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Radiation therapy after lumpectomy

26 Dec 2014 Posted by Ditza Katz in Women's Health

Are breast cancer patients being treated longer than necessary? Why undergo 5 to 7 weeks of radiation when 3 weeks suffice? According a new research (citation below), physicians are slow to change their practice despite women's preference for a shorter course of treatment for many reasons:...

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Spa Week Oct 2014 — facials, massage, reflexology

09 Oct 2014 Posted by Ditza Katz in Women's Health

Aesthetics: A full 50-minute facial, which includes a double cleanse, exfoliation (selected on an individual basis to best suit each skin type), extractions, facial and décolleté massage, mask (selected on an individual basis to best suit each skin type), and moisturizer. Bonus: an in-depth skin...

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Biking toward women’s rights in Afghanistan

08 Sep 2014 Posted by Ditza Katz in Women's Health

Women's rights to ride a bicycle is not yet accepted in Afghanistan, and the courageous fight of a few pioneers caught the attention of Shannon Galpin, an activist and National Geographic Adventurer who has been working in Afghanistan trying to promote women’s rights since 2006. The...

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Excercising During Pregnancy

24 Aug 2014 Posted by Ditza Katz in Women's Health

As featured in The Washington Post (August 2014) Dr. Raul Artal, author of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' guidelines on exercising during pregnancy (2003), advises women to maintain their current level of training, saying that "Pregnancy should not be a state of confinement.  Healthy...

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