• Attitude is Everything

    Updated: 2011-08-27 23:44:06
    There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and she noticed she had only three hairs on her head. “Well,” she said. “I think I’ll braid my hair today.” So she did, and she had a wonderful day. The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror, and [...]

  • HPV Vaccination Rates Low Among Teen Girls CDC Reports

    Updated: 2011-08-26 16:31:08
    , Health News HPV Vaccination Rates Low Among Teen Girls , CDC Reports Print E-mail THURSDAY , Aug . 25 HealthDay News Teen vaccination rates for human papillomavirus HPV are lagging behind rates for two other important vaccines in the United States , federal researchers . say HPV infection can lead to cervical cancer in females , but HPV vaccination dramatically reduces the risk of infection . HPV vaccines are given in three doses over six months . All three shots must be received to ensure the highest level of protection , according to background information in a news release from the U.S . Centers for Disease Control and . Prevention The CDC recommends HPV vaccine for 11- or 12-year-old girls to protect them against the types of HPV that cause cervical cancer . The CDC also recommends

  • Steve Jobs Faces Uphill Battle Against Cancer Experts

    Updated: 2011-08-26 16:31:07
    : Health News Steve Jobs Faces Uphill Battle Against Cancer : Experts Print E-mail THURSDAY , Aug . 25 HealthDay News One of the hallmarks of Steve Jobs' tenure as CEO of Apple Inc . was the secrecy that shrouded products he was about to unveil from the iPod to the iPhone to the iPad creating tremendous consumer . interest Jobs' announcement Wednesday night that he was stepping down as the head of the hugely successful technology company he co-founded in a northern California garage 35 years ago was similarly thin on details , although speculation immediately turned to his ongoing health . problems In a letter to Apple's board , the 56-year-old Jobs said he always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO , I would be the first to

  • Everyday Health Spotlight Scott Kennedy and John London Fighting for a Cancer Cure Cancer EverydayHe

    Updated: 2011-08-11 01:29:58
    : : Everyday Health Spotlight Scott Kennedy and John London : Fathers Fighting for Kids' Cancer Cures Scott Kennedy and John London both experienced the devastating effects of having a child with cancer firsthand and were inspired to create a non-profit organization , Solving Kids' Cancer , to prompt faster development of better treatments for pediatric . cancers By Everyday Health Editors Both Scott Kennedy and John London had children who were diagnosed with , and eventually died from , pediatric cancers . When Kennedy’s son passed away from neuroblastoma , he left his marketing job to co-found the nonprofit organization Solving Kids’ Cancer SKC with London , a hedge-fund manager , whose daughter died of a rare childhood cancer at age 4. Today , the two fathers are on a mission to grow

  • Researchers Discover Ovarian Cancer Gene

    Updated: 2011-08-09 17:30:00
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  • Guest View: The chemicals found in kitchen cans (San Gabriel Valley Tribune, 8/4/2011)

    Updated: 2011-08-04 18:04:04
    Sen. Dianne Feinstein has not only introduced federal legislation to ban BPA from baby products, she's also supporting the Breast Cancer Fund's kick the can month.

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