Monthly Archives: October 2010

New Book on Oncofertility Available

Dr. Teresa Woodruff, Director of the Institute for Women’s Health Research at Northwestern, and her colleagues have just released their second book on oncofertility.    Oncofertility is a new field of study named by Dr. Woodruff who is a leader in the study of fertility preservation in women who have lost their fertility due to cancer [...]

Celebrating 20 Years of Women’s Health

On September 27, 2010, the federal Office on Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) celebrated it’s 20th Anniversary at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD.    Several of the former or current Congressional representatives who created the legislation to establish the ORWH were present to hear a summary of the progress made in the last [...]

Why Can’t Americans, Be Less Fat?

I just got back from a brief vacation in the Italian region of Emilia Romagna–the land of Parma ham, proscuitto, Pasta Bolognese and tasty hard cheeses. One of the regional specialties is a ravioli filled with spinach and ricotta covered in a butter sauce and sprinkled with parmesan cheese (Are your arteries choking yet?).    [...]