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Thanks to Winn-Dixie for Supporting Breast Cancer Research

I usually blog about deals, coupons, sales, and matching up coupons and rebates to stores. Today I want to tell you about Winn-Dixie – not about the money I saved shopping there but about the lives they helped to save by being a sponsor of the National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer in Jacksonville, Florida. Winn-Dixie, along with several other companies, was a sponsor of this event. At the expo before the run, they sent representatives from their pharmacy to check blood pressure and body mass index (BMI). I don’t know what they donated financially as a sponsor, but I … Continue reading →

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. One of the largest fundraising and awareness events out there is the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. Making Strides officially started in 1993. However, it has a longer history than that. Boston area cancer survivor Margie Gould Rath started Making Strides Against Cancer in 1984 as a way to celebrate cancer survivors and raise funds for volunteers and survivors. The first event started with just two hundred participants… and boy, has it grown. Since the event began, close to five million people have participated in the walk to raise awareness and … Continue reading →

Not All Breast Cancer Patients Need Chemotherapy

Two recent studies took a look at whether or not chemotherapy is the best treatment for breast cancer — with interesting results. The studies were reported at the 31st Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, an annual gathering of scientists from around the world. One study found that women were less likely to have a relapse or die if treated with a less harsh drug than the standard chemotherapy drug, Adriamycin. One study (from Loyola University in Chicago, IL) used a gene test to help predict whether or not a woman actually needs chemotherapy to treat breast cancer — or … Continue reading →

Are You Well Informed About Breast Cancer?

According to a new survey from the National Breast Cancer Coalition, seventy-five percent of women think they’re well informed about breast cancer. However, much of what they believe is not quite the truth. More than half of women surveyed believe that a family history of breast cancer is the biggest risk factor for developing the disease. That fifty-six percent of women is wrong. Less than TEN percent of all breast cancer cases are hereditary. More than two-thirds of all breast cancer cases appear in women who have no known risk factors. So what is the single biggest risk factor for … Continue reading →

Star Medical News–Dorothy Hamill’s Cancer Scare and Poppy Montgomery Pops Out a Baby Boy

She is the legendary figure skater that I have adored since I was a child. And I freely admit that like millions of other little girls I too made my hairdresser give me her trademark wedge haircut after she won the gold medal at the 1976 Olympics. Which is why it is with great sadness that I learned Dorothy Hamill is battling breast cancer–the same insidious disease that has ravaged the lives of millions of families around the world, including my own. The 51-year-old former Olympian issued a statement yesterday and revealed that her prognosis is “favorable,” though she said … Continue reading →

How You Can Fight Breast Cancer

You are the expert when it comes to your breasts. You have the power to make choices that can protect you against breast cancer. Here are some things you can do to fight breast cancer on a personal level and on a global level! Educate yourself. Breast cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in women — right behind non-melanoma skin cancer. Many women have no risk factors besides being female and aging. Keep up with the latest news and statistics from Susan G. Komen for the Cure (www.Komen.org) and the American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org). Help educate others! Spread … Continue reading →

Support Breast Cancer Research By Shopping

Nothing is better than shopping — unless you are shopping for a cause. And if your cause is breast cancer research, you’ve got lots of options. First I’d like to introduce you to iGive. With iGive, you choose a cause (and there are nearly five hundred different breast cancer related causes to choose from) and start shopping. This is great if you do a lot of online shopping. Use iGive as your portal to more than six hundred different online retailers. Don’t see a store you want? Just ask them — they’re pretty quick about approaching new retailers. Shop as … Continue reading →

More Shopping For A Cause

I have dedicated several blogs to fashion items that allow you to spend money without the guilt. Mainly because the profits from the items go to charities, including the American Cancer Society and the Young Survivors Coalition. Well, make room in your closets because here’s another round of items that you can spend your hard earned income on… with the added benefit of knowing that a portion of what you spend will go to help those in need. Add Cole-Haan to the growing list of charity minded retail stores. The shoe designer not only makes the rare and elusive “comfortable … Continue reading →

Money and Your Health

If you look around the blogs here at Families.com, you’ll find plenty of advice on how to be frugal, how to manage your money, and more good financial info. The holiday season can be especially stressful on our minds and our pocketbooks! Financial health has a direct impact on mental well-being. If you have huge bills, if you are stressed about your income, or if you are worried about budgeting for gifts and parties, you may feel like your life is out of control! This stress can be bad for you. Stress can raise your blood pressure, lower your mood, … Continue reading →

The Future of Dentistry

In the next few years, your dentist may be able to do some amazing things — and not just to your teeth. The health care professionals you trust to care for your choppers may be able to help you care for your entire body. Within the next two years, you may see your dentist using your tooth x-rays to check for osteoporosis. European scientists have developed software that can scan x-rays of your teeth to help gauge your risk of osteoporosis. In early trials, the software is just as accurate as bone density tests! More trials are underway, but a … Continue reading →