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Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson: Two Tragedies, Two Different Emotions

Carolyn Rubenstein | Posted 07.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Michael Jackson, Emotions, Matthew Ortiz, Perseverance, Duke University, Cancer, Farrah Fawcett, Virginia Tech Massacre, Virginia Tech, Living News
Carolyn Rubenstein

When I heard that Farrah Fawcett had passed away on June 25th, my body went weak. I, along with millions of other individuals, watched her battle ca...

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Phil Mickelson's Mom Diagnosed With Breast Cancer Weeks After His Wife

people.com | Posted 07.07.2009 | Home

Read More: Cancer, Phil Mickelson, Breast Cancer, Phil Mickelson Cancer, Mary Mickelson, Phil Mickelson's Wife, Home News

Less than seven weeks after Amy Mickelson, wife of championship golfer Phil Mickelson, announced that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, there...

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Become a Rock Star Volunteer

Lisa Honig Buksbaum | Posted 07.01.2009 | Living

Read More: New York City Public Schools, Civic Participation, Charity, Volunteering, Passion, Cancer, Hugs, Compassion, Living News
Lisa Honig Buksbaum

The simple actions of giving and receiving rejuvenate us because these gestures remind us what it means to be human.

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4 Cancers That A Vegetarian Diet Prevents

thedailygreen.com | Posted 07.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Vegetarian, Bladder Cancer, Vegetables, Bone Marrow Cancer, Vegetarian Diet, Cancer, Blood Cancer, Diet, Vegetarianism, Benefits-of-Vegetarian-Diet, Stomach Cancer, Green News

Want to avoid blood, bone marrow, bladder and stomach cancer? (Um, yes.) Try a vegetarian diet....

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This Blog Post Is Even Weirder Than Michael Jackson

Dave Astor | Posted 07.01.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Michael Jackson, Toyota Corolla, Steroids, Jim Morrison, Smoking, Brian Jones, Buddy Holly, Queen, Number-One Songs, Sam Cooke, Same-Sex Marriage, Neverland, Failing Newspapers, Dead Rock Stars, The Beatles, Patsy Cline, Janis Joplin, The Clash, Cats, The Who, Hummer, Heterosexual Marriage, Death of Michael Jackson, King of Pop, Avocados, Bernard Madoff, Cancer, Joe Strummer, Online News, Performance-Enhancing Drugs, Motown, The Rolling Stones, The Jackson 5, Bob Marley, Jerry Garcia, Nirvana, Sid Vicious, Kurt Cobain, Twitter, Life on Other Planets, Elvis Presley, Musical Legends, Plastic Surgery, Laptops, The Doors, Sports Radio, John Lennon, Fantasy Baseball, World Series, Freddie Mercury, Atari Computers, The Sex Pistols, Gas Guzzlers, Keith Moon, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Moonwalking, Selena, Comedy News
Dave Astor

The general public doesn't mourn the deaths of less-famous people who might have continued to also do great things if they hadn't left us before their time.

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About BPA: Do You Feel Lucky?

Elaine Shannon | Posted 07.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Endocrine Disruptor, Bpa, Bisphenol A, Cancer, Bpa Plastic, Plastic Bottles, Dangers of Bpa, Green News
Elaine Shannon

BPA, a synthetic estrogen as well as a plastics hardener, disrupts the endocrine system and causes a growing list of chronic, often permanent disorders in lab animals.

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Go Green With Your Sunscreen (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 06.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Protection, Sunburnt, Summer, Sun, Green Living, Cancer, Sun Rays, Suncreen, Green News

Conventional sunscreen contains four times as many hazardous ingredients linking them to cancer and birth defects. A recent study even found that four...

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California Takes On Plastic Bottles Made With BPA

Grist.org | Posted 06.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Neurological Disorders, Infertility, Bisphenol A, Bottles, Food-Storage Containers, Plastic Bottles, Obesity, Sippy Cups, Sports Bottles, Polycarbonate Plastic, Baby Bottles, Plastic, Bpa, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Cancer, Green News

It's the stuff of a good Hollywood movie-a potentially toxic chemical lurking in the bodies of most unwitting Americans; a decade of mounting but scut...

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How Effective Is Our Cancer Research Funding Process?

nytimes.com | GINA KOLATA | Posted 06.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Cancer Research, Health, Cancer, Wellness, Living News

The cancer institute has spent $105 billion since President Richard M. Nixon declared war on the disease in 1971. The American Cancer Society, the lar...

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Cycling For A Cause: Team Fatty Lives Strong For Susan

Tara Stiles | Posted 06.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Livestrong.com, Cancer, Lance Armstrong, All for Good, Team Fatty, United We Serve, Giving, The Balanced Life, The Giving Life, Healthcare, Living News
Tara Stiles

Team Fatty has to be the best name in history for a cycling group. It's that kind of recreational sporting humor that keeps people motivated to reach...

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30 New Toxic Chemicals You Should Avoid

thedailygreen.com | Posted 06.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Toxic Substances, Toxic, Children, Health, Environment, Reproductive Problems, Cancer, Green Living, Green News

California has identified 30 chemicals that may cause cancer, reproductive problems and other serious health concerns. ...

