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Women's Health

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    Forbes' Gardasil Story Sheds Light on Why Florida's Well-Meaning HPV Legislation Failed

    Florida lawmakers tackled lots of pressing issues this past legislative sessions. They debated whether the barking tree frog should be the Sunshine State's official amphibian. They clashed over making it a crime to pick up pecans that have fallen from privately owned trees. The e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Why South Florida Is Pretty Healthy and the Panhandle Is Going to Drop Dead

    The University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute released its third-annual county health rankings earlier this week, offering a huge pile of statistics on more than 3,000 U.S. counties that reveal, among other things, that fewer car crashes happen in the Northeast and teen pregnancy is high ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Florida Anti-Vaccine Group Ignores Facts, Says It's Not Anti-Vaccine

    ​The Health Regulation Committee on Wednesday voted seven to zip in favor of SB 1116, a proposal to give parents of sixth-graders information on the human papillomavirus vaccine, which helps protect females from cervical cancer. As discussed yesterday, the original version of the bi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Florida HPV Vaccine Bill Gets Watered Down Before Going to Committee; Anti-Vaccine Group Still Not Pleased

    ​Rick Perry tried making it mandatory. Michele Bachmann insinuated that it causes mental retardation. One of the world's top bioethicists bet Bachmann $10,000 to prove this claim. The human papillomavirus vaccine -- which helps protect women from certain strains of HPV that cause cervical cancer - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2011

    Sexiest Lips Contest Through Oct. 27 at M Bar in Fort Lauderdale

    Tania Saiz via Flickr Creative CommonsThink you've got a sexy set? ​Think you've got a sexy set? Of lips, that is - mind out of the gutter, people. While some bars pull in the crowds with hot body or wet T-shirt contests, M Bar's take on the quintessential South Florida sexy showdown leaves a bit ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 13, 2011

    Pink -- It's Not Even a Question

    Tania Saiz via Flickr Creative CommonsThink you've got a sexy set? ​Think you've got a sexy set? Of lips, that is - mind out of the gutter, people. While some bars pull in the crowds with hot body or wet T-shirt contests, M Bar's take on the quintessential South Florida sexy showdown leaves a bit ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 6, 2011

    What's on the Boob Tube?

    Tania Saiz via Flickr Creative CommonsThink you've got a sexy set? ​Think you've got a sexy set? Of lips, that is - mind out of the gutter, people. While some bars pull in the crowds with hot body or wet T-shirt contests, M Bar's take on the quintessential South Florida sexy showdown leaves a bit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Vaginal Rejuvenation: Controversial Cosmetic Surgery Offered At Strax

    ​For women who want their junk to look like Barbie's, the world of plastic surgery offers a plethora of options.Any intimate part can be enlarged, removed, enhanced, or reduced. According to an article in this month's Atlantic magazine, cosmetic vaginal surgery is a growing trend, increasingly off ... More >>

  • News

    June 2, 2011

    Deaths at One of South Florida's Most Popular Plastic Surgery Centers Raise Questions About the Safety of Cheaper Nips and Tucks

    ​For women who want their junk to look like Barbie's, the world of plastic surgery offers a plethora of options.Any intimate part can be enlarged, removed, enhanced, or reduced. According to an article in this month's Atlantic magazine, cosmetic vaginal surgery is a growing trend, increasingly off ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Allen West "Offended" by Planned Parenthood in Black Neighborhoods

    Allen West doesn't want women to get prenatal vitamins, either.​U.S. Rep. Allen West managed to sound relatively sane for the first hour of his town hall meeting in Palm Beach last night. He used lots of pie charts and graphs to outline bedrock GOP talking points about slashing spending and cuttin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Taste for Women's Wellness Wine & Chocolate Tasting

    Carla Golembe House of Cats and Miracles ​Since red wine and dark chocolate have been proven to have health benefits, do something good for both your body and your soul by attending the Taste For Women's Wellness Wine & Chocolate Tasting this Friday, February 4th from 7-9pm at The ... More >>

  • News

    January 27, 2011

    Gaybies: Gay Couples in Florida Turn to Foreign Surrogacy

    Carla Golembe House of Cats and Miracles ​Since red wine and dark chocolate have been proven to have health benefits, do something good for both your body and your soul by attending the Taste For Women's Wellness Wine & Chocolate Tasting this Friday, February 4th from 7-9pm at The ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 18, 2010

    Laugh for a Cure

    Carla Golembe House of Cats and Miracles ​Since red wine and dark chocolate have been proven to have health benefits, do something good for both your body and your soul by attending the Taste For Women's Wellness Wine & Chocolate Tasting this Friday, February 4th from 7-9pm at The ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 11, 2010

    Look Kids! Mammograms!

