Beauty
What are cosmeceuticals? Are they regulated? and Do they really work any different than cosmetics? These are some of the questions answered in an article about our newest beauty rage.
Cosmeceuticals are loosely defined as products combining the benefits of a cosmetic and a pharmaceutical. The term is used by many skin-care companies to give the impression the products have more effective or more biologically active ingredients than just ordinary cosmetics. Despite all this medical pedigree, the term cosmeceutical is not in any way regulated or controlled, and anyone can slap that label on their products to promote them as being more “medical.” Cosmeceutical is nothing more than a marketing term with illusions of grandeur. Even the FDA says cosmeceuticals don’t exist and considers these products to be merely cosmetics with clever marketing language attached.
Book Corner
Women diagnosed with breast cancer have an over abundance of books they can turn to. This article gives a comprehensive list of some of those references, as well as talks with Delthia Ricks, author of Breast Cancer Basics and Beyond: Treatments, Resources, Self-Help, Good News, Updates.
Books about breast cancer have proliferated in the last 10 years. Survivors, family members, celebrities and medical professionals have all contributed to the growing body of literature that line the shelves at bookstores and are abundantly represented on websites. An especially notable new book, written by Newsday science writer Delthia Ricks, is Breast Cancer Basics and Beyond: Treatments, Resources, Self-Help, Good News, Updates.
Fitness
The new fitness craze: Pole dancing. What it is, exactly and where you can find classes that teach it.
How can getting in shape get more exciting? It’s always just when you think they’ve thought of everything, that some hot new class seems to crop up. But the latest craze is not only hot, it’s smokin’ – get ready to get your sexy on with pole dancing, strip Pilates and cardio striptease.
FYI
October is breast cancer awareness month — Do your part by getting a mammogram and other ways of support. Plus, an art show as the venue for those who were victims of sexual abuse; a new study that shows healthier eating may be linked to a better body image; the Long Island Paper and Ephemera show exhibiting vintage posters, out-of-print books, playbills and more; and a new website for the independent, but active woman, looking to connect with others like her.
Health
Breast cancer and the environment — many on Long Island believe there is a correlation. Yet the latest study says otherwise. This article takes the reader from the beginning of this theory to what lies ahead in research, with opinions from some of the many women on Long Island who are doing their own research, medical professionals and politicians. Also included is a list of breast cancer resources for support groups, research studies, the newest reports on breast cancer and its causes, independent theories and more.
After studying a seven zip code area in Suffolk County, the NYS DOH found that no environmental factors were likely related to the higher rates of breast cancer in those communities. Yet, that conclusion has been raising more questions than it settled. And there were plenty of questions on the table to start with. Karen Miller of the Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition (HBCAC) states, “There are environmental causes to disease. We cannot live behind naiveté anymore. New technology poses threats to our health.”
Happenings
Consult our extensive guide to what’s new and interesting this month on the Island.
Support Groups
An extensive listing of Long Island area support groups primarily geared toward women.
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