Have You Ever Kept a Health Problem Secret Like TLC's T-Boz


Updated 10/14/11 11:49 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 12 comments

TLC's T-Boz Reveals Secret Battle With Brain Tumor

Tionne Watkins is better known to most as T-Boz, and a member of the former girl group TLC. Watkins has been extremely open about the fact that she lives with sickle cell anemia, but I was shocked to hear that she secretly battled a deadly brain tumor that led to a risky surgery. Watkins discovered the grapefruit-size tumor in 2006 and faced the frustrating challenge of trying to find a doctor Read more

Is the Media Closing the Door on Senator Kennedy's Recovery?


Updated 05/23/08 2:18 AM · Posted by LibertySugar · 29 comments

Senator Kennedy is Not Dead Yet

Ever since the sad news of Senator Ted Kennedy's brain tumor diagnosis broke, I've been seeing a barrage of news coverage that seems pretty postmortem. Article topics include: Boston contemplates life after Ted Kennedy Many possible successors to Kennedy A timeline of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's life The coverage makes me think media companies are rolling out their prefabricated eulogies a little Read more

Ted Kennedy Diagnosed With Malignant Brain Tumor


Updated 05/21/08 3:13 AM · Posted by CitizenSugar · 26 comments

Ted Kennedy Diagnosed With Malignant Brain Tumor

Doctors for the Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy say tests conducted after he suffered a seizure this weekend show a malignant tumor in his left parietal lobe. His treatment has not been determined yet, but the usual course includes combinations of radiation and chemotherapy. The 76-year-old senator has been hospitalized in Boston. His wife and children have made no public statements, though the Read more

Health Headlines: Cancer, Brain Tumors, and Public Health


Updated 10/14/11 11:50 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 1 comment

Health Headlines: Cancer, Brain Tumors, and Public Health

For Black Women, Breast Cancer Strikes Younger — NPR The discrepancy between death statistics for African-American women and white women diagnosed with breast cancer is startling. Black women are twice as likely to die of cancer as white women. Mobile Phones "Have Not Increased Brain Cancers" — BBC Danish researchers have concluded that cell phones do not increase brain cancer risk, since Read more

Grey's Anatomy Rundown, "Have You Seen Me Lately?"


Updated 02/17/12 9:40 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Grey's Anatomy Recap "Have You Seen Me Lately?"

The line between Private Practice and Grey's Anatomy blurs once again this week, as Cooper's baby mama Erica is brought into Seattle Grace with a life-threatening brain tumor. Naturally, Derek is the man to see, but the twist is that his kid sis Amy is the one trying to convince him, and it's only a few minutes before the two are fighting like, well, brother and sister. Derek and Amy aren't the Read more

You Can Help Lancôme Raise Funds For St. Jude


Updated 10/11/11 6:22 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Lancome and Dillard's Raise Funds For St. Jude

Did you know that it takes $1.7 million dollars a day to operate St. Jude Children's Research Hospital? Even more astounding is the fact that no child is ever denied treatment regardless of his or her family's financial situation. Recently, Lancôme flew a group of online beauty editors (including myself) down to Memphis to visit St. Jude where we not only experienced a truly inspiring look Read more

DrSugar Answers: Birth Control and Trying to Conceive


Updated 10/14/11 11:50 AM · Posted by DrSugar · 20 comments

How Taking Birth Control Can Affect Trying to Conceive

DrSugar is in the house! And she's answering your health-related questions. DrSugar, I just read your post about getting off of the pill and having irregular periods afterward. I am thankful for your article as I had experienced two to three months of no period! I am looking to conceive possibly in the next three to four years and wondering if you were able to do so after being on the pill for Read more