Breast Cancer and Estrogen Link
According to new research by Brisbane scientists, the female sex hormone estrogen turns on a gene linked to breast cancer.
The cancer biology team from UQ’s Diamantina Institute for Cancer, Immunology and Metabolic Medicine, believe their finding will help explain the link between breast cancer and high levels of estrogen.
“What we’ve shown is that the ability [...]
Blue Dragon Dream
Dragon Dreaming
To see a dragon in your dream, signifies that you let yourself get carried away by your passion. This kind of behavior may lead you into the hands of enemies. You need to exercise some self-control.
Blue Dragons
Blue relates to self expression. Speech, communication, the ability to communicate our needs and requirements. Blue relates to [...]
Gifts That Made Me Howl
On my birthday my niece gave me a variety of gifts that made me laugh.
I reached into a beautifully decorated gift bag and the first thing I pulled out was a tiny orange metal box of “Age Reducing Mints“. Next came a small plaque based on the Latin meaning of my name that describes me [...]
Relationships: Transformation and Commitment
While I’ve been on vacation without my partner I have been reflecting on this: society generally considers that relationships owe us happiness and bliss ever after. While happy couples do exist, divorce statistics indicate the majority are not happy after the first glow dims. Setting that side I venture to say that we would be [...]
FDA Warning On Codeine Use By Nursing Mothers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned that nursing infants may be at increased risk of morphine overdose if their mothers are taking codeine and are ultra-rapid metabolizers of codeine. The agency has reviewed all available information on this subject since a medical journal reported the death of a 13-day old breastfed infant [...]