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Women and Health Research: Ethical and Legal Issues of Including Women in Clinical Studies, Volume 1
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In the 19th century, some scientists argued that women should not be educated because thinking would use energy needed by the uterus for reproduction. The Proof? Educated women had a lower birth rate. Today’s researchers can only shake their heads at such reasoning, yet professional journals and the popular press are increasingly criticizing medical research for ignoring women’s health issues. This book examines the facts behind the public’s perceptions about women … More >>
Women and Health Research: Ethical and Legal Issues of Including Women in Clinical Studies, Volume 1
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Women’s Health Research: A Medical and Policy Primer
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Only in recent years has women’s health become an important item on the national health care agenda. Government guidelines that specifically excluded women from clinical trials based solely on their childbearing potential have been eliminated. In addition, Congress has boosted funding for specific women’s health issues such as breast cancer and spurred the creation of an Office for Research on Women’s Health at the National Institutes of Health. These successes, how… More >>
Women’s Health Research: A Medical and Policy Primer
Tags: breast cancer, clinical trials, congress, government guidelines, health care agenda, health issues, health research, national health care, national institutes of health, successesRelated posts