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Monthly Archives: October 2008

Stop Trying to Be Perfect

Oprah and Friends is one of my favorite sites to visit. There is ALWAYS some nugget, in some cases , a whole mine full, of wisdom. Oprah and Friends reminds we women to treat ourselves more kindly. That is message that we can’t hear too often. If you haven’t already, please go to http://www.oprah.com/community and [...]

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Women at Higher Risk for Pulmonary Hypertension

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) — Women are four times more likely to develop a debilitating and potentially lethal lung disorder known as pulmonary hypertension, a new study shows. Pulmonary hypertension is caused by high blood pressure in the arteries that supply the lungs with blood. People who suffer from the condition can become tired, [...]

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Drug Web site raises important questions

By DAN RODEN, M.D. • October 10, 2008 Dr. Dan Roden is professor of medicine and pharmacology, director of the Oates Institute for Experimental Therapeutics, and assistant vice chancellor for personalized medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. The Food and Drug Administration recently announced a public Web site listing potential drug side effects it [...]

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I think, therfore I am Fat?

Does Thinking Make Us Fatter? Researchers Find Mental Tasks Cause People to Eat More As a so-called knowledge worker, who spends more time on my computer then on my mattress, I found the following article by Lee Dye, published on ABC News, Online, September 10, 2008, fascinating and frightening. The majority of women hold “Think-Work” [...]

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More Questions About Gardasil®

A Recent CNN Article lead with this headline… Gardasil® Deaths, Gardasil® Side Effects, Gardasil® Paralysis – Is the HPV Vaccine Given to Prevent Cervical Cancer Causing More Medical Problems? A vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer is coming under fresh scrutiny amid thousands of complaints linking it to a range of health problems. Gardasil® has [...]

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Are You A Sister?

Please take the time to visit the Sister Study web site. The Sister Study is the only long-term study of women aged 35-74 whose sister had breast cancer.  It is a national study to learn how environment and genes affect the chances of getting breast cancer.  A total of 50,000 women will join the effort [...]

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Beat Breast Cancer Naturally

Nearly 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. But thanks to cutting-edge research in the last decade, more women are surviving and—even better—avoiding breast cancer altogether. Protect yourself against this prevalent disease with these easy diet changes. Cook with Indian spices. These aromatic seasonings do more than add flavor and clear your [...]

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EPA Unlikely to Limit Rocket Fuel in Your Tap Water

Some folks refer to their morning coffee as “Rocket Fuel.” If they are making their coffee with tap water, they may be speaking literally, not figuratively. They just don’t know it. The Environmental Protection Agency is poised to rule that it will not set a drinking-water safety standard for perchlorate. This component of rocket fuel [...]

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