Apr

6

A humiliating bus stop

Posted by Sarah R

April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Part of me wants to be appalled, but most of me is giggling at the advertising ploy behind it.

You sit on the bench at the bus stop and your weight is clearly displayed for all to see. The gym guilts someone into joining their establishment with creative advertising! Fitness First, a health club in the [...]

Mar

20

The Pope, condoms and HIV transmission

Posted by Sarah R

March 20, 2009 | 1 Comment

I wrote a feisty article about the Pope, condoms and HIV transmission on my WEGO Health blog and I have to send you all over there to check it out. Please feel free to leave a comment there, join our great Health Activist community and jump in headfirst with our amazing group!
If you don’t feel [...]

Mar

8

International Women’s Day

Posted by Sarah R

March 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Image by Steffe via Flickr

March 8th marks International Women’s Day, so I’d like to wish all of my female readers a happy Women’s Day!
As much as the cramps hurt, the breasts bounce and I detest the widest part of my body (oh hips you are the bane of my existence!), I love being a woman.
I [...]

Dec

23

Useful health websites, II

Posted by Sarah R

December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Image by Sokwanele - Zimbabwe via Flickr

I am an epidemiology nerd. I love reading about disease outbreaks and poisonings and reading studies about public health problems. Because of this nerdiness, when I found HealthMap, I was blown away. The Global Health Map creates a super-neat map that shows you disease outbreaks globally!
From this map, I [...]

Oct

22

New approaches to preventing HIV/AIDS needed

Posted by Sarah R

October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Image by Robert Miller via Flickr

photo credit: gbaku
Know what kind of news totally makes my day? Positive news regarding HIV/AIDS.
Know what kind of news totally makes my week? Positive news regarding women with HIV/AIDS.
While Global Challenges :: Women’s health advocates call for new approaches to preventing HIV/AIDS isn’t the specific type of positive news [...]

Sep

29

Women’s Health in the News V

Posted by Sarah R

September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

African American women’s health as new focus - “The Suffolk University Sociology Department announced Nyjah Wyche to be the first recipient of its annual full-tuition scholarship for Graduate Studies in Women’s Health.” Read about the very first winner of this scholarship!
Migraines effect women more often then men, but unfortunately aren’t treated as often as they [...]

Sep

8

Women’s Health in the News III

Posted by Sarah R

September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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 picture courtesy of Rural Ramblings
Vitamin D has potential to ward off disease, reports Harvard Women’s Health Watch - Fall is around the corner, and for many of us, that means less sunshine. For those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere, this article about vitamin D activity is an educational read. Do you [...]