Posts Tagged ‘breast cancer’

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    What We’re Reading 11/13/09
    Each week we come across some great sites and articles. Here is just a little of what we have been reading. This Elle Magazine article titled “Feast of Burden” takes us into the depths of the mind and emotions of anorexics during their most dreaded holiday, Thanksgiving. There is a tremendous psychological and intrapersonal and interpersonal struggle that occurs...
    by Gibran Ramos L.Ac. at November 13th, 2009 at 08:11 am
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    What We’re Reading 11/02/09
    What are we reading about over at WellWire this week? The flu, dementia, the environment and food. Okay, to be a bit more specific: With this year’s new flu strain, we have seen that viruses can be tenacious and virulent for humans. Yet there are some viruses that may be beneficial and help ward off bacterial infections. These special class of viruses are called...
    by Gibran Ramos L.Ac. at November 2nd, 2009 at 08:11 am
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    When Breast Cancer Isn’t a Lump
    We’re trained to feel for lumps or bumps in our breasts because common breast cancers start with a single cell that replicates its way into a ball of palpable concern but did you know that not all breast cancers form a lump? Inflammatory breast cancer is easily confused with a breast infection because it attacks the lymph ducts and causes fluid to back up and turn...
    by Dr. Carrie Jones at October 28th, 2009 at 08:10 am
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    What We’re Reading 10/16/09
    Welcome to our third installment of the weekly What We’re Reading series where you can keep up with what the WellWire team is reading on blogs and news sites across the Internet. Is Chivalry alive in your relationship? One breast cancer doctor can tell you what to look for when combing the online dating ads. Over his years of being an oncologist and witnessing women...
    by Gibran Ramos L.Ac. at October 16th, 2009 at 08:10 am
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    Examining Your Breasts 101
    How often do you do examine your own breasts? Monthly? Quarterly? Never? Don’t feel guilty if your answer is never, just read on! The most common answer I hear is actually, “I’m not sure what I’m feeling for anyway,” or, “It’s always lumpy bumpy in there.” Let’s talk breast tissue so you can learn how to distinguish lumps from bumps and know when...
    by Dr. Carrie Jones at October 14th, 2009 at 05:10 am
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    5 Ways to Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk
    When it comes to breast cancer women can’t control certain risk factors like their age, genetics, age of first period, and age of menopause onset. Good news ladies: there are just as many things that you can control to reduce your risk of getting breast cancer: Estrogen exposure. Your female hormones, estrogen and progesterone, are very much a part of you being a...
    by Editor at September 7th, 2009 at 02:09 pm