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May 5, 2009 
Sharai C. Amaya, MD, and Anthony N. Imudia, MD, Win
2008 Donald F. Richardson Memorial Prize Paper Awards
Chicago, IL — The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) awarded the 2008-09 Donald F. Richardson Memorial Prize Paper Awards to ACOG Junior Fellows Sharai C. Amaya, MD, for her research paper “Dietary Impact on [...]

I know that some of you are looking for reasons not to spend your time cleaning and now you have it. Of course if you are cleaning with Shaklee Cleaning Get Clean Products you wouldn’t have an excuse. All kidding aside the lastest study today in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health showed a higher  breast [...]

If you know an overweight friend you might suggest to them that they may want to increase their soy intake. If you have read any of my past blogs you will know that not every soy product is a good choice.  However a recent study in Japan that was reported in the Journal  of Nutrition [...]

CHICAGO — Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), a substance in Borage Oil and evening primrose oil and several other plant oils used in herbal medicine, inhibits action of Her-2/neu, a cancer gene that is responsible for almost 30 percent of all breast cancers, Northwestern University researchers report.
“Breast cancer patients with Her-2/neu-positive tumors have an aggressive form of [...]

by Sherrill Sellman
There has been much ado in the press recently about the wonders of the drug tamoxifen (nolvadex). It has been heralded as a major breakthrough in the treatment and possible prevention of breast cancer. Tamoxifen is now the number one recommended drug treatment for women recovering from breast [...]

Just today I was talking with a friend who was talking about her expanding waist line as she has gotten older. I am sure that she is not alone. I have even seen a billboard “Muffin Top”. Now for those of you don’t know what a Muffin Top is let me explain. As someone [...]