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		<title>National Women's Health Network - Email Blasts</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:28:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Women&apos;s health week:  7 days &#8230; and counting</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1205962</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

You might have already *heard that this is * [ http://www.womenshealth.gov/whw/ ]*National Women&apos;s Health Week* [ http://www.womenshealth.gov/whw/ ]. I love all the high level attention being given to women&apos;s health this week. The President issued a proclamation, the First Lady wrot]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 11:50:28 -0400</pubDate>
			<title> FDA Urges Caution on Long-term Use of Osteoporosis Drugs: A Good First Step</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1205258</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

When the&quot; FDA held a hearing on the safety and effectiveness of long-term use of osteoporosis drugs [ http://nwhn.org/newsletter/node/1365 ]&quot; last fall, we spoke up and said that women needed to know that studies were starting to show that long-term use might not be safe. We asked t]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 08:52:09 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>And the Award for Grassroots Activism Goes To...NWHN and You!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1204860</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

On Sunday, I was honored to accept an award on your behalf. The National Women&apos;s Health Network received the &quot;Grassroots Activism Award&quot; from the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) for our success in reducing the incidence of breast cancer. I accepted on your behalf because it ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 13:51:30 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>NWHN&apos;s guide to Osteoporsis Awareness Month</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1204458</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

Broken hips and wrists and painful bone fractures are one of the big worries many women have as we age. We want to keep our bones as strong as possible, and if we do develop osteoporosis we want to know: what should we do about it? During May, which is *National Osteoporosis Month*,]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:30:21 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Got Your Ballot? Don&apos;t Forget to Vote</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1203636</link>
			<description><![CDATA[*Are you going to VOTE?*







NWHN members have the privilege and the responsibility of *choosing the organization&apos;s board members* - the people, who volunteer their time to set policy, raise money, ensure we use our resources responsibly and govern the organization.  

The NWHN board is]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:43:56 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Take control of your sexual health - put a ring on it!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1203393</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

You may have seen in recent news [ http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/medical/health/medical/womenshealth/story/2011/03/Female-condoms-are-gaining-ground/44422408/1 ] that some cities have been giving away the new and improved FC2 Female Condom&#174; in an effort to raise awareness abou]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:44:37 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Health Equity Can&apos;t Wait!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1202595</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

Last month we celebrated the 2nd anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and all the gains we have made thanks to health care reform. This month, which is National Minority Health Month, *we remember how far **we still have to go in achieving health equity*. With the glaring ra]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:50:05 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Stop Infant Formula Marketing in Hospitals!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1201991</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

It&apos;s time to speak out AGAIN against corporate profiteering at the expense of women&apos;s health! 

Thanks to activism of women like you, international public health experts established a code more than 30 years ago prohibiting infant formula companies from marketing their wares in h]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:26:42 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Terrified, Petrified, Nervous of WHAT &#8211; Giving BIRTH??? </title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1200800</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

The thought of being pregnant is often cause for excitement, but for many women, this feeling doesn&apos;t extend to the birth itself. In fact, many women are terrified of giving birth &#8211; but do they need to be?? In the current issue of the&quot; Women&apos;s Health Activist&quot;, *NWHN Program Coordi]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:12:01 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Marching for the Health Care We Need! </title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1200000</link>
			<description><![CDATA[*1, 2, 3, 4 &#8211; health care is what we&apos;re marching for!*







Dear Friends, 

I&apos;ve just gotten back from a rally in front of the US Supreme Court and what an experience! Today is the second day of oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Network joined ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:00:46 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Are You in the Know About Endo (metriosis)?</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1199614</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,
*
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month!*

Why is it so important to raise awareness about this disease? For starters, it is estimated that *5 million women in the United States currently suffer from endometriosis.* Despite its massive prevalence, it is often referred to as an &quot;in]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:23:43 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Celebrate with us &#8211; the Countdown to Coverage begins!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1199015</link>
			<description><![CDATA[*5, 4, 3, 2, 1 -- The Countdown to Coverage begins!
*







