http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news News and Issues About Women Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:07:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Happy Friday!   (Short post today, not feeling too well)   Inspiration Karen Swim has a great post about how you should Embrace your Obstacles to help you to succeed!   Kids and Parenting ModernMami is looking for some tips on getting her 2 year old to eat more: Feeding My Toddler. Any ideas?   Health Pain relief ... http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news/favorites/2008/07/18/261/ [I just realized I wrote this post last week and saved it but forgot to publish it.] This week I've read Chapter 9 of 'Overcoming UnderEarning' by Barbara Stanny. This chapter starts section 3 and is the second last chapter of the book. "Your Game Plan" "Think big. Act small. And never, ... http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news/finance/2008/07/17/254/ HerProBlog.COM launched today! HerProBlog.COM was created to "help women bloggers from all walks of life, all levels of blog publishing understanding, and desired income earning goals, create and maintain professional blogs". Why am I so excited about it? Well, for one its going to be a great resource and community for ... http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news/other/2008/07/15/259/ Today was the day for my once a year mall trip. I rarely go to a mall for anything, but once a year I have my eyes checked at a lens crafters in a mall. Last time I was there I noticed there were quite a few stores vacant ... http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news/other/2008/07/15/258/ Breast Cancer Breast asymmetry after cancer treatment affects quality of life, U-M study finds Young women's breast cancers tend to be more aggressive and less responsive to treatment than the cancers that arise in older women The gene HER2 that is overexpressed in 20% of breast cancers increases the number of cancer stem ... http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news/womens-health/2008/07/14/256/ Happy Friday!   Announcements Wendy Piersall of Sparkplugging launched a new project this week called SparkplugU which offers classes to "help you make money from home and start or market your business"! Sally of InDenialHealth.com announced the launch of two new blogs to her network: InDenialMoney.com and InDenialEarth.com. Congratulations Wendy and Sally!   An Apology Mary Robbins ... http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news/favorites/2008/07/11/255/ This week I've read Chapter 8 of 'Overcoming UnderEarning' by Barbara Stanny. In this chapter Barbara goes through step 5 of the 5 steps to make you a 'doer'. Step 5: Respect and Appreciate Money The name of this step pretty much describes what this chapter is about. Now, personally, ... http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news/womens-health/2008/07/10/249/ As I mentioned in my previous post - it is necessary to be as healthy as you can to be able to achieve and succeed with many different challenges in life. When you are healthy you have more more energy and strength to be able to do what you ... http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news/womens-health/fitness/2008/07/09/252/ Recently I've spent some time thinking about what this blog (and whole site) is about - what I would like to accomplish with it. After quite a bit of soul-searching I've come to the realization of just how much I'm bothered by the fact that women are still underrepresented ... http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news/other/2008/07/07/251/ Osteoporosis Some supercomputing experts at IBM's Zurich Research Laboratory have helped to developed bone density "measurements with a large-scale mechanical analysis of the inner-bone microstructure" - ETH Zurich and IBM improve diagnosis of osteoporosis. Menopause Sleep problems associated with menopause vary among ethnic groups: "Compared with other ethnic groups, Caucasian women were more ... http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news/womens-health/2008/07/07/247/