Thus, Democrats have held a White House "women's summit, " accused Mr. Romney of wanting to deny women health care and equal pay, and even hit Ann Romney for the war crime of being a stay-at-home mom.
During National Women's Health Week, we reaffirm our commitment to making women's health a priority.
In a 2008 study published in the Journal of Women's Health, one in 10 women who underwent various cardiovascular health screenings didn't have their waists measured.
After reviewing comments from the public, the administration announced that the final rule on preventive health services will ensure that women with health insurance coverage will have access to the full range of recommended preventive services, including all FDA-approved forms of contraception.
Professor KAREN BECKWITH (Gender Politics, Case Western Reserve University): This offers Elizabeth Edwards and John Edwards the opportunity to emphasize issues of health care, of women's health, other issues related to women that may strengthen his campaign.
During National Women's Health Week, I encourage women, and all Americans, to make their own health a priority and support each other in these efforts.
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper, who speaks for Labour on women's issues, said the statements by Mr Hunt "show the health secretary has given no serious consideration to women's health".
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Women with health care do not have a problem being tested for HIV.
Unmarried women account for 60% of all women without health insurance.
During National Women's Health Week, we recommit to changing that reality and increasing access to health services that help women and girls get the care they need.
Pregnant women, health care workers, and parents or guardians of infants under 6 months of age are among the most vulnerable segments of the population, Sebelius said.
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Pregnant women, health care workers and parents or guardians of infants under 6 months of age are among the most vulnerable segments of the population, Sebelius has said.
"We know today that only 50% of women with health care benefits are getting screened, " said Brinker, who said the task force was clumsy in the delivery of its message.
These six groups are nursing home residents, people with chronic medical conditions like asthma, the elderly, pregnant women, health care workers, and children from ages 6 months to 2 years, Butler said.
In such a case, the priority groups would be pregnant women, health care and emergency services workers with direct patient contact, household contacts of children younger than 6 months, children age 6 months to 4 years and children younger than 19 with chronic medical conditions -- a total of 42 million people.
The experts behind the system hope it will enable the health service to respond to women's health needs more effectively.
"For most women and providers of health care for women, that modest benefit is clinically meaningful, " agrees North American Menopause Society president JoAnn V.
National Women's Health Week is also an opportunity for women of all ages, ethnicities, and economic circumstances to take simple, everyday steps to embrace healthier lifestyles.
The research, from the government-funded Women's Health Study, included 39, 876 women 45 years and older who were free of COPD before they were randomly assigned to take a placebo, vitamin E supplements (600 IU every other day) or aspirin (100 mg per day), either alone or in combination.
Cindy Pearson, head of the National Women's Health Network, says it's important for women to know abut the increase.
Scientists from the Centre for Research on Women's Health in Toronto led the study which looked at women with the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutation.
She said the result was in clear contrast to the Women's Health Institute trial of combined progestogen and oestrogen therapy in women with a uterus.
Results from another Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study showed a modest decrease in breast cancer risk in women who used calcium when compared with women who didn't use calcium.
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In the first study, published in the journal Neurology, Dr. Kurth and his colleagues looked at 27, 798 female health professionals ages 45 and older, including 3, 568 who had migraines, from the Women's Health Study.
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Obviously, you're calling attention to the need, specific need for African-American women and their health concerns.
No federal money pays for abortions offered by Planned Parenthood, a women's health clinic.
But opponents, including Clinton, said the legislation did not include sufficient exceptions to protect women's health.
As pro-choice groups see it, this represents a triumph for religious prejudice over women's health.
Teva Women's Health, which makes Plan B, said it would begin over-the-counter sales in a few months.
Like most of the public, millennials believe that politicians should not interfere with women's health care.
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