http://iconicwoman.com Don't Get Angry, Get Active! Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:26:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Why is there resistance to the idea that coffee benefits your health? Here’s why. Almost thirty years ago researchers at Harvard University announced a connection between coffee consumption and cancer. A few years later they retracted the study and recognized that the findings were flawed. However, since that first study and the media frenzy ... http://iconicwoman.com/fda-press-release/coffee-benefits-your-health-and-protects-against-many-diseases Baby Boom — All Over Again NEW YORK (WOMENSENEWS)--As Lisa Seftel was planning for her first child, she thought she had struck a good deal with her boss. After the baby came, she'd work three days managing a family-owned consultancy's Manhattan headquarters and two days at home in a New York suburb. ... http://iconicwoman.com/work-place-issues/us-employers-pushing-women-out-of-work-force Is the HPV vaccine a victory for women's health or the triumph of aggressive marketing? Canadian reporters struggle to shed light on a muddled debate that's as much about business as it is about health. When federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced $300 million in funding for a program to vaccinate girls ... http://iconicwoman.com/hpv-infection/180 The Top Ten Anti Cancer Foods Rushing out the door to work, you grab yourself a bag lunch: a soy-make-believe-turkey sandwich on whole wheat, salad with a little bit of dressing, a handful of walnuts, and two tangerines. A healthy meal you think. More than healthy: As a matter of fact, researchers ... http://iconicwoman.com/proactive-nutrition/avoid-legalized-drug-pusherstake-back-control-of-your-body-with-proactive-nutrition In 1994, Congress passed the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA). The passage of DSHEA witnessed the biggest victory for consumers in the history of Congress. More letters were written to Congress than on any other piece of legislation in the history of our country. The voice of the ... http://iconicwoman.com/fda-conflict-of-interest/dont-let-congress-take-your-vitamins-away Industry attacks supplements to eliminate weight-loss competition. Big Pharma is at it again, this time teaming up with other anti-supplement cohorts to spearhead a petition that urges the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement stringent new limitations on manufacturers of weight-management supplements. Of course, it should come as no ... http://iconicwoman.com/fda-conflict-of-interest/big-fat-pharma-liars Information for Healthcare Professionals — Antipsychotics FDA ALERT [6/16/2008]:  FDA is notifying healthcare professionals that both conventional and atypical antipsychotics are associated with an increased risk of mortality in elderly patients treated for dementia-related psychosis.  In April 2005, ... http://iconicwoman.com/fda-press-release/antipsychotics-%e2%80%94-increased-risk-of-mortality-in-elderly-patients-treated-for-dementia-related-psychosis High levels of the "hunger hormone" ghrelin have an antidepressant effect, US researchers claim. Blocking the body's response to ghrelin has been suggested as a weight loss treatment but it may also produce unintended effects on mood, they said. The Nature Neuroscience study found mice with increased levels of the hormone showed ... http://iconicwoman.com/hormones-and-behavior/hunger-hormone-depression-link With more research, it could offer new treatments for breast cancer, fibroids and endometriosis. But since it's an abortion drug, since it weathered a congressional investigation two years ago--and since it's in short supply--researchers have yet to test its full potential. That, says Amy Allina, program director of the Washington-based National Women's ... http://iconicwoman.com/uncategorized/abortion-drug-awaits-new-political-treatment Pregnant Women to Benefit from Better Information Printer-friendly PDF (310 KB) On this page: Why FDA is Taking Action Labeling Background Look of the New Labeling What's Next? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken action to give women and their health care professionals better information about the effects of medicines when used by a ... http://iconicwoman.com/fda-press-release/better-information-for-pregnant-women