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The ads promoting high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) that are airing on TV irritate me to no end and I know they bother a few of you as well. The controversy surrounding the ad campaign, which is estimated to cost around $20 to $30 million, continues to grow. The basic premise of the ads is that HFCS is natural since it is made from corn (they don't mention how processed the syrup truly is) and that it is just like sugar.
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Bacon and Cancer
What is the connection between bacon and cancer? You have to avoid the former to avoid the latter. I know many bacon lovers out there will probably shed a few tears when they read the recent report compiled by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF).
Fab Site: Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Every now and then we need to step away from fashion and focus on the world as a whole. Breast Cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women today. The Breast Cancer Research Foundation's mission is to achieve prevention and a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime by providing critical funding for research at leading medical centers worldwide.
How Do I Maintain Healthy Blood Sugar Levels?
High levels of blood sugar have been linked to cancer in women. Knowing the importance of keeping blood sugars in target range, The World Cancer Research Fund has come up with a few simple, but important, tips on maintaining a healthy blood sugar:
Do You Support Funding Stem Cell Research?
Today President Obama overturned President Bush's strict limits on stem cell research. Some Americans oppose studying stem cells extracted from human embryos because the embryos are destroyed in the process. Still, a majority of Americans support President Obama's decision to roll back restrictions on federal funding of the promising research method.
AIDS Bigot to Get HIV-Research Funding Amendment Tribute?
While the Senate is working to pass a $50 billion AIDS package, North Carolina Senator Elizabeth Dole has introduced an amendment to name an HIV/AIDS relief bill after the man whose seat she currently holds, the late Jesse Helms. The tribute is not without its sticking points: to say Senator Helms was not a friend to AIDS awareness and prevention is an understatement tied with a big, red ribbon.
Here are the Greatest Hits of Helms's record on AIDS:
- "There is not one single case of AIDS in this country that cannot be traced in origin to sodomy."
Nothing Brings Out Hollywood Like a Good Benefit
Saks in LA got even fancier last night for a star studded party to benefit the Entertainment Industry Foundation's Women's Cancer Research Fund. It was quite a mix of celebrity faces — from Ginnifer Goodwin to Mary J. Blige to Scott Foley.
Cyndi Lauper and Lady Gaga Get Lippy
Following in the footsteps of people such as Ru Paul, Fergie, and Mary J. Blige, Cyndi Lauper and Lady Gaga are the next faces of the MAC AIDS Fund. Founded in 1994, the fund has raised more than $150 million to support AIDS research, treatment, and prevention initiatives.
What's Next For Abstinence-Only Sex-Ed Programs?
When Obama decided not to renew the Title V grant program that funds abstinence-only sex education programs in his 2010 budget, places like McLennan County in Texas found their coffers, already depleted when their $800,000 grant ran out in 2007, dwindle from $1 million to zero.
Since 1997, $1.9 billion in government funding ($1.5 billion of it federal money) has gone to abstinence-only education, turning it into an industry unto itself. Although the Senate Finance Committee voted to restore the funding 12-11 last month, the measure needs to pass the full Congress, which is unlikely.
Support Breast Cancer Awareness With Beyond Yoga
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Beyond Yoga, one of my favorite brands of fitness clothes, is offering some unique pink products. The company is donating 30 percent of the proceeds from the sale of these I Am Beyond . .
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