PCOSA Announcements
2004
Get ready for Big Moves, Addictive Soundz, Curvy Style, Olympic gold and stylist to the stars, Phillip Bloch!
Stylist to the stars, Phillip Bloch http://phillipbloch.com/indexFlash.html will be hosting The 2004 PCOSA Benefit Fashion Show and Gala to support women and girls with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome on Saturday, October 9, 2004 at The Hilton Rye Town in Rye Brook, New York.
Over twenty models with PCOS, sizes 8-26 will be modeling fashions, shoes and accessories from over 30 companies including: Kiyonna, Torrid, J. Jill, Sydney’s Closet, Elegant Plus, Just My Size, Charming Shoppes, Ellen Tracy, Target, Wal-Mart, Talbots, Ugg, Lord and Taylor, Kate Spade, Karen Neuberger, Zappos.Com, Earth, Ecru, Suave, Bed Head, Blinc, DHC, Tinte, Therapy in A Box, Classic Beauty, Beadside The Bay, Ice.Com, Blue Nile, Baby feet Jewelry, Bear Creek Paper Works, ChampionLyte Beverage, UMPH, Earth Mama, Purseket and Dansko.
The evening will be filled with entertainment from leading fashion personlaties, entertainers and VIPs such as; Catherine Schuller from Curve Style, Big Moves Dance Company and Stacey Nuveman, catcher from the U.S.A. gold medal Olympic softball team in 2000 and 2004.
Phillip Bloch, who dresses the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Aniston, will be adding his on personal flare to make this a can’t miss event!
Tickets for the fashion show only are $60.00 in advance or $95.00 at the door per person.
Group discounts are available for groups of 10 or more.
To make your advanced reservation please CLICK HERE
10 Reasons Everyone Should Attend the 2004 PCOSA Conference
- Talk to professionals in our 'community' one-on-one.
- Meet your sisters, they're just like you and more.
- Boost your self-outlook by accepting yourself as you are.
- Be empowered by the knowledge you acquire for your health
- One-stop-shop & complete access to the latest information.
- Cool binder is yours to take home!!!
- PCOS friendly meals and lunch speeches are a 'must-see'
- Do it all or do what you can, no pressure conference at your pace.
- It's for you, about you, and by your peers who care.
- Be part of the only conference dedicated soley to PCOS
Take advantage of our early bird registration rate of $99.00! You must act quickly, as this rate will expire on August 5. After August 5, registration will be available at the discounted rate of $149.00. This rate will be available until September 7 and then will increase to the full conference rate of $200.00.
To learn more about this year's conference, please visit our conference web pages
 Get Real at the PCOSA 2004 Conference!
Plan to get Real at our 2004 conference when Sheri Wallace takes center stage as our key note speaker!
Sheri Wallace is the Associate Publisher of Real Magazine and will be addressing our attendees on improving your self image!
The former editor-in-chief of ePregnancy magazine, Sheri Wallace has also edited Tucson Family, a regional parenting magazine, and several online women’s health sites, which introduced her to PCOS and highlighted the need for more education and coverage of all facets of the disease. Sheri lives in Tucson, AZ with her husband and four-year-old daughter.
Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to see Sheri speak and join us along with Real Magazine, Sheri Wallace, Tulin Reid and our many other event sponsors at our second annual Fashion Show on Saturday, October 9!
To be considered as a model for our 2004 fashion show click here for further details.
To register for the conference and fashion show gala please go to our registration pages.
To learn more about Real Magazine please click here.
Membership Has Its Privileges!
If you’re not already a member of PCOSA, now is an ideal time to join! PCOSA Members in good standing are invited to exercise one of their most important membership privileges by voting to select members of the PCOSA Board of Directors. The election is underway and runs through Monday, August 2, 2004.
Become a member NOW and you may immediately exercise your right to vote to select five Board members! Membership application and access to the election ballot are both handled online.
To become a member, fill out a membership application.
To exercise your right to vote, sign up for your members-only online account.