    Carla Golembe House of Cats and Miracles ​Since red wine and dark chocolate have been proven to have health benefits, do something good for both your body and your soul by attending the Taste For Women's Wellness Wine & Chocolate Tasting this Friday, February 4th from 7-9pm at The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2010

    RA Sushi's Onehope and Pink Roll Special Benefits Breast Cancer Research

    Keep hope alve.​I've gotta give props to RA Sushi. The chain does a whole lot for charity. It annually gives to Nicky's Week charities to benefit childhood cancer research, and now it's doing the same for the Connie J. Goodale Breast Cancer Foundation.RA Sushi is doing it with its new Onehope Char ... More >>

  • Music

    October 7, 2010

    Think Pink Rocks Brings Huge Hip-Hop Lineup to Mizner Park

    Keep hope alve.​I've gotta give props to RA Sushi. The chain does a whole lot for charity. It annually gives to Nicky's Week charities to benefit childhood cancer research, and now it's doing the same for the Connie J. Goodale Breast Cancer Foundation.RA Sushi is doing it with its new Onehope Char ... More >>

  • Film

    May 27, 2010

    "Sex and the City 2" Ages Disgracefully

    Keep hope alve.​I've gotta give props to RA Sushi. The chain does a whole lot for charity. It annually gives to Nicky's Week charities to benefit childhood cancer research, and now it's doing the same for the Connie J. Goodale Breast Cancer Foundation.RA Sushi is doing it with its new Onehope Char ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 8, 2010

    Experience the Change

    Keep hope alve.​I've gotta give props to RA Sushi. The chain does a whole lot for charity. It annually gives to Nicky's Week charities to benefit childhood cancer research, and now it's doing the same for the Connie J. Goodale Breast Cancer Foundation.RA Sushi is doing it with its new Onehope Char ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Wasserman Schultz Town Hall an Ugly Night for Democracy

    I can't imagine a single person who was present at last night's town hall meeting by Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz who would say the event was productive or worthwhile. The opponents of health-care reform and the Democratic Congress showed no interest in a dialogue; they just wanted to scre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    Sweet Dreams for Your Sweet Tooth

    ​Holiday shopping may be a bit of a nightmare, but Seminole Casino Coconut Creek wants guests to have Sweet Dreams this season... or at least Thursdays through Saturdays when they host their third annual dessert affair, starring three foodie icons: Chef Todd English tonight, Chef Rocco DiSpirito o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    Lake Worth's Roy Foster One of CNN's Top 10 Heroes Worldwide

    Foster: Proving South Florida still has a few good men​What are the odds? Of 10 extraordinary people chosen from around the globe as the finalists for CNN's Heroes of 2009,  two of them are doing their good deeds based in South Florida. And until this Thursday the 19th, you can click here to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 15, 2009

    Titillating Charity

    Foster: Proving South Florida still has a few good men​What are the odds? Of 10 extraordinary people chosen from around the globe as the finalists for CNN's Heroes of 2009,  two of them are doing their good deeds based in South Florida. And until this Thursday the 19th, you can click here to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    Broward Republicans: Still Crazier Than Broward Democrats

    Would you elect this man?​With an ethics scandal rocking the Democratic powers of Broward County -- and just a few days after a Democratic mayoral candidate for one Broward city was arrested for pulling a gun on his daughter, the Democratic mayor of Broward County -- the Republican Party may have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    Don't Be Too Aware of Breast Cancer; It's Also Domestic Violence Awareness Month

    Flickr: MagellansGirl​You thought you were so "aware" with your pink ribbon for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Where's your purple ribbon for Domestic Violence Awareness Month? Did it fall off while you were beating your spouse, hypocrite? October is Spina Bifida Awareness Month. And sinc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    World's Largest Cupcake to Trounce Mizner Park at Think Pink Rocks

    Who you calling a cupcake, cupcake?​Tomorrow night's Think Pink Rocks concert at the Count de Hoernle Amphitheater in Mizner Park should be full of cupcakes screaming groupie-style at hip-hop artists AKON and Shontelle. But one cupcake in particular will tower over all the rest: the 1500-pound pin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 24, 2009

