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Protecting a Woman's Right to Choose

Rep. Diana DeGette | Posted 11.10.2009 | Denver

Read More: Capps Amendment, Abortion, Women's Rights, Public Option, Women's Health, Abortion Rights, Stupak Amendment, Hyde Amendment, Breast Cancer, Pro-Choice, House Health Care Bill, Denver News
Rep. Diana DeGette

Our message is clear: we will not support any final bill that restricts women's access to reproductive health services beyond current law.

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AIDS Is The No. 1 Cause Of Death, Disease For Women 15-44, Says WHO

AP | BRADLEY S. KLAPPER | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

Read More: Women, Maternity, Girlhood, Aids Rates, Developing Countries, Pregnancy, Hiv, Sex Education, Teenagers, Girls, Education, West, Breast Cancer, Health, Sex, Africa, Women's Health, Aids, Safe Sex, Contraception, Cancer, Adults, Unsafe Sex, Health Care, Medicine, World News

GENEVA — In its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cau...

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Before We Pass Health Insurance Reform, We Must Do More to Limit Big Pharma's Monopoly on Biologics

Marcy Winograd | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pharmaceutical Industry, Hiv, Jane Harman, Breast Cancer, Biologics, Anna Eshoo, Health Insrance Reform, Big Pharma, Marcy Winograd, Aids, Jane Hamsher, Biolsimilars, Health Care, Politics News
Marcy Winograd

In Congress, I will work to support affordable prices on biologics, so that victims of cancer, HIV, diabetes, Parkinsons, rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis can afford the medicine they need to stay alive.

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Anna Eshoo's PhRMA Boondoggle: The Devil Is In Her Details

Jane Hamsher | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: PhRMA Lobby, Anna Eshoo, Breast Cancer, Henry Waxman, Jay Inslee, Biologics, Boondoggle, Politics News
Jane Hamsher

Thank you, Rep. Eshoo, for your commitment to having a bill that does not allow for "evergreening." Now the question becomes -- how are we going to get one?

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Setting the Record Straight on Our Health Care Legislation

Rep. Anna Eshoo | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Affordable Health Care for America Act, Anna Eshoo, Breast Cancer, Health Care, Ted Kennedy, Jane Hamsher, Breast Cancer Awareness, Politics News
Rep. Anna Eshoo

Jane Hamsher attributes nefarious motives to our health care reform effort and the resulting legislation. I fiercely disagree. It was carefully shaped to save lives and reduce costs.

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House Health Care Bill: A Death Sentence For My Fellow Breast Cancer Survivors

Jane Hamsher | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Bill, Anna Eshoo, Medical Students, Breast Cancer, Kay Hagan, Biologics, Nancy Pelosi, Avastin, Herceptin, Fda, Biologic Drugs, Health Care Reform, Politics News
Jane Hamsher

Pelosi made a choice about the lifesaving biologic drugs I took when I was in chemotherapy that will cost many fellow breast cancer survivors everything they own, and quite possibly their lives.

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Estrogen Does NOT Cause Breast Cancer: Debunking Common Myths About The Hormone

Rebecca Booth, MD | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Estrogen, Women's Health, Menopause, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Metabolism, Breast Cancer, Hormones, Bioidentical Hormones, Verbal Memory, Goddess, Health, Living News
Rebecca Booth, MD

While the attempt to objectify the effects of hormone replacement therapy is admirable, inappropriate interpretations have resulted in unprecedented fear of "all things estrogen."

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Relief Comes To Family's Medical Debt Only After Mother's Death

Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.27.2009 | Impact

Read More: Health Insurance, Debt, Medical Bills, Poverty, Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy, Healthcare, Impact News

"We didn't have enough money to cremate her," Bob Wessenberg of Coppell, Texas, recalls, after being faced with his wife's catastrophic illness and th...

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Protecting Pharmaceutical Profits: The Cost Is Human Lives

Jane Hamsher | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Anna Eshoo, Dr. Anthony So, Breast Cancer, Crohn's Disease, Herceptin, Kay Hagan, Biologics, Amsa, Politics News
Jane Hamsher

The public option has received the lion's share of attention in the health care debate, but there's an equally important issue relating to generic drugs that could mean lifesaving drugs remain too expensive for all but the wealthy.

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White House Pink Ribbon Installed For Breast Cancer Awareness

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 10.27.2009 | Impact

Read More: Michelle Obama Speech, White House, Michelle Obama, Pink Ribbons, White House Pink Ribbon, Obama White House, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Health Care Overhaul, Breast Cancer Awareness, Pink Ribbon White House, White House Breast Cancer, White House Pink, Breast Cancer News, Pink Ribon White House, Cancer Awareness Ribbons, Impact News

Nearly 200,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, and the White House is showing its support for National Breast Cancer Awareness Mont...

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Husband And Wife Battle Simultaneous Cases Of Breast Cancer (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Mike Welsh, Mike and Barbara Welsh Breast Cancer, Simultaneous Breast Cancer, Barbara Welsh, Husband and Wife With Breast Cancer, Husband and Wife Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Mike and Barbara Welsh, Cancer, Cancer Battles, Breast Cancer Battles, Living News

The Today show reports an incredible story of a husband and wife battling simultaneous cases of breast cancer: after seeing his wife, Barbara, through...

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Rethink Pink NOW! Saner Solutions to Breast Cancer, Part 2

Helen Cordes | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Endocrine Disruptors, Breast-Cancer-Prevention, Breast Cancer, Hrt, Oral Contraceptives, Living News
Helen Cordes

Starting this October, let's rethink our pink passion and take some steps that go beyond the conventional "wisdom" on breast cancer detection and prevention.

