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Green Tea May Benefit Bone Health

medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Bone, Bones, Prevention, Osteoporosis, Health, Women's Health, Calcium, Metabolism, Wellness, Calcium Supplements, Osteoporosis Treatment, Living News

New research from Hong Kong found that green tea, one of the most popular drinks around the world, may benefit bone health and the researchers suggest...

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A Changing Tide of Opinion for Girls and Women

Sarah Brown | Posted 11.24.2009 | World

Read More: Girls, Women's Rights, Women, General Assembly, Women's Issues, Women's Health, UN General Assembly, Sarah Brown, World News
Sarah Brown

Where the lives of girls and women are at risk or compromised, understanding that we must and can save them is the means by which we will save and care for everyone.

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How the Media Peddle the Myth of the Miserable Woman

Caryl Rivers | Posted 11.24.2009 | Media

Read More: Women, Women's Happiness, Marcus Buckingham, Women's Health, Media News
Caryl Rivers

Is it true that men are happy and women are unhappy? Not really. The differences between the sexes in this study are so small that generally they are less than one half of one percent.

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Important Dinner For Women: Jessica Alba, Sarah Brown And More Gather In New York For Maternal Health Event (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.24.2009 | Style

Read More: Important Dinner for Women, Personal Health, Queen Rania, Women's Health, Jessica Alba, Slidehuge, Nicole Kidman, Parenting, Naomi Watts, Sarah Brown, 4th Important Dinner for Women, The Important Dinner for Women, Queen Rania 4th Dinner Women New York City, Women Mortality Rate Dinner Jordan, Important Dinner for Women Cipriani, Important Dinner for Women Nyc, Christy Turlington Dinner for Women, Queen Rania Hosted 4th Important Dinner, Womens Improtant Dinner, Style News

*PHOTOS BELOW* From the press release: On Wednesday night, 300 leading women from the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, fashion and media,...

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Menopause: Liberation or Loss? (What Our Mothers Didn't Know To Tell Us)

Rebecca Booth, MD | Posted 11.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Hot Flashes, Aging, Relationships, Women's Health, Menopause, Anthropology, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Hormones, Sexuality, Health, Living News
Rebecca Booth, MD

Menopause is not a disease, but it can put women out of sync with some of the estrogen-enhanced physicality, behaviors and appearances on which they have come to rely.

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Why Stress Makes You Fat

Dr. Erika Schwartz | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Obesity, Medicine, Women's Health, Powerwomentv, Stress Reduction, Healthcare, Living News
Dr. Erika Schwartz

We are suffering ever-growing rates of obesity and worsening health caused by weight problems. Stress is a leading cause of this modern-day epidemic.

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Female Alcoholics: Their Secret Lives

wellness.com | Elizabeth Weise | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Alcoholics, Women, Mental Health, Women's Issues, Women's Health, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Alcoholic, Motherhood, Alcohol Abuse, Binge Drinking, Drinking, Addiction & Recovery, Living News

The numbers are troubling: An estimated 17.6 million adults in the USA are either alcoholics or have alcohol problems, according to the National Insti...

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What's So Scary About Home Birth?

Amie Newman | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Rights, Out-of-Hospital-Birth, Natural Childbirth, Reproductive Rights, RH Reality Check, Women's Health, Reproductive Health, Motherhood, Home Birth, Midwifery, Childbirth, Cpms, Cnms, Living News
Amie Newman

The Today Show presents homebirth as an option to be feared, but that's only because the unknown is often a scary venture. If you listen to women's experiences, It doesn't have to be that way.

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The Truth About the Capps Amendment

Rep. Lois Capps | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hyde Amendment, Abortion, Health Care Reform, Women's Health, Health Care, H. R. 3200, Lois Capps, Capps Abortion, Abortion Rights, Rep. Lois Capps, Capps Abortion Amendment, Pro-Choice, Choice, Health Care Reform Abortion, Politics News
Rep. Lois Capps

My amendment offers a common ground solution to a very challenging policy question -- namely how do we deal with abortion services in health reform legislation.

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Straight Talk About Health Care Reform and Abortion

Judi Jennings | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Reproductive Health, Politics, Social Justice, Women's Issues, Women's Health, Politics News
Judi Jennings

It's going to take a lot of straight talk and a commitment to finding common ground about what is best for women and their families to achieve health care reform.

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Natural Cures Women Should Know

health.com | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Cures, Natural Cures, Women's Health, Health, Natural, Living News

Because women are the biggest users of supplements, it's critical that they know which ones really work. To make safe and effective buys, try this age...

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Extremely Tired and Completely Worn Out? What It Could Mean Plus Questions to Ask Your Doctor

Barbara Ficarra | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Barbara Ficarra, Hhs, Cdc, Patient-Empowerment, Fibromyalgia, Doctor/Patient Relationship, Women's Health, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, healthin30, Cfs, Living News
Barbara Ficarra

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a serious medical condition that can easily be overlooked because it mimics so many other disorders.

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Sebelius: No Public Abortion Funding In Health Care Bill

McClatchy | David Lightman | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Pro-Life, Abortion Rights, Reproductive Health, Reform, Obama, Women's Rights, Kathleen Sebelius, Health Care Bill, Abortion, Women's Health, Activists, Public Option, Health Care Reform, Sebelius, Health Care, Whithe House, Pro-Choice, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius pledged Sunday that President Barack Obama will support barring public funding for...

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12-Year-Old Girl Dies While Giving Birth In Yemen

AP | AHMED AL-HAJ | Posted 11.12.2009 | World

Read More: Girls, Child Bride, Women's Rights, Sexual Violence, Sexual Health, Islam, Yemen, Children's Rights, Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Women's Health, Underage Marriage, Childhood, World News

SAN'A, Yemen — A 12-year-old Yemeni child-bride died after struggling for three days in labor to give birth, a local human rights organization s...

