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Battling the monster diseases. This is a portal site of all my "Battling For Health" series of blogs .. covering: Addictions, Alzheimers, Arthritis, Cancer, Depression, Diabetes, Hearing Loss, Heart and Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Obesity, Schizophrenia
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X’mas stress and depression: tips for prevention
`Tis the season to be jolly, tra la la la… But the holiday season can bring not only good mood and goodwill but stress and depression. The holiday season in the US starts can start as early as November at Thanksgiving until New Year. In Europe it s...
Meaningful Christmas Shopping Part II: Presents that are Safe, Green, and Fair
Many of us are still struggling with our list of Christmas gifts to be bought while world leaders are discussing Climate Change in freezing Europe. So where’s the link? Every Christmas, our carbon footprint spikes up as we consume more electricity ...
Don’t let health problems stop you from celebrating Christmas
Christmas is not only for the healthy and fit. Each of us should have something to celebrate, big or small during the holiday season, whether we are healthy or ill. When we are ill we sometimes wonder whether we have the strength and the will to cel...
Abusing Rx drugs can kill
Many people do not start taking prescription drugs in order to get high. There are many valid reasons to take them: to ease pain, to help fall asleep, or to ease depressive symptoms. Unfortunately, long-term use of these drugs presents a very seriou...
December 1 is World AIDS Day
Today, December 1, we join the rest of the international community to observe WORLD AIDS DAY. This observance was started 21 years ago in December 1988 by the World Health Organaization to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS all over the world. This...
How to choose a fertility clinic
For many who are suffering from infertility, the only hope to fulfill their wish for children is through a fertility clinic. How does one choose a fertility clinic? It can vary from country to country depending on the regulations and the healthcare ...
The mammogram debate: the two sides
Mammogram guidelines questioned Mammogram, the gold standard for breast cancer, is currently questioned just like what happened to prostate-specific antigen (PSA) s for prostate cancer. This was brought about by inconclusive research evidence that s...
Welcome To The NEW AND IMPROVED Battling For Health (beta) Blog
You might have noticed that this blog’s template went wacky today. I was tinkering and playing with a new template in the background – with widgets – and it messed up the current layout! So, I decided to just set the new theme as ...
Let’s Go Blue on World Diabetes Day
What is World Diabetes Day This Saturday, November 14 is World Diabetes Day. As the name suggests, it is a day dedicated to global awareness of diabetes. The annual observance of this special was started by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF...
Our World is Aging
What is aging? Is it about the number that’s written on your ID? Is it the number of candles on your cake? Is it the number of lines on your face? Is it the number of beats your heart has beaten all these years? When we talk about age, we should t...
Taking a closer look at pink marketing
Pink ribbons used to be just an accessory for little girls. Nowadays it’s the trademark symbol for breast cancer and the health advocates fighting the disease. The pink ribbon can alsobe seen adorning T-shirts, jewelry, as well as yoghurt lids and...
Playing safe: April is Sports Eye Safety Month
Resource post for April Sports are the leading cause of eye injuries in children, especially team sports such as football, basketball, tennis, hockey to name a few. I have two 6-year old boys who are just into almost all sports. And their latest p...
How can you mend a broken heart?
Resource post for April “…and….how can you mend a broken heart?…How can you stop the rain from falling down?…How can you stop the sun from shining…What makes the world go round?” goes the 70s hit of the Bee...
Awareness check: what do you know about oral, head and neck cancer?
Resource post for April When it comes to cancer news, we almost always hear about breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer and cervical cancer (though not exactly in that order). There are, however, other less known but still equally deadly cancer...
EWG’s New Shoppers’ Guide to Pesticides
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has recently released a guide listing the dirtiest and cleanest natural food products found in the supermarket. The Shoppers’ Guide to Pesticides show that not all food products were created equal. The R...
Screening for prostate cancer: the pros and the cons
Resource post for March In almost all diseases, screening and early detection is the key to management and cure. What used to be fatal diagnoses of late stage breast and cervical cancer have now become uncommon as more and more cases are detected ear...
The Official Battling For Health Promotional Video
I just put together a little promotional video for “Battling For Health” blog .. I hope you like it ….. // HART ~~~~~~~~~ Stock photos were taken from stock.xchng or created my HART ...
Is there sexual life after a heart attack?
Resource Post for March Now, more than ever, patients with heart disease are much longer but unfortunately their quality of life is not necessarily better. The latest medical advances save people’s lives but the care in the life after - after h...
Computer Work and Computer Vision Syndrome
I´ll bet you are doing what I am doing right at this very moment - sitting in front of the computer. Just like what millions of other people all over the world are doing right now. Whether you are doing it for business or for fun, sitting in front o...
Cancer film feature: In the family
How much do you sacrifice to survive? She was young, had a promising career as a filmmaker. Joanna Rudnick was 27 years old when she tested positive for a mutation in the breast cancer gene BRCA which makes her a high-risk candidate for breast and ov...
The crisis of the uninsured: the whole community suffers
The state of the health care system of the US has always been a subject of great controversy. The recent approval of the Children´s Health Insurance Bill by President Obama which gives health care access to all American children as well as children ...
Vitamin D and calcium do not prevent breast cancer
Here is another study from the Women’s Health Initiative that gives disappointing results. At least disappointing for those who are big fans of vitamins and other dietary supplements. Previous studies suggested that vitamin D supplements may le...
News from the cancer side, February 27
Friday morning, time for your weekend cancer news round up. News from the legislators Medical research scores big in US stimulus bill There have been fears that medical and scientific research will suffer setbacks due to the recession. It seems that ...
Greetings and Salutations!
If you are wondering what’s going on … effective March 1, 2009 we will be combining all “Battling” series of blogs (the subdomains of BattlingForHealth.com) into this main blog for all time and existence! Feel free to watch o...
