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Violence Against Women and Unintended Pregnancy: Building Connections
September/October
By Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD
Save the Date for Our 35th Anniversary & Fall Fundraising Event
September/October
By Jill Battalen, Director of Individual Giving
Moving From Judgement to Empathy: Lessons From the States
September/October
By Margaret Conway, Lydia Stuckey and Kirsten Moore
Friends Don't Let Friends Take Avandia
September/October
By Charlea T. Massion, MD & Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD
In mid-July, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee voted to keep the diabetes drug Avandia (rosiglitazone) on the market, while simultaneously acknowledging not only that the drug increases the risk of heart attacks, but also that there are many other, safer medications available — including Actos (pioglitazone), a close sibling of Avandia made by a competing manufacturer.
Bending Toward Health Justice
July/August 2010
By Amy Allina, NWHN Policy Director
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Wed, July 14, 2010 Welcome New and Returning Board Mmebers
July/August 2010
In the last NWHN Board of Directors elections, all three incumbents were re-elected: Bindiya Patel, Laura Kaplan and Susan Wood. In addition, three members will join the board in June: Priscilla Huang, Charlea Massion, and Zipatly Mendoza. Learn more about these excellent women in their candidate’s statements, below:
Review: The Push To Prescribe — Women and Canadian Drug Policy Edited by Anne Rochon Ford and Diane Saibil
May/June 2010
By Ann Pappert
In 1992, when I first moved back to the U.S. after living in Canada for more than 20 years, I would stare in amazement at the endless parade of prescription drug commercials that appeared nightly across my TV screen. Direct-to-consumer ads for prescription drugs weren’t permitted in Canada. But here in the States, the ads were everywhere.
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Mon, May 03, 2010 The Hidden Women's Cancer
May/June 2010
By Tracey Stelzer Hyams, JD, MPH
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Mon, May 03, 2010 Announcements
May/June 2010
Announcements
June Board Meeting
The NWHN board of directors will meet next in Washington, DC on June 12 & 13. NWHN members are welcome to join us for parts of the weekend. If you are interested in attending, please contact the office for more information at 202.682.2640.
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Mon, May 03, 2010 Prescription for Change: Be Your Own Death Panel
May/June 2010
By Charlea T. Massion, MD, and Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD
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Mon, May 03, 2010 