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4 Cringey Things You Should Never EVER Do At The Office Party
Read More: 4 Cringey Things You Should Never EVER Do At The Office PartyAaaaah, yes, the end-of-year office party: fertile reputation-wrecking ground. And those stories donโt go away โ in fact, theyโll be revisited at the following staff party (and the next, and the one after that). You just canโt live it down. So, especially for you, we rounded up a โDo Not Under Any Circumstances Do This…
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5 DIY Flavoured Waters For Every Situation
Read More: 5 DIY Flavoured Waters For Every SituationFlavoured water has taken the health community by storm โ and now,ย itโs near impossible to have a sip of good old H2O without craving a bit of cucumber and lemon to spice it up. But itโs actually a great way to flush toxins while at the same time fixing a few niggles in your system.…
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40 Excellent Wellness Gifts For Everyone On Your List
Read More: 40 Excellent Wellness Gifts For Everyone On Your ListHereโs how you know the world has changed: the term โwellness giftsโ inspires excitement, not a groan. Thatโs right. These wellness gifts do far more than give a sense of relaxation and calm to a hectic year, theyโre also helpful for any other time. And since wellness can take many forms, there are gifts for…
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Metabolic Syndrome and Endometrial Cancer: Whatโs the Connection?
Read More: Metabolic Syndrome and Endometrial Cancer: Whatโs the Connection?+ Infographic text What is metabolic syndrome?ย Itโs a cluster of conditions that raise your risk of serious health problems.ย They include:ย High blood pressure High blood sugar High cholesterol levels Obesity Metabolic syndrome and endometrial cancer Many women with endometrial cancer also have metabolic syndrome. Scientists have found a link between 3 signs of…
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How to Regain Intimacy When Your Partner Has Bladder Cancer
Read More: How to Regain Intimacy When Your Partner Has Bladder CancerLiving with bladder cancer isnโt just difficult for the patient. Itโs also life-changing for their partner, who often becomes their caregiver. Taking on the role of caregiver can feel like a full-time job, leaving you drained and changing the dynamic with your partner, even after recovery. But finding the road back to intimacy is important…
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Cรณmo examinar tu piel para detectar cรกncer si tienes un tono de piel mรกs oscuro
Read More: Cรณmo examinar tu piel para detectar cรกncer si tienes un tono de piel mรกs oscuroEnglish La revisiรณn mรฉdica de este documento la hizo Lakshi Aldredge, MSN, ANP-BC, DCNP, FAANP + Infographic text El cรกncer de piel es el tipo mรกs frecuente de cรกncer en EE.UU.ย Las personas con tonos mรกs oscuros de piel pueden desarrollar melanoma ย El melanoma, un tipo de cรกncer de piel, usualmente lo causa la…
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Support Not Stigma: How to Talk About Lung Cancer
Read More: Support Not Stigma: How to Talk About Lung Cancer+ Flipbook text Slide 1 Support, Not Stigma How to raise awareness and reduce stigma about lung cancerย Slide 2 The deadliest cancer Each year, lung cancer takes more lives than any other kind of cancer in the U.S. Itโs the second most common cancer in women and has one of the lowest survival rates.ย …
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7 Ways to Maintain Healthy Habits During the Holidays
Read More: 7 Ways to Maintain Healthy Habits During the HolidaysStop us if this sounds familiar: Youโve been working out and making healthy choices for months and then a whiff of pumpkin pie sends you into a stress spiral anticipating all the ways youโre going to destroy your progress over the holiday season. A lot of people have this mindset that indulging over the holidays…
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How to Conduct a Skin Cancer Self-Exam If You Have a Darker Skin Tone
Read More: How to Conduct a Skin Cancer Self-Exam If You Have a Darker Skin ToneMedically reviewed by Lakshi Aldredge, MSN, ANP-BC, DCNP, FAANP + Infographic text Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the U.S. People with darker skin tones can get melanoma Melanoma โ a type of skin cancer โ usually comes from exposure to the sun, but not always. Melanoma in people of color…
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I Became a Cancer Survivor at Age 3
Read More: I Became a Cancer Survivor at Age 3As told to Shannon Shelton Miller My status as a cancer survivor has shaped my life. When I was 3, I was playing in the backyard with my older sister, who noticed blood spreading across my clothes. She rushed me into the house and told my parents. They took my clothes off and saw a…
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Bellamy Young Is Putting the Spotlight on Hepatic Encephalopathy
Read More: Bellamy Young Is Putting the Spotlight on Hepatic EncephalopathyNovember is National Family Caregivers Month. Award-winning actress Bellamy Young is known for playing strong characters on TV shows like โThe Other Black Girlโ and โScandalโ (hello, Ms. President!). These days sheโs also using the strength of her voice and personal experience to bring awareness to a serious condition called hepatic encephalopathy (HE) that can…
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The Latest Fitness TikTok Trends: Heart or Hype?
