Health information

This article is intended to stimulate discussion about the need for building a Canadian Women's Health Network. 

This article offers an in-depth look at breast cancer statistics and an analysis of the current struggle against it. Shares information about breast cancer research, available resources, fighting misconceptions and ongoing activism.  

This article offers a primer on the immune system. Explains the language of immunology and the processes that occur when we are exposed to infection. 

This article describes the making of Canada's Women's Health Network. Shares components, objectives and questions to consider. Lists provincial network contacts. 

This article discusses the clinical research and personal experience that informs  about hot flashes. Normalizes the experience of hot flashes. Encourages further research and understanding. 

This article explains how menopause workshops encourage sharing and demedicalize menopausal transitions.  

This article offers practical advice to overcome common pregnancy-related complaint. Illustrates the importance of understanding the basic changes that happen to the body during pregnancy. Offers a list of exercises designed for pregnancy. 

This article identifies the chemical hazards of breast feeding. Advocates for women to take control of their own health. List of resources.

This article explores why women and men so often fail to use birth control. Discusses available research and safety standards. Identifies internal oppressions that effect our decisions. 

This article examines one woman's experience with breast cancer.