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women’s health
Jewish groups applaud Supreme Court abortion ruling tossing restrictive Texas law
Several national Jewish organizations applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Monday striking down a Texas law that restricted access to abortion.
Governor Brown: Sign the Contraceptive Coverage Equity Act for California’s Women
This past week, just a few months after the Supreme Court’s unjust Hobby Lobby decision, the California legislature moved to progress reproductive justice by passing the Contraceptive Coverage Equity Act.
Briefs: Questions women can’t ask the rabbi, cartoon Torah, parking tickets, Latino Sukkot
Asking your rabbi a question about your period or your sex life might seem odd, but couples who observe the laws of family purity — where they refrain from sexual contact during and after a woman\’s menstrual cycle — occasionally need to provide intimate details to male rabbis.
Jewish women change their destinies by testing for genetic mutation
While within the general population about 5 percent of cancers can be attributed to a hereditary syndrome, in the Jewish community, that number is closer to 30 percent. The good news is that knowledge about how the mutation causes cancer is opening scientific doors to more effective, targeted treatment for those already diagnosed. And people who have the genetic mutation can take preventative measures to drastically reduce their breast and ovarian cancer risk.
Femarelle drug treats menopause onset osteoporosis sans hormones
The connection between menopause and osteoporosis is well-documented. At the onset of menopause, following the decrease of estrogen in the body, the bone undergoes a yearly decline of bone mass density (BMD) of 2 percent to 3 percent a year in the first seven years following menopause. This leads to the development of osteoporosis, which affects 50 percent of postmenopausal women today.
Counting my bruchas
They say brakha, I say brucha in referring to BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations, the strong predictors of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer found with unusual frequency in women of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Yes, \”brucha,\” the Hebrew for blessing. Initially, I was being facetious by giving a Jewish pronunciation to the \”Jewish gene\”; at age 56 I had been diagnosed with breast cancer, and \”tumor humor\” helped me cope.