Oregon Women’s Report Reader Survey, 1. A Portland school is fining parents who are late in picking up their children. After a 10 minute grace time, parents are fined $5 for every 10 minutes they are late. Do you agree/disagree? Even though the numbers of those who agreed and disagreed […]

HealthDay News — As many as one in four U.S. teenage girls have had a sexually transmitted disease (STD), many infected soon after their first sexual encounter, a new government report shows. “The high burden of STDs among teen girls reminds us that we can’t ignore this,” said study author […]

C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll Press Release ANN ARBOR, Mich,—When your daughter goes online, how likely is it she’s being stalked by a stranger or bullied by a classmate? When your son surfs the Web, what are the chances he’s viewing pornography or gambling?  A report released today by […]

HealthDay News — The holiday season means you’ll be faced with a seemingly endless buffet of food temptation. While some people simply give in and eat too much, others deny themselves any holiday treats.But there are ways to navigate between overindulgence and deprivation, according to Julie Redfern, manager of Nutrition […]

By Olivia Rossi, RN, MSN, ACSM Your Personal Trainer There’s an ache in the air of autumn.  It’s called nostalgia.  Nostalgia means “to return home,” home to memories, to the old days, to the longings of times past, some happy, some sad but all about life.  For me, it happens […]

Oregonian, Emily Somers created and directed this fantastic breast cancer awareness fundraiser video called the Pink Glove Dance. Medline features these pink gloves so that health care providers can show their support and Medline itself donates portions of each box sold to breast cancer awareness. The video is an additional […]

Oregon Women’s Report Survey Results, when presented with three recent events. Comments: – Wow. That’s a tough one though!        –  No excuse for the pilots llack of attention –  All three are horrible situations. #1 is flat out child abuse, #2 puts thousands in danger, and #3 is unforgivable

HealthDay News — When a U.S. government task force recommended that women wait until they’re 50 to get their first mammogram to check for breast cancer, reaction was swift. Critics such as the American Cancer Society vowed to stand by its advice that annual screening begin at age 40 for […]