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Get Proactive: Heart Disease Can Be Prevented

May 18, 2013
Haga clic aquí para leer el artículo en español . As a busy working Mom and the sole provider of my family, I worked hard and played hard. I did not want my sons to lack what they would have had in a two parent household. As a result, I drove myself into the ground, sleeping 4-5 hours a day and...
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Migdalia Rivera
Health Care

Health and fitness advice from an Olympic champion in swimming

May 17, 2013
Health and fitness advice from an Olympic champion in swimming? With three pre-teenage children, full-time employment, and a frequently-traveling husband, I too find it hard to make sports and fitness a priority. In preparation for the Olympics, I swam 800 laps a day, and consistently ran and...
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Nancy Hogshead-Makar
Health Care

Parenting with ADHD

May 16, 2013
Today I’m writing for Momsrising in support of National Women’s Healthcare Week . Why do women need their own healthcare week you might ask? Head shaking—because if mom gets sick who will remember that you only like your macaroni and cheese with rotini pasta? Or that the reason you refuse to wear...
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Stephanie Lormand
Health Care

Breast Cancer Patient Had to Become a Fundraiser to Make Up for Insurance Plan Shortcomings

May 16, 2013
Stacy Cook at Senate hearing in April More than 3 years after Congress enacted the Affordable Care Act, both the House and Senate are still holding hearings on the law, covering everything from how the Administration is working to implement the law to what it will mean for our health insurance...
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Say Ahhh!
Politics & Policy Health Care

The Unspoken Reasons to Keep Moving

May 14, 2013
Popular culture and the fitness industry have distilled physical fitness down to two very superficial motivations: achieving a desired physique aesthetic, and burning calories. For many people, these motivations are enough to get them into the gym, but there are many, many people out there who aren...
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Amber Rogers
Health Care Immigration

What Immigrant Moms Want for Mother's Day

May 10, 2013
Like most moms, Mother's Day for me is an opportunity to celebrate with my children and family, and reflect upon how deeply I cherish motherhood. While supporting our children as they grow and adapt to the world is joyful, we moms face so many challenges along the way -- the pain of watching our...
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Environmental Health Health Care

Remember, Gina: It's about the kids.

May 8, 2013
We hear the Senate may consider confirming EPA's new leader this week. As we wait on the final vote, I've been thinking about what I'd say to Administrator-to-be Gina McCarthy if I had a chance to take her out for coffee and a chat, as she gets ready to step into her new role. Three things come to...
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Kristin Schafer
Health Care

Join MomsRising & the National Women's Law Center #HerHealth Tweet Chat, Monday, 5/13 @ 2 EST

May 8, 2013
To kick off National Women’s Health Week, MomsRising and the National Women’s Law Center invite you to a tweetchat on Monday, May 13th at 2-3 pm ET to answer whatever questions you may have about preventive services in the health care law! Over the next few years, as an increasing number of health...
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Ashley Boyd
Immigration Health Care

Mother's Day: Bittersweet Reminder of Immigrant Women's Struggles

May 8, 2013
May 12 is the day to celebrate not only our mothers and motherhood, but also the many wonderful women who have touched our lives in one way or another. For me, this day is even more special this year because it marks my first Mother's Day. I'm a proud mother to a young son. He is my heart and soul...
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Priscilla Huang
Health Care Food!

When Big Pharma “Strong” Arms Mothers, We All Lose

May 7, 2013
via The Broad Side Corporations have a very bad habit of telling moms how to be. Or better yet, co-opting some very common “mom” archetypes for their marketing pursuits. For decades, we were told “Choosy Moms Choose Jif.” More recently, “It Moms” were more likely to choose a particular fabric...
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Kimberly Seals Allers

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