December 21, 2008 - December 27, 2008
December 14, 2008 - December 20, 2008
December 7, 2008 - December 13, 2008
November 30, 2008 - December 6, 2008
November 23, 2008 - November 29, 2008
November 16, 2008 - November 22, 2008
November 9, 2008 - November 15, 2008
November 2, 2008 - November 8, 2008
October 26, 2008 - November 1, 2008
October 19, 2008 - October 25, 2008
October 12, 2008 - October 18, 2008
October 5, 2008 - October Read the rest of this entry »
I admire Caroline Kennedy. Her dignity and her character are striking. So
when she made the remark to the
David Halbfinger the other day,
"Have you guys ever thought of writing for a woman's magazine or something?
...You're supposed to be crack political journalists," I was surprised -- and
disappointed. Then I had a wider concern: Why, 40 years after the advent of
second-wave feminism, are the words "women's magazine" still so automatically Read the rest of this entry »
Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Offers New Tools for the New Year to Help Women
Identify and Discuss Symptoms of Low Testosterone in their Husbands and Male
Partners
MARIETTA, Ga., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nine out of 10 women in
the United States are unaware that if their husband or male partner
experiences symptoms like fatigue, depressed mood and increased waistline it
could be related to a condition known as low testosterone, or Low T, according
to Read the rest of this entry »
, Times staff writer
In print: Monday, December 29, 2008
Dawna Stone is 40, has a 15-month-old daughter and her own business, but still finds time for her morning run — most of the time, anyway. She's the founder and publisher of the newly renamed
Women's Running,
a magazine based in St. Petersburg that has a circulation of 90,000. The magazine used to be called
, but so many readers focussed on running that Stone decided Read the rest of this entry »
1) New U.S. Administration Offers Hope for Women and Girls
The election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States provides an opportunity to uphold human rights, promote health for all, and change the future of millions. Women's health and rights advocates in every corner of the world expressed excitement and hopefulness.
: For many, the most urgent issues facing the United States are the financial crisis and the wars in Iraq Read the rest of this entry »
(ANSA) - Rome, December 9 - Seeing off the knocks of time
and the illnesses of advancing years gives women a healthy
old age, an Italian expert said Tuesday.
Unlike men, whose old-age health is linked to genetic
factors, women gain health points as they grow older by
battling with ailments, Bologna University immunology
lecturer Claudio Franceschini told Italy's third annual
Conference on Women's Health.
Women fall ill more than men Read the rest of this entry »
Shares of women's clothing retailers traded mostly higher on Tuesday, despite more data showing consumers were reluctant to spend this holiday season.
The International Council of Shopping Centers said weekly same-store sales dropped 1.5 percent last week amid continued economic woes and wintry weather.
On a year-over-year basis, same-store sales fell 1.8 percent, according to the association's weekly index, which tracks sales of about 40 retailers. Read the rest of this entry »
Avandia (rosiglitazone) and Actos (pioglitazone) are used to lower blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes. Recent studies have suggested that the risk for heart failure, death and heart attack were increased with Avandia, touching off a controversy that resulted in new U.S. Food and Drug Administration-mandated label warnings about the drug.
"Women who are taking these drugs should reconsider the options," said lead researcher Dr. Yoon Loke, Read the rest of this entry »
"In issuing this midnight regulation, the Bush Administration has once again rejected medical and sound science in favor of misguided ideology that has no place in our government. The Administration has ignored the opposition of the American Medical Association, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Hospital Association, Members of Congress, and hundreds of thousands of concerned citizens and practitioners who made Read the rest of this entry »
Salem-News.com
"We are shocked that the Bush administration chose to finalize its midnight regulation and to take this parting shot..."
(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) sharply criticized a last-minute regulation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that poses a serious threat to patients' rights to receive complete and accurate health care information and services.