Read More: The Latest Fitness TikTok Trends: Heart or Hype?Full disclosure: Iโm an elliptical girl. Iโve had my current machine โ I call her Olivia Newton-Elliptical โ for seven years. Before Olivia, Ernie the Elliptical and I moved four times and to three different states before I accepted that no amount of duct tape was going to keep the pedals going (RIProform peace, Ernie.)…
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Why BIRKENSTOCK Has Stood The Test Of Time
Read More: Why BIRKENSTOCK Has Stood The Test Of TimeIn celebration of 250 years of shoemaking tradition BIRKENSTOCK presents the Art & Sole concept store, a 280 square metre space with a double-volume ceiling, located at 44 on Stanley, the heartbeat of Johannesburgโs creative community. Designed as an experiential space, Art & Sole commemorates the unique history of the brand while also celebrating the…
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Activate Your Senses With Reebokโs New Fragrance Line
Read More: Activate Your Senses With Reebokโs New Fragrance LineReebokโs new โActivate Your Sensesโ collection is here, and itโs all about boldness, confidence and energy. In collaboration with Reebok South Africa, an exciting series of events unfolded across the country, celebrating this vibrant new scent for him and her. The New Reebok Fragrance Collection Activate Your Senses for Her A delicate yet playful fragrance…
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WomenTalk: The Link Between Diabetes and Your Heart
Read More: WomenTalk: The Link Between Diabetes and Your HeartIn the second episode in our heart health series of WomenTalk, weโll learn all about the link between heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Cardiologist Payal Kohli, M.D., explains what factors increase our risk of disease and how to lower your risk. Watch more WomenTalk episodes
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Bladder Cancer and Black Women
Read More: Bladder Cancer and Black WomenMonica Austin-Cox remembers well the day a routine pelvic exam changed her life forever. Her gynecologist felt a lump that was initially believed to be related to Austin-Coxโs ovaries. But further testing revealed it was actually a mass in her bladder. She was quickly referred to a urologist, who performed a cystoscopy, a procedure that…
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WomenTalk: The Role of Nurse Practitioners in Womenโs Health: Menopause
Read More: WomenTalk: The Role of Nurse Practitioners in Womenโs Health: MenopauseDuring this three-part series of WomenTalk, we’re partnering with the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health to explore the role nurse practitioners play in contraceptive, maternal and menopause care. In the third episode in our Women Talk: “The Role of Nurse Practitioners in Womenโs Health” series, weโll be exploring the role nurse practitioners…
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Grief and Loss Are Different When Youโre the Caregiver
Read More: Grief and Loss Are Different When Youโre the CaregiverAs told to Jacquelyne Froeber November is National Family Caregivers Month. My mom was my biggest fan. After I published my first novel, she came to all my author talks. At the end of each session, Iโd ask if anyone in the crowd had questions, and she was always the first one to raise her…
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Good Sex with Emily Jamea: Maintaining a Strong Sexual Connection During Midlife
Read More: Good Sex with Emily Jamea: Maintaining a Strong Sexual Connection During MidlifeEmily Jamea, Ph.D., is a sex therapist, author and podcast host. You can find her here each month to share her latest thoughts about sex. Her book, Anatomy of Desire: Five Secrets to Create Connection and Cultivate Passion is available everywhere books are sold. I was recently sucked into the novel โAll Foursโ by Miranda…
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La lactancia y el cรกncer de mama
