What to Do When Heart Attack Strikes
For Joy Behar – comedienne, television host, author and mother – heart disease is a family affair. Despite having lost both parents to heart disease, Joy’s mother Rose was not…
Bayer Introduces New Oral Contraceptive
Beyaz is claimed to be the first and only oral contraceptive (OC) approved to raise folate levels in women who choose an OC for birth control. In these women, Beyaz…
President Obama Should Focus on Maternal Health
One thousand women die daily due to pregnancy related causes and the majority of Americans (75%) believe that reducing these deaths should be a priority of President Obama and his…
Don’t Let Us Down! Don’t Let Us Die!
More than 50 AIDS activists from the groups Housing Works, AIDS Action in Mississippi (AAIM) and AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) interrupted a speech by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen…
FDA Approves ella for Emergency Contraception
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ella (ulipristal acetate) tablets for emergency contraception. The prescription-only product prevents pregnancy when taken orally within 120 hours (five days) after…
Obama, The War on AIDS Has Not Been Won
This is the headline of an ad campaign that the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) announced Monday. As part of its ongoing advocacy efforts to spur President Obama and the Administration…