    Code Pink

    Who you calling a cupcake, cupcake?​Tomorrow night's Think Pink Rocks concert at the Count de Hoernle Amphitheater in Mizner Park should be full of cupcakes screaming groupie-style at hip-hop artists AKON and Shontelle. But one cupcake in particular will tower over all the rest: the 1500-pound pin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2009

    Relax for Charity

    Who you calling a cupcake, cupcake?​Tomorrow night's Think Pink Rocks concert at the Count de Hoernle Amphitheater in Mizner Park should be full of cupcakes screaming groupie-style at hip-hop artists AKON and Shontelle. But one cupcake in particular will tower over all the rest: the 1500-pound pin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    Safe!! Or... Unsafe? Wasserman Schultz Breaks Leg Sliding Into Second Base

    Photo by C. StilesWasserman SchultzWest Broward Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz won her personal battle against breast cancer, and in the war against the disease, she just won a purple heart. Last night in Washington, D.C., during a softball game whose proceeds went to breast cancer, Wasserma ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2009

    Boobs and Benefits

    Photo by C. StilesWasserman SchultzWest Broward Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz won her personal battle against breast cancer, and in the war against the disease, she just won a purple heart. Last night in Washington, D.C., during a softball game whose proceeds went to breast cancer, Wasserma ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2009

    New-Age Benefits

    Photo by C. StilesWasserman SchultzWest Broward Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz won her personal battle against breast cancer, and in the war against the disease, she just won a purple heart. Last night in Washington, D.C., during a softball game whose proceeds went to breast cancer, Wasserma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Wasserman Schultz Pummeled in Press

    C. StilesDebbie Wasserman SchultzThis time of year, the nation's college football teams stage spring practices, and in a measure to spare quarterbacks from risk of injury, teams dress that player in a red or yellow jersey -- a visual reminder to linebackers that this one player is untouchable. When ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2009

    Wasserman Schultz on Hardball

    West Broward Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz appeared this evening on Hardball, the Chris Matthews show on MSNBC. She was a Matthews favorite even before she revealed this weekend that she'd been diagnosed with breast cancer more than a year ago and underwent a double mastectomy as well as an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2009

    Wasserman Schultz Beats Breast Cancer

    C. StilesWasserman SchultzAround this time one year ago, I was researching an in-depth article on Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the fast-rising Democratic congresswoman who represents the West Broward suburbs and still manages to be a minivan-driving soccer mom for her Weston family. I had no idea until ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 16, 2008

    Booze for the Boobies

    The more you drink, the more RA Sushi donates.

  • Calendar

    October 9, 2008

    Hell on Heels

    The more you drink, the more RA Sushi donates.

  • News

    February 14, 2008

    There Go Da Judge

    Driving Blind

  • Calendar

    October 18, 2007
  • News

    August 31, 2006

    In Cord Blood

    Turning the miracle of birth into the banking of cold, hard cash.

  • Calendar

    February 9, 2006

    Take This Job and Shove It

    Turning the miracle of birth into the banking of cold, hard cash.

  • Calendar

    December 23, 2004

    Hot, Bothered

    Turning the miracle of birth into the banking of cold, hard cash.

  • Calendar

    November 18, 2004

    A Good Egg

    Turning the miracle of birth into the banking of cold, hard cash.

  • Goods and Services

    May 13, 2004

    Best Boobs

    Cinderella Wig and Breast Prosthetic Salon

  • News

    April 1, 2004

    Letters for April 1, 2004

    Criminals: We Love 'em

  • News

    March 18, 2004

    Cuts You Up

    As the number of cesarean section deliveries in South Florida soars, some women use midwives to learn to trust their bodies and give birth naturally

  • Calendar

    April 24, 2003

    East Meets West

    Add MoCA for a cultural treat

  • Culture

    August 23, 2001

    Change, Change, Change

    Sing it loud, sing it proud, girls; it happens to the best of us

  • News

    February 8, 2001

    Canary in a Coal Mine

    The drug that could help Shelley Rozolsky is too experimental for her county-sponsored health plan

  • News

    November 2, 2000

    Smear Campaign

    Decades after the death of a great doctor, a pair of jet setters claims his legacy

  • News

    November 12, 1998

    R U Down Wit' Granny Rapp?

    When Shirley got older, she sure got bolder. The hip-hop nation must be aging.

  • News

    March 19, 1998

    The Straight Dope

    When Shirley got older, she sure got bolder. The hip-hop nation must be aging.

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