by Yvonne Morris | Dec 18, 2014 | General Women’s Health
Recently the FDA has cleared a new test that can predict relatively accurately if someone is prone to coronary heart disease (CHD). This test is found to be most accurate in women. The test works by measuring the activity of Lp-PLA2 (lipoprotein-associated...
by Yvonne Morris | Dec 10, 2014 | Family Planning
When it comes to contraceptives, women have many choices — pills, patches, shots, rings, etc. Men, on the other hand, don’t. Condoms and vasectomies are their only options . Researhers may be on the verge of a game-changing new option in male birth control,...
by Yvonne Morris | Dec 5, 2014 | General Women’s Health
A mammogram is a low-dose x-ray picture of the breast. Why should I have one? Mammograms can help save lives. They are still the best way to find breast cancer early. They can find breast lumps when they are too small for a woman or her doctor to feel. Mammograms can...
by Yvonne Morris | Dec 2, 2014 | Family Planning
Canadian abortion network shuts down suddenly. The Canadian Women’s Health Network was one of six organizations funded for 18 years mostly by the federal contributions. However, this organization was also a public advocate for legal abortion....
by Yvonne Morris | Nov 23, 2014 | Family Planning
On Thursday, lawyers presented arguments in a case involving a decision by the state of Washington to force a pharmacy to provide the Plan B emergency contraceptive even if they have moral or religious objections. The arguments came more than seven years after the...
