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Author Archives: H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Stop Trying to Be Perfect

October 31, 2008 – 10:13 am

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 [...]

Posted in Emotional Health, Woman's World, Woman’s Health, Your Body/Your Self | Comments (0)

Women at Higher Risk for Pulmonary Hypertension

October 29, 2008 – 9:41 am

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, dizzy [...]

Posted in Woman’s Health, Your Body/Your Self | Comments (0)

Drug Web site raises important questions

October 24, 2008 – 11:50 am

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 [...]

Posted in AERS, FDA Approvals, FDA Clinical Trials, FDA Failure To Protect | Comments (0)

I think, therfore I am Fat?

October 20, 2008 – 8:24 am

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” positions. If [...]

Posted in Proactive Nutrition, Weight Gain, Woman’s Health, Work Place Issues | Comments (0)

More Questions About Gardasil®

October 13, 2008 – 7:51 am

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 been the subject of [...]

Posted in Big Pharma Watch, Cervical Cancer, FDA Failure To Protect, Gardasil®, HPV Infection, HPV Vaccine, Prescription Drug Side Effects, Questionable Medicine, STD Infection, STD Vaccination, Woman’s Health, adverse event | Comments (0)

Are You A Sister?

October 9, 2008 – 8:56 am

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 [...]

Posted in Breast Cancer, Cancer Research, Mammogram, Take Action!, Woman’s Health | Comments (0)

Beat Breast Cancer Naturally

October 6, 2008 – 8:20 am

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 sinuses: [...]

Posted in Breast Cancer, Proactive Nutrition | Comments (0)

EPA Unlikely to Limit Rocket Fuel in Your Tap Water

October 1, 2008 – 11:38 pm

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 has [...]

Posted in Children's Health, Elder Care, Follow The Money, Health Advisory, Take Action!, Woman’s Health | Comments (0)

FDA Addresses Questions About Gardasil®

September 29, 2008 – 8:13 am

Those of you who are regular readers know that I think Gardasil® is the wrong solution for preventing Cervical Cancer. It is my considered opinion that Gardasil® has one purpose — it is a much needed cash cow for Merck, in their time of financial need.  My attempt at “Fair and Balanced” reporting is to [...]

Posted in Big Pharma Watch, Cervical Cancer, FDA Press Release, Gardasil®, HPV Infection, HPV Vaccine, STD Vaccination | Comments (0)

Abortion Factoids

September 27, 2008 – 6:40 am

Declines in U.S. abortion rates mask the problem of unintended pregnancy among women of color and women with lower incomes, data released by the Guttmacher Institute on Sept. 23 showed.
Abortion rates dropped 33 percent between 1980 and 2004, reaching the lowest level since 1974.
But amid that, the abortion rate for black women was five times [...]

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