September 2013

TGIF Quote of the Week!

admin kece Jumat, 27 September 2013 Add Comment Edit

Happy Friday Everyone! Hopefully everyone will find time to relax this weekend. Here is the quote of the week: “One of the most courageous ...

Listeria in the News

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If you attended our first Seminar Series, Gender Jeopardy you may remember this 1000 point question: This bacteria affects older people, ...

Speaking in Lisbon on October 5

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My friend Pedro Bastos graciously invited me to speak at a conference he organized in Lisbon on October 5 titled "Food, Nutrition and t...

WHEP: What's Happening

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We recently had the pleasure of discussing two very interesting articles presented to us by 4th year students Natalie Beaty and Rachel Danis...

Seminar Series - Best of Center City (Part 2)

admin kece Kamis, 19 September 2013 Add Comment Edit

As promised, here is part 2 of our "best of" entries (check out best of Queen Lane from yesterday if you haven't already!) Dur...

Foundation for Women's Wellness Research and Fellowship Awards

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The Foundation for Women's Wellness (FWW) is currently accepting applications for both research and fellowship awards in women's hea...

Seminar Series - Best of Queen Lane (part 1)

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Our first seminar series for the 2013-2014 was last night! Thanks for those who came out and if you were not able to make it, please come jo...

The Costs of Child Care in America

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Having children is an event that many in Americans choose to embark upon and has been built into the "typical" model of the Ameri...

Today is Female Condom Day!

admin kece Senin, 16 September 2013 Add Comment Edit

Female condoms are the lesser known and used version of the male counterpart. When used effectively, planned parenthood estimates that 5 out...

Student Spotlight: Alex Harrington

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Alex Harrington , currently a second year student at DUCOM recently shared the details of his amazing summer Internship with us. Through th...

Seminar Series Kicks Off September 17th!

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GET READY! The Women's Health Seminar Series starts on Tuesday, September 17th! We are very excited about our upcoming topics for this ...

Kidney Stones : A Growing Danger for Women

admin kece Senin, 09 September 2013 Add Comment Edit

Kidney stones are a growing medical concern for women. Over the last 7 years, there has been a significant increase in the number of women w...

TGIF Quote of the Week

admin kece Sabtu, 07 September 2013 Add Comment Edit

Happy Friday everyone! Here is the quote of the week: "When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, o...

Women's Health Scholars: The Basics

admin kece Rabu, 04 September 2013 Add Comment Edit

The Women's Health Scholars Program has been getting a lot of attention lately and we are very excited about all of your interest! So fo...

Recap from IFM 1, Reproductive Health

admin kece Selasa, 03 September 2013 Add Comment Edit

Examining the nuchal translucency of a fetus For IFM1 folks, hopefully you all enjoyed the interactive component of lecture today. Being abl...

Is Refined Carbohydrate Addictive?

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[Note: in previous versions, I mixed up "LGI" and "HGI" terms in a couple of spots. These are now corrected. Thanks to...

Cyberbullying: A trend that may be getting worse

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Bullying has always been a concern in schools, but the growth of technology allows for a new dimension of bullying called cyberbullying. On ...

COLOR for a CAUSE

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September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month!! Youth sports teams around the city can lace up with the Philadelphia Union in supporting the ...