Search Resources (English): Women and Health Protection (WHP)
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- Pharmaceuticals manufacturing: what do we know about the occupational health and safety hazards for women working in the industry?
- http://www.whp-apsf.ca/pdf/Pharmaceutical%20Manufacturing-%20Health%20%20Safety%20_2_.pdf
- Published: March 2009
Describes how pharmaceuticals are developed and produced, and what is known about the associated hazards. Includes an overview of health and safety laws in Canada and elsewhere, as well as some examples of relevant best practices. Concludes with a series of recommendations. Abridged version of “Occupational health and safety hazards in pharmaceuticals manufacturing: Past, present and future knowledge, policies and possibilities, particularly for women,” written by Dorothy Wigmore for Women and Health Protection.
(See Details) - Evidence for Caution: Women and Statin Use
- http://www.whp-apsf.ca/pdf/statinsEvidenceCaution.pdf
- Published: June 2007
Discusses a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins and the risks to women.
(See Details) - Pregnancy and mental health: a review of popular pregnancy information sources
- http://www.whp-apsf.ca/pdf/Pregnancy%20%20Mental%20Health.pdf
- Published: March 2009
Examines the information available to the Canadian public through popular pregnancy information sources to assess gaps in information available and determine the extent, if any, of the difference between public information and medical literature on this topic.
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