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Mon, 2007-07-30 00:00
USAID Women's Legal Rights Initiative
The USAID Women's Legal Rights Initiative (WLR) is excited to announce the availability of the program final report, Practical Guide and Methods to Advance Women's Legal Rights.
The report describes WLR's methods,...
Mon, 2007-07-30 00:00
'Gender equality, work and health', a new review published by the World Health Organisation (WHO), documents the relationship between gender inequality and health and safety problems. It reviews gender issues in research, policies and programmes on work...
Mon, 2007-07-30 00:00
ALBERTA CENTRE FOR ACTIVE LIVING
Dr. Larry Frank, an expert in sustainable transportation from the University of British Columbia , spoke at the Alberta Centre for Active Living's Physical Activity Forum 2007 on "Promoting Health Through Community Design...
Mon, 2007-07-30 00:00
This special issue of New Solutions, initiated at the 4th international congress on Women, Work and Health in Delhi, describes researcher-worker collaboration to gain recognition for the constraints and requirements of women's jobs in construction,...
Mon, 2007-07-30 00:00
PharmedOut
For those interested in the training of ghostwriters for pharma, PharmedOut's latest video, "The Art of Medical Writing," featuring Susanna Dodgson, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Writing at the University of Sciences of Philadelphia , is...
Mon, 2007-07-30 00:00
Health Canada
Although the number of people affected with colorectal cancer (CRC) is declining, it is still the second most common form of cancer in men and the third most common form of cancer in women. In 2007, an estimated 20,800 Canadians will be...
Mon, 2007-07-30 00:00
CTV.ca
Half of elderly Canadian patients who are prescribed the type of sleeping pills called benzodiazepines after being sent home from the hospital are still chronic users of the drugs six months later, finds a new study.
Doctors say the trend is...
Mon, 2007-07-30 00:00
CBC News
The European Union has banned the use of mercury in thermometers and other devices as a part of a larger strategy to end the use of the highly toxic substance across the continent.
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Mon, 2007-07-30 00:00
National Women's Health Network
Does covering a woman's cervix with a diaphragm help protect her from HIV infection? Women's health and AIDS advocates and researchers have wondered for many years about this question. Today results from a study conducted...
Mon, 2007-07-30 00:00
June 26, 2007
San Francisco, CA- Breast Cancer Action (BCA) today expressed grave concerns about the two new studies that purport to justify the exorbitantly high price of breast cancer drugs.
One of the studies looked at Herceptin-a drug that costs...
Mon, 2007-07-30 00:00
By Judith Siers Poisson
The three previous articles in this series have examined the Politics and PR of Cervical Cancer in the United States. This fourth and final installment will look at how Merck's so-called "cervical cancer vaccine," Gardasil, is...
Mon, 2007-07-30 00:00
Health Canada is advising consumers not to use the sleep supplement product Optimum Health Care Sleep Easy, because it contains the undeclared drug clonazepam, which can be habit forming when used for as little as a few months. Consumers who may still...
Mon, 2007-07-30 00:00
Dear friends of breastfeeding,
Greetings! The 16 th World Breastfeeding Week (WBW), 1-7 August, is drawing near and we hope that you are as excited as we are on this year's theme, which is Breastfeeding: The 1st Hour - Early initiation and exclusive...
Mon, 2007-07-30 00:00
Joanne Laucius, CanWest News Service
OTTAWA - The Canadian medical system must aggressively treat depression among caregivers to save the long-term costs of institutionalizing dementia patients, concludes a new study.
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Mon, 2007-07-30 00:00
They are mothers, daughters, former university students and stay-at-home moms. They have concerns about working conditions, the economy and family life. But because they're sex workers, they're often demonized and not given a voice.
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Mon, 2007-07-30 00:00
Cook Islands, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Estonia, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary,Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Singapore
Submitted by the International Alliance of Women to the 39th session of the Committee on the Elimination of All...
Mon, 2007-07-30 00:00
Canadian Institute for Health Information
After declining for a number of years, the number of underweight babies born in Canadian hospitals began to increase in 2001-2002, steadily growing from 5.7% of births to 6.2% of births in 2005-2006, or one in...
Mon, 2007-07-30 00:00
We are seeking artwork for the two following projects please: your response is appreciated asap...1) We're looking for a thematic image for our Maternal Health and Well-Being conference Oct 18-20 (to appear on conference bags, program and posters) If you...
Mon, 2007-07-30 00:00
MommyBlogsToronto (http://mommyblogstoronto.com ), the better than a playdate destination for Canadian parents, has joined forces with BlogHer (http://blogher.org ), the Webs number one guide to women bloggers, to promote blogger action on political and...
Mon, 2007-07-16 00:00
This 2007 reprint includes new material on preventing the transmission of blood-borne diseases, how HIV/AIDS is reflected in many health issues, and basic Antiretroviral treatment information, as well as updated information on children and aspirin,...
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