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Farrah Fawcett: A Deeper Look

Greg Archer | Posted 06.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Farrah's Story, Lee Majors, Kate Jackson, Charlie's Angels, Spin City, Jaclyn Smith, Cancer, Farrah Fawcett, The Burning Bed, Robert Duvall, Ryan O'Neal, Logan's Run, Extremities, Entertainment News
Greg Archer

Farrah represented for me the cool sister that I never had at the time--somebody free and empowered and, most of all, fun.

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Cancers Threaten Wild Animal Populations

treehugger.com | Posted 06.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Cancer in Animals, Cancer, Animals, Cancer in Wild Animals, Green News

If this Green Turtle appears sad, perhaps it is pondering the newest threat to its endangered species. Cancer kills about one in every ten humans; now...

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Sexual Abuse Takes Toll on Victims

Trish Kinney | Posted 06.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Child Abuse, Chronic-Pain, Irritable-Bowel-Syndrome, Healing, Fibromyalgia, Cancer, Sexual Abuse, Mayo Clinic, Living News
Trish Kinney

The emotional stress of being a victim of sexual abuse may lead to physical illness such as fibromyalgia, chronic pain, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and even cancer.

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600 U.S. Neighborhoods Have Air That Could Cause Cancer

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 06.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Toxic Air, Epa, Los Angeles, Pollution, Cancer, Toxic Substances, Climate Change, Pollutants, Green News

WASHINGTON — Millions of people living in nearly 600 neighborhoods across the country are breathing concentrations of toxic air pollutants that ...

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Donna Karan's Urban Zen Offers Integrative Therapy To Cancer Patients And Their Families

Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald | Posted 06.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Donna-Karan, Living News, Acupuncture, Chemotherapy, Health, Service, Meditation, Aromatherapy, Integrative Medicine, Beth Israel, Cancer, Wellness, Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald, Living News
Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald

When one thinks of the medical oncology unit at a major hospital, the inhalation of uplifting aromas, a feeling of sanctuary, opportunities for center...

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Packaged Deceit: How Dietary Supplements and Fortified Foods Fool You

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 06.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Bayer, Cancer, Multivitamin, Fortified Foods, Functional Claims, Prostate, Cspi, One a Day, Health, Wellness, Living News
Michael F. Jacobson

For years, Bayer has marketed its selenium supplements to men as a way to prevent prostate cancer. But the evidence that selenium prevents prostate cancer is as skimpy as Paris Hilton's bikini.

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More Birthdays: A Reason to Celebrate!

Lissa Coffey | Posted 06.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Cancer, Lifestyle, Celebration, Cancer Prevention, Parties, Birthday, Health, American Cancer Society, Living News
Lissa Coffey

Recent survey results released by the American Cancer Society reinforce, once again, the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, and the findings are definitely cause for celebration.

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Bridget's Battle

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Insurance, Insurance Companies, Cancer, Health Coverage, Children's Health Coverage, Politics News
Marian Wright Edelman

Desni and Bob Crock want their two-year-old daughter Bridget to have everything she needs to fight the rare cancer that's attacking her lung, but they find themselves fighting a second battle at the same time.

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Are We Poisoning Our Troops? Congress Takes Critical Step in Addressing Burn Pits in Iraq, Afghanistan

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cancer, Veteran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Congress, Iava, Department of Defense, Burn Pit, Paul Rieckhoff, Kbr, Carol Porter-Shea, Tim Bishop, Politics News
Paul Rieckhoff

When our troops deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan, they have enough to worry about from insurgents, snipers and roadside bombs. They shouldn't also have to worry about poison in the air they breathe.

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Today is my Birthday: Here's to Many More

Joe Trippi | Posted 06.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Cancer, Birthday, American Cancer Society, Joe Trippi American Cancer Society, Living News
Joe Trippi

Rather than groaning about aging another year, I've decided to do something meaningful to mark this birthday -- I'm declaring the American Cancer Society the official sponsor of my birthday.

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Our Cost-Quality Disconnect in Medicine

Dr. Dennis Gottfried | Posted 06.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Colorectal-Cancer, Colon Cancer, Colonoscopy, Health, Health Care Reform, Cancer, Medicine, Health Care, Living News
Dr. Dennis Gottfried

Until we develop medical policies based on scientific accountability we are condemned to suffer with a permanent cost-quality disconnect in medicine.

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3 Key Tips For Preventing Cancer

Yahoo! News | Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter | Posted 06.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Smoking, Breast Cancer, Prevention, Personal Health, Exercise, Health, Fitness, Cancer, Diet, Plant Based Diet, Living News

WE Although some believe that certain people are destined to get cancer and nothing can be done to change their fate, that's just not the case, expert...

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Stool test detects cancers: Health Update

msn.com | Posted 06.03.2009 | Home

Read More: Stool Tests, Cancer Tests, Stool Tests and Cancer, Cancer, Health, Stool Test Detects Cancers, Home News

CHICAGO - Using just a stool sample, doctors may be able to detect colon and many other cancers of the digestive tract including stomach, pancreatic, ...

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Marcia! Marcia! Marcia!

Matthew Zachary | Posted 06.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Cancer Cure, Young Adults, Health Insurance, Cancer, Race for the Cure, Survivorship, Healthcare, Living News
Matthew Zachary

If you ask me, cancer is here to stay. It's not something we can stop, only something we can manage.

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