Dear Friends, 


This week marks the second anniversary of the new health reform law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA has *already started improving health care and removing barriers to care for millions of women and our]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:07:37 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Stop the Hypocrisy -- protect abortion care in DC!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1198224</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

Conservatives in Congress claim to support limited government and stand for the rights of individual citizens to make their own decisions without federal intervention. But as you know, they often propose hypocritical policies that conflict with those claims. And they&apos;re at it again]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:04:48 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Be Sure to Thank the ACA on National Women &amp; Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1197578</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 


This week, people throughout the country will focus on the serious threat to the health of women and girls posed by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. *March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day*, and on that day national and local organizations working on women&apos;s health and]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:31:12 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>A Leap Year Message to Congress -- Don&apos;t leap backward on women&apos;s health!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1196656</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear friend,

I never thought I would see it with my own eyes &#8211; a Congressional hearing about contraception with no women testifying. But there they were &#8211; five men sitting at the witness table to testify about their opposition to contraceptive coverage, and not a *single woman* testifying about w]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:17:32 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Ask your Representative to support safe medical devices!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1195786</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

Did you know that medical devices &#8211; even devices that get implanted *&quot;inside your body&quot;* can legally be put on the market *without ever being studied for safety and effectiveness* in human beings? 

You&apos;ve heard from the National Women&apos;s Health Network before about the millions of]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:18:22 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Senators, don&apos;t break our hearts on Valentine&apos;s Day</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1194904</link>
			<description><![CDATA[*&quot;Roses are red&quot;&quot;
Violets are blue
President Obama stood strong
Members of Congress - so should you!!!&quot;* 





Valentine&apos;s Day is supposed to be about love and romance, or at the very least about candy hearts with sappy messages. For women&apos;s health advocates, Valentine&apos;s Day is a good day t]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:49:04 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Where are women&apos;s voices for women&apos;s health?</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1194349</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

Feeling a little bit frustrated at how often we hear men talking about women&apos;s health care? It seems like whenever there&apos;s a policy debate &#8211; whether it&apos;s about public funding for abortion, the safety record of midwives, or the most recent controversy over insurance coverage of cont]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:53:54 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Protect preventive health care coverage for women </title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1194188</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

I thought this fight was over &#8211; but I was wrong. As advocates for women&apos;s health, we know that cost can keep women from getting health care &#8211; and we celebrated when we learned that the health law would guarantee well woman exams, STI screening and contraception without any addition]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:16:58 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Your HEALTH is 1st!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1192976</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

I am very excited about a brand new book, &quot;&quot;Health First! The Black Women&apos;s Wellness Guide&quot;,&quot; written by Eleanor Hinton Hoytt and Hilary Beary, that is set to hit bookshelves on February 1st. *I&apos;ll be one of many who will purchase &quot;Health First!&quot; and I hope you&apos;ll do the same! * 
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:52:38 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Rediscover the Network Online!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1192929</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

*We&apos;ve launched a brand new website &#8211; redesigned with a lot of new content and features!* You may be thinking &quot;What was wrong with the old website?&quot; or &quot;It&apos;s about time you made the change!&quot; During the past couple of years, we started to realize that our website, though a reliable s]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:35:21 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Congratulations!  Contraceptive coverage without co-pays is secure</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1192045</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

Congratulations! Today women got the great news that the requirement for contraceptive coverage without co-pays is final. 