Make your vote count! Power to select the Board is vested in the Members of PCOSA. Become a member and vote today! The ballot must be printed and returned by mail for receipt no later than Monday, August 2, 2004 to be counted.
Press Coverage
2004
3/6/2004 - PCOS is featured in an article in the April issue of SEVENTEEN magazine which just hit news stands. Pick-up a copy and turn to page 93.
1/22/2004 - PCOS is featured in the February issue of Reader's Digest which is on news stands now. The article is "10 Diseases that Doctors Miss". The article starts on page 120 and the PCOS part starts on page 126.
1/12/2004 - The New York Chapter of Resolve is having an educational meeting on January 12th on PCOS, Endometriosis and Fibroids. Click here for more information.
2003
12/1/2003- Look for an article on PCOS in the December issue of Delicious Living Magazine!
10/16-19/2003 - Annual International PCOSA Conference - in Atlanta, GA
9/27/03 - PCOSA Launches New Discussion Boards. Click Here For More Information!
9/9/03 - Institute for Insulin Resistance Clinical Summit January 30 - February 2, 2004 click here for more information and registration
9/7/03-9/8/2003 Spanish-language symposium on PCOS, in Anaheim, California. Click here for more information on the Professional Symposium and Public Conference on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome .
09/01/03 - Penn State Hershey Physician Leads National Study on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Pregnancy Read about it here.
7/10/2003 - On News Stands Now! PCOS Article in August Issue of Redbook
6/19/03-6/22/03 - The PCOSA exhibits at the Endocrine Society 2003 Meeting being held in Philadelphia.
June - On news stands in June! PCOS in the July/August issue of Heart & Soul Magazine.
5/14/03-5/17/03 - PCOSA and AACE Work Together to Help PCOS Patients and Their Physicians.at the AACE Conference. Click Here for more details.
5/5/03 - Houston's CBS Affliate KHOU Channel 11 broadcasts a story on PCOS. click here for more details (registration to view news is free)
4/14/03 - The Lifestyles List has started a 20 pounds by July 31st Challenge for those who want to work on losing weight. It is a great way to support each other on getting healthier! More than 560lbs total was lost during the April Challenge.
3/24/03 - RESOLVE hosts an online chat at 8:00PM ET Hosted by Dr. John Jarrett II.
2/25/03 - PCOS covered by Philadelphia's WPVI news Click here for full story.
1/14/03 - The PCOS Community suffered a great loss early this year, when one of our fellow members, Lauren Ann Kosovec, suddenly passed away on January 14, 2003 at age 22. For Lauren's story, please click here .
1/6/03 - The Lifestyles List has started a 20 pounds by April Challenge for those who want to work on losing weight. It is a great way to support each other on getting healthier!
2002
11/18/02 - On newsstands now! PCOS in the Winter issue of Grace
Magazine. Pick-up a copy and turn to page 30
11/11/02 - The
Feinberg School of Medicine has been awarded more than $5 million by the
National Institutes of Health to study polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS),
Click
here for the full article.
10/30/02 - "Don't Miss the Signs of Insulin
Resistance" in the October issue of Pediatric News"
10/8/02 - PCOS featured in the New York Times article, "Women Can Fight an Almost Secret Syndrome"
by Jane Brody
10/10/02 - PCOS featured in "Easing the Pain of
PCOS", Virginia's Richmond Times Dispatch, Health section
10/1/02 - PCOS mentioned in "Don't Miss Signs of
Insulin Resistance" in the October issue of Pediatric News.
10/1/02 - PCOS in the October issue of YM
9/13/02 - PCOS covered in "6 Illnesses Your Doctor Might Miss" in
the September issue of Fitness.
8/19/02 - PCOS featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on
Connecting the dots to obesity, infertility.
8/18/02 - PCOS mentioned in "Infertile Ground" in the
Fall issue of
Grace Magazine. Pick-up a copy and turn to page 86.
