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How Drinking Alcohol Can Increase Your Risk for Cancer
Too many harmful accidents and premature deaths are related to alcohol use every year. Cancers caused by excessive drinking are responsible for 200,000 deaths in…
Don’t be the reason why a family is broken
My journey begins in the early hours of January 12, 2014. What should’ve been a calm night turned in to the most horrific ordeal for…
KINDness Spreads One Bite At A Time
Every morning when I watch the news, I wonder who decided I need to know about every shooting, every hit-and-run, every barn fire that kills…
Run or Walk in Fairfax CASA’s Race, May 2, to Help Abused Children
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Help support abused and neglected children in Fairfax County by participating in Fairfax CASA’s race! Race: Fairfax CASA recruits…
The Lasting Negative Effects Financial Abuse Has on Women
NORTHBROOK, Ill., April 7, 2015 /3BL Media/ – Financial abuse is a tactic used by abusers in ninety-eight percent of domestic violence situations and its effects are…
Helping an immigrant teen stay in school
By Nadia Salazar Sandi It was a Friday morning when I headed to meet with Hugo.* This was one of the first interviews I had…
What LIVESTRONG’s New CEO Has to Say About Her First Day on the Job
By Chandini Portteus Hi, everyone! Today I am beyond excited for my first day at LIVESTRONG! I want to start out by thanking a few individuals.…
Prevention is a Year-Round Effort
By Emily White, Advocacy Manager for Fight Colorectal Cancer Colorectal cancer isn’t a phrase that rolls off the tongue easily. It’s not a “sexy” cancer that people like talking…
Investing in Healthy Child Development and Prevention of Child Abuse
All children deserve great childhoods because our children are our future. The fact is, when we invest in healthy child development, we are investing in…
Little Rock Nine Members Ernie Green, Carlotta Walls Lanier Oppose Anti-LGBT Legislation
Today, Ernie Green and Carlotta Walls Lanier, members of the historic “Little Rock Nine,” voiced strong opposition to H.B. 1228– a discriminatory Indiana-style bill that will…
Morris Dees delivers speech to marchers commemorating 50th anniversary of Selma-to-Montgomery March conclusion
In a speech to thousands of people who traced the final two miles of the Selma-to-Montgomery March 50 years ago, SPLC Founder Morris Dees spoke…
Livestrong Announces New President and CEO, Former Komen Executive, Chandini Portteus
The Board of Directors of the LIVESTRONG Foundation has announced that it has selected Chandini Portteus as the Foundation’s next president and chief executive officer, effective April 6,…