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  1. Domestic abuse: Help for the batterer
    By SheKnows Awareness Experts on Nov 12, 2009
    Amy and Robert have been married for four years and have two small children. Six months ago they got into an argument when he...
  2. Domestic violence: Lending a helping hand
    By SheKnows Awareness Experts on Nov 10, 2009
    Something dark and disturbing lurks in too many homes across America. It's domestic violence and it kills. The reality is that...
  3. Holiday and Christmas cards for a great cause
    By SheKnows Living Editors on Nov 5, 2009
    Hallmark recently reported that each year over 1.9 billion holiday cards are sent, making the holiday season the largest...
  4. How to prepare for breast cancer surgery
    By Michele Thompson, MS on Oct 25, 2009
    The diagnosis of breast cancer is excruciatingly daunting to begin with, but the news of needing breast cancer surgery to...
  5. Fight breast cancer with fish, fruit and veggies
    By Michele Thompson, MS on Oct 25, 2009
    Breast cancer is a pervasive, potentially deadly disease that strikes both women and men. According to the American Cancer Society,...
  6. Inspirational celebrity breast cancer survivors
    By Kori Ellis on Oct 22, 2009
    Many celebrities have battled breast cancer -- some publicly, some privately. These women are all breast cancer survivors and...
  7. Breast cancer: Lumpectomy cavity movement
    By Sarah Kelsey on Oct 20, 2009
    The National Cancer Institute estimates one in eight women may develop breast cancer over the course of their lifetime. Some may...
  8. Breast cancer in men
    By Karen Hawthorne on Oct 20, 2009
    Peter Criss, drummer and founding member of the rock band KISS, recently went public with his battle against breast cancer. People...
  9. The breast cancer-fighting kitchen
    By Michele Thompson, MS on Oct 10, 2009
    A kitchen stocked with healthy foods can ward off breast cancer and other cancers as well as be instrumental in helping a breast...
  10. The breast cancer survivor’s diet
    By Michele Thompson, MS on Oct 8, 2009
    Healthy diets are ubiquitously promoted as a way to prevent breast cancer and other cancers. But what kind of diet should a breast...
  11. The Torch Relay schedule: Children's Miracle Network
    By SheKnows Living Editors on Oct 8, 2009
    The Torch Relay for Children's Miracle Network is a unique multi-day event where participants walk, run and cycle at events...
  12. Teach your daughter about breast cancer
    By Michele Thompson, MS on Oct 5, 2009
    Though the incidence of breast cancer in teenage girls is small, it is never too early to teach your young daughter about breast...
  13. Ways to connect with an autistic child
    By Karen Hawthorne on Sep 28, 2009
    “It was impossible to get eye contact, and when I tried to pick him up it was like hugging a bag of nails,” says a New Jersey...
  14. AIDS: What you need to know
    By Corie Russell on Sep 22, 2009
    Even if you think you know everything about HIV and AIDS, take some time to brush up on the facts. Did you know, for instance, that...
  15. The destiny of injured racehorses
    By Corie Russell on Sep 14, 2009
    When Eight Belles collapsed in 2008 at the Kentucky Derby, millions witnessed the tragic fall of a thoroughbred. Barbaro, who won...
  16. The sale of children in impoverished countries
    By Corie Russell on Sep 14, 2009
    Repeated rape. Beatings. Threats. Starvation. It's an unimaginable way for a child to live. But for children in some impoverished...
  17. Remembering Princess Diana in pictures
    By Katarina Kovacevic on Sep 11, 2009
    Take a photographical journey through the life of "The People's Princess," a woman whose life was meticulously and relentlessly...
  18. The charitable contributions and humanitarian efforts of...
    By Katarina Kovacevic on Sep 11, 2009
    Call her a rebel with a cause. Since the day Princess Diana stepped into the royal limelight, she was known as an independent...
  19. Pets and disasters
    By SheKnows Editors on Sep 9, 2009
    Pets are part of your family so why not make arrangements for them as part of your household disaster planning? If you must evacuate...
  20. Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk Blog
    By Alison Bills on Sep 2, 2009
    On behalf of SheKnows, I participated in the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk in Denver this year. Unprepared and happily oblivious about...

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