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Breast Cancer: What You Need To Know

Amelia McDonell-ParrySeptember 26, 2008 //

With the news this morning that Renee Zellweger had a cancer scare back in 1996, we started thinking about just how many female celebrities have battled breast cancer in the last few years — it’s been almost as frequent as the number of those having twins! Christina Applegate, Sheryl Crowe, Melissa Etheridge, Edie Falco, Olivia Newton John, Cynthia Nixon, Robin Roberts, Kylie Minogue, and Elizabeth Edwards are among the many women in the news who have battled breast cancer and it really indicates how many more women NOT making headlines are facing the disease themselves. According to the Susan G. Komen For The Cure, nearly 200,000 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer this year and about 40,000 women will die from the disease. With that in mind, I wanted to compile a list of must know information for women about breast cancer — when to get checked out, what to look for, what your personal risk is, etc. Check it out, after the jump…. Keep reading »

Star Couplings: Ashlee Simpson Shows Off Her Expanding Belly

Amelia McDonell-ParryAugust 19, 2008 //
  • At this point, I would not be surprised if Ashlee Simpson popped before Gwen Stefani. [Perez Hilton]
  • The three actors who replaced Heath Ledger in his last movie The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus — Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell — have donated their pay to Heath’s daughter Matilda. [The Sun]

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    Soy: Fart Away Your Risk For Breast Cancer and Hot Flashes

    SimchaJuly 11, 2008 //

    From tofu to chocolate milk, soy has been sweepin’ the nation. In addition to helping lactose intolerant freelance writers enjoy a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal every now and again, the lil’ bean is chock full of calcium, protein, fiber, iron, zinc, and magnesium, plus it’s the only vegetable that can give you amino acids. But the nutritional goodies are just the tip of where the health benefits begin for us ladies. According to new studies, soy will fend off hot flashes from the ‘pause (although it will not stop you from getting dragged to see Menopause the Musical with your mom who laughs waaaaaay too hard at the jokey rhymes). Soy also reduces the risk of developing breast cancer by 18% in women with a high BMI (body mass index). Not sure how high your BMI is? Check out this chart while you chow down on a delicious Tofutti ice cream sandwich. [Health World and Health Castle] Keep reading »

    Star Couplings: Donna Martin Procreates!

    Amelia McDonell-ParryJune 10, 2008 //
  • Like, two miliseconds after we posted that photo of Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott yesterday, she popped out baby girls, Stella Doreen. Everyone who got our headline’s 90210 joke, raise your hand. [Us Weekly]

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    Cleavage For Charity

    SimchaMay 9, 2008 //

    While boobalicious models in booze ads are known for boosting sales, this time it’s more than just for show, it’s for a good cause. A cheeky new line of wines from Cleavage Creek feature labels with sexy Breast Cancer Survivors — like Carson Daly’s mom — showing off their décolletage. Napa Valley winery owner and activist, Budge Brown, came up with the idea to raise funds for a cure after his wife of 48 years passed away from the disease which almost 200,000 women a year are diagnosed with in America alone. “My goal was to honor their courage and inspire them,” the 75-year-old proprietor said of his plans. The bottles retail for $15 and 10% of the purchase price goes to various Breast Cancer organizations. [Trend Hunter] Keep reading »

    Should You Drink To Your Health?

    Catherine StrawnMay 8, 2008 //

    Medical studies can be very confusing and seemingly contradictory. Take studies on alcohol consumption. Sometimes we’ll read that drinking a little bit will do our bones good, and then we’ll hear that drinking even two drinks per day increases our risk of cancer. The chief of preventative medicine at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital offered some clarification on U.S. News & World Report’s website: “First of all, no one should begin drinking alcohol in order to reap health benefits, since it’s very difficult to predict whether risks will outweigh benefits and vice versa.” Personally, I think it’s a crapshoot. [PubMed.com, Sydney Morning Herald, USNews.com] Keep reading »

    The Daily Squeeze: Cancer, Genital Warts, And War Zones — Fun!

    Catherine StrawnApril 1, 2008 //
  • When it comes to couples in which someone is recovering from cancer, how the wife is coping emotionally influences her husband’s physical health. [Reuters]
  • About six percent of adults in American have been diagnosed with genital warts, according to a study in the April issue of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and they were most prevalent among women 25 to 34. Eek! [Newswise]
  • A little-known change in policy enacted in May 2006 allows husband-and-wife soldiers to live and sleep together in war zones. However, they are still forbidden from PDA, such as holding hands and kissing. We think they’re allowed to do whatever they want in bed, though. [AP]

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    FDA Smackdown: Cervarix vs. Gardasil

    SimchaMarch 20, 2008 //

    The FDA is rushing to rubber stamp Gardasil, a cervical cancer vaccine, for women ages 27-45. Initially, the miracle HPV-preventer has been well received by its intended market — women and girls ages 9-26. Due to Gardasil’s success, amounting in $1.5 billion in sales last year, its makers, Merck & Co, are looking to expand potential beneficiaries. Merck has found Gardasil to be 91% effective in women 24-45 and are pushing for FDA approval within six months. The FDA is already reviewing a similarly effective British vaccine, Cervarix, put out by GlaxoSmithKline PLC, which is currently used for women up to 55 years of age in the U.K. No matter who wins the vaccine approval race, this is good news for women. With 250,000 reported deaths from cervical cancer every year, somethin’ has gotta be done! [ Boston Globe] Keep reading »

    Tall Women Have Higher Risk For Melanoma

    SimchaMarch 10, 2008 //

    Sure the 50-Foot Woman can kick anyone’s butt, but now a new study has shown she’s at a higher risk to have to fight off skin cancer too. According to an Australian scientist, Dr. Catherine Olsen, from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, the tallest quarter of the 5,000 women she studied were 30% more likely to get melanoma than shorties. Dr. Olsen added, “We found this risk greater among women less than 50 years of age.” Is that just because tall women have more skin to show? Well, she and her colleagues from Italy, the USA, and Britain, are just not sure, but being naturally pasty or excessively tanning are still the strongest risk factors. So ladies, if you want to look trendy and orange like Paris Hilton, but not get the big C, you better stick to a spray tan….or you’ll end up looking like a California Raisin like Lindsay Lohan. [Fox News] Keep reading »

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