With your help, *the National Women&apos;s Health Network told the Department of Health &amp; Human Services (HHS) that women need full and affordable coverage for al]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:39:04 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Tell Congress That You Trust Women</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1191933</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

The National Women&apos;s Health Network and more than 60 allies are joining together this week for a national online march to *build solidarity and momentum for reproductive health, rights and justice! *This virtual march, initiated by NWHN board member Ellen Shaffer, founder of the Tru]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:02:41 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>The curious case of cervical cancer </title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1191118</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

January is cervical cancer awareness month, so you&apos;re probably seeing lots of urgent messages about the importance of getting screened to protect yourself from this awful &#8211; and preventable &#8211; disease. And they&apos;re right. With routine screening, we have the technology to catch cervical]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:17:45 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Failing Hips and Failing Devices</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1190631</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

During the busy holiday season, you may have missed an excellent article in &quot;The New York Time&quot;&quot;s &quot;about the dangers of certain kinds of hip implants. &quot;The High Cost of Failing Artificial Hips&quot; told the stories of three people injured by defective hip replacement devices and vividl]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:19:42 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Help Us Help Women in 2012!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1190137</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

Well, we certainly have our work cut out for us in 2012. Our action plan for the upcoming year is ambitious, because it needs to be. You have told us what you need to keep you and your family healthy and safe and *the Network won&apos;t settle for anything less.* 

In 2012, you can cou]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:43:37 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Stand with us for progress in 2012!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1189247</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

Well, we certainly have our work cut out for us in 2012. Our action plan for the upcoming year is ambitious, because it needs to be. You have told us what you need to keep you and your family healthy and safe and *the Network won&apos;t settle for anything less.* 

In 2012, you can cou]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:43:06 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>What a Year for Women&apos;s Health!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1189006</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

This has been a year of highs and lows and of &quot;we told you so&quot; moments for the National Women&apos;s Health Network. *You&apos;ve stayed strong with us through it all and for that, I am grateful. *

In early 2011, when an FDA advisory committee recommended approval of the new diet drug Con]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:01:53 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Celebrating 36!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1188468</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

December 16th marks the 36th anniversary of the first public action of the National Women&apos;s Health Network. In 1975, the Network announced its presence to the world by holding a &quot;memorial service&quot; outside the FDA&apos;s headquarters to honor women who died because the government failed ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:12:35 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>EC Outrage Continues</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1188091</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

Last week, Secretary of Health &amp; Human Services Kathleen Sebelius shocked, disappointed and outraged women&apos;s health advocates and defenders of science-based policy when *she overruled the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)&apos;s determination that Plan B One-Step can safely be made ava]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:37:15 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Tell the President to let the FDA do its job!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1187387</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

I&apos;m writing to share the outrage and profound disappointment I feel today. In an unprecedented action, Secretary of Health &amp; Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced that she has overruled the Food and Drug Administration&apos;s (FDA) top scientists and leadership and directed the agen]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:27:01 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Come join OUR group - seeking board nominations! </title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1187306</link>
			<description><![CDATA[*Seeking Board Nominations*

*
Do you want to join this group?  *




*
Who wouldn&apos;t?* 


It&apos;s election time again, and *the National Women&apos;s Health Network is inviting nominations for our board of directors*. All NWHN members will have a chance to vote for the new board during the sprin]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:22:55 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>An Undercover Attack on Abortion Access for Women of Color</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1186969</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

Anti-choice politicians are at it again, this time with a direct attack on the reproductive autonomy of women of color 

Tomorrow the U.S. House of Representatives is holding a hearing [ http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/hear_12062011_2.html ] on legislation that would create *s]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:35:59 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Bone Up on Osteoporosis!</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

What to do to keep healthy, strong bones as we age is one of the health issues women struggle with. Navigating *the maze of often confusing and sometimes downright misleading information* about osteoporosis is challenging, and it&apos;s getting even more complicated as we&apos;re learning th]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:18:07 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Join us in welcoming the latest edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves to DC</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*Come celebrate the new, fully revised and updated edition of &quot;Our Bodies, Ourselves&quot;! *





Join Our Bodies Ourselves Executive Director Judy Norsigian, NWHN Program Director Amy Allina and contributors to the new edition for a panel discussion on the state of women&apos;s health today, including]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:47:39 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Choose the Network for your Workplace Contribution</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*
**It&apos;s Workplace Giving Time!* 



