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Socially active environment can cause cancer tumors to shrink and even disappear

Natural News

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 by: S. L. Baker, features writer

If you or someone you know ever receives a cancer diagnosis, especially one that is labeled “incurable” or fatal, take heart in the fact spontaneous regression (remission) has been reported in the medical literature numerous times for virtually all cancers. Spontaneous regression has been documented most often in neuroblastoma, renal cell carcinoma, lymphoma and malignant melanoma.

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Breast cancer cells control multiple genes in response to estrogen

The Hindu.com
Washington July 21, 2010
Breast cancer cells regulate many genes at once in response to the hormone estrogen, resulting in the silencing of 14 genes at one time. Researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Centre provide the first evidence that cells can regulate many genes at once by looping [...]

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American Women and Addiction: A Cultural Double Blind

Feature Articles – Women-Specific
Counselor
The Magazine for Addiction Professionals

Wednesday, 31 May 2006 16:00

There is a long, paradox-filled history of addiction among American women. An ever-increasing menu of psychoactive drugs has been aggressively promoted to women amidst promises that these products could deliver physical sedation and emotional anesthesia, and help one attain and/or maintain an otherwise unachievable standard of beauty. At the same time, women who become addicted to these very drugs have faced intense shame and stigma.

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Is Hidden Fungus Making You Ill?

The Huffington Post
Mark Hyman, MD

Posted: July 24, 2010 07:00 AM

A hidden fungus may be making you ill. A 35-year-old recently walked into my office suffering from a whole list of health problems (which is why I often call myself a “whole-listic doctor”). She had chronic fatigue, recurrent yeast vaginal infections, itchy ears, dandruff, patchy itchy skin rashes, irritable bowel syndrome, muscle twitching, acne rosacea, malabsorption, headaches and more.

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The “Chemical Imbalance” in Mental Health Problems

WomensAccounts.com

Your Neurotransmitter Levels and Emotional Health

Your emotional health is a combination of attitudes, personality, support systems, and your brain’s neurotransmitter levels. Positive attitudes and a healthy personality help us through life’s difficulties and a good support system of family and friends is also valuable during times of trouble. Despite having these resources, there are times when coping with our experiences and life events changes our neurotransmitter status. Like an overheated automobile, we begin to have difficulty operating properly.

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Biobehavioral, Immune, and Health Benefits following Recurrence for Psychological Intervention Participants

Clinical Cancer Research

July 2010
Abstract

Purpose: A clinical trial was designed to test the hypothesis that a psychological intervention could reduce the risk of cancer recurrence. Newly diagnosed regional breast cancer patients (n = 227) were randomized to the intervention-with-assessment or the assessment-only arm.

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Live without stress, and breast cancer doesn’t come back, study discovers

WDDTY
What doctors Don’t Tell You
16 July 2010

Breast cancer doesn’t come back if you can live a life without stress. A happy woman has a stronger immune system that can beat cancer, even if she has had several episodes of the disease in the past, a new study has discovered.

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Neuropsychology: Shift Your Brain and Thus Your Mind

The Huffington Post
Rick Hanson, Ph.D.

neuropsychologist, health reporter
Posted: July 16, 2010 08:00 AM

The new neuroscience, combined with the insights of clinical psychology and contemplative practice, gives you an historically unprecedented opportunity to shift your brain — and thus your mind — toward greater happiness, love, and wisdom.

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Installing Love on the Human Computer

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Tech Support: Yes, can I help you?

Customer: Well, after much consideration, I’ve decided to install Love. Can you guide me through the process?

Tech Support: Yes. I can help you. Are you ready to proceed?

Customer: Well, I’m not very technical, but I think I’m ready. What do I do first?

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80 Percent of Rape Kits Go Untested In Illinois

Care2
July 10, 2010

You would think, if given evidence about thousands of potential rapists, who are quite possibly committing repeat offenses, that police departments across the country would see rape kits for what they are – an opportunity to stop horrifying crimes.

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