Molly Ginty, Author at Women's eNews

Our Bodies, Ourselves Turns 35 Today

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● May 4, 2004

Thirty-five years after their first meeting, the women who created Our Bodies, Ourselves–the popular reference that allowed women to take health information into their own homes–reflect on how their work shaped the women’s health movement.

Activists Push for Safer Ingredients in Makeup

By Molly Ginty ● Arts & Culture ● April 30, 2004

A compound in cosmetics products has been banned by the European Union for its links to cancer and fetal deformities. U.S. health advocates are pushing for a similar ban here and challenging companies in the $29 billion industry to comply by May 3.

U.S. Women Lack Health Insurance, Access to Care

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● March 21, 2004

The first of a series on health insurance and women: Women’s eNews looks at research by the Kaiser Family Foundation that shows that a significant number of U.S. women under 64 lack health insurance and that others face barriers to adequate care.

HIV/AIDS Cases Still Rising Among Older Women

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● March 16, 2004

After menopause, many women stop fearing the consequences of consensual sex. But with older women now 18 percent of female AIDS cases, activists such as the “condom grandma” are warning contemporaries about the disease.

Herpes Vaccine Might Protect Female Teens

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● March 7, 2004

A vaccine that promises to protect female teens from herpes may be on the market in five years. Looking ahead, however, clinicians wonder how to finance and administer an STD vaccine designed for female adolescents not yet sexually active.

Mars Mission a Landmark for Female Astronomers

By Molly Ginty ● Uncategorized ● February 1, 2004

The two recent landings of robotic rovers on Mars are the work, in part, of a new generation of female scientists and engineers.

Early Detection Test Underway for Ovarian Cancer

By Molly Ginty ● Commentary ● January 22, 2004

Researchers are conducting clinical trials of a non-invasive, pin-prick procedure that is the first to catch ovarian cancer in its initial stages.

New Front Opens in Fight Against Breast Cancer

By Molly Ginty ● Uncategorized ● December 28, 2003

Breast cancer researchers have raised questions about the role of environmental toxins in causing the disease. A new initiative at the National Institutes of Health may finally provide some answers.

Feds Label Estrogen a ‘Known Carcinogen’

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● December 23, 2002

A new government ruling that estrogen is a cancer-causing agent is causing some health and environmental experts to ask if the hormone is overused. Also, the new U.S. Senator from Alaska is pro-choice Republican Lisa Murkowski.

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