Omnicharity (n) — A group of cooperating charities working under one name, to benefit one or more causes.
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East hasn’t met West, according to Robert Thurman. Both authentic Western and Eastern thought have been subsumed by a cancerous popular culture.
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When you want to see art, that contemporary expression of the human essence, do you find some stand-up comedy in an events bulletin or do you head for a gallery? […]
Dean Kamen shares how he adapted one of his inventions, a tiny drug delivery system for neonatal cancer patients, for adults with other conditions.
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When attending the Mobius LA forum hosted by the American Institute of Architecture this weekend, a lecture about site-specific art picked my brain. I became obsessed by the subject of […]
Delos M. Cosgrove, a heart surgeon, told the New York Times he’d stop hiring obese people if he could because being overweight is a “disease.”
Plenty has been made of the transcendent, uniting force of music, particularly in the wake of Michael Jackson’s untimely death and the subsequent celebration of his international musical legacy. But […]
Nobel-prize winning biochemist Sir Paul Nurse comes to Big Think tomorrow to discuss cancer research and health care policy. Post your questions for the “David Beckham of science” here. Over […]
A study published today in the journal Stem Cells and Development renders the male gender, evolutionarily speaking, unnecessary. Researchers from Newcastle University and the Northeast England Stem Cell Institute (NESCI) […]
By funding Capitated Primary Healthcare for low-income individuals and families we can create a platform for quality and accountability that will transform and lower healthcare costs for everybody. Simply by moving the bottom we will cause a shift that will percolate through the whole system and bring change.
More evidence has emerged to charge Israel with deploying experimental and illegal weapons during the 22-day attack on Gaza last month. Although the use of white phosphorus aroused a short-lived […]
The Wikipedia page for John Updike claims to have last been modified today, on February 9, 2009. While Wikipedia allows unique disclaimers for subjects recently deceased—Updike died January 27th, of […]
Obama’s early life was decidedly chaotic and replete with traumatic and mentally bruising dislocations. Mixed-race marriages were even less common then. His parents went through a divorce when he was an infant (two years old). Pathological narcissism is a reaction to prolonged abuse and trauma in early childhood or early adolescence. The source of the abuse or trauma is immaterial: the perpetrators could be dysfunctional or absent parents, teachers, other adults, or peers.
A Type A personality, Lee approached her mother’s breast cancer diagnosis proactively.
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Robert Rubino offers his take on the present and future state of women’s cancer prevention and treatment.
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The president of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation describes the organization’s mission, growth, and fund-raising efficiency.
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Although breast cancer awareness is high, challenges still exist in raising funds for research.
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Biblowitz describes the road ahead for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, and ways to get involved in raising funds for research.
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A labor of love for Lee, the Pink Agenda is an organization of young professionals who raise money to find a cure for breast cancer.
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A need to stay organized during treatment inspired Knoll to found the CANCER101 organization.
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Knoll offers advice to women diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Knoll discusses her personal breast cancer story.
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Lifestyle changes and care management can keep you cancer-free.
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Tumors are as unique as people, says Dr. Q. In the future, every patient is going to a receive treatment for brain cancer that is as individual as the person […]
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From mercury in fish to whether government does enough.
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s Clifford Hudis on what is known about breast cancer prevention and treatment.
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Gaynor explains how to prevent breast cancer and the major warning signs of breast cancer.
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Oncologist Mitchell Gaynor on how eating right and meditating can help prevent breast cancer.
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