Women Health

Komen backs down but attacks on women's health "not over" -- Murray

4 Feb 2012

Komen backs down but attacks on women's health "not over" -- Murray A former breast cancer patient, Sharona Lindgren, learned Friday from Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., that the Susan G. Komen Foundation would again provide grants to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer exams.  A 48-hour firestorm of protest forced the charity to reverse a funding cutoff announced Tuesday.  Lindgren felt an ...

Women's health day slated for Jan. 28

4 Feb 2012

The Hilton Hotel will be the site of Baylor Grapevine's Women's Health Day on Saturday, Jan. 28. "It's the biggest event of the year and we're very excited about it," said Dee Dee Ogrin, director of marketing for Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine.

Women Wear Red on Friday to Highlight Heart Health

3 Feb 2012

THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women, according to the American Heart Association, but millions of women are not even aware of their risk because heart disease is often silent and misunderstood.