Health Rewind: Advanced Breast Cancer Up Among Younger Women
Stress and Black women, eating healthy for less and more.
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Advanced Breast Cancer Up Among Younger Women - Breast cancer rates have increased among women 25-39, say researchers from the University of Washington. A recent study found between the years 1976-2009, the rate of advanced breast cancer among younger women increased by 2.1 percent — a trend not seen among older women. High obesity rates, increased alcohol use and genetics may be to blame, reports ABC.com. —Kellee Terrell (Photo: Matt McClain for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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When It Comes to Screenings, Is Less More? - Twenty-five respected medical organizations have joined forces and revealed a comprehensive list of the 25 medical tests and procedures that are overused by Americans. Among that list are unnecessary pre-term C-sections; the overuse of antibiotics for infections and illness; and CT scans that expose people to potentially harmful radiation, reported USA Today. Read the entire list here. (Photo: Rick Gershon/Getty Images)
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Ladies, How Do You Handle Stress? - A new Huffington Post feature discusses the link between gender and racial discrimination, stress and Black women’s blood pressure. What’s really interesting is how different we all cope with stress: Black women tend to “keep in” their stress more than white women and men. But the writer points out that studies have shown that religion and spirituality seems to help. (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)
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Eating Well on the Cheap - Eating well doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg, says a new Washington Post feature. The article highlights Cooking Matters, an organization that works with local groups to teach low-income residents how to read food labels, prepare healthy dishes and shop for healthy foods on the cheap. Find a partnership in your area here. (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)
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Kids Eat Less Calories, But Are Still Overweight - Kids eat fewer calories now than they did 10 years ago, says a CDC study. In 2010, boys ate 7 percent fewer calories than they did in 1999 — girls ate 4 percent less. Yet researchers admitted that in order for obesity rates to drop significantly, kids need to eat even less than this, reported the New York Times. (Photo: Tim Boyle/Getty Images)
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