"heart-health" Articles & Blogs:
LIVE’S High Heel-a-thon
| The 2010 Regis and Kelly LIVE! High Heel-A-Thon is set to take place on Wednesday, September 22nd. The High Heel-A-Thon is a fun 150-yard dash in support of The Heart Truth®. Although this is simply a fun event in heels, a lot of serious athletes als...[Read on] |
Study: Exercise Helps Reduce 'Bad' Cholesterol in Women
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Just one more reason to get off the couch and hit the gym or the great outdoors — your heart will thank you!Exercise Health Benefits for Women | 07/31/2009 10:30 am
We all knew exercise was good for our health, but we’re now finding out hitt...[Read on] |
Women More at Risk of Death for Certain Cardiovascular Diseases Than Men
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And more research shows that women should be on the watch for seven
symptoms of ovarian cancer so they can beat the deadly disease before
it progressesCardiovascular Disease, Ovarian Cancer | Today 10:05 am
Here’s another reason to take good care ...[Read on] |
Study: Rocky Marriages Bring Heart Risk for Women
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New research emphasizes that women need to take better care of their waistlines and their hearts when feuding with their hubbiesPost | Today 11:55 am
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We all know that rocky marriages can be stressful, but new research from the University of Ut...[Read on] |
Olympians & celebs participate in annual Red Dress Collection Fashion Show
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2008 Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin was among the Olympians and celebrities who participated in the sixth annual Red Dress Collection Fashion Show on Friday, Feb. 13 at Bryant Park in New York City. February is National Heart Month, ...[Read on] |
Canadian skater Rochette talks about her mother
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One of the most memorable, and inspirational, stories from the recent Winter Olympics involves Canadian figure skating Joannie Rochette who took to the ice in Vancouver only days after her mother Therese, 55, died of a massive heart attack. Rochette, a ...[Read on] |
Red Hot start to Fashion Week
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Beginning today, with National Wear Red Day, millions will celebrate the Red Dress as the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness. Everyone can participate in the national movement by wearing their favorite red outfit, or Red Dress Pin.
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2009 Women's Health Heroes.
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Go check out Our Bodies Ourselves 2009 Women's Health Heroes. It is an amazing group of women's health advocates. From the blog,
The 20 outstanding individuals and organizations inducted in May 2009 have made significant, long-lasting contributions to ...[Read on] |
Smart Women Take Heart: Your Love Life Is Fine
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(WOMENSENEWS)--What should smart ambitious women with some measure of career fulfillment do to prove they're not miserable and sexless? Hold a mass demonstration with smiley-face banners?
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Our Bodies Our Health Heroes
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You may have already seen information about the Our Bodies Our Health Heroes Contest, but I thought that it was great enough to post again for those who haven’t seen it yet, or for those who have a hero but need that extra reminder to submit (god kn...[Read on] |
Tell Your Members of Congress We Need Real Health Care Reform
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by Judy Waxman, Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights, National Women's Law Center
Have you seen them yet? Opponents of real reform are mobilizing and stepping up their efforts to block comprehensive health care reform. They're also presen...[Read on] |
Does the cost of health care affect the frequency of your visits to the doctor?
| Yes! It's expensive, so I don't go often
No! I'll take care of my health at any cost
Other (tell us below)
Poll | Today 1:00 amArray
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Ladies first – Women’s Health Amendment Vote Coming Soon
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by Judy Waxman, Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights, National Women's Law Center
You know what they say — ladies first.
The Senate has finally begun debating the historic health care reform bill. The first amendment offered is the Women...[Read on] |
Recession, health care, and roller derby
| I was just talking to a friend the other day about how roller derby is such a hot topic in sport studies because it's a great venue for examining gender roles, subversion, aggression, alternative sport, sexuality, and a host of other things.And of course ...[Read on] |
Nominate your Women's Health Hero
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From Our Bodies, Ourselves:
When you hear the words "Women's Health Hero," who comes to mind? Your 9th grade health teacher who taught you about sexually transmitted infections? The midwife who sat with you through 15 hours of labor? The young Nigerian...[Read on] |
Have a Glass of Wine – or Two – for a Better Sex Life!
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Another reason to pass the vino! Plus, research shows women still enjoy sex even as they ageWomen's Sex Drive | Today 11:15 am
So we’ve all heard a glass of red wine a day may be good for your heart, but now we’re hearing it’s also goo...[Read on] |
Part II: Clarifying the Myth About Exercise
| If you didn’t read the TIME magazine cover article which stated that exercise is basically a waste of time and doesn’t help people lose weight, my blog critique of the article, or the very insightful comments of blog readers (particularly Jenny Ev...[Read on] |
Feel-Good of the Day: First Women-Run Pharmacy in North America Opens
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Sadly, most of the time pharmacists are mentioned on Feministing it's regarding "conscience clause" folks - anti-choice pharmacists (and their buddy Bush) who believe it's their "religious or moral" right to refuse to sell contraception to women even th...[Read on] |
Can Heather Graham Sell the Public Option?
| A new TV ad produced by MoveOn.com and starring Heather Graham seeks to make the case for the public option as a critical—and widely supported—component of health-care reform using a somewhat silly track-and-field conceit. “What does Hea...[Read on] |
Brittany Murphy- RIP
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Brittany in Clueless (she's on the left)
The death of Brittany Murphy at 32 is another one of those moments where you can see the toll that Hollywood takes on people.
I mean what 32 year old person has a heart attack?
People are saying drugs, but wha...[Read on] |
White House health summit: Women left out in the cold
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Ladies, you didn’t want an equal voice in health care reform, right? Good - because holding 17% of Congress won’t do it for you, and being only 10.5% of today’s special health...
This is a content summary only. Visit Women and Politics ...[Read on] |
Health Care Reform Has a Woman's Face
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by Jenifer Rajkumar, Fellow, National Women's Law Center
With the misinformation spread about health care reform throughout the summer and the Senate Finance Committee about to release a bill as early as tomorrow, it’s more important than ever at ...[Read on] |
Her Ovaries, His Cigarettes: Which Costs More in the Individual Health Insurance Market?
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by Brigette Courtot, Policy Analyst, National Women's Law Center
For most of their lives, women are charged more than men for health plans in the individual insurance market. This is a consequence of “gender rating,” the common insurance industry pr...[Read on] |
St. Vincent’s coach Kristen Zawacki dies of apparent heart attack on Christmas
| From Saint Vincent College Athletics:
It is with great sadness that I share with you the tragic news of the death of Kristen Zawacki, associate athletic director and the first and only head coach of the Lady Bearcats. She died of natural causes due ...[Read on] |
Getting urban girls into the game: Dance first?
| By Lauren Taylor
It is the quiet story behind the high-profile victories of women’s athletics: After thirty years of Title IX, after the superstardom of Mia Hamm, Michelle Wie, and Venus Williams, even after the advocacy of groups like the Women’s ...[Read on] |
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