Planned Parenthood Opens New Clinic In San Francisco

Planned Parenthood has opened up a new center on Valencia Street in San Francisco following months of reduced access to reproductive health services for women living in the area, the San Francisco Chronicle reports…

Appeals Court Reinstates More Than 100 Lawsuits Against Makers Of HRT Prempro

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis on Wednesday reinstated more than 100 lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies filed by women or their surviving relatives claiming that the companies’ hormone replacement therapy drugs caused breast cancer, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports…

Oakland, Calif., Conference Targets Black Women For HIV/AIDS Awareness, Prevention

The Oakland, Calif., chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women on Saturday held a daylong conference, “Sistahs Getting Real About HIV/AIDS,” that addressed HIV/AIDS among black women, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.