By: Jennifer Wider, MDOctober 25, 2010 October marks National Spina Bifida Awareness Month, a condition that affects thousands of American babies each year. Spina Bifida is a birth defect caused by the incomplete closing of the neural tube during embryonic development. The neural tube is a structure that ultimately forms the baby’s brain and spinal cord and their surrounding tissues. In normal fetal development, the neural tube forms early on in pregnancy and closes several weeks thereafter. In babies with Spina Bifida, a portion of the tube fails to close properly, which can lead to defects in......
Havoc Reigns in DC
Provocative new documentary premieres in DC Washington, DC (September 29, 2010) — On September 28, in front of a packed house at the Burke Theatre in the United States Navy Memorial, the provocative documentary Hot Flash Havoc premiered to an audience of prominent Washingtonians as well as out of town guests. Hosted by the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR), the film, which was both informative and entertaining, received thunderous applause at the curtain’s call. Following the screening, a panel moderated by SWHR president and CEO Phyllis Greenberger, MSW, and featuring distinguished......