8/15/02 - PCOS covered on Orlandos CFN13 evening news.
7/29/02 - PCOSA exclusive article!
"Hormone Replacement Therapy in Women with PCOS" by Nancy Dunne Boggs, N.D. and
Bill Slater, Medical Researcher.
7/23/02 - PCOS mentioned on ABC's Good Morning America in a panel on women's weight and their sexuality.
7/23/02 - PCOS feature story on WISTV.
Click here for the full story and video.
7/18/02 - PCOS featured on Kansas City's KSHB NBC 41, 5 and 10 p.m. evening news.
7/17/02 - PCOS featured on Raleigh- Durham's News 14 Carolina on the 5 and 10 p.m. evening news.
Click here for the story.
7/13/02 - PCOSA exclusive article!
"Electrology and the Hirsute PCOS Patient" by Dr. Ricardo Azziz and
Teresa Petricca of the American Electrology Association
7/13/02 - 2002 PCOSA Conference information now available!
Click here to purchase the 2002 conference binder complete with session
presentations and numerous other PCOS resources. Or, to view conference
highlights and pictures click here.
7/11/02 - PCOS discussed on PA's local CBS station, WTAJ-TV 10
7/10/02 - Fellow PCOSer Loni Edie on TLC's A Baby Story"
7/01/02 - PCOS in the July issue of Cosmo Australia.
7/01/02 - New PCOS Houston chapter covered on Houston's Fox 26 KRIV news.
6/24/02 - PCOS in the June 24th issue of NurseWeek Magazine.
6/25/02 - PCOS featured in the July 4th issue (#27) of Woman's World.
6/25/02 - PCOS mentioned on The View.
6/11/02 - PCOS on Wisconsin Public Radio, Puzzling Syndrome Afflicts 10% of Women.
Click here for the full story.
6/4/02 - PCOS on South Florida's WSVN Channel 7 news at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Click here for the full story.
6/1/02 - PCOS: A Mysterious Ailment" in the June issue of Home & Family Magazine
5/30/02 - PCOS on Discovery Health Channel's Pulse Show.
Click here for the full story.
5/28/02 - PCOS article in Woman's World, May 28th issue, page 13.
5/21/02 - PCOS on Baton Rouge's WBRZ Channel 2 news.
5/21/02 - PCOS on Denver's Channel 4 News at 10 p.m.
5/20/02 - PCOS on St. Louis' KMOV channel 4, 5 p.m. news
5/3/02 - "The Disease Doctors Miss" on Phoenix's KTVK-3TV Good Evening Arizona Show.
"The Female Health Threat 93% of Women Don’t Know About", Glamour Magazine, May issue, page 130.
PCOS article in Canada’s Chatelaine Magazine, May issue.
"Pregnancy, Acupuncture & Dental Disease", Philadelphia’s NBC Channel 10 news
PCOS in Ladies Home Journal, April issue.
"When Hormones Go Haywire", Well and Healthy Woman Magazine April issue
Click here for the full story.
4/15/02 - PCOS on NBC's The Today Show
"A Pregnancy Breakthrough", The Miami Herald March 11th issue
Click here for the full story.
PCOS on Fox News Chicago
PCOS on CN8’s Real Life Television
2001
PCOS in Rosie Magazine, December issue
"It’s Not Your Fault", Newsweek, November 5th issue
"Irregular Periods Linked to Diabetes", MSNBC
Click here for the full story.
PCOS on the UK’s GMTV
"What Lies Beneath", UK Vogue, March issue
2000
"Big Hairy Deal", Canada’s Chatelaine Magazine, August issue
"Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome", PBS Healthweek
Click here for the full story.
"She Helped PCOS Sufferers Help Themselves", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 6th issue
Click here for the full story.
PCOS on the Leeza Gibbons Show, May 12th initial air date
PCOS in Seventeen Magazine, April issue
PCOS in the Pharmacist’s Letter, March issue
"When Hormones Rob Women of Feminity", London Times, February 3rd issue
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