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Breast Cancer & Our Environment
It's difficult to examine the effects of individual chemicals on risk for a disease as complex as breast cancer. The time between exposures and development of the disease may be ...
Women take on cosmetics industry
It began more than a decade ago with four women who wondered whether the hair spray, perfume and shampoo they were using every day were safe. Their quest to find ...
Researchers raise concerns about BPA and breast cancer
A growing number of health advocates are raising concerns about possible links between the estrogen-like chemical BPA and breast cancer. Consumer concern about BPA, or bisphenol A, has led manufacturers ...
Fran Drescher – Cancer Schmancer
In 1998, Fran Drescher seemed to be at the top of her game with her hit sitcom “The Nanny” enjoying strong ratings in its fifth season. But all was far ...
Fall Frenzy: Demystifying Fats
Written by Yvonne Bishop In an attempt to lose weight, people tend to remove the fat from their diets. And why not? There are at least 1500 studies that show ...
Look What Cancer Schmancer Is Doing for October
Hey dolls, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we're gonna be really busy! We've got so many exciting things happening, and you're going to be hearing all about it ...
Fall Frenzy: Your Health & Visceral Fat
Last Sunday I kept my commitment to myself and set aside time on Sunday, the first day of autumn, to do some fall planning. It could not have been a ...
My Top 12 Cancer Prevention Strategies
There is so much you can do to lower your risk for cancer. But please don’t wait until you get the diagnosis—you have to take preventative steps NOW. It’s much ...
Flame retardants banned years ago finally declining in women, study suggests
Scientists have documented for the first time that banned flame retardants have declined in people in the United States, where levels of the chemicals had been growing exponentially. The small ...
That’s Right Fran Drescher, Cancer Schmancer
“One doctor told me I have the breasts of an 18 year old, which I do. Another doctor told me to drink gin and tonics. So there I was with ...
Fran Van Schedule – October 2013
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Feeling the Fall Frenzy?
I’m not sure about you but for me and many of my friends and clients, the fall can feel a bit frantic. Maybe it is because we are sad summer ...
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