bone Health, Milk, Medicine, Wellness, Living News
Joseph Sciabbarrasi, M.D.

We'll look at one of the most controversial and misunderstood treatments for osteoporosis -- hormone replacement therapy. We'll also answer whether being obese can actually reduce the risk of osteoporosis.

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Ashlee Simpson Defends Jessica's Weight, Looks Forward To Getting Curvier

Posted 11.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Ashlee Simpson, Jessica Simpson Weight, Women's Health, Jessica Simpson, Celebrity Body, Entertainment News

Joe Simpson isn't the only family member who can praise Jessica's body. Her sister Ashlee speaks out against critics in the December issue of Women's ...

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We Object: Republicans and Women's Health

Anna Burger | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, Anna Burger, Women's Health, Health Care, House Republicans, Seiu, Politics News
Anna Burger

For years, Republicans have attacked women's health care policy every chance they have gotten. Of course, you start to expect this kind of behavior from a party whose caucus is 90% male.

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A Shocking Blow to Women's Health: HR 3962

Francine Hardaway | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Women's Rights, HR 3962, Women's Health, Politics News
Francine Hardaway

The health care reform bill passed by the House last week is a major blow to pro-life causes everywhere.

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Abortion Activists Reach Rural Tanzania

Diana Whitten and Anita Schillhorn van Veen | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

Read More: Abortion, Womens Rights, Abortion Laws, Activism, Abortion Rights, Health, Africa, Women on Waves, Tanzania, Womens Health, Healthcare, Vessel, World News
Diana Whitten and Anita Schillhorn van Veen

Women on Waves employs often radical methods to increase global awareness and access to safe abortion, with a focus on medical abortion using the drug misoprostol.

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Surgery Risk For 'Perfect Vaginas'

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Sexuality, Women's Issues, Body Image, Women's Health, Surgery, Health, Labioplasty, Vagina, Cosmetic Surgery, Living News

Women are undergoing surgery to create perfect genitalia amid a "shocking" lack of information on the potential risks of the procedure, a report says....

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Protecting a Woman's Right to Choose

Rep. Diana DeGette | Posted 11.10.2009 | Denver

Read More: Capps Amendment, Abortion, Women's Rights, Public Option, Women's Health, Abortion Rights, Stupak Amendment, Hyde Amendment, Breast Cancer, Pro-Choice, House Health Care Bill, Denver News
Rep. Diana DeGette

Our message is clear: we will not support any final bill that restricts women's access to reproductive health services beyond current law.

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What You Don't Know About Osteoporosis

Joseph Sciabbarrasi, M.D. | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Aging, Smoking, Vitamin D, Supplements, Menopause, Post-Menopausal, Wellness, Vitamins, Osteoporosis, Women's Health, Health, Bone Health, Alcohol, Calcium, Calcium Supplement, Living News
Joseph Sciabbarrasi, M.D.

This is the first of three articles on what helps keep bones healthy and strong -- and what does not. We will be covering both prevention of and treatment for osteoporosis for women as well as men.

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AIDS Is The No. 1 Cause Of Death, Disease For Women 15-44, Says WHO

AP | BRADLEY S. KLAPPER | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

Read More: Women, Maternity, Girlhood, Aids Rates, Developing Countries, Pregnancy, Hiv, Sex Education, Teenagers, Girls, Education, West, Breast Cancer, Health, Sex, Africa, Women's Health, Aids, Safe Sex, Contraception, Cancer, Adults, Unsafe Sex, Health Care, Medicine, World News

GENEVA — In its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cau...

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Pete Sessions Blasted By Dems For Comparing Women To Smokers

POLITICO | Glenn Thrush | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pete Sessions Women, Pete Sessions Women's Health, Republicans Women, Gop Women, Women Voters, Health Care Reform, Women's Health, Pete Sessions Rules Committee, Nrcc Women, Pete Sessions Health Care, Pete Sessions Health Insurance Reform, Health Insurance Reform, Pete Sessions, Politics News

Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Tex.), the head of the Republicans campaign committee, caused a stir at last night's Rules Committee meeting when he suggested t...

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"My Vagina Fell Out": Woman Shares Health Horror

Sphere | Buck Wolf | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Birth, Vulva, Prolapse, Uterus, Pregnancy, Plastic Surgery, Hematoma, Cystocele, Child Birth, Health, Urethra, Reproductive Health, Women's Health, Rectum, Vaginal Prolapse, Stds, Std, Vagina, Placenta, Rectocele, Bladder, Labia Reduction, Living News

Allison Henry isn't the first to suffer from a horrifying medical condition that few women talk about. But her case was particularly bad, and she's ju...

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