Cancer Group Backs Down on Cutting Off Planned Parenthood
By PAM BELLUCK
Published: February 3, 2012
The nation’s pre-eminent breast cancer advocacy group, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation, apologized on Friday for its decision to cut most of its financing to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screening and said it would again make Planned Parenthood [...]

A cutting-edge breast reconstruction surgery that uses tissue from a woman’s own abdomen to build a new breast after a mastectomy could have a previously unrealized damaging side effect: muscle weakness.
The findings come from a new Canadian study published online Monday in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.
“Regardless of whether a patient [...]

October 19, 2011
Living Streets
The Energy of Cities
Living in large cities can be draining, but there are steps that can be taken to make it all work in harmony.
The cities we reside in have souls. Our cities consume, create, evolve, and breathe much in the same way Mother Nature does. Each city is unique, defined not [...]

October 7, 2011
Soulful Voyages
Travel Sensitivity
Traveling can be hard on sensitive souls; routine and a few favorite items can make your journey easier.
The journeys we take are often as exhausting as they are exhilarating. The thrill we feel as we travel to a new environment may be undercut by our sensitivity to change, strange surroundings, and [...]

Researchers from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a specific molecule that alters how breast cancer cells move. This affects the cells’ ability to spread or metastasize to distant parts of the body, the hallmark of deadly, aggressive cancer.
By looking at cells in the lab, in mice and in human tissue, as [...]

October 4, 2011
Owning Your Tendencies
Understanding All Sides
Looking at only one side of our life can make us blind to the many other ways of looking at our situation.
Whenever we examine our lives, we examine them from a particular side or angle. Most of us tend to favor one side over the others. For example, we [...]

October 3, 2011
An Instant Vacation
Relaxing at Home
If you can’t get away on a vacation, turn your home into an instant vacation place.
Throughout our lives, most of us are led to believe that relaxation is best pursued outside of the home. As a result, we spend months anticipating weeklong vacations, seldom fully appreciating the leisure time [...]

September 29, 2011
Conscious Decisions
Going Against What Is Popular
Because an idea or way of doing things is popular doesn’t mean it’s right for everyone.
Just because an idea or way of doing things is popular doesn’t mean it’s right for everyone. However, part of the way that something becomes popular is that many of us don’t take [...]

This work was described in the August 1, 2011 issue of the journal Genes & Development. Results from this study and ongoing research at UVA Health System could lead to the development of more effective drugs and even the advancement of personalized medications to treat breast cancer.
The new model represents a major scientific milestone — [...]

September 26, 2011
Days of Affirmation
Sending Love Ahead to Your Day
Send love to your day ahead and remember to stop and catch the miracles.
Upon waking, many people consider the coming day with trepidation. Because of the natural human tendency to focus on what we fear or dislike, it is easy to unwittingly send a message of [...]