Month: June 2012

Lite Brite!

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Ever notice that when the weather gets warmer, everything seems to get brighter? We wear less black and instead gravitate towards more energetic summery shades. For the past few years, neon summer manicures have been de rigeur for many fashionistas. This season, fashion designers have taken it up a notch. In every department from handbags […] Read More

Nutritional Boost Tips

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Nutritional Boost Tips Going about your daily business, an ever-changing busy life, it can be difficult to obtain the right nutrition in your diet. Most of us survive on fast food, processed meals and nutrition-less snacks. By adding or altering your lifestyle to the tips that follow, you can drastically improve your nutritional health. Beyond […] Read More

Is CA-125 A Screening Test?

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Last night just before going to bed, one of my girlfriends forwarded me a story about a young woman who had seen a number of doctors and had a series of tests for abdominal bloating. She was eventually diagnosed with cancer which had spread to her abdomen. The exact cell type and tumour origin was […] Read More

US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations regarding HRT in Postmenopausal Women

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This year marks the ten-year anniversary of the women’s health initiative study regarding HRT in postmenopausal women. The US Preventive Services task force came out this week with recommendations about the use of estrogen and progestin treatment in postmenopausal women. The new recommendations are based on data reviewed and published Monday (May 28, 2012) in […] Read More