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Resources for navigating breast cancer
American Cancer Society: cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer Breast cancer overview, detailed guide, treatment decision tool, news, research and prevention. Includes local office locater. Breastcancer.org: breastcancer.org/community Discussion boards, blog,...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Breast Cancer, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Medical Research, Mammogram
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Loyola University Hospital works toward 'Baby Friendly' designation
Telicia Gardner, of Chicago, plans to breast-feed her son, Josiah Neal, until he is a year old — for several reasons. "It's healthier for the baby, cheaper than buying formula and it's helping me lose weight," said Gardner, who delivered on June...
Tags: U.S. Public Health Service, Nursing, Diseases and Illnesses, Obesity, Breastfeeding
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Local breast-feeding gatherings planned in Winter Garden and Sanford
Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando SentinelCalling all breast-feeding moms in Central Florida: Are you looking for others with similar experiences? Dozens of moms are expected to gather at local breast-feeding events in Winter Garden and Sanford on Friday and Saturday for The Big Latch-On, a... -
$2.1 Million Grant Boosts Cancer Trials at Florida Hospital
Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando SentinelMore cancer patients will be able to participate in cutting-edge cancer research without leaving the community thanks to a $2.1 million grant Florida Hospital Cancer Institute received this month. The three-year grant from the National Cancer Institute&#... -
Here's one prediction you can take to the bank: In 2016, Focus on the Family will still be spewing paranoid nonsense
Change of SubjectIn advance of the 2008 election, Focus on the Family released "Letter from 2012 in Obama’s America," warning their followers what life would be like in the fall of 2012 were Barack Obama to be elected. It's both frightening and...... -
Breastfeeding gets a boost
For the Booster Shots BlogAlmost half of all babies born in the United States -- 47.2% to be exact -- are still breastfeeding at 6 months, and the rate at which mothers are initiating breastfeeding of their newborns has had its highest jump in a decade, the Centers for Disease...Tags: Physiology, Nursing, Gastroenteritis, Diseases and Illnesses, Obesity
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Research looks at how to better fight breast cancer in African-American women
![It is well documented that African-American women with <a href="../../health/breastcancer/">breast cancer</a> are more likely to have a more aggressive type of the disease that kills them, but why remains a mystery.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-10/72939041-18112115.jpg "It is well documented that African-American women with <a href="../../health/breastcancer/\">breast cancer</a> are more likely to have a more aggressive type of the disease that kills them, but why remains a mystery.")
It is well documented that African-American women with breast cancer are more likely to have a more aggressive type of the disease that kills them, but why remains a mystery.
The answers may be found one day soon, as researchers focus more on the genetic...Tags: Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Science and Technology, Health Treatments, Biology, Health and Medical Professionals
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Website offers new tool for menopausal women
As symptoms of menopause sneak up on her, Sue Cunningham turns to her older sister for advice on what to expect next. "Now, it's night sweats at 3:15 a.m. Exactly. Every night," said the 45-year-old Pilates instructor from Chicago. Like many women,...
Tags: Hormone Replacement Therapy, Physical Conditions, Heart Attack, Health, University of California, San Diego
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Virginia K. Shirley
janeth@herald-mail.comWhen Virginia “Ginger” Shirley was diagnosed with ovarian cancer more than two years ago, she had been fighting other medical issues for more than a decade. This time, after surgery, she pulled out a pencil and paper and wrote letters to her...Tags: The Herald-Mail, University of Maryland, College Park, Sports, Giada De Laurentiis, Skype
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Former Mich. first lady Helen Milliken dies at 89
DETROIT (AP) — Helen Wallbank Milliken, who was Michigan's longest-serving first lady and a staunch supporter of women's rights and environmental protection, has died. She was 89. Milliken, who spent 14 years as first lady, died on Friday...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Elections, Politics, Executive Branch, Feminism
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Former Michigan first lady Helen Milliken dies at 89
DETROIT (AP) — Early in her husband's political career, Helen Milliken dutifully played the role of unassuming, supportive spouse. But she evolved into an outspoken advocate of women's rights, the environment and other issues close to her heart...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Elections, Politics, Feminism, Executive Branch
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Beyond Chemotherapy
Fighting cancer has never been easy. But new research — much of it being done in Southern California — is pointing toward a future in which patients will receive precisely targeted treatments that are more effective and have fewer side...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Science and Technology, Health Treatments, University of California, Los Angeles, Biotechnology
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