*Choose #10485 [ http://www.cfcnca.org/ ] to support the National Women&apos;s Health Network with your workplace giving contribution!* 



The National Women&apos;s Health Network is doing business as* Women&apos;s Health Network *for this year&apos;s Combined Federal Camp]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:26:45 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Stand up for Genital Diversity</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear friends,

Did you ever hear your mother tell you &quot;&quot;People are like snowflakes&#8230;no two are exactly alike&quot;&quot;? Well the same goes for vulvas. When it comes to female genitalia, there is no single size, length, color, shape, taste, or texture that every woman will resemble. For as many different wo]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:41:41 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Join me in San Jose </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

*I hope you can join in San Jose for a discussion about &quot;Women&apos;s Health: The Critical Issues.&quot;*  

I will be speaking at an event sponsored by the Women&apos;s Intercultural Network, the Cardea Center for Women and Global Arts and Education.  

*Event information:

Tuesday, Novemb]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:17:43 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Tell Your Representative to Protect Women from Dangerous Medical Devices! </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 
*
Yet again the health and safety of women are taking a backseat to corporate interests*! You&apos;ve heard from us before about terrible harm done to women by dangerous devices &#8211; like breast implants and weight loss devices &#8211; that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved with]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:46:08 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Last chance for tickets to NWHN&apos;s Annual Fall Benefit - Don&apos;t be left out!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1182998</link>
			<description><![CDATA[*Online Ticket Sales End Tomorrow for the*
National Women&apos;s Health Network Annual Fall Benefit
*35 Years: Standing Strong* 


*
**After 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 1, you will no longer be able to purchase tickets to our Annual Fall Benefit via our Web site*. Although a limited number of ti]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:51:15 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Join Byllye Avery at the NWHN&apos;s Annual Fall Benefit</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*Join Byllye Avery*





at the

National Women&apos;s Health Network Annual Fall Benefit
*35 Years: Standing Strong*




The National Women&apos;s Health Network is honored to have the inspirational Byllye Avery as the special guest speaker at our Annual Fall Benefit. And NWHN co-founder Belita]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:14:36 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>New coverage for your colon &#8211; and more</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1181660</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

We can all come up with lots of reasons to postpone a colonoscopy. No one likes to think about having a long tube inserted through their rectum up into their intestines, which is what it takes to look at the colon.  

But if *you&apos;ve heard the messages about cutting your risk of co]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:05:35 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>They&apos;re at it again....</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1180856</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

Anti-choice, anti-health reform politics are taking the stage in the U.S. House of Representatives again this week. The House leadership is getting ready to vote on a bill that would threaten women&apos;s health and threaten the improvements in access to health care that we gained with ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:48:31 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>NWHN Benefit: Last Chance for Sponsorships!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1180570</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Final Sponsorship Opportunity for the
National Women&apos;s Health Network Annual Fall Benefit
*35 Years: Standing Strong*


Don&apos;t miss out on the opportunity to sponsor the National Women&apos;s Health Network Annual Fall Benefit, taking place on November 1, 2011. The deadline for sponsors to be recogni]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:25:29 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Honor a Ground-Breaking Breast Cancer Activist this Month</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!*

*Honor Breast Cancer Activist Susan Hester* with a gift to the
National Women&apos;s Health Network Annual Fall Benefit
*35 Years: Standing Strong* 


Join the NWHN and special guest speaker *Byllye Avery* for a cocktail reception as we present this yea]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:59:39 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Breast cancer &#8211; women need more than just awareness</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

Friday is October 1st, the beginning of *breast cancer awareness month*. During the month you will see many organizations providing information about breast cancer, as usual however, the information you get from the *National Women&apos;s Health Network is different!* The current issue ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:03:13 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Tell HHS:  Don&apos;t deny contraceptive coverage to any woman!</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,


*Tell HHS: Don&apos;t deny contraceptive coverage to any woman!* 

That&apos;s the message we need to send immediately [ http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=8241 ] to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. HHS is seeking comments until *September 30* on its ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:55:24 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Tell the FDA: An ounce of prevention is not worth a pound of trouble</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

