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The Future of the Texas Women’s Health Program
Starting Nov. 1, the state of Texas’s Women’s Health Program will no longer receive Federal Medicaid dollars. This means that in less than a month, Texas will have to almost completely foot the bill for its Texas Women’s Health Program, a program that provides women living below the poverty line with insurance for free gynecological [...] Continue reading
Trying to NOT Get Breast Cancer? Me Too! How I Jumped on the Fast-Track to Reducing My Risk
I’d grown up hearing cautionary tales about breast cancer. I knew, through at least a few degrees of separation, distant relatives and friends who had developed the disease. Eventually, I always heard that they’d gone into remission and “beat” it with the usual treatments or trendy experimental remedies. Breast cancer, so I thought through the [...] Continue reading
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Who Should You Give Your Money To?
As inevitable as falling leaves, and as ubiquitous as zombies at a Halloween party, is pink in October. From pink crystal pendants to pink footballs the world is awash in merchandise that claims to either donate money to, raise awareness for, or help researchers end breast cancer. Sadly, the reality is not that simple. Few [...] Continue reading
Contraception for Males: Beyond the Condom
Contraception. It’s an awkward word for an awkward subject, whether you’re standing at a drugstore counter or engaged in one of the touchiest political and cultural conversations of 2012. In public discussion, birth control is often lumped into the category of “women’s issues.” The reason for this is plain enough: in the majority of situations [...] Continue reading
Melinda Gates Pledges $560 Million for Contraception in Developing World
While the United States argues over requiring employers to provide contraceptive prescription drug coverage, 800 women in the developing world die per day from pregnancy-related complications. Reaching out to more than 200 million women worldwide who lack access to contraception, Melinda Gates announced that she will donate $560 million to fund contraception availability in the [...] Continue reading
We’ll Have What She’s Having: On Nora Ephron
She introduced Harry to Sally. She let no one sleep in Seattle. And she brought electronic communication to the world of romance with three little words: You’ve Got Mail. They say she’s known for creating strong female characters, but as a long-time friend to Nora Ephron’s words — I can’t help but think she was [...] Continue reading
Perfect Fit: Shoes of Prey Spreading Its Bespoke Wings
Buying a good pair of shoes shouldn’t be as difficult a task as it is. Finding a pair in the right size, the right style, the right price, and the right fit can force someone to travel all over town only to come up empty-footed. Shoes of Prey, an online women’s shoe company based in [...] Continue reading
Domestic Bliss for the Career Goddess
A woman’s home is her castle, even if it’s covered in dust and pet hair. The days of toiling over household chores and supper are long gone, especially now that women make up nearly half of the U.S. workforce. Tough work schedules and family duties demand more time and leave less room for housekeeping. Yet, [...] Continue reading
Inside Info Without Breaking the Wrapper: Top Sites for Unbiased Cosmetic Reviews
Remember secretly testing the lipstick on your hand in the makeup aisle when you were 12? Yeah, well, as innocent as you may have been about drugstore taboo at that age, somebody must have seen you, because now even the cheapies are sealed with that tight, plastic wrapper. In fairness, you weren’t trying to do [...] Continue reading
Number of Babies Born With Opiate Withdrawal Triples Over Last Decade
Despite all the natural, home birth, and cloth diaper trends growing in popularity among mothers today, researchers are still seeing an increase in babies being born with symptoms of opiate withdrawal due to maternal drug use during pregnancy and at the time of delivery. A study published in the Journal of American Medical Association, conducted [...] Continue reading