Calling all ovarian cancer survivors in Arizona!
Hard hard pressed to find reasons to celebrate? Not anymore. The Ovarian Cancer Alliance of AZ, www.ocaz.org, is launching its survivor support group with a Celebration of Life. We are an organization of ovca survivors and supporters serving Arizona. For information, email info@ocaz.org. Join us in our campaign to conquer ovarian cancer by informing One Million women in the state about early warning signs. Meet other survivors who are living healthy, happy lives in spite of their disease. Come have some fun and help us celebrate your life.

In a recent study published in Diabetes Care, it now appears that gum disease may be a predictor for the onset of diabetes.

The study is the most recent in a string of reports linking gum health to over all health. Last year, researchers at Harvard associated periodontal disease with pancreatic cancer.

The Women's Sexual Health Foundation (www.twshf.org) emailed me the link to a fantastic article that I'd like to share....http://www.usnews.com/blogs/on-women/2008/08/05/sex-after-breast-cancer.html

With the recent news of actress Christina Applegate being diagnosed with breast cancer, this article is particularly timely. And, as the article's author eloquently states, as much discussion as there is, there isn't enough being said about the sexual health issues that breast cancer survivors face.

I'm not sure how much a man makes by donating his sperm but I think the going rate is somewhere around $50 a pop, give or take.

A woman, however, can make thousands by donating a single egg.

I have read many ads in journals and magazines in my town, looking for women to donate their eggs. The pay range is anywhere from $5000 to $10000 - certainly nothing to sneeze at.

According to CNN, "As the nation's economy is slumping, some fertility clinics say interest in donating has surged.

Burnout is a loose term for fatigue or exhaustion syndrome. It is a situation where an individual is constantly tired and will exhibit signs of extreme exhaustion. Some of these symptoms will include some memory loss, short attention span, some physical pain in the form of headaches or back pain, irritability, lack of energy and poor performance in work and/or school. There are many people who live with this but are unaware that there is something wrong.

My weight is 235 pounds and I can not take any pain med. No one explain to me how my body was going to react to all this different surgeries. I also went to the change did not know what to do. In 1984 I had operation they remove tumors. They gave me estradiol. turn out i am to alergric to this med. In 2007of june they took my gall bladder out i gained 60 pd What can i take to loose all this water weight? i NEED HELP

I have been seeing more ads for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), and was wondering if it really is as effective as the advertisements claim.

According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), "Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) involves the breathing of pure oxygen while in a sealed chamber that has been pressurized at 1.5 to 3 times normal atmospheric pressure".

Hi, I am a newbie so please brar w/ me thanks, I am 62 yrs old had numerous spine surgeries, I smoke 2 packs a day and need to stop, I/my attorney would like to know, does smoking effect problem with spine and /or depression I am extremly depressed on meds, anxious/anger fits, i have no way to pay fo meds to stop,if we can find that smoking effects me somehow(my seriously disabled),my balance. Compensation will pay for me to stop smoking i am disabled perm since 1991, any help is appreciated, please contact if more info is needed,
thanks so so much
Lori

We at www.PrincessBubble.com strive to empower girls/women and are sadden by the below article and know we still have much to do in this fight to protect our girls and remind them they are special and wonderful princesses!

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Teenagers and preteens endure significant levels of different types of abuse in dating relationships -- particularly among those who become sexually active at a young age -- and most parents are unaware of what is going on in those relationships, a survey released Tuesday said.

I had an ankle fusion in June 2004 and found out today that a second one needs to be done.I am very scared because the first one was mentally and physically draining.Even at four years out I feel it was one of the worst things I could have done.Now my back,hips and knee is causing me problems,which is because of my gait pattern. I would like to know if anyone out there has or is having difficulties because of a fusion? If so,how are you dealing with it? Thanks,Vicki :)