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Saturday, February 4, 2012
Posted by Green on February 3, 2012
Complimentary and alternative medicine is being used by 40 percent of Americans and is a $21 billion industry, paid for almost exclusively with out-of-pocket funds. WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
Posted by Green on January 26, 2012
A Complex Disease
“Another message we keep getting from the media is that if you find it early there is 97 percent survival rate. That message is intended not to frighten women. But the reality is that breast cancer is far more complex than that,” Mayer emphasized.
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For a full year, Musa Mayer, a wife, mother, author and patient advocate, went about her life knowing she had a mass of substantial size in one breast. She knew the lesion was there because she could feel it. And it haunted her.
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They promptly had to gather their belongings and head out to Tribal Council where Jeff continues to do his best to cause a stir. Jake spoke up and basically challenged Chuay Gahn on their reasons for voting Ken out. Penny hated being associated with Jake, “I feel very vulnerable as I’m sure Penny does as well.” WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
Posted by Green on January 13, 2012
Oral contraceptive pills (OCs) are the birth control method of choice for over 12 million American women. Used as directed, OCs are extremely effective at preventing unwanted pregnancies, and have an excellent safety record. When women fail to follow prescribed dosing instructions, for example by not taking a pill daily, the failure rate increases substantially. WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
Posted by Green on January 4, 2012
The challenge is called Temple Transfer. “The temple is made up of 6 pieces. Each tribe has 3 platforms. Your challenge is to transfer your temple from platform 1 to platform 3. You can move only one piece at a time. In addition, you can never have a larger piece on top of a smaller piece.” WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
Posted by Green on December 29, 2011
Authorities point to increases in year-round consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables and to increases in dining out as contributors to increases in “reported” incidents of foodborne illness.
What enables such consumption is food importation, and foods are usually imported from developing regions, where surveillance may be inadequate in terms of food safety. WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
Posted by Green on December 2, 2011
Long gone are the days when becoming pregnant dictated that a woman prop up her feet for nine months and wait with ever-growing dismay as the pounds pile up, her ankles swell and her self-esteem plummets to an all-time low.
Posted by Green on November 22, 2011
Q.I will complete five years of being on HRT in the year 2000. I am 59 years old and happy enough to continue with regular menstrual cycles as of now. However, my gynecologist says I must stop the use of HRT on completion of five years. What’s the reasoning for this? Are there other views on this matter? WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
Posted by Green on November 21, 2011
Even in its healthiest manifestations, grief is complex in nature. It often includes a variety of emotions, which may overlap at times, occur in sequence, cycles or waves. Here are some of the emotions and behaviors that are typically associated with grief: