Womens Health Issues

Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson

Maya Angelou: 'The Disparities Are Embarrassing' In Minority Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson | Posted 05.16.2012

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Wisdom comes with age, and at 84 years old, Maya Angelou has lots of wisdom. But she says she picked up her most valuable piece of wisdom early on. "I...

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The Invisible Woman: It's Time We Had A Talk

Emily Pease | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Contraception, Women's Health Issues, Religion and Sexuality, Scripture Study, Gospel of Matthew, Gender and Religion, Christianity, Religion News
Emily Pease

In Matthew, we find the story of a woman who is healed merely by touching Jesus' cloak so that she can lead a new life. It's a beautiful story, and even more so if we consider her affliction: she had been bleeding for years.

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He Isn't The Only One Snoring

Fifty Is The New Forty | Posted 12.11.2011

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Men snore—not women! Admit it: when you think of a snorer, you picture a large man with a beer belly and an irate wife. That is the image that ca...

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Longing For Life

Tamara McClintock Greenberg | Posted 12.04.2011

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Tamara McClintock Greenberg

In current times, we are aging quite diversely. While some people can enjoy the benefits of medical technology when it comes to conceiving a child, assisted reproductive technology does not work for everyone.

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Women's Health Shouldn't Be a Partisan Issue

Donna E. Shalala | Posted 06.07.2011

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Donna E. Shalala

While people may disagree over abortion policy, we cannot allow our differences to undermine the other services provided by Planned Parenthood's irreplaceable network.

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9 Essential Health Tests For Women

msn.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Be Your Own Health Advocate: 5 Body Signs Women Should Heed

Joan Liebmann-Smith, PhD and Jacqueline Egan | Posted 11.17.2011

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Joan Liebmann-Smith, PhD and Jacqueline Egan

We sometimes write off subtle or unsightly signs as mere annoyances or cosmetic concerns that we can cover up or ignore. Here are five body signs that women shouldn't overlook.

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Late-Term Abortion Battle Erupts In Nebraska

The New York Times | Monica Davey | Posted 05.25.2011

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The national battle over abortion, for decades firmly planted outside the Kansas clinic of Dr. George R. Tiller, has erupted here in suburban Omaha, w...

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Abortion Language in the Health Care Bill: Another Women's Smackdown and What to Do

Amy Siskind | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion Health Care Reform, Women's Health Care, Abortion Health Care, Women's Rights Abortion, Abortion Rights, Women's Health Issues, Women in Politics, Women Health Care Reform, Women Health Insurance Reform, Politics News
Amy Siskind

Is it me, or is Obama's health care bill increasingly like the movie Groundhog Day? Another day, another women's health smackdown. Women's health is under assault.

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