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Tue, 2012-10-30 15:23
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jerilynn Prior, UBC Professor of Medicine
The Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research (CeMCOR), University of British Columbia (UBC), and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) are conducting a...
Thu, 2012-10-25 11:59
A study released this week has found that exposure to some common chemicals known as endocrine disruptors - found in plastic bottles, cleaning products, make-up and pesticides - are associated with early menopause.
Endocrine Disrupting...
Thu, 2012-10-25 11:57
A new website and public education program to promote internet safety to girls has been launched by Atlantic Ministers Responsible for Status of Women.
Check out Cybersafe Girl.
Thu, 2012-10-25 11:56
Evolving Toward More Personalized Care for Men and Women: Incorporating Sex and Gender into the Treatment Paradigm
Men and women are different. Over the past twenty years, substantial scientific evidence has demonstrated unequivocally...
Tue, 2012-10-23 10:15
Breast Cancer Action Montreal has launched a new campaign this year to counteract the myths about breast cancer and breast cancer campaigns that proliferate in the pink month of October.
Read about these Little Pink Lies on their website.
Tue, 2012-10-23 10:11
Join Echo and BORN Ontario on November 8, 2012 for a webinar on Implementation of Fetal Fibronectin Testing in Ontario Hospitals.
Although up to 10% of women present sometime during their pregnancy with signs and symptoms of...
Tue, 2012-10-23 10:06
Atira Women’s Resource Society in Vancouver is seeking written proposals from evaluators interested in designing and conducting an in-depth, creative, participatory evaluation involving women ages 55+ at two safe/transitional housing programs in ...
Thu, 2012-10-18 10:40
Teleconference:
Wednesday, October 24, 20129 AM Alaska (10:00 AM Pacific; 1:00 PM Eastern)
A conversation hosted by CHE-AK, Alaska Community Action on Toxics with science journalist, Florence Williams about the unsettling findings she uncovered...
Thu, 2012-10-18 10:38
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the BC Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health (BCCEWH) invite you to the webcast launch of a new book from CAMH on trauma informed practice Becoming Trauma Informed.
Join the publisher,...
Thu, 2012-10-18 10:37
Selling Sickness 2013: People before Profits
REGISTER NOW to get an earlybird reduced rate (until 10/31/12).
And reserve your hotel room as well.
Tue, 2012-10-16 16:16
Ask your MP to Take a Stand against poverty!
Dignity for All: the campaign for a poverty-free Canada wants you to show your support for ending poverty in Canada.
Canada is a wealthy country that has enough resources for everyone; poverty,...
Tue, 2012-10-16 16:10
A report released last week shows that the rate of women, and in particular, Aboriginal women, in prisons has risen at an alarming rate in recent years. Marginalized: The Aboriginal Women's experience in Federal Corrections by The Correctional...
Tue, 2012-10-16 15:54
coming to major Canadian cities – and your living room
Canadian screening tour in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Halifax; forthcoming DVD release and US cable launch
Toronto, ON (October 11, 2012) - The People’s Picture...
Tue, 2012-10-16 15:49
October 25 - 26, Winnipeg
An event is being organized to share results with participants of the ongoing research project entitled, “'Someone's mother, sister, or daughter': Street sex workers, their families and transitioning out of...
Sat, 2012-10-13 12:47
This campaign launched in May by the Canadian Association of Midwives is coming to a close Oct 17th 2012.
CAM launched Choice. Access. Midwives. to draw attention to the lack of access to midwifery care faced by many women and families in Canada....
Fri, 2012-10-12 14:58
Thursday, October 25th, 2012 - 10:00-12:00am YWCA Elm Centre - Nancy's Auditorium, 87 Elm Street, Toronto. Limited seating
Join British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health and Ontario Women's Health Network for an introduction to two sex-...
Thu, 2012-10-11 12:37
October 11, 2012 is the world's first International Day of the Girl Child.
On this day the International Women’s Health Coalition is standing with the members of the Girls Not Brides global partnership to end early and forced marriage. ...
Thu, 2012-10-11 12:35
During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we recall and mourn the loss this year of Rosalie Bertell, GNSH, Ph.D, founder of the International Institute of Concern for Public Health in Toronto who died June 14, 2012 at the age of 83. An internationally...
Thu, 2012-10-11 12:33
The film Pink Ribbons, Inc. looks at the pervasive impact of breast cancer fundraising. Every year, millions of dollars are raised, but where does all the money go, and what is actually achieved? The film offers a completely different take on...
Thu, 2012-10-11 12:28
This factsheet looks at how alcohol affects women’s health, and explains why Canada’s new low-risk drinking guidelines are lower for women.
Read Alcohol and women: Supporting health and life.
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