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In Honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Top Ten Things Young Survivors (Probably) Don't Want to Hear

Marika Holmgren | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Breast Cancer, Young People, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Health, Living News
Marika Holmgren

And also, here are some of the things that people actually said to me during treatment that made my heart sing and reminded me that I was never alone.

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Birdies For Breast Cancer: Golfing Towards A Cure

Cristie Kerr | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact

Read More: Cristie Kerr, Cancer Research, Golf, Breast Cancer Screenings, Cancer Awareness, Birdies for Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Impact News
Cristie Kerr

Breast cancer has touched the lives of nearly all of us in some way and we all need to take an active role in educating others and supporting advances in research.

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Rethink Pink NOW! Sane Solutions To Breast Cancer

Helen Cordes | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Mammograms, Breast Cancer, Pink Ribbons, Breast Cancer Prevention, American Cancer Society, Pinkwashing, Health, Living News
Helen Cordes

Yesterday, the American Cancer Society admitted that many women are diagnosed and treated for breast cancer needlessly--that the "cancer" they have wouldn't spread or even be noticed without mammograms.

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Mario Lopez Bares Chest, Gets Dunked on 'Ellen' For Charity

Posted 10.21.2009 | Impact

Read More: Susan G. Komen, Charity, Breast Cancer, Mario Lopez, Ellen Degeneres, Breast Cancer Awareness, Impact News

After much pleading and cajoling from Ellen DeGeneres, Mario Lopez finally agreed to take his shirt off on Ellen's show -- for a good cause, of course...

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Breast Cancer, Integrative Medicine, and Vitamin D

Dr. Soram Khalsa | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Breast Cancer, American Cancer Society, Breast Cancer Treatment, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Health, Breast Cancer Awareness, Living News
Dr. Soram Khalsa

The data supporting vitamin D is so strong and every year getting stronger. Why don't we take action now? How many more women need to get breast cancer or die from it before we make a move?

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Guys: How To Help Your Loved One Beat Breast Cancer

John W. Anderson | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Women's Health, Health, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Wellness, Breast Cancer Awareness, Relationships, Living News
John W. Anderson

You're a guy, and your loved one has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. She could be your wife, your mom, your sister, your daughter, your friend, your coworker. What the heck are you going to do?

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Breast Cancer Awareness VIDEO: Watch Out For Misleading Pink Labels

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Better Business Bureau, Pink, Pink Packaging, Bailout Bandits, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Cleaning Supplies, Packaging, Donating, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness, Business News

It's Breast Cancer Awareness month, and breast cancer is not the only thing you should be aware of. The next time you see pink packaging beckoning you...

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The Women We Know

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Consciousness, Oprah Winfrey, Breast Cancer, American Cancer Society, Happiness, Women and Happiness, Breast Cancer Awareness, Online Community, Morebirthdays, Living News
Morra Aarons-Mele

Something positive is happening among American women, and it's largely happening online in "micro communities," and then in large gatherings. Micro communities of powerful women are working together.

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Battling Breast Cancer: Turning Lemons Into Lemonade (An Interview)

Dr. M.J. Wegmann | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: The Cancer Club, Inspiration, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Health Care, Interview, Dr. Wegmann, Health, Living News
Dr. M.J. Wegmann

Before her bout with breast cancer, Christine Clifford Beckwith had definitely cracked the "glass ceiling".

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Evelyn Lauder: Making Breast Cancer A Factor Of The Past (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Priyanka Boghani | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Evelyn Lauder, Health, Priyanka Boghani, Pink Ribbon, Breast Cancer, Slideshow, Cancer, Breast Cancer Treatment, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Breast Cancer Awareness, Living News

With Breast Cancer Awareness Month upon us, it's only natural to honor Evelyn Lauder, the daughter-in-law of cosmetics guru, Estée Lauder, and the genius behind the ubiquitous and symbolic pink ribbon, which she co-developed in 1992.

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Breast Cancer: How We're Winning The War

CNNhealth.com | Jacob Goldstein | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Breast Health, Health, Vitamin D, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Month, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Wellness, Breast Cancer Awareness, Living News

Although more than 190,000 people will get a breast cancer diagnosis this year, many of them will go on to live cancer-free lives because of improveme...

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Is Eli Lilly Milking Cancer by Promoting and Treating It?

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 10.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Richard Burroughs, Colon Cancer, Milk, Diethylstilbestrol, Risk Factors, Rbgh, Diabetes. Settlement, Cell Division, Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1, Consumer Protection Claim, Antibiotic Resistance, Non-GMO., Lung Cancer, Dairy Products, Eli Lilly, Fraternal Twins, Breast Cancer, Fda, American Nurses Association, Hormone, American Medical Association, Cancer, Your Milk on Drugs, Blood Sugar, Wal-Mart, Dairies, Breast Cancer Action, Zyprexa, Obesity, Milking Cancer, Milk Supply, Igf-1, Rbst, Monsanto, Prostate Cancer, Bovine Growth Hormone, Food and Drug Administration, Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Illegally Marketing the Drug, Mastitis, Elanco, Evista, Rbst-Free, Rbgh-Free, Des, Business News
Jeffrey Smith

Would Eli Lilly consciously risk our health just to increase their profit? What kind of company are they, and can we trust them with our food?

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Best Breasts Is A Booby Trap

Susan Harrow | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Pablo Neruda, Chest, Breast Cancer, Breasts, Susan Sarandon, Maria-Grazia-Cucinotta, Hooters, Beyonce, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Celebrity Skin, Entertainment News, Fine Wine, Best Breasts, Big-Breasts, Living News
Susan Harrow

I know flashing your flesh sells magazine covers and gets people involved in polls, but I find it discouraging at best. These pushed up, pushed out, primped up breasts would lead anyone's mind directly to one thing. I include myself so I won't blame you for being one of them.

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