Read More: La lactancia y el cรกncer de mamaEnglish Laurel Post siempre supo que deseaba amamantar. Pero su plan de amamantar a su hijo por al menos dos aรฑos cambiรณ despuรฉs de 15 meses cuando le diagnosticaron un tipo agresivo de cรกncer de mama. Si hubiese tenido tiempo para prepararse, Laurel hubiese podido extraer y almacenar su propia leche. Pero tenรญa que empezar…
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7 Menopause Tips from the Pros
Read More: 7 Menopause Tips from the ProsHave you ever been standing somewhere, and then youโre suddenly dripping in sweat and feeling like you need to rip your clothes off โฆ but you look around, and everyone else seems cool as a cucumber? Yeah. Us too. If youโre between the ages of 45 and 55, you can probably thank menopause. The menopause…
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Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About Metastatic Cancer
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About Metastatic CancerHearing the words, โYou have cancer,โ has become an unfortunate reality for many women in the U.S. Research shows 4 out of 10 women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lifetime โ and an estimated 972,000 new cases will be diagnosed this year. Everything about cancer is scary โ especially the…
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It’s Not Just a Hot Flash. It’s VMS.
Read More: It’s Not Just a Hot Flash. It’s VMS.+ Infographic text What is VMS? Vasomotor symptoms (VMS) โ hot flashes and night sweats โ are common during perimenopause and menopause. For many women, hot flashes and night sweats arenโt just annoying โ theyโre a serious health problem. VMS can go on for years Some women and people assigned female at birth (AFAB) experience…
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B12 Basics
Read More: B12 BasicsIf youโre familiar with all the cool stuff vitamin B12 does for the body, you know it gets an A for effort. The nutrient helps with important things like nerve function and the production of DNA and it also plays a part in brain health. โIf a person has a lack of B12, they may…
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5 Ways to Make Your Favorite Thanksgiving Side Dishes Healthier
Read More: 5 Ways to Make Your Favorite Thanksgiving Side Dishes HealthierThanksgiving is right around the corner and you know what that means. Itโs sides time! Everyone knows side dishes are the real star of Thanksgiving. Who doesnโt love a glorious gathering of creamy potatoes, stuffing and green bean casserole (not touching on the plate of course โ weโre not animals). These classics tend to hold…
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WomenTalk: The Role of Nurse Practitioners in Womenโs Health: Maternal Health
Read More: WomenTalk: The Role of Nurse Practitioners in Womenโs Health: Maternal HealthDuring this three-part series of WomenTalk, we’re partnering with the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health to explore the role nurse practitioners play in contraceptive, maternal and menopause care. In the second episode in WomenTalk series, “The Role of Nurse Practitioners in Womenโs Health: Maternal Health,” Komkwuan Paruchabutr, DNP, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC, CNM, joins…
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Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer Means the Pandemic Isnโt ‘Over’ for Me
Read More: Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer Means the Pandemic Isnโt ‘Over’ for MeAs told to Jacquelyne Froeber October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I was in the produce aisle of the Winn-Dixie when a grown man coughed on me. Loudly. I froze โ a ripened tomato in my hand. I felt the weight of it and noted the subtle spray of the cough on its bright red…
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Treatment Options for Colon Cancer
Read More: Treatment Options for Colon CancerMedically reviewed by Chloe Atreya, M.D. + Infographic text Colon cancer, also called colorectal cancer, is one of the most common cancers in the US.ย There are several treatment options and the best treatment depends on how far the cancer has progressed. Sometimes, more than one treatment option is combined.ย Surgery Polypectomy A special tool…