*Do you remember the old saying &quot;an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure&quot;? * I do, and I try to follow it. It&apos;s usually good advice. Board up your windows before a hurricane; brush your teeth so you won&apos;t get cavities; change the oil on your car to help the engine last long]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:04:40 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>You&apos;re Invited to the NWHN&apos;s Annual Fall Benefit </title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1177051</link>
			<description><![CDATA[You are invited to the
National Women&apos;s Health Network Annual Fall Benefit
*35 Years: Standing Strong*





Please join us and special guest speaker Byllye Avery for a cocktail reception in celebration of the conclusion of our 35th year, as we present the *4th Annual Barbara Seaman Awards fo]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 08:39:18 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Don&apos;t let Fox News have the last word	</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

If you listen to Fox News you&apos;d think that contraception was the only reason women ever go to the doctor. While we were celebrating *HHS Secretary Sebelius&apos; landmark decision to require insurance companies to cover women&apos;s health preventive services*, some loud-mouthed commentators]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:51:33 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Breast implants back in the news, but nothing is new</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

Breast implants are back in the news again, as the Food and Drug Administration met yesterday and today to review and discuss the results of studies that the agency required manufacturers of *silicone gel implants* to conduct after it approved the implants in 2005.

The findings c]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:06:17 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>The NOT so sunny side of egg donation</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

Over the past 10 years the use of donated human eggs has grown from a rarity to a common practice in fertility clinics. Egg donation has not only helped infertile women get pregnant , but also aided in biomedical research. *But what about the women who donate their eggs? * What has]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:45:01 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Making summer travel plans? Avoid hotels that put women workers at risk! </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

As you&apos;re making your end of summer vacation plans, avoid hotels that put women workers at risk! Women working as *hotel housekeepers experience the highest injury rates of all service workers* &#8211; fortunately however, housekeepers from across the country are organizing to demand safe]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:53:26 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Healthy loving -- self-help in STI/HIV prevention</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1173566</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

The current issue of the Women&apos;s Health Activist features an article by the NWHN&apos;s Health Communications Manager, Shaniqua Seth, where she reports on a successful grassroots project to help women of color effectively prevention the spread of HIV infection in their community. Check ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:27:08 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>A Powerful Tool for Improving Women&apos;s Health and Economic Well-Being</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1172688</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,
*
*Today marks an historic advance for women&apos;s health. The U.S. Department of Health &amp; Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today *announced this morning that insurance companies must cover without co-pays such key women&apos;s preventive health services* as contraception, bre]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:41:12 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>IOM Recommendations Go Beyond Contraception</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1172210</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

Last week I wrote to tell you the great news that medical experts at the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recognized the importance of comprehensive contraceptive care for helping women avoid health problems and have healthy families. Much of the media coverage this week focused on that ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:42:39 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Join the National Women&apos;s Health Network in Celebration!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1171829</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

We will conclude our 35th year by presenting the 4th Barbara Seaman Awards for Activism in Women&apos;s Health on November 1, 2011 in Washington, DC. This event honors Network founder Barbara Seaman&apos;s lifetime of women&apos;s health activism and will raise funds to support NWHN&apos;s mission. Ba]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:54:42 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>The IOM experts agree and so do we! </title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1171662</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

Great news for women&apos;s health yesterday! We&apos;ve been looking forward to seeing the Institute of Medicine&apos;s report, &quot;Clinical Preventive Services for Women: Closing the Gap&quot; [ http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2011/Clinical-Preventive-Services-for-Women-Closing-the-Gaps.aspx ]&quot;,&quot; and we wer]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:31:17 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Not All Sunscreens are Created Equal</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1170754</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

Just as the summer heat hit in June the Food and Drug Administration announced new rules for sunscreen labeling. The changes, which go into effect next year, will stop companies from making false claims about the protection that their products offer and help people navigate the con]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:24:57 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Cancer Screenings: More Harm than Help?</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1170073</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

