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NWHN Fall Event
September/October 2011
NWHN Fall Event
Mark your calendar! The National Women’s Health Network will conclude our 35th year by presenting the fourth Barbara Seaman Awards for Activism in Women’s Health on November 1, 2011 at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C.
Join us in celebration as we are inspired and energized by special guest speaker Byllye Avery, health care activist and founder of the Black Women's Health Imperative.
No to Co-Pays, Yes to Listening to Women!
September/October 2011
By Cynthia Pearson
How many times have you stood at the pharmacist’s counter and felt that “ouch” when you find out what your co-pay will be? Or been told that you’ll have to pay the full cost of an exam because you haven’t met your annual deductible, and then decided to put off your check-up because you couldn’t afford it?
Enough! NBCC Declares Deadline to End Breast Cancer by January 1, 2020
September/October 2011
By Fran Visco
What’s in Your Personal Care Products? Wouldn’t You Like to Know?
September/October 2011
By Vida Rostami
You’re Too Young for Cancer: The Unintentional Advocate
September/October 2011
By Kat Werner
It was Friday, June 9, 2006 at 3:32 pm in the afternoon. I will remember it for as long as I live. “You have breast cancer, a very aggressive type,” the voice on the other end of the phone line informed me: “This needs to be dealt with immediately.”
Young Feminists — Beyond the Boundaries of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
September/October 2011
By Kira S. Jones
NWHN Fall Event
September/October 2011
NWHN Fall Event
Mark your calendar! The National Women’s Health Network will conclude our 35th year by presenting the fourth Barbara Seaman Awards for Activism in Women’s Health on November 1, 2011 at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C.
Join us in celebration as we are inspired and energized by special guest speaker Byllye Avery, health care activist and founder of the Black Women's Health Imperative.
Prescription for Change: Avast Avastin!
September/October 2011
By Charlea T. Massion, MD & Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD
Why won’t ineffective treatments go away? The story of the use of Avastin for breast cancer treatment is a cautionary tale about how pharmaceutical companies dupe health care providers and consumers into accepting — even demanding — inferior drugs, and bully Federal agencies trying to protect the public.
Menopause, Hormone Therapy, & Aging Skin – Is there a Connection?
July/August 2011
By Cindy Pearson and Jonathan Raymond
Young Feminists: Bridalplasty — The Only Show Where the “Winner” Gets Cut
July/August 2011
By Sandra Bogar
Women's Health Snapshots
July/August 2011
While we expect our physicians’ health care recommendations to be based on best practices, it turns out that doctors make different choices for themselves vs. their patients. In a new study, 500 physicians were given two different clinical scenarios involving two different treatment alternatives to life-threatening illnesses. One option had a better chance of survival but a higher rate of adverse side effects; the other had a lower chance of survival, and less likelihood of bad side effects.
Welcome New Staff
July/August 2011
Victoria Heckler, our new Director of Individual Giving, comes to the NWHN with more than a decade of experience working with non-profit organizations, first as a fundraiser for Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and more recently for Public Interest Data, Inc., (PIDI) a database service bureau that works exclusively with the non-profit sector.
