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Development Box: Honoring a Commitment to Women’s Health at Tax Time
By: NWHN Staff Development Box, Donation Deep Dive ArticlesIn general, people with an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) and certain other types of retirement plans are required by law to withdraw a minimum amount from their account starting at age 70½ (the exact amount depends upon the type of plan). Donating all or a portion of this IRA distribution to a 501(c)3 organization can help minimize one’s tax payments, and do good at the same time.
Primary Dysmenorrhea — Menstrual “Cramps” — Matters!
By: Mary Lou Ballweg Endometriosis, Gynecological Health, Menstrual Period, The Women's Health Activist Newsletter Deep Dive ArticlesIt was Thanksgiving, late afternoon—I glanced out my window to see a woman on our new neighbor’s patio, bending over, clutching her abdomen, rocking back and forth. She was clearly in agony.
NWHN in Action – May/June 2017
By: Sarah Christopherson NWHN In Action Newsletter, Raising Women's Voices, Securing Sexual & Reproductive Health and Autonomy, The Women's Health Activist Newsletter Deep Dive ArticlesWhat is the NWHN doing to fight for women’s rights? Read on to find out.
Rx for Change: The Real Cost of EpiPen Shots? Peanuts!
By: Charlea T. Massion, MD, and Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD Epinephrine, EpiPen, FDA Advocacy, Rx for Change, The Women's Health Activist Newsletter Deep Dive ArticlesIt’s probably not a coincidence that both FARE and AAN have received substantial financial support from EpiPen’s manufacturer. Since 2011, Mylan has provided more than $10 million to fund various “educational efforts” including donations to these two groups.
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What Can the Women’s Health Initiative Tell Us About How to Age Healthfully? (Part I)
By: NWHN Staff ,Aging, Low Fat Diets, Nutrition, Older Women, Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Deep Dive ArticlesLow Fat Diet vs. Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know
Rx for Change: Waiting Room Activism
By: Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD ,Drug Companies, FDA Advocacy, Rx for Change, The Women's Health Activist Newsletter Deep Dive Articles“Even the scale I was weighed on had the name of a drug on it – a weight loss drug,” said my friend, after visiting her doctor. If it’s any consolation, the ad wasn’t directed at her.
Harmless Hormones? Bah, Humbug!
By: Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD ,Bioidentical Hormones, Gynecological Health, Hormone Therapy, Menopause Hormone Therapy, The Women's Health Activist Newsletter Deep Dive ArticlesDo you need your hormones 'balanced?' Some alternative doctors are promoting hormone cocktails to cure what ails you, and if you think nothing ails you, well, maybe that's just your haywire hormones talking.
Wild Yam Cream, Diosgenin, and Natural Progesterone: What Can They Really Do for You?
By: Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD ,Bone Health, Breast Health, Fibroids, Menopause, Progesterone, The Women's Health Activist Newsletter Deep Dive ArticlesAmidst the large and sometimes confusing variety of hormone replacement therapy options, “natural" hormones have been growing in both visibility and popularity. Creams containing wild yam extracts or natural progesterone, or oral natural progesterone preparations are emerging as the HRT...
Dr. Helen Rodriguez-Trias: A Warrior in the Struggle for Reproductive Rights
By: Kathryn Krase ,The Women's Health Activist Newsletter Deep Dive ArticlesAn interview with long-time NWHN board member Dr. Helen Rodriguez-Trias, M.D. on her work fighting against sterilization abuse.
Sterilization Abuse: The Policies Behind the Practice
By: Kathryn Krase ,The Women's Health Activist Newsletter Deep Dive ArticlesInstead of providing women with access to alternative forms of safe, legal, and reversible contraception, U.S. policy promoted the use of permanent sterilization. By 1968, women of childbearing age in Puerto Rico were more than ten times more likely to...
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