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Harley Riding Chin Hair

Emily Bracken | Posted 11.09.2009 | Style

Read More: Women, Women's Issues, Style, Body Image, Women's Health, Pubic Hair, Beauty Industry, Beauty, Women and Body Image, Comedy, Hair, Facial Hair, Chin Hair, Style News
Emily Bracken

It's not something you'd notice from spitting distance, but if you look at me up close, you'd discover I have hair on my chin. Not blond wisps. Not peach fuzz.

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Smart Girl Guide to College (Sex)

Shelby Knox | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

Read More: College Students, Contraception, Women, Women's Health, Sex Education, Safety, Living News
Shelby Knox

Girls have to be extra careful at college. But following the Smart Girl's Guide will help make sure your worst mistake is leaving your flip flops in a cow patty.

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Marrying George Clooney - Beyond the Blurb

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Baby Boomers, Dementia, Women's Issues, Family Relationships, Women in Culture, Menopause, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda, George Clooney, Women and Body Image, Amy Ferris, Women in Mid-Life, Marrying George Clooney, Robin Morgan, Women's Health, Women in the Media, The Women's Media Center, Living News
Marcia G. Yerman

Many of the issues Amy and I discussed in serious moments - family, relationships, and life changes - would find their way into Marrying George Clooney.

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The National Cancer Institute Should Delay Its Collaboration With Love/Avon

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Cosmetic Ingredients, Avon Army of Women, Nci, Parabens, National Cancer Institute, M.D., Health, Samuel S. Epstein, Women's Health, Carcinogens, Cosmetics, The Avon Foundation, Dr. Susan Love, Living News
Samuel S. Epstein

The NCI should insist that Avon reformulate its products to phase out all toxic ingredients and replace them by safe alternatives before proceeding with their important initiative.

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Do You Sometimes Feel Fat?

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Weight Swings, Moody, Pms, Premenstrual Syndrome, Weight Loss, Womens Health, Feeling Fat, Hormones, Hormonal Fluctuations, Living News
Irene Rubaum-Keller

Even if you are thin, that week before your period can be challenging. As women, we tend to get bloated and extra hungry 7 to 10 days before our monthly cycle.

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Obama, Rodale Team To Bring Health Care Message To Four Magazines

New York Times | STEPHANIE CLIFFORD | Posted 10.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Rodale, Women's Health, Mens Health, Michelle Obama Magazines, Obamas Magazines, Prevention, Children's Health, Barack Obama, Barack Obama Magazines, Magazines, Media News

PRESIDENT OBAMA is taking his argument for a health care plan to a new place: Rodale magazines, where he or his wife appear on coming covers of Preven...

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Muffintop: The New Feminine?

Susan Harrow | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress Eating, Muffintop, Living News, Over-Eating, Yo-Yo Dieting, Women and Body Image, Healthy Eating, Healthy Body, Mindful Eating, Eating Disorders, Health, Anorexia, Childhood Eating Problems, Diet Advice, Diet, Wellness, Bulimia, Muffin Top, Women, Women's Health, Weight Loss, Body Image, Eating Matters, Health Tips, Eating Mindfully, Unhealthy Diets, Lose Weight, Healthy Diet, Women's Issues, Obesity, Comfort Eating, National Eating Disorders Association, Weight Gain, Eating Disorder Prevention, Living News
Susan Harrow

A woman should have a little pooch. It's part of what makes us womanly.

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Hide Your Body, Hide Yourself

Susan Harrow | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress Eating, Living News, Over-Eating, Yo-Yo Dieting, Healthy Body, Eating Disorders, Anorexia, Childhood Eating Problems, Diet, Wellness, Bulimia, Eating Matters, Weight Loss, Health Tips, Body Image, Comfort Eating, Eating Disorder Prevention, Weight Gain, Lose Weight, Women and Body Image, Healthy Eating, Mindful Eating, Health, Diet Advice, Women, Women's Health, Eating Mindfully, Healthy Diet, Unhealthy Diets, Obesity, Women's Issues, National Eating Disorders Association, Living News
Susan Harrow

If you're always looking for ways to not be seen, how do you speak out? How do you move through the world if you have an invisible cloak that has no magical powers other than to keep you in your own shadow?

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Would You Want To Live To Be 100?

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Health Care Town Halls, The Balanced Life, Living News, Longevity, Senior Citizens, The Healthy Life, Women's Health, Featured Contributor, President Obama, Health Care Reform, Dr. Judith Rich, Huffington Post, Town Hall Meetings, Health, United States, Cardiovascular Disease, Barack Obama, University of Pittsburgh, High School, Bachelor's Degree, Us, Living News
Dr. Judith Rich

Can you imagine yourself as a really, really old person? I'm talking really old, like 100 years or beyond? In fact it's not only possible you could ...

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Women's Health Is Universal Health Care

Cecile Richards | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Health, Health Care Reform, Abortion, Contraception, Birth Control, Barack Obama, Planned Parenthood, Women's Rights, Politics News
Cecile Richards

Does anyone else see the irony in the U.S. bishops wanting to define universal health care as covering everything except for what they don't support?

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My Doctor Says: Get a Boob Job

Roni Zeiger | Posted 09.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Physicians, Advertising, Women's Health, Plastic Surgery, Health Care Reform, Doctors, Evidence Based Decision Making, Medical Costs, Patients, Medicine, Health Care, Evidence-Based Medicine, Living News
Roni Zeiger

A pamphlet I received from our family doctor offering plastic surgery made my jaw drop. And it begs the question of whether the primary goal of our provider is my health or their profit.

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