Cancer and employment:what you need to know
You can register for a free teleconference, Working Matters: What You Need to Know, at the LBBC website. Click here to register. It takes place on Tuesday 14th of July. Rodney N. Warner,… Continue reading
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U.S. federal stimulus package may make health insurance coverage more affordable
The U.S. federal stimulus package may make health insurance coverage more affordable for Americans who lost jobs involuntarily. If you lose your job between September 1, 2008, and December 31, 2009, the… Continue reading
Paula Deen races for the cure
Paula Deen, says on her website that she “was so honored that the Susan G. Komen Foundation asked me and my family to help kick-off the First Annual Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer… Continue reading
Calls for heightened awareness of male breast cancer
The American Medical Association called for heightened awareness of male breast cancer and called on the insurance industry to cover male breast cancer monitoring and diagnostic methods, including mammography. “Male breast cancer is… Continue reading
Keeping the memory of a loved one alive
Yesterday I wrote about Samantha Lehman who set up the Warwick Foundation in memory of her brother, who died from cancer. On a similar theme, I came across a short video piece on… Continue reading
Oprah interviews Elizabeth Edwards
She has buried a child, withstood an excruciatingly public blow to her marriage, and been diagnosed with terminal cancer. But in a warm, intimate, and startlingly honest discussion with Oprah, Elizabeth Edwards… Continue reading
Amy’s Army
They are ready for his arrival here, with bright pink outfits and ribbons, with supportive messages on signs and T-shirts, and above all, with their love. Phil Mickelson will play his first practice… Continue reading
Cancer activist takes to YouTube
When Jessica Gioia was diagnosed with breast cancer on Sept. 19, 2008 — the day after her 33rd birthday — she went on the Internet looking for advice and help. “I started seeing… Continue reading
Ancient Humors
Ancient medical practitioners believed that a healthy body had a balance of four essential fluids, also known as humors (from Latin humere: to be wet, which also gave us the word humid). Those… Continue reading
Don’t cut up your carrots
Cooking carrots whole before chopping them up boosts their anti-cancer properties by 25 per cent, researchers say. Leaving the vegetable intact prevents valuable nutrients from being easily washed away into the water, claim… Continue reading
