What is Breast Cancer?

Breast cancer starts much the same as other cancers: a cell begins to grow and divide without normal controls, forming a mass of tissue called tumor. Most of the time, tumors are benign , and the non-life threatening cells do not spread. But when the tumor is malignant, it can spread to other parts of the body, and can be life threatening. When that malignancy starts within the breast, it is called breast cancer.

Though it primarily strikes women, breast cancer knows no boundaries as far as age, race, gender, or socio-economic status. It is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women worldwide.
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Breast Cancer and Health Reform

According to the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC), all of the debate about health care reform boils down to one key issue for breast cancer patients: affordable, quality health care for all. “Women should not have to worry about cancer and about how to pay for their life-saving treatment,” says Fran Visno, NBCC president.

While “affordable, quality care for all” is a visionary goal, Visco says NBCC is advocating for several specific points to be addressed in reform:

• Removal of pre-existing conditions so that women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer will be able to purchase insurance at a reasonable price.

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Breast Cancer: The Fight Continues

By: Ambassador Nancy Brinker
MediaPlanet

As the 25th National Breast Cancer Awareness Month enter its final week, I’m reminded of how much has changed for the better in the fight against this disease, and humbled by how much is still left to do.

The good news first: breast cancer mortality is dipping slightly and some forms of breast cancer have extraordinary survival rates – 98% five-year survival rates for cancers that haven’t spread from the breast, compared with 74% when I founded Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement in 1982.
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Ritalin Effects on ADHD Child

Last week I’ve posted 2 articles from US News about Ritalin’s effects on adhd child. You can find the exerpts in  Related Articles section below, in case you landed first here on this web page as you are searching about Ritalin’s effects.

Ritalin Effects on ADHD Child: Warning to Parents

I have gotten this Ritalin effects information from the book: Prescription for Nutritional Healing p. 232, by Phyllis A. Balch, CNC.

The prescription medication methylphenidate (Ritalin) has become the most commonly prescribed medication to ease hyperactivity. Researchers are discovering, however, that this medication has many potentially serious, long-term side effects including: Read more

ADHD Medication: Can Your Child Go Without?

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be a distressing diagnosis, but families have more treatment options than they might realize. Although Ritalin and other stimulant drugs are the most common prescription, ADHD treatments that don’t involve medication have a proven track record. And here’s a surprise: One of the most beneficial options treats the parents, not the child. For children, skills training programs and ADHD summer camps can help teach techniques to overcome everyday problems that often make life miserable, such as remembering to bring assignments home from school or to listen without interrupting. Read more

Ritalin Effects, ADHD Medication and Sudden Death: How to Avoid the Risk

Nancy Shute, USNews —  Are Ritalin and other stimulant drugs too risky for children? That’s the question raised by new research that found a higher risk of sudden death in children taking stimulants for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. I wrote about that study yesterday, but it’s worth an update because the issue continues to be so confusing and controversial. And Madelyn Gould, the author of the study in the American Journal of Psychiatry, gave me practical advice for parents of the 2.5 million children who take stimulants for ADHD. Her recommendation: Stay the course, but make sure your children’s doctor is taking all the recommended steps to screen for the heart problems associated with sudden death. Read more

Ritalin Effects on ADHD Child: Is Ritalin Too Risky for Children With ADHD?

Just a few years ago my husband’s relatives were discussing  about the behaviors of an “adhd child“.  Then my husband’s aunt, who is a teacher, heard the conversation and she yelled: “Don’t give your ADHD child a Ritalin.” I believe she is right. You can read the latest news below. . .

Just when parents thought they could spend a week or two not worrying about the health effects of Ritalin, Adderall, and other drugs used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, another study comes along to raise the question once again: Are the medications used to treat ADHD safe enough for kids? Again, the answer is: Probably. Read more

Acupuncture May Relieve Heartburn In Pregnancy

By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter

HealthDayNews — Acupuncture relieves the indigestion and heartburn that bother many women as their pregnancy progresses, a new Brazilian study shows.

Indigestion is common during pregnancy, with up to 80 percent of moms-to-be suffering heartburn, stomach pain or discomfort, reflux, belching and bloating. Symptoms tend to worsen over time, and women who avoid taking medicine for fear of harming the developing fetus might welcome an alternative treatment. Read more

Doctors eager to try ‘mystical mumbo jumbo’

Associated Press

BALTIMORE – At one of the nation’s top trauma hospitals, a nurse circles a patient’s bed, humming and waving her arms as if shooing evil spirits. Another woman rubs a quartz bowl with a wand, making tunes that mix with the beeping monitors and hissing respirator keeping the man alive.

They are doing Reiki therapy, which claims to heal through invisible energy fields. The anesthesia chief, Dr. Richard Dutton, calls it “mystical mumbo jumbo.” Still, he’s a fan. Read more

Race for the Cure Commemorates 20 Years

MSNBC

NBC’s Andrea Mitchell talks with Ambassador Nancy Brinker about the 20th anniversary of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure to fund breast cancer research. Read more

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