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- PeaceKeeper Cause-Metics: Sales Fund Women's Health and Human Rights CausesWhether you choose to wear just a touch of lip gloss or go full-on glam with your makeup you may want to consider buying your makeup to support a cause.
- One Senator Cares About Women's Health IssuesSenator David Vitter's Views on Ensuring Breast Cancer Prevention and Early Detection
- Women's History Month Los AngelesCelebrate Women's History Month with the rest of Los Angeles. All throughout the month of March there will be benefits, events and gatherings all in support of women's history and women's programs. Join the fun and help out worthy causes.
Thyroid Cancer in Women Rises DramaticallyRecent studies show that the incidence of Thyroid Cancer has risen faster than any other cancer in the United States, but only in women. Why?- Sterilization: Women's Rights and Cleaning Products from the Roaring '20sAn observation of the use of cleaning products on women in the early 20th century as a means to ethnically cleanse certain races of people from America, a by product practice of some scientists and physicians of the time.
- Health Care is a Right: Now is the TimeIn July 2012, the world will be in DC for the International AIDS Conference. We are in a unique moment -- with the conference and the election -- to get the word out about access to health care for all humans.
Drinking Too Much Sugary Soda Raises Risk of Kidney Disease in WomenDrinking sugary soda raises the risk for kidney disease in women. How kidney disease eventually is caused links soda consumption to kidney damage. See the article, "Opposing Views: RESEARCH: Drinking Soda Raises Risk for Kidney Disease."
New Survey Highlights What Women Do Not Know About CholesterolMost of the women, 88%, did know that high cholesterol can lead to hardening of the arteries as well as heart disease and 85% know that it can lead to a stroke.- 500 Womenheart Volunteers Will Spread the News About Women's Heart DiseaseWomenheart volunteers are women who have experienced hearty disease themselves and nwant to spread the news to other women.
- Mammograms Could Cause Breast Cancer in High-Risk Young Women, Study WarnsThe very test that was designed to detect breast cancer may actually cause breast cancer in high risk young women, a new study suggests.
- Sewall Belmont Museum Celebrates Women's History MonthWomen’s History Month is in March. Read in the following text how Sewall Belmont Museum in Washington D.C. area is celebrating the incredible accomplishments by women.
Martin Luther King, Malcolm X; Their Advocacy and How Their Religions Shaped TheseAs one explain the political advocacy of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X one will notice a strong tie with their various religious beliefs which were Christianity and Islam.- The Dichotomy of Women's Rights in IndonesiaIn contrast to new economic opportunities enjoyed by middle class women in Indonesia, millions of domestic, industrial and migrant workers are subjected to exploitation and abuse. NGO's are now assisting in the creation of new legislation to protect them.
- Workplace Advocacy for Sexual AssaultSexual abuse and domestic violence as indicators of women's work rights.
Top 10 Mental Health Advances of the YearThe advances in mental health this year were varied and many.- Mother's Day Silver Anniversary 5K Run/Walk for Women OnlyOn Mother's Day, women in Duluth, Minnesota will celebrate a 25 year old tradition of a women's only run/walk to honor those whose lives have been touched by breast cancer.
- Women for Barack Obama: U.S. Election 2008Barack Obama is sweeping the nation's women off their feet. His advocacy of issues important to women: better healthcare, protection for victims of domestic violence, and combatting poverty has drawn the support of many women.
- Community Outreach Health Fair on April 19 Will Pre-qualify Women for No Cost MammogramsOn April 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., ASLF will host a Community Outreach Health Fair at Washington High School, 3535 E. 114th Street in Chicago, and will pre-qualify underinsured women for no cost screening mammograms.
- Where Abused Women Can Find Help in MassachusettsStatistics show that domestic violence and sexual abuse are increasing in our nation. Women in Massachusetts can find help in these four centers that offer shelter and support in times of crisis.
- The Changing Role of Women in the WorkforceHow feminism and the economy have contributed to the changing role of women in the workforce.
- Mental Health Agency Assists Hurricane VictimsThe Mental Health/Mental Retardation (MHMR) Agency of Tarrant County in Fort Worth, TX has been flooded with new patients seeking assistance who have relocated from the effects of Hurricane Katrina.
- The Military, Mental Health and Suicide StatisticsThe VA's suicide prevention hotline receives over 250 calls a day. Since January of this year, 65 service members have taken their own lives. Yearly attempt estimates have reached 12,000. Why? No one seems to know.
- MeMe Roth, Health Advocate Declares: 'Eat Less, Eat Better, or We'll Make You'Analysis of a recent John Stossel interview of "Anti-obesity" advocate, MeMe Roth.
- A History of Breast ImplantsSmall-breasted women in America say that they feel inferior or unfeminine in a culture where breast size is a major issue. Popular fashion models today are usually thin, but large-breasted, especially those who model lingerie, evening wear and swimsuits.
- Osteoporosis: Signs, Symptoms, and Risk FactorsOsteoporosis is a wholly preventable bone disease. Learn about the risk factors, signs, and symptoms to minimize future harms to your health.
Women's Power on Film - CAPreview of history event
Legislature Protects Doctors Against Prescribing Birth Control, Emergency Contraception or Perform AbortionsWomen across the country are being denied standard, legal treatments because of doctors' own moral objections.
Children's Mental Health Act of 2003: Speak Out Against Mandatory Stimulant Use for Poorly Performing StudentsIf the goal of mandatory treatments is achieved, over 325,000 children will be on "performance-enhancing drugs". Would you rather have a sibling or child with poor grades, or one that hangs herself in the night?- Dignity: How Women Are Robbed of Their Fundamental Rights Behind BarsHuman rights violations in womens' prisons
Cosmetics Could Be Harmful to Your Health: What Every Woman Needs to KnowPhthalates have been banned in cosmetics in the EU, but the U.S. is still holding out largely in part to pressure from large corporations and the lack of testing on humans.
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