FDA to fully fund Office of Women's Health.
Women's groups and members of Congress March 16 celebrated a decision by FDA to fully fund the agency's Office of Women's Health, "The Washington Post" reported March 18. Last month, agency insiders leaked information indicating that FDA Commissioner Andrew C. von Es2007 budget by about 25%--a cut...

Women's Health: A Resource Guide for Nurses.
Women's Health: A Resource Guide for Nurses edited by Pamela S. Dickerson, PhD, RN, BC; Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society, 2006; 308 pages, $60 (soft cover) This book is written for dual audiences--for nurses and for the public we educate and serve. It is a comprehensive guide...

National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health Urges Support for HPV Testing.
Group is first to recognize patient education as key to success of cervical cancer prevention programs WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- After a revolutionary year for cervical cancer prevention, the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH) is announcing its endorsement of cervical cancer screening...

Women's Health.
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Celebrating women's health nurses.
The women's health nurse (WHN) role was created to complement existing health services. Since the role has evolved many changes have enabled women's health nurses to develop autonomous and diverse health care services for women. Women's health nurses provide well women's clinics, community education, staff training and education, and...

TASK for women's health in Africa.
TASK -- towards African solutions through knowledge for women's health--a UK-registered charity dedicated to improve the health of women in Africa, was launched at a seminar at the University of Cape Town held on 11-12 October 2007. The aims of TASK are to promote and protect the...

First women's health nurse practitioners.
Nurse practitioners are never bored and always challenged according to Alison Bean-Hodges. Ms Bean-Hodges and Cathy Watson at the Royal Women's Hospital (the Women's) in Melbourne have recently become the first two women's health endorsed nurse practitioners (NP) in Victoria. While working in the Well...

Women's Health Diary out now.
The 2008 Australian Women's Health Diary will mark the tenth anniversary of this unique and important publication, which is an initiative of the Breast Cancer Australia Institute. Sales of the diary have so far raised $3.6 million for breast cancer research. With the 2008 edition now on...

Why women's health?
Women and men experience health differently. Biological sex differences are responsible for health issues traditionally regarded as women's health or men's health issues, like reproductive health and sexuality. Gender refers to the different social and cultural roles, expectations, and constraints placed upon women and men by virtue...

Have your say on women's health.
All nurses with an interest in women's health are invited to go online and complete a short questionnaire. Focusing on training opportunities and clinical services in the area of Women's Health, the questionnaire is on behalf of a prominent training and clinical service provider and should only...