Articles from Women's Health Activist (September 1, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A draft of a new proposed rule by the Bush Administration would require State and local governments and medical facilities, prior to receiving Federal funds, to sign written certification promising to "not refuse to hire providers who object to abortion or certain types of birth control.".			83
Another new tool helps inform youth about toxins in personal care products.			91
Balancing it all: women and medicine.	White, Khendi		1206
Birth by Caesarean section is now considered an acceptable reason to deny a woman health insurance coverage.			97
Bone-breaking drugs?	Fugh-Berman, Adriane; Massion, Charlea T.		986
Larger social networks have a protective influence on the cognitive functioning of older women.		Clinical report	148
Osteoporosis drugs--controversies & challenges.			1759
President Bush signed into law a five-year authorization of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) that lifts the fifteen-year-old HIV entry ban.			53
Researchers examined links between stress due to negative body image and a person's desire to lose weight.			141
The presidential candidates' health care proposals: what's at stake for women.	Codispoti, Lisa; Kaye, Julia		3547
The presidential elections & women's health.	Pearson, Cynthia		641
Two new checklist tools can help women over the age of 50 learn how to stay healthy and prevent disease.			65
User error aside, male and female condoms offer similar protection from semen according to a trial conducted among women attending an Alabama reproductive health clinic.			167
Yet another misleading product spewing negative messages about the female form is now on the market.		Brief article	105