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While we continue to fight for access to health care (pending the US Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act) it’s rewarding to see that work continues on economic and job issues. U.S. Senator Tom Harkin recently introduced the Rebuild America Act, which would improve economic security for women and their families. According [...]
We tend to think of rural women’s issues in the context of the developing world. But in America rural women also struggle. One of the big factors in rural poverty is the lack of access to decent health services. On March 30,2012, Worldview, a weekly talk show on WBEZ radio, a PBS affiliate, explored rural [...]
Just 38 percent of sexually active young women were screened for chlamydia in the previous year in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC recommends annual screening for all sexually active women aged 25 and under. If recent policies related to health care reform that focus on preventive [...]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 88 children in the United States has been identified as having an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a new study released today that looked at data from 14 communities. Autism spectrum disorders are almost five times more common among boys than girls [...]
More women work out at coed gyms and are comfortable sweating side by side with men. But what about the women’s locker room? A recent study found that when it comes changing in the locker room, the acts of disrobing, dressing, showering and being naked in front of others, can be very discomfiting. It’s [...]
Women still pay more than men for the same health insurance coverage, according to new research and data from online brokers. This is one reason women should be monitoring the US Supreme Court’s hearings on the recent Affordable Care Act (ACA) taking place in the nation’s Capitol. The major point of contention under discussion is [...]
If your eyes and mouth feel as dry as a desert, there are many possible causes, such as bad air quality and certain medications. But if you have long-lasting, uncomfortable dryness in your eyes and mouth, along with fatigue or pain and swelling in some of your joints, you may have a condition called Sjögren’s [...]
A year ago our Institute hosted a private showing of Hot Flash Havoc, an award winning documentary on menopause. The long awaited release of this film in U.S. theaters begins later this month. To learn more about the sites and dates, visit the film website at: http://www.hotflashhavoc.net/
Last week Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland became the longest serving US Congresswoman! She was elected to the US House of Representative in 1976 and, 10 years later, became the first woman elected to the Senate who stood on her own merit and not put in office because she was the spouse or daughter of [...]
Consumers should avoid skin lighteners, “anti-aging” creams, and other cosmetics that may contain toxic levels of mercury, the FDA advised in an alert issued recently. Products that list “mercurous chloride,” “calomel,” “mercuric,” “mercurio,” or “mercury” among their ingredients — or that don’t list ingredients in English, or at all — should not be used, the [...]
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