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'Dear Mrs. Obama …'
WASHINGTON — With hundreds of letters arriving each week, first lady Michelle Obama's mailbag is intriguing more for its variety than its volume.
She hears from all sorts of people, from first-graders to foreign first ladies. Among their messages:...Tags: Obesity, Breast Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Conditions, Washington (U.S. state)
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Science Connections: Navigating Fertility After Cancer
TribLocal - EvanstonAs a patient navigator at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Kristin Smith guides newly diagnosed cancer patients through a hopeful …... -
Is this surgery really needed?
HealthTrans vaginal ultrasounds are used to detect abnormalities in a woman's sex organs, such as unusual cell growth (read: cancer). Ovarian cancer is quite deadly. It's for this reason that you might be tempted to ask for a routine trans vaginal ultrasound --... -
'Octomom' Doctor Loses License, Board Cites Public Safety
![The Beverly Hills fertility doctor who helped "Octomom" Nadya Suleman become the mother of 14 children through repeated in vitro treatments is being barred from practicing medicine.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-06/62069516-02131046-187105.jpg "The Beverly Hills fertility doctor who helped "Octomom\" Nadya Suleman become the mother of 14 children through repeated in vitro treatments is being barred from practicing medicine.")
Staff WriterThe Beverly Hills fertility doctor who helped "Octomom" Nadya Suleman become the mother of 14 children through repeated in vitro treatments is being barred from practicing medicine. The Medical Board of California said the decision to revoke Dr....Tags: Physical Conditions, Health Treatments, Premature Birth, Chemotherapy, Cancer
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Does this birth control pill make me look fat?
![Like a lot of young women, Kelsey Webb, 25, has been off and on birth control pills since she was 18. Every time she started taking them, she gained 5 to 10 pounds. "My normal weight is around 125 pounds. On the pill, I would get up to 130 or 135," says Webb, who is 5 feet, 5 inches tall.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-03/0-28132157-187105.jpg "Like a lot of young women, Kelsey Webb, 25, has been off and on birth control pills since she was 18. Every time she started taking them, she gained 5 to 10 pounds. "My normal weight is around 125 pounds. On the pill, I would get up to 130 or 135,\" says Webb, who is 5 feet, 5 inches tall.")
Tribune staff reporterLike a lot of young women, Kelsey Webb, 25, has been off and on birth control pills since she was 18. Every time she started taking them, she gained 5 to 10 pounds. "My normal weight is around 125 pounds. On the pill, I would get up to 130 or 135," says...Tags: Hormones and Metabolism, Overweight, Physical Conditions, Weight, Education
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A Boost for Women's Low Libido?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThanks to Viagra, Cialis and Levitra, men with erectile dysfunction can get on board the Food and Drug Administration-approved love train. But women who experience a different sexual problem -- sagging libido -- have been left at the station. That may be...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Breast Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines, Trials
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Commentary: Why we should protect Planned Parenthood
Lazy ovaries, depressed vaginas, testicular cancer, breast cancer, STD tests, and fertility drugs ... our show and movies covered pretty much every aspect of reproductive and women's health important topic for our viewers and for women, men and families...Tags: Breast Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Democratic Party, Cynthia Nixon, Physical Conditions
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Doctors aim to save fertility of kids with cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The treatment beating back 9-year-old Dylan Hanlon's cancer may also be destroying his chances of fathering his own children when he grows up. Upset that doctors did not make that risk clear, his mother, Christine, tracked down...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, University of Pennsylvania, Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Washington, DC
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Community Commentary: Knowing your genetic risk can save your life
An Ashkenazi Jewish woman in her 50s, Rachel, is diagnosed with breast cancer. Her mother, Sadie, age 80, has a history of melanoma, which was treated successfully. Sadie's younger sister, Zelda, died of breast cancer in her early 40s many years ago....Tags: Breast Cancer, Pancreas, Diseases and Illnesses, Hormones and Metabolism, Hysterectomy
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Prep Track and Field: Casey's Stringer glad to be able to vault
larry@amnews.comHer boyfriend, Jordan Ellison, is the defending Class AA pole vault state champion and set a personal best by clearing 13 feet Saturday. But Casey County freshman Shelby Stringer was so happy just to be competing in the Class AA, Region 5 meet that...Tags: Minor League Baseball, Track and Field, Surgery, Human Interest, High School Sports
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