Pence signs restrictions on abortion-inducing pills, clinics

INDIANAPOLIS | Citing a desire to protect women's health, Republican Gov. Mike Pence on Wednesday signed into law Indiana's first regulations on abortion-inducing pills and the clinics that distribute them.

Ind. House panel OKs proposal for more abortion regulations

INDIANAPOLIS | The House Republican majority will soon have to decide what they hate more: government regulations or abortions.

Senate OKs new regulations on pill-induced abortions

INDIANAPOLIS | Hoosier women seeking pill-induced abortions would be forced to undergo at least one —likely transvaginal — ultrasound, and clinics distributing abortion pills would have to meet strict new standards under legislation approved 33-16 by the Indiana Senate on Tuesday.

Women's health program presented today

MUNSTER | Dr. Kimberly Arthur, gynecologist, will present “Women & Abnormal Bleeding” from 4 to 6 p.m. today at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road.

Woman overcomes abuse to earn degree, inspire others

Gary resident TJ Myricks, 33, escaped the cycle of domestic violence and will share her story in a book series titled PhatPhat Memoirs, available in August.

Franciscan Alliance offers new mammogram screening

A MAMMOthon program, consisting of digital mammogram screenings, free chair massages and giveaways, including watches, will take place Thursday at three Franciscan Alliance health locations:

Dancing high-steps it to health at Franciscan Alliance event

Munster residents Helen Funk, 101, and her husband of 14 years, Maurice Basile, 90, dance Sunday at the event Spirit of Women – Day of Dance for Your Health hosted by the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza in Merrillville. The couple danced the fox trot to Jimmy Durante's version of "As Time Goes …

Women (and men) Go Red for heart health

CROWN POINT | Red was the color of the day as 275 men and women gathered for the Crown Point Go Red luncheon Friday in support of the American Heart Association's National Wear Red Day.

Franciscan Alliance launches Spirit of Women health initiative

Franciscan Alliance's Northwest Indiana hospitals are introducing Spirit of Women, a new, monthly health education program for women and their families.

State asks court to restore ban on Planned Parenthood funding

INDIANAPOLIS | Attorney General Greg Zoeller asked a federal appeals court Monday to restore Indiana's law prohibiting Planned Parenthood from receiving payments from the federal government.

Forum offers women guidance from professionals

VALPARAISO | The Porter County Community Foundation is hosting a forum for women and by women Thursday at Valparaiso University's Harre Union.

Community foundation presents 'Women's Wisdom'

VALPARAISO | The Porter County Community Foundation is hosting a forum for women and by women Thursday at Valparaiso University's Harre Union.

Applications being accepted for IUN cadaver program

GARY | The International Human Cadaver Prosection Program at the Indiana University School of Medicine - Northwest is now accepting applications for its 2011 session. This hands-on medical education program allows students and working professionals, including non-health care professionals, t…

GUEST EDITORIALS: Take break from hot button issues

Mitch Daniels called it a truce. Another way to think about it is the necessity of setting priorities in an emergency.

More women embrace their gray hair color

Every now and then, Deborah Holloway says, people ask where she gets her hair colored. "I say, the Lord does this."

U.S. teen birth rate at all-time low, economy cited

ATLANTA | The U.S. teen birth rate in 2009 fell to its lowest point in almost 70 years of record-keeping — a decline that stunned experts who believe it's partly due to the recession.

U.S. teen birth rate at all-time low, economy cited

ATLANTA | The U.S. teen birth rate in 2009 fell to its lowest point in almost 70 years of record-keeping — a decline that stunned experts who believe it's partly due to the recession.

Ladies get night out with Advocate Trinity Hospital

Helene Kohn, Trinity's breast health specialist, and Dr. Dianna Grant were excited to speak to women about breast cancer awareness at Advocate Trinity Hospital's ladies night out Oct. 26.

Ladies get night out with Advocate Trinity Hospital

CHICAGO | Advocate Trinity Hospital held its annual ladies night out for breast cancer awareness event last month at the Power Circle Center.

Same-day biopsy results stoke hopes, not fears

MUNSTER | When she was 37, Shelley DeYoung, had her first mammogram and learned the same day that there was an abnormality. By mid-week, she had a biopsy and within hours learned she had cancer. By Friday, her doctors were planning her treatment process.