Controlling the Spread of HIV/AIDS in Women

By: Jennifer Wider, MDMarch 15, 2011 National Women and Girls AIDS Awareness Day, a nationwide observance that raises awareness and promotes action in the fight against HIV/AIDS, took place on March 10. As the nation turns its attention to this important cause, women and girls around the world continue to be affected by HIV/AIDS in high numbers. According to reports from the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS, HIV is the leading cause......

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SWHR President Named One of Nation’s Top 90 Mentor Leaders

SWHR President and CEO Phyllis Greenberger was profiled in the special edition 2011 issue of Women of Wealth Magazine, the leading publication on mentoring and philanthropy. Get your copy from newsstands today! http://www.womenofwealthmagazine.c......

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Senators Stabenow and Murkowski Reintroduce HEART for Women Act

Federal bill aims to reduce cardiovascular disease death rates in women Washington, DC (March 2, 2011) — U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today reintroduced legislation to ensure that heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are more widely recognized and effectively treated in women. The Heart disease Education, Research and Analysis, and Treatment (HEART) for Women Act would make sure that healthcare data reported to the federal government is classified by gender, race and ethnicity. It would also require the U.S. Health and Human Services......

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