HRT Does Not Reduce Risk of Heart Disease
The American Heart Association has released new guidelines recommending that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) should not be prescribed for the prevention of strokes and heart disease. The guidelines apply both to healthy women (primary prevention) and to women with a history of heart disease (secondary prevention).
It has long been believed by...... >Read More
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Survivors Talk
When my mouth says "Oh no, I couldn't do that", that little voice inside me says "Maybe I could". I listen to that little voice.
"BREAST CANCER"
I don't know of any two words that strike more fear in a woman's heart than those. I know they did mine. And they are two words that were to change my life forever.
As... >Read More
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Breast Cancer: Prevention to Prognosis
By now we are probably all familiar with the risk factors for breast cancer. Heredity. Age. Previous history of cancer. While those at high risk will want to talk to their doctors about prevention options, all of us need to realize that these are risk factors, not causes. You can get breast cancer before 30, you can be the... >Read More
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Reflection in the Mirror
Out of habit, I felt for the light switch in our bathroom, I flipped it on, but… the darkness remained. My body shook with terror. Holding on to the cold and slick counter top, I looked toward the mirror and saw a dreary gray of nothing. In desperation, I felt the urge to scratch through the glass into the... >Read More
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Facing Childhood Cancer
I would never have believed that a church would pray for a family they didn't know. But when they heard the news that doctors believed a child in this family had cancer - Lymphoma - that's what they did. My son Sam had a mass on his liver and spleen and small tumors forming in his abdomen. He was... >Read More
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I have been diagnosed with epilepsy
I recently found out I have epilepsy and notice that I am having a hard time dealing with it. Sometimes it comes out in my temper. Is this normal? And what can I do to change this?
Advice: Most people who find out devastating news go through a grieving process. This is normal. The first stage of grief is... >Read More
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Dying young
My mother is in a nursing home and the doctor just gave her six months to live. But when he found out she couldn’t pay her bill, he gave her another year. Last night after spending some time with her, the thought hit me, If I stay in peak physical condition, I will live long enough to be a... >Read More
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Yes...Young Women Can Have Heart Attacks!
Not too long ago I was told a terrifying tale about a... >more
What to ask your Doctor about Mammograms
We all know the importance of mammograms for women over 40 (or... >more
What Do You Fear?
