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World Alzheimer’s Day is being observed today, September 21, 2009. The day of recognition was established to create an awareness of the devastation of the disease its patients & their families; & to help raise funding to fight the disease.

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        Last year 100 million dollars was raised to help fight cancer in an unprecedented way.  All three major television networks joined together to do a broadcast announcing the plan to join together to raise funds and raise awareness in the battle against cancer.  Celebrities, newspeople, researchers and medical professionals and everyday people have combined [...]

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     Well, this past week has been a lesson on nurturing my blog.  This past week was a week out of the ordinary and I was not able to nurture my blog in the way that I normally do.  I began to think on that thought.  A blog is a bit like a baby…it needs [...]

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       Tonight there is going to be a historic program on television called Stand Up 2 Cancer on the major television networks, ABC<NBC<CBS.  They are working together in an unprecedented event to raise awareness and funds to fight the fight against cancer.  It is an amazing effort, which was planned to be the beginning of the end, [...]

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        This post is probably going to be biting a big chunk of public opinion; but, what do you think of the latest news reports on the alleged risk for long-termed use of cell phones causing brain cancer?  Should people be sounding the alarmist call to action; to reject or limit cell phone use, out [...]

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       Breaking news today regarding the level of vitamin D for women with breast cancer…it seems that women with breast cancer, who have low levels of vitamin D, are more likely to have aggressive forms of cancer and are more likely to die from it.  This is staggering news.  Women are dying not for the cup size [...]

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      I am mad!  Maybe more than a little, in fact.  I read an article on the net that concerns a review on studies of binge drinking.  The article does not have a byline.    A reader reading this article,  does not know who wrote the article; and that is a shame, because it perpetuates a damaging myth!  It [...]

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Teen Pregnancy

      The news spoke of an increase in teen pregnancies just the other day.  It is a sad fact of life that with all of the educational tools that this country has, that the problem of teen pregnancies continues.       It is hard raising children in today’s world.  It is even harder to do it [...]

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