Cancer Prevention

Hair dye and chemical straightener use and breast cancer risk in a large US population of black and white women

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Ideas for a Greener Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day is an American holiday that is loaded with tradition, so why not start a new tradition in your family by making Thanksgiving a green and eco-friendly celebration from start to finish?

Is EMF Exposure Really a Big Deal?

Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) have been around since the beginning of time as we receive natural EMFs from the sun and earth itself. It wasn’t until mankind learned to generate electricity (and EMFs) that we hit technological breakthroughs like lightbulbs and radio communications. More than 100 years later, we now enjoy and have become almost completely dependent on high-performing computers, microwave ovens, and many other wireless technologies.

Healthy Planet/Healthy Mind with Zach Bush, MD

FDA wants strongest warning on breast implants about risks like pain, rupture, and even a rare form of cancer

The FDA has received thousands of reports from women who blame their implants for a host of health problems including rheumatoid arthritis, chronic fatigue and muscle pain.

The Facts on Chlorpyrifos

Europe is now considering banning chlorpyrifos because of its effect on childhood development, so we thought it would be a good time to revisit the facts. Both the EPA and its critics say science is on their side in the debate over whether the agricultural insecticide should be banned.

Cabbage Beats Chemo for Cervical Cancer

Mainstream medicine's cancer treatments of radiation and chemotherapy are far from a cure. In fact, they can make cancer more deadly. But new research shows some common vegetables may be more effective in battling cancer

New recommendations reflect ‘continued evolution’ of cervical cancer screening

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force today issued a recommendation statement and evidence review supporting cervical cancer screening via cervical cytology every 3 years among women aged 21 to 29 years.

Among women aged 30 to 65 years, the USPSTF recommended screening every 3 years with cervical cytology — also known as a Pap test — alone; every 5 years with high-risk HPV testing alone; or every 5 years with high-risk HPV testing in combination with cytology, also known as co-testing.

Putting Your Family First Doesn’t Make You a Better Mom

Most parents will tell you about how they hazily go through their earliest days with their newborns, living in isolation on no sleep, constant am-I-doing-this-right? anxiety and stress, and a steady diet of takeout and whatever casseroles or lasagnas were generously donated through some kind of life-giving meal train. The only thing that matters in those first few fevered weeks is making sure the little one is okay.

But I'm here to tell you from first-hand experience: That. Is. Not. Sustainable.

A New Normal: Ten Things I’ve Learned About Trauma

I wasn’t really expecting painful things to happen to me.

I knew that pain was a part of life, but — thanks in part to a peculiar blend of “God-has-a-plan” Southern roots, a suburban “Midwestern nice” upbringing, and a higher education in New England stoicism — I managed to skate by for quite some time without having to acknowledge it.

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