Kudos to CVS for announcing today that they will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products by October. Although I wish they could get it done before October, I think it’s a bold move. And as a Walgreen’s customer, I…
It’s Christmas time and over 50 million people in the United States are struggling with hunger? These people are skipping many meals because they are unable to afford food, and sadly, over 17 million of them are children. This is…
New Study: Internet Use Connected to Cancer Prevention — by Catherine Morgan Finally, some good news about internet use. We hear so much about the negative affects of technology and internet use on our lives, but maybe soon we…
Did you know that more women die from heart disease than men in our country? It’s true. But when it comes to researching treatments for heart disease, women are being left behind. So I wasn’t surprised when I read a…
Sometimes less is more, and in the case of breast cancer surgery this seems to the case. In a just released study on women with breast cancer, it turns out that the removal of cancerous lymph nodes may not always be necessary. The results…
Weight Loss: It’s Not About The Twinkies, Stupid – (cross posted at BlogHer Health & Wellness) Here’s what I think about the Twinkie Diet and the professor who claims to have lost weight on it… In an unprecedented show of…
Are your kids drinking enough water? Is it really that big of a deal if they’re not? The answers may surprise. [For the sake of this post, when I use the word child I am referring to children as…
A few weeks ago my daughter and I were at the mall doing some back-to-school shopping and walked by a kiosk selling what looked like cigarettes. We both thought it was odd, but we assumed it must be some type…
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TIME recently reported on a new study that suggests heavy drinkers outlive non-drinkers. However, as usual with these studies, it’s not as cut and dry as the title suggests. This latest study is a bit very misleading, especially for women. …
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What are you doing right now? Aside from reading this post, you are most likely sitting somewhere. On your couch? At your desk? In a chair? Wherever you find yourself sitting, I’m sure that it won’t come as a surprise…
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