Last month the largest-ever study of *ovarian cancer screening* found that screening healthy women does more harm than good. But if you don&apos;t read medical journals, you probably didn&apos;t hear this disappointing news, so we&apos;re writing now to share the research results with you. They c]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:05:56 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Do you think you know your heart attack risk?  Think again!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1169508</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

If you took a quiz to find out what kind of facial cream to buy, you probably wouldn&apos;t be surprised to learn that the quiz was part of a marketing campaign to sell a particular brand of skin products.

What about a quiz that claims it can predict your risk of having a heart attack]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:36:04 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Improving Access to Female Condoms &#8211; take the survey!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1168576</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

When female condoms were approved in the United States,* we celebrated the addition of a new prevention option that women could use.  *

Female condoms make it possible for women to* initiate action to prevent HIV transmission* and other sexually transmitted infections and at the ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:20:43 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>URGENT: Tell Congress to Restore FDA Funding</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1167755</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

Today the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on funding for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Republican leadership wants to cut millions dollars from the FDA&apos;s budget, giving it a full $205 million less than what President Obama requested for the agency. The White H]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:40:22 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Behind the headlines: breast cancer prevention</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1166844</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

&quot;*&quot;Drug cuts breast cancer risk,&quot; &quot;Millions of women facing an elevated risk for breast cancer could slash their chances of getting the widely feared *&quot;&quot;*malignancy*&quot;&quot;*.&quot;*&quot; That&apos;s what the newspaper said [ http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/drug-cuts-breast-cancer-risk/2011/06/0]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Making contraception available and affordable for all</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1166044</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

More than four decades ago, the Supreme Court legalized use of contraception in its Griswold v. Connecticut decision. But safe, effective and affordable birth control still is not truly available for every woman in this country who wants it. We have an unprecedented opportunity in 2]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 21:54:06 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Support Salon Workers! Support the Safe Cosmetics Act!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1165285</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

Memorial Day weekend is just around the corner and soon we&apos;ll be trading in our shoes and sneakers for sandals and flip-flops. For some of you, this may mean a trip to your favorite salon or spa to get your feet fit for summer. Before you pamper yourself with a pedicure, I wanted to]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 09:28:03 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Hysterectomy for Benign Conditions isn&apos;t so Benign After All  </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

Want to know more about how having a hysterectomy could affect you and your health? In the current issue of &quot;The Women&apos;s Health Activist&quot; [ http://nwhn.org/newsletter ]&quot;,&quot; coming to mailboxes across the country this month, you&apos;ll find my review of the latest news about hysterectomy]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 10:25:06 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Protecting Women&apos;s Health: It Takes More Than a Week</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear friends, 

You may have heard the news that this week is National Women&apos;s Health Week, a week-long health observance coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women&apos;s Health.  The theme for 2011 is &quot;It&apos;s Your Time.&quot; The message to women is that they need to mak]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 09:50:19 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Protect Breast Cancer Research Today</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear friends,

Today is National Breast Cancer Coalition&apos;s (NBCC) Annual Lobby Day on Capitol Hill, and hundreds of NBCC&apos;s grassroots breast cancer advocates are in Washington, D.C. to ask members of Congress to *support continued funding for the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Progra]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>What&apos;s in a name - are you being duped by marketing campaigns?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear friends,

As if the cost of drugs isn&apos;t high enough, the misconception that generic oral contraceptives (OC) are less effective than brand name OCs often causes women to spend more for no reason! A recent review of research on this question showed that *brand-name and generic oral contracepti]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>NWHN Defending Women&apos;s Health in the Halls of Power</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[[ http://nwhn.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&amp;amp;id=1&amp;amp;reset=1&amp;amp;id=1 ] 

Dear friend, 

That didn&apos;t take long.

