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Michelle King Robson: Where Is My life? When Sick, It’s Hard To Remember Ever Feeling Good!

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(This is me, right after I had a complete hysterectomy. It's been several years, but this time in my life is indelibly imprinted in my mind....) On the outside it appears as if I have everything a woman could possibly want. I'm living a fairy tale life with a wonderful husband, extraordinary daughter, and a beautiful home. But on the inside I am crumbling. Disintegrating. And slowly. I'm trapped in a body that I no longer know, as if my mind and heart have been plucked from my old, familiar body and thrust into a new one that is not only foreign, it is falling apart.

     
     
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Women's Risk for a Certain Skin Cancer Varies by Geography

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By Steven Reinberg
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- An American woman's risk of developing the skin cancer called squamous cell carcinoma appears to increase if she lives in areas where UV radiation is high, such as in the South, a new study found.


     
     
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Woman and Cat Shared 'Super Bug'

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By Serena Gordon
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

WEDNESDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- People share their homes, their food and more with their pets, but one thing you probably never thought you could share with your animals is a drug-resistant staph infection.