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On July 21, Reps. Jan Schakowsky (IL), Ed Markey (MA) and Tammy Baldwin (WI) introduced legislation (HR.5786) that would toughen safety standards for cosmetics and give the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to check personal care products for harmful ingredients. Current law allows the FDA to defer decisions about ingredient safety [...]
I just received a FDA email about the safety of color additives in food. What caught my eye was the subheading: “Without color additives, colas wouldn’t be brown, margarine wouldn’t be yellow and mint ice cream wouldn’t be green.” I wonder if colorless food could help reduce the obesity epidemic!!! Seriously, to read the [...]
Recent publications in Nature and Women’s Health by Institute Director Teresa K. Woodruff and her post docs have seemed to hit a nerve among other science writers who are beginning to explore issue raised by Dr. Woodruff. A few days ago an interesting article appeared in Slate, a daily magazine that has won numerous [...]
CHICAGO — Wrist fractures have an important personal and public health impact and may play a role in the development of disability in older people, according to a Northwestern University study published by the British Medical Journal. Beatrice Edwards, M.D., associate professor of geriatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, was the lead author [...]
I recently received a copy of an article written in 2007 by Molly Carnes, MD and Judyann Bigby, MD. One of the obstacles to the advancement of women in academic medicine is discussed in terms of the Jennifers vs the Janets. Jennifers refer to the younger women who are just coming out of medical school, [...]
CHICAGO — The more an older woman weighs, the worse her memory, according to new research from Northwestern Medicine. The effect is more pronounced in women who carry excess weight around their hips, known as pear shapes, than women who carry it around their waists, called apple shapes. The study of 8,745 cognitively normal, post-menopausal [...]
A recent post on the Oncofertility Consortium Blog discussed gender disparities in the senior levels of scientific research. Women receive 56% of science and engineering undergraduate degrees and are awarded more than 40% of graduate degrees in the sciences, often a PhD. However, they make up only 22% of senior academic faculty members in the [...]
Fish and shellfish are an important part of a healthy diet. They contain protein and other essential nutrients, are low in saturated fat, and contain omega-3 fatty acids. A well-balanced diet that includes a variety of seafood can contribute to heart health and children’s proper growth and development. However, nearly all seafood contains traces of [...]
The Oncofertility Summer Research Fellowship 2010 is now in full swing (check out this post for more details)! Our three Oncofertility Saturday Academy alumni undergraduate students, Nicole Miles, Shaquita Webster, and Megan Romero have been hard at work, both at the bench in Dr. Woodruff’s laboratory and learning about many social issues surrounding women’s health [...]
In March 2010, Congress passed and President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act–the new health care reform law. It will take several years for all provisions of the Act to be implemented but there are a variety of tools becoming available to help guide the way as provisions are implements. The Our Bodies, Ourselves Blog [...]
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