Press Releases
Breast implants as therapy? Not so much
Many girls and women want breast implants because they believe it will improve their self-esteem. It is true that cosmetic surgery can help a person feel better about the body part that was “fixed,” whether it is a breast, a nose, ears, or thighs. But research shows that breast implants do NOT improve self-esteem. In fact, several studies show that breast implants LOWER self-esteem even if it makes a woman feel sexier. Read More
Perfecting Bodies Through Chemistry?
In the U.S., there are thousands of products and procedures that feed on women’s insecurities. While most are ineffective, only a few are actually dangerous to our health. Breast implants are one of those. Read More
Antibiotics: When Science and Wishful Thinking Collide
Health Affairs blog. January 25, 2013. Antibiotic resistance is a major concern confronting our health care system, and there is tremendous pressure on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to “do something” about it. Unfortunately, the FDA is responding by approving drugs that are likely to do more harm than good. Read More
Statement of Dr. Diana Zuckerman on FDA Approval of new Silicone-Gel Breast Implant Natrelle 410
February 21, 2013. Yesterday the FDA quietly approved yet another questionable style of breast implants, the Natrelle 410 Highly Cohesive Anatomically Shaped Silicone-Gel Filled Breast Implant made by Allergan, Inc. Unfortunately, Allergan’s studies did not compare the safety and effectiveness of the Natrelle 410 implant to other previously approved silicone gel-filled breast implants on the market. Read More
Notre Dame Football Players Rape Cover-up – What’s in the News and What Isn’t
Fem2.0 January 9, 2013. The media has extensively covered the college championship football game between Notre Dame and Alabama, but few Americans aware of Notre Dame’s cover-up of rapes by Notre Dame football players. Monday’s football game is an opportunity to acknowledge that raping women is a terrible crime that needs to be taken seriously by the police, the public, and the media. Read More
Statement by Dr. Diana Zuckerman regarding tragic gun violence in Newtown
The NRA says the assault weapon used in Newtown belongs in our schools. We say gun rights don’t include assault rifles. Read More
Ban on the sale of crib bumper pads adopted by Maryland. Consumer groups laud action to protect infants.
Maryland is the first state to ban the sale of crib bumper pads. Read More
Statement by NRC President Dr. Diana Zuckerman, Capitol Hill Press Conference for VALID Compounding Act
November 14, 2012. The VALID Compounding Act would save lives by closing loopholes in the law. Read More
Statement of Dr. Diana Zuckerman, President, National Research Center for Women & Families: Supreme Court Ruling on the Affordable Care Act
Today’s Supreme Court ruling was a gift to millions of Americans who need and deserve essential health benefits but couldn’t afford it until now. Read More
What is missing from the debate over the Affordable Care Act? What’s in it for you.
The fate of the Affordable Care Act is now in the Supreme Court’s hands. Much of the debate has been political instead of focusing on how the law represents much-needed reform for the health care of all Americans. Read More