Honeybee venom rapidly kills aggressive breast cancer cells, Australian research finds

Pierre Van ZylFact Checked, Health Awareness, Women’s Health

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A team of researchers in Australia, have potentially found an effective way to treat certain types of breast cancer: honeybee venom. While most of us associate a bee sting with pain and discomfort, it seems as though the chemicals in the insect’s venom may actually be the solution doctors have been searching for. Breast Cancer…

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Topless and proud of it: Woman embraces life after double mastectomy

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About one in eight US women will develop invasive breast cancer during her lifetime. It is estimated that in 2020, 276 480 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, and another 48 530 will be diagnosed with non-invasive breast cancer [1]. Breast cancer can be treated with chemotherapy and radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, biological…

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If Your Husband Can’t Accept Your Body, Throw The Whole Husband Out

Pierre Van ZylHealth Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Women’s Health

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Lindsay Wolf wants you to know that your body is magnificent – no matter what it’s size or shape.  The body-positivity activist from Concord, New Hampshire, is not afraid to bare it all – and is gaining a lot of attention because of it. Her main message?“A fabulous body…is a body that’s attached to a…

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Graphic Pictures Show The Reality Of Endometriosis

Pierre Van ZylPregnancy, Women’s Health

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When thirty-four-year-old Andrea Baines was asked to design a special effects shoot as a part of her course at a makeup academy, she decided to use it as an opportunity to explain to others the pain that she and millions of other women go through on a monthly basis.  Baines, who suffers from endometriosis, used…

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Diabetes drug metformin is being investigated over contamination fears

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When you receive a prescription for a medication from your doctor, you generally trust that it is safe – that it will improve your health, not harm it. Especially when it is a drug that is used by millions of people every day. The FDA has recently begun testing samples of a commonly-used type 2…

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Scientist who helped develop new drug for ovarian cancer donates all profits to charity

Pierre Van ZylHeal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn, News + Discoveries, Women’s Health

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What would you do with $1 139 000? Take a trip? Buy a house or a fancy car? One professor in the UK donated hers to charity. A Scientific Breakthrough, A New Charity A team of scientists at Newcastle University worked for thirty years to develop Rubrac…

Some women are using marijuana to cope with pregnancy symptoms like nausea even though the FDA warns against it

Pierre Van ZylHeal, Pregnancy, Women’s Health

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Marijuana, also known as pot or weed, is derived from the dried portion of the Cannabis sativa plant. Many studies have been discovering its medical uses, but the drug is still illegal for recreational use in many states. Recently, it was found that pregnant women use weed to alleviate nausea and other pregnancy symptoms, which…

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Pregnant Woman Who Endured Chemo for Breast Cancer Gives Birth to Healthy Baby

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For 36-year-old Jade Devis of Rancho Cucamonga, California, her story of becoming a mother and her story of battling breast cancer are inextricable. Devis found out she was expecting in December of 2018, but shortly afterward, she began to experience intense breast pain. By February, she noticed a hard, painful lump above her breast. She…

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Research Shows Corticosteroid Injections May Do More Damage Than Previously Thought

Pierre Van ZylFact Checked, Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn, Men’s Health, News + Discoveries, Pain Management, Women’s Health

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This article was originally published on October 23, 2019, and has since been updated. Corticosteroid injections are a way for people who have osteoarthritis—a degenerative joint disease in which the cartilage breaks down—to avoid oral steroids as a da…

My Doctor Gave Me a Husband Stitch and I’ll Never Forgive Him

Pierre Van ZylHeal, Pregnancy, Women’s Health

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It would be absurd if your optometrist decided to give you botox during an eye exam without asking your permission. It would be preposterous if your dermatologist pierced your ears during a routine checkup without asking you. Heck, it’s upsetting enough when your hairdresser trims more than the two and a half inches you’ve asked…

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“Am I Invisible?” A Mom Shares a Powerful Story That Portrays the Importance of Human Acceptance

Pierre Van ZylHeal, Mental Health, Opinion, parenting, Personal Growth + Development, Women’s Health

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“The deepest desire of the human heart is to belong … to be welcomed … to know that you are seen and worthy of kindness,” Rachel Macy Stafford. Isolation and marginalization are some of the worst social situations a person could go through. The feeling that you are alone and rejected, coupled with outright avoidance…

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Mommy Burnout Is Real, Psychologists Suggest a ‘Momcation’

Pierre Van ZylHeal, Learn, Mental Health, parenting, Personal Growth + Development, Women’s Health

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“A mother is she who can take the place of all others, but whose place no one else can take,” – Cardinal Mermillod. Moms are arguably the most overworked people on earth, especially working moms. With having to shuttle between keeping her home in one piece, staying ahead of her children’s career, being a partner…

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Playgrounds For Seniors Improve Fitness, Reduces Loneliness

Pierre Van ZylHealthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn, Men’s Health, Mental Health, Move, News + Discoveries, Women’s Health

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 Parents are advised to take their children to the playground regularly to improve the kids’ motor skills and coordination. They also need fresh air, sunshine, and interaction with their peers, necessary for building socialization and communication skills.  However, the idea of playgrounds shouldn’t be limited to kids only. Tender children and elderly adults have more…

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Science Says Men Don’t Mature Until Their 40’s. What does that Say About Womens and Mens Brains?

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Most people assume that women mature faster than men. Researchers decided to test this theory using brain scans to determine whether there is truly a difference between men and female brains. Besides for maturity, they studied whether the brain can exp…

A Breakthrough in the Mystery of Why Women Get So Many Autoimmune Diseases

Pierre Van ZylHeal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn, Opinion, Women’s Health

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Autoimmune diseases affect 23.5 million people in the United States. Shockingly, women make up 78% of that statistic [1]. A new theory suggests that the placenta may hold a key to this mystery. What is an Autoimmune Disease? An autoimmune disease is a condition when one’s immune system mistakes normal cells for foreign matter and…

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A Breakthrough in the Mystery of Why Women Get So Many Autoimmune Diseases

Pierre Van ZylHeal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn, Opinion, Women’s Health

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Autoimmune diseases affect 23.5 million people in the United States. Shockingly, women make up 78% of that statistic [1]. A new theory suggests that the placenta may hold a key to this mystery. What is an Autoimmune Disease? An autoimmune disease is a condition when one’s immune system mistakes normal cells for foreign matter and…

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A Face of Endometriosis

Pierre Van ZylHeal, Health Awareness, Women’s Health

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There is a painful disease that takes place amongst many women. Endometriosis is a common and sometimes debilitating condition experienced by women of reproductive age, it is estimated to affect 10% of women.  This disease can cause chronic pelvic…