Barely three months into the 112th Congress, and the new majority of the U.S. House of Representatives has already waged a bruising budget battle over abortion and fun]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:06:52 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Poor long-term outcomes for the Lap-Band -- New research supports NWHN concerns</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear friends,

&quot;*What are the health consequences when the Lap-Band - an implanted weight-loss device - deteriorates? Will aging Lap-Bands cause serious health problems? And does implanting a Lap-Band actually improve a person&apos;s health?  *&quot;

The Network asked these questions last year when the F]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:13:19 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Misleading claims about estrogen &#8211; new findings, old tactics</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear friends, 

&quot;&quot;Estrogen pills found to lower cancer risk.&quot;
&quot;Estrogen lowers breast cancer and heart risk in some.&quot;&quot;

Did you see those surprising headlines earlier today over articles about the latest report from the Women&apos;s Health Initiative (WHI)? This report is being presented as evidence]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:56:07 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Back Up Your Birth Control -- Day of Action</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1158779</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Thanks to years of activism by women&apos;s health advocates, safe and effective emergency contraception (EC) is now available in the United States. Two different EC drugs and several different EC products have been approved for sale in the U.S. based on solid evidence that women can use them safely to p]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:39:33 -0400</pubDate>
			<title> What Women Get From Health Reform: The Top Ten List</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear friends,

This week marks the one-year anniversary of health reform becoming law in the United States. The good news is that several *important provisions which improve women&apos;s access to quality, affordable health care have already taken effect* &#8211; no-cost coverage of preventive care like cerv]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Tell Pharma to get their hands out of your wallet!</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear friends, 

As if life weren&apos;t hard enough for *pregnant women at risk for preterm labor*, KV Pharmaceuticals is making things even worse with a greedy grab for huge, new profits. 

Last week, we told you about a drug being used to prevent preterm labor that doesn&apos;t work and puts pregnant wo]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:21:18 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>10,000 doctors can&apos;t be wrong&#8230; or can they?</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1155979</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear friends, 

The FDA recently required that a black box warning be added to terbutaline, an asthma drug, because there are life-threatening risks when it is used to prevent or delay preterm labor &#8211; a use for which it was never approved. The FDA has determined that when terbutaline is used by pr]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:47:04 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Let&apos;s Talk About Sex (Education)                                                                                       </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The current issue of &quot;&quot;The Women&apos;s Health Activist [ http://nwhn.org/newsletter ] features a Young Feminists&apos; column by Samantha Greenberg calling for national comprehensive sexuality education. The Young Feminists&apos; column is a regular feature in the NWHN newsletter, spotlighting the voice of a youn]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:00:55 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Something new to &quot;LIKE&quot; about the Network!  </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

Want another way to keep up with the latest women&apos;s health news? Join us on Facebook!  

We&apos;ve got a new Facebook page [ http://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Womens-Health-Network/161986363837860 ], complete with links to our weekly alerts, blogs written by our interns, and a wh]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:56:07 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Tell Your Representative to Protect Women&apos;s Health!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1153955</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friend, 

Women&apos;s health is under attack again!&quot; Right now the US House of Representatives is debating funding &#8211; or more accurately defunding &#8211; many programs essential to women&apos;s health. The important programs that House Republicans want to eliminate range from reproductive health clinics sup]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:03:39 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>They are at it again... But we are ready!</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friend,

That didn&apos;t take long.

The new majority of the U.S. House of Representatives voted already to repeal health care reform.

