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Komen for the Cure blinks; restores grants to Planned Parenthood

In a surprising retreat, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has apologized for their recent decision to stop funding breast cancer screenings through Planned Parenthood.

• by Joe Bardi
In a surprising retreat, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has apologized for their recent decision to stop funding breast cancer screenings through Planned Parenthood.
• Tags: News, Planned Parenthood, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast cancer, politics, Nancy Brinker, Joe Bardi, charity, politics

Study: breast cancer linked to sexual dysfunction

• by Shawn Alff
• Tags: Sex and Love, Education, Australia, cancer, Sex and Love, study, health, poll, Education, breast cancer, sex drive, sex life, research, journal of sexual medicine, sexual dysfunction, body image, hormone, viagra for women, sex lives, low libido, aromatase inhibitors, estorgen, patient, invasive breast cancer

Do It Today: John Heffron gets 'Tickled Pink'

• by Julie Garisto
Attend tonight's Tickled Pink Fundraiser at the Tampa Improv, and you'll get some laughs from comic John Heffron and give some hope to uninsured breast cancer survivors in need of reconstructive surgery.
• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Events, Arts & Entertainment, Events, Ybor City, comedy, Tampa Improv, breast cancer, john heffron, my hope chest, Uncategorized

Mammogram controversy and using safer alternatives for breast exams

• by Carol Roberts
Mammogram recommendations are changing. Here are some non-invasive suggestions about what else you can do that don't involve radiation.
• Tags: Green Living, Health & Wellness, cancer, debate, Green Living, Health & Wellness, breast cancer, radiation, x-ray, controversy, mammogram, self breast exam, ultrasound, digital thermographic imaging, thermography, early detection, Uncategorized

Drink your way to better sex with 2 glasses of wine a day

• by Shawn Alff
While these women may not actually be having better sex, two glasses of wine a day may help them believe they are.
• Tags: Drink, Sex and Love, Health & Wellness, wine, Drink, Sex and Love, pain, life, antioxidants, orgasm, Health & Wellness, sexual health, red wine, breast cancer, Glass, health benefits, research, risk, arousal, journal of sexual medicine, lives, new study, report, dailymail.co, drinkers, 2 glasses, bottle, better sex, researchers, university of florence, tuscan women, santa maria annuziata hospital, Female Sexual Function Index, Uncategorized

The Green Community: Week in Review

• by Katie Machol
Read articles from the Green Community that you might have missed last week!
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, clean energy, St. Petersburg, oil, Tampa Theatre, paul mccartney, economy, Design, charlie crist, Florida, pinellas county, diet, Congress, global warming, florida house, stimulus-package, cancer, Fashion, beaches, tourism, PETA, carbon footprint, organic, health, local food, sustainable, beef, cattle, senate, Green Living, meatless monday, solar energy, vegetarian, breast cancer, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, energy efficiency, Linda Taylor, wind power, renewable energy, eco friendly, recycled, home depot, permaculture, climate change, construction, pesticides, organic food, growth hormones, summer, movie review, recycled material, carbon dioxide, united nations, carbon emissions, raw food, bonus, Cows, methane, stroke, independent business alliance, partnership society, dominator society, food Inc., michael pollan, earthship, greywater, bioremediation, buy local first, goldman sachs, St. Petersburg's Exciting Community of Independents And Locals, handbag, in defense of food, the omnivore's dilemma, manatee county, energy efficient, public service commission, pew center on global climate change, renewable portfolio standard, energy and utilities policy committee, chamber of commerce, Bill Nelson, Mel Martinez, volatile organic compounds, home depot stores, paint cans, paint base, freshair, college move, eco friendly paint, new apartment, colorant, bedroom wall, greenhouse, dining room, shades, brochures, headache, chips, water footprint, meat free monday, meatless, fao, nrc, saturated fat, herbicides, heart disease, purse, go green items, jennifer meier, Uncategorized

Make an impact on your health and the environment by reducing your beef consumption (video)

• by Katie Machol
Learn how reducing your beef (or all meat, for that matter) consumption could make quite an impact on not only your health, but also on the environment. Hey, Paul McCartney is doing it.
• Tags: Activism, Food News, Green Living, Green Community, Activism, paul mccartney, diet, cancer, PETA, carbon footprint, health, Food News, beef, cattle, Green Living, meatless monday, vegetarian, breast cancer, Green Community, pesticides, growth hormones, carbon dioxide, united nations, carbon emissions, Cows, methane, stroke, water footprint, meat free monday, meatless, fao, nrc, saturated fat, herbicides, heart disease, Uncategorized

Do It Today: Ancient epic, Indian dance and haircuts for a cause

• by David Warner
Gilgamesh at USF, Pratima at TBPAC, and haircuts to fight breast cancer in Citrus Park.
• Tags: Events, Events, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Gilgamesh, USF School of Theatre and Dance, Izumi Ashizawa, Nrityagram Dance Ensemble of India, Locks of Love, Eager Beavers, breast cancer, Mark Alan Salon, Uncategorized