Stories from CNN: Women's Health
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Contraception controversy consumes D.C., campaign
CNN: Women's Health &bull Feb 9, 2012
Washington (CNN) -- Congressional Democrats and Republicans escalated their rhetorical war Thursday over a pending federal rule requiring religiously affiliated employers to provide full contraception coverage to women -- one day after hints emerged of a possible compromise between the White House and conservative religious critics. It is time for the extreme right wing to stop playing football with women's health," said Rep. Nita Lowey, D-New York. "My colleagues and I stand in solidarity with American women who have waited decades for equity in contraceptive coverage. We have fought for too long." I woke up this morning in the 21st… Full Story »
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Outbreak sickens dozens at New Jersey university
CNN: Women's Health &bull Feb 9, 2012
Norovirus is a highly contagious illness that is often called stomach flu or food poisoning, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in the United States. Rider officials worked… Full Story »
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Vending machine dispenses emergency contraception
CNN: Women's Health &bull Feb 9, 2012
Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania now offers the emergency contraceptive Plan B One-Step in a vending machine in the school's Etter Health Center, according to Peter Gigliotti, Executive Director for University Communications and Marketing. According to Gigliotti, the university started making… Full Story »
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Avoid afternoon stress-eating
CNN: Women's Health &bull Feb 8, 2012
In a perverse way, ice cream and chips do represent a fast-track to happiness. A load of simple carbohydrates provides an instant lift because carbohydrates trigger the rapid release of serotonin, the mood-elevating "happy hormone." When the brain produces serotonin, we experience a calming effect. But the problem with a simple carb overload is that it sets off a physiological chain reaction that wreaks havoc on the body. It also taxes the adrenals, suppresses the immune system for hours after intake and generally leaves a person feeling sluggish and off-kilter. And then there's the sugar crash. People… Full Story »
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Are depressed kids bully magnets?
CNN: Women's Health &bull Feb 8, 2012
What the experts haven't been able to agree on is which comes first, the depression or the social difficulty. Most researchers have supposed that kids who are excluded or bullied become depressed as a result (rather than vice versa), while others have suggested that the two problems go hand in hand and are all but impossible to tease apart. A… Full Story »
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Why hospital rooms don't work
CNN: Women's Health &bull Dec 15, 2011
When he stayed at a rehabilitation center recovering from a rare, life-threatening infection, Graves eyed the magenta-and-green floral sheets on his bed. They didn't make big mistakes," Graves said about various designs he observed in hospitals and rehab centers. Your room should make it easier for the doctors and the aides and the patient. But instead it… Full Story »
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- Immune system
- Foundations
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Stress writer finds no stress relief
CNN: Women's Health &bull Dec 14, 2011
Editor's note: Last year, CNN Health chronicled the breast cancer journey of our stress columnist, Amanda Enayati, in a series of five essays spanning from diagnosis to recovery. Today, she writes about the uneasy closure afforded by her recent reconstructive surgery, more than four years after diagnosis. The original essays can be found here. I'm sure my husband is making apologetic faces behind my back. I don't care. I've been at… Full Story »
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Gadget gifts for the fitness forward
CNN: Women's Health &bull Dec 14, 2011
The Fitbit Ultra is a small device that lets you wirelessly log meals, track sleep and combine data online for a look at your progression. The built-in altimeter goes a step further than a pedometer to use 3-D motion sensors… Full Story »
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More female vets returning with PTSD
CNN: Women's Health &bull Dec 13, 2011
Palo Alto, California (CNN) -- It wasn't until five months after Army Staff Sgt. June Moss returned from the Iraq war in 2003 that her real battle began. The horrors of the war -- witnessing decapitated and burned bodies amid mass destruction -- led to post-traumatic stress disorder. I do notice when I'm… Full Story »
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Healthy gifts that give back this holiday season
CNN: Women's Health &bull Dec 13, 2011
My best friend wants chickens for Christmas -- and maybe a goat. It not for her, it a symbolic gift that will benefit a needy family. Full Story »