Fortunately, this bill failed in the Senate, but the simple fact that they want to repeal a law that provides millions of women with health care is a chillin]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:09:44 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>On Valentine&apos;s Day, Love Responsibly!</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,




*Take action this Valentine&apos;s Day to support the Contraception is Prevention campaign!* 


The health reform law protects preventive health care from insurance company cost-sharing charges. Speak up to make sure that this will include comprehensive contraceptive care. The l]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:00:09 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>NWHN members spoke &#8211; and the FDA heard you! </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Yesterday the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has rejected the application for a weight-loss drug that the National Women&apos;s Health Network opposed because of low effectiveness coupled with serious safety concerns. This is a victory for women&apos;s health &#8211; and a demonstration of the]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:21:51 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Breast Implants Linked to Rare Cancer</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,


The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that women with breast implants may be more likely to get a rare cancer of the immune system. A small number of women with implants have developed anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), possibly as a result of silicone fou]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:24:42 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Tell the FDA to reject expansion of the lap-band!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1151482</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, 

Right now the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering a decision that would expose millions more women to a surgical device with no evidence that it will improve their health. The lap-band, an implanted weight-loss device, is already approved for people who are classified]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:28:16 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Wear a Silver Ribbon for Reproductive Rights and Justice</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1150705</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,

It was 38 years ago that the Supreme Court announced the Roe v. Wade ruling struck down state laws banning abortion. Even though a generation of women and families have benefited from this decision, women who find they need an abortion continue to be blamed and stigmatized -- and ab]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:44:48 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Oppose Health Reform Repeal -- and Repeal in Disguise</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1150702</link>
			<description><![CDATA[*Oppose the Congressional roll-back of health care reforms that are already helping women and families*

The House of Representatives is voting today on repeal of the Affordable Care Act, which the last Congress spent 24 months debating before enacting it into law last March. And tomorrow the Hous]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:19:05 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>A Seventies Feminist Looks at the IUD in 2011</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1149924</link>
			<description><![CDATA[&quot;In the current issue of The Women&apos;s Health Activist [ http://nwhn.org/newsletter ], coming to mailboxes across the country this month, Ginny Cassidy-Brinn shares what she learned when she took a new look at intrauterine devices. Check out an excerpt below, or read the full article on the NWHN websi]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 10:37:15 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>The power of individuals brought us here!</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1149313</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Friend,

Thanks for your support. In just the last month, NWHN celebrated its 35th anniversary and was honored by having our health reform project, Raising Women&apos;s Voices, recognized by Philanthropedia as a leading reproductive justice startup.  

I&apos;m proud of my role as the director of an ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:25:13 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Fwd: Watch the NWHN Anniversary Video</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[[ http://nwhn.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&amp;id=1&amp;reset=1&amp;id=1 ] 



I just wanted to make sure you saw this!!!




 [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ddr0LxbC0s ] 

Click on the image above to watch NWHN&apos;s latest inspiring video, and click here to donate to NWHN:



 [ https]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:29:06 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Your year-end gift to NWHN &#8211; Doubled by our Challenge Campaign!</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Season&apos;s Greetings and Happy New Year from all of us at NWHN.

Please help us meet this exciting Challenge opportunity: All gifts to National Women&apos;s Health Network received by December 31, 2010 that are &apos;above and beyond&apos; your usual giving will be eligible to be matched by our 35th Anniversary Ch]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:18:44 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>NWHN celebrates 35 years of women&apos;s health advocacy</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[[ http://nwhn.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&amp;id=1&amp;reset=1&amp;id=1 ] 


 [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ddr0LxbC0s ] 

Click on the image above to watch NWHN&apos;s latest inspiring video, and click here to donate to NWHN:



 [ http://nwhn.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&amp;id=1&amp;re]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:37:50 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Weight Loss and Women&apos;s Health: balancing the scales</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 09:39:39 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>NWHN Hosts Successful Annual Benefit </title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:02:06 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Contraception is Prevention &#8211; an update</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:14:32 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Women&apos;s Health Challenges Ahead &#8211; a Post-Election Update</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:51:50 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Correction - Women&apos;s Health Matters, Voting Matters</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:34:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>It&apos;s not too late to attend NWHN&apos;s Annual Fall Benefit on Nov. 3</title>
			<link>http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6309/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1141726</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:50:30 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Long-term use of menopause HT doubles the risk of dying from breast cancer </title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:39:52 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Join Barbara Ehrenreich and NWHN in honoring women health activists</title>
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