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It Is Past Time To Focus On Prevention, Rather Than Treatment!

November 25, 2008 – 3:02 pm
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

“Americans have a shorter life expectancy than people in 41 other countries — even though Americans spend more on health care, on average, than people anywhere else.
We’ve done it to ourselves. As a nation we’re over-medicated and undernourished. We’re overly obsessed with how we look and undervalue how we feel. We put an overemphasis on [...]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Also posted in Proactive Nutrition, Woman’s Health | Comments (0)

Why Not Prevent Breast Cancer?

November 11, 2008 – 1:18 pm
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Is finding a “Cure” the best and highest use of our intention?
A friend sent me this image yesterday, with the message, “From her cute lips to God’s ear.”

I smiled and sent the e-mail on to my writing partner, Leslie. But last night, as I fell asleep, I thought about the e-mail’s real message.
I asked myself, [...]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Also posted in Breast Cancer, Cancer Research, Emotional Health, Mammogram, My Opinion, Proactive Nutrition | Comments (0)

Supreme Court To Consider Federal Pre-Emption In Wyeth V. Levine

November 4, 2008 – 8:53 am
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

The U.S. Supreme Court next week will begin hearing the case of Wyeth v. Levine, which centers on the question of whether FDA approval of a drug warning label pre-empts product safety suits brought in state courts, the Wall Street Journal reports (Mundy/Wang, Wall Street Journal, 10/27). The case involves Diana Levine, who lost her [...]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Also posted in Big Pharma Watch, FDA Black Box Warning, FDA Clinical Trials, FDA Failure To Protect, Follow The Money, Medical Malpractice / Litigation | Comments (0)

Stop Trying to Be Perfect

October 31, 2008 – 10:13 am
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

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 [...]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Also posted in Emotional Health, Woman's World, Woman’s Health | Comments (0)

Women at Higher Risk for Pulmonary Hypertension

October 29, 2008 – 9:41 am
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

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 [...]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Also posted in Woman’s Health | Comments (0)

Science Experiment Likely To End Up on Your Dinner Table

September 18, 2008 – 10:22 am
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Regulation of Genetically Engineered Animals

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Genetic Engineering
Benefits of GE Animals
GE Animals Regulated Under New Animal Drug Provisions

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is inviting the public to comment on draft guidance that discusses FDA’s approach to regulating genetically engineered (GE) animals.
Although the guidance, released Sept. [...]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Also posted in FDA Approvals, FDA Failure To Protect, FDA Press Release, Follow The Money, Proactive Nutrition, Take Action! | Comments (0)

Nuritional Wellness and The Human Genome

September 5, 2008 – 9:44 am
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Genes vs. One-a-Day
By Bonnie Church, CNC, Wellness Coach
25 years ago many leaders in the medical community considered vitamins a recipe for expensive urine.
The reasoning went something like this, “Eat a balanced diet and you will get all the vitamins and minerals you need. “ That is a reasonable [...]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Also posted in Woman’s Health | Comments (0)

Hurt feelings ‘worse than physical pain’

September 1, 2008 – 7:01 am
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

The old adage “sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never hurt you”, simply is not true, according to researchers.
Psychologists found memories of painful emotional experiences linger far longer than those involving physical pain.
They quizzed volunteers about painful events over the previous five years.
Writing in the journal Psychological Science, they said evolutionary [...]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Also posted in Children's Health, Hormonal Honeys | Comments (0)

CDC Spin on Gardasil and Its Safety

August 1, 2008 – 8:36 am
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Quick Links

CDC HPV and HPV Disease Information

CDC HPV Vaccine Information

CDC Vaccine Safety Information

HPV Questions and Answers

FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research

To Report an Adverse Event in VAERS

Related Information on Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Information from FDA and CDC on Gardasil and its Safety
July [...]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Also posted in Big Pharma Watch, CDC Press Release, FDA Failure To Protect, Follow The Money, HPV Vaccine, Health Advisory, Reproductive Health, STD Vaccination | Comments (0)

Dietary Supplements…Part Duex

July 30, 2008 – 8:19 am
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Read, assimilate, form an opinion and take action!

Inconvenient Women take the time to learn what is out there and how it might effect them and their families.
Overview
Overview
About the Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements
FDA-DSFL Electronic Newsletter | Recent Announcements | Frequently Requested [...]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Also posted in Big Pharma Watch, FDA (FOIA), Health Care, Proactive Nutrition, Take Action!, Woman’s Health | Comments (0)