Archive for: January, 2010

Miss America crowned in Las Vegas

Miss America crowned in Las Vegas

Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron from Fredericksburg, VA was crowned Miss America 2010 Saturday night at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The final night of the Miss America Pageant was broadcast live from Las Vegas on TLC and hosted by Mario Lopez and TLC’s Clinton Kelly. Caressa’s triumphant walk across the stage [...]

FDA expands use of approved breast cancer drug

FDA expands use of approved breast cancer drug

Provides oral regime for hormone positive and HER2-positive advanced breast cancer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Tykerb (lapatinib) in combination with Femara (letrozole) to treat hormone positive and HER2-positive advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women for whom hormonal therapy is indicated. HER2 is a protein involved in normal cell growth. It is found [...]

Advancement of women in top jobs stalled, Recession a likely factor

Advancement of women in top jobs stalled, Recession a likely factor

Indicative of the North American trend, fifth annual ranking finds women in top corporate jobs dips at Canada’s largest public companies Reflective of a trend across North America, the number of women in top executive jobs at Canada’s largest publicly-traded companies has stalled and the economic downturn has likely been a contributing factor, concludes a [...]

New report and survey findings highlight why more women die from heart disease than men

New report and survey findings highlight why more women die from heart disease than men

Interventional Cardiologists Emphasize Gap in CVD Treatment and Research for Women During Heart Health Month The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) launched “WINHeart — Score a WIN for Women,” an initiative that raises awareness surrounding gender-based disparities in the diagnosis, treatment and survival of women with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Simultaneously, Women In Innovations [...]

Economic inequalities argue for changes in public spending

Economic inequalities argue for changes in public spending

Opportunity Impact Statements Are Key to a Full and Lasting Economic Recovery, According to The Opportunity Agenda Analysis of government economic data by The Opportunity Agenda, a New York-based public interest group, finds that national measures of opportunity are in decline and that unequal barriers to opportunity facing women and people of color do not [...]

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