San Diego, CA – August, 2015. The Doris A. Howell Foundation announced the recipients of the Cheryl A Wilson Nursing Scholarship to CDR Ryan Nations with the project entitled…
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Howell Foundation Honored at Soroptimist's Annual Award Ceremony
Soroptimist International held its Soroptimist’s Annual Award Ceremony this past June to honor individuals and organizations who are making a difference in the community, in their lives and the lives…
From Osteoporosis to Gut Health: Make sure you register early to save your spot!
The Howell Foundation held it’s second Luncheon of the year with the presentation “Bone up: What you need to Know about Osteoporosis in 2015”, focusing on the diagnosis, therapies and…
Celebrating Men's Health Month: 10 Top Differences Between Men and Women's Health
June is National Men’s Health Month. Just as with women’s health, men’s health problems have an impact on wives, mothers, daughters and sisters; often times becoming a family matter. On…
Find out how the 2015 UCSD Howell Scholars will be Working Towards Women's Health.
The Doris A. Howell Foundation announced it awarded 3 scholarships to our 2015 UCSD Howell Scholars currently conducting research on women’s health. And while their fields of research are fascinating,…
Top Ten Health Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet Plus a 'Must' to Include in your Dinner Recipe Collection.
Last year, the Doris A. Howell Foundation hosted Dr. Robert Bonakdar, who gave an in-depth presentation on what constituted an anti-inflammatory diet to manage pain. “Think mediterranean diet”, he advised.…
If you want bread, you NEED the dough.. pun intended! Our Fundraiser Betty Brayshay
Meet Betty Brayshay, fundraiser for the Doris A. Howell Foundation. Her business is in the dough… not the one to bake with (although she is a very good cook),…
Supporting Osteoporosis Awareness in May.
The Importance of Osteoporosis Awareness There are many factors that cause Osteoporosis– a poor diet, lack of exercise, smoking, alcohol, being over the age of 50, not getting enough vitamin…
Bone up! Do you know the latest about Osteoporosis?
What do you know about Osteoporosis? Did you know that as many as half of all women and a quarter of men older than fifty will break a bone because…
April is Cancer Control Month... and we ARE Controlling It!
Many are the statistics of women and cancer. Some sources say that one in three women will develop this disease throughout her life. What ever the statistics, the encouraging news…
Supporting Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month
Back in November, The Doris A. Howell Foundation hosted a panel of experts that discussed the latest research, alternative treatment and caring for a Parkinson’s disease patient. We learned about…
Putting our thinking caps on for women's health research promotion
Board members from the Doris A. Howell Foundation gathered yesterday to work on new and creative ideas to discuss the importance of women’s health research promotion in the news and…
From Moving Objects with our Brain Signals to Re-building Gray Matter
For those who attended the first Howell Luncheon of the year, Dr. Coleman introduced the concept of translating brain signals into data that allows concrete –and at some point —…
Howell Foundation: Twenty Years of Funding Research for Future Women’s Health Biology and Medical Professionals.
Howell-CSUPERB Students Present their Fields of Research during Foundation’s first Luncheon of the Year. Scholars to Start their Research in Women’s Health in Spring &Summer 2015 CSUPERB and the Doris…
Celebrating International Women's Day: Picture it and Make it Happen.
It is thought by many that the day to recognize gender equality officially started back in 1908, when women oppression and inequality led them to be more active in demanding change.…
Don't Loose Sleep Over It!
This study of the National Sleep Foundation paints a pretty clear picture on how lack of sleep affects women and their health, how they